Nor is all the news "all about me", either. My friend Malcolm Broooks, who found me my best-ever rifle, my Mannlicher-Schonauer 1903 takedown, has sold what may be the best first novel I have ever read, and a contender for more than that. Cat has her photo project about the world's pastoralists and the Transhumance up and running. Anne Proulx is deep in research & writing for her next. I am on the new board of the "Amigos" of the unique Sevilleta refuge-- look for more from there soon
Geneticist and Blog commenter Federico has given me an opening, a possible way to study the "salukoid" genome, so we may at last speak with more knowledge than mere (loud) opinion.
Shiri Hoshen's Larissa (born here) and Tavi (born in Virginia at Vladimir's) are having pups soon up near Santa Fe-- pix when she is visible. I'll try around or on Wed the 17th when we head north to see Tom Russell play with Ian Tyson, who has miraculously regained his voice! Maybe they will do the "Damn Chicken song" for grandson Eli, who has been listening to Tom since he was in the womb. John Burchard's Tigger, born here, is also pregnant.
Tom Russell also did an almost embarassingly complimentary piece on me in Ranch and Reata-- check out that fine magazine.
Despite struggles in health, writing, and against the usual idiots, life is good...
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Steve,Sean Sexton was out at the Elko cowboy poets gathering with his drawn daily diaries of ranch life in Florida and on return called and said "don't you know Tom Russell? I just met him and we swapped work" I told him I didn't but liked Russells painting which I picked up on on Kurt Markus recommendation. Luckily Russell is shown in a gallery here -Randy Davis
Randy, just put Tom and Ian up, and will see them next week (the crazy chicken above is our birthday Gallo with Tom's note on back-- must put up his Guadalupe)..
One of Bodio's laws is everybody knows everybody-- you just have to ask more questions. Six degrees is a chasm (;-)
Blushing, but grinning! Thanks again, Steve, for everything.
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