Having spent time at the bar today after the week's second funeral, I can only conclude that any image of me or my neighbors is now verboten. (Images NOT from today-- we don't take pics at funerals, but every one is a local friend).
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| Monico Baca, whose funeral I just attended, owner Darrel, California- Montana transplant |
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| Juan, one of our Spanish majority town's three actual Mexicans, and a cowboy |
The ones above may not be what you think, (which individual above is ethnic Italian?) but the last three may especially confuse the taste police: John Paul Jones Apachito (an Alamo Navajo) impersonating an Irishman on St Paddy's; Tyler Chavez, half Italian miner and raised ranch Mormon, now getting back his patronym "Scartaccini", and his wife Kayla; Cody Henderson and Neal Harris-- both half "Spanish" as we say here, but only Cody is considered "Hispanic".
We as a society are more label- mad than white South Africans used to be, but not in "real integrated" Magdalena, thank God.
Oh-- et moi, Boston ethnic cross who came here 30 very odd years ago...
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Harold (3rd pic), our mechanic, who is usually black with oil, half- bearded, and hatless,came to the Spur Halloween party in a black suit, white dress shirt, subdued tie, and black wingtips, all borrowed. He shaved, put on dark shades, and won the first prize costume award-- as a "Hollywood lawyer." Several people did not recognize him.
The "correct" term for the poor pale people is: Economically disadvantaged, melanin deprived, post-consumer non-recyclable, if you please.
Guess my "Over-sexualized Fly Fisherman" costume is out this year. Damn.
Jim Cornelius
www.frontierpartisans.com
Steve do you remember the Peterborough street gang post high school.I drove by the the other day , strange memories,,,,,Bill C.
Sure do, Bill-- my first apartment was there. Weren't you the last tenant of that basement roach farm that they dared call an apartment? 1968? Memories blur...
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