[RBW] Muttonmaster

[RichS]

Just read this. Wonderful story. Patrick, thank you for posting!

Regards,
Richard

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Re: [RBW] Muttonmaster

[Patrick Moore]

The photos are very typical of scenes your might see in the Four Corners
area, particularly that of the 2 Navajo women, who look as if they might be
middle-aged daughter and ancient grandmother. It is typical for Navajo
young people, from childhood up to late adolescence or early adulthood, to
have open and fresh faces, like the one shown, while the elders have a
still, impassive, stoic, even granite-like countenance.



But this impassivity of demeanor and character goes together with a very
earthy and even ribald sense of humor; the contrast between gravity,
impassibility, and dignity of countenance and very earthy -- but still
dignified! -- spoken ejaculations was very striking, to an outsider like
myself. *



Even many of those more or less roped in to the white man's culture still
retained something of this very typical combination of impassivness and
down-to-earth-ness. I recall watching some utterly evanescent comedy movie
from the late '80s which in a scene leading up to the film's denouement had
a pilotless airplane taxiing in circles under power around the vast dirt
lot of a rez trading post, while some hapless young man from back east in a
dark suit ran yelling after it, desperately trying to board. Meanwhile, on
the covered porch of the dusty trading post, 3 old Navajo men in cowboy
hats, western shirts, jeans, and boots sat rocking, silently watching the
antics. The scene continued for several minutes until the young man managed
to grab hold, fling himself inside, and take off.



There was a period of silence as the dust settled; the old men continued to
rock, silent, faces impassive, looking off into the empty distance that
makes up the rez landscape.



Finally, one old man turned to the one rocking next to him, and, in a quiet
voice, made a presumably sarcastic remark, in Navajo, of course, at which
all 3 chuckled quietly amongst themselves.



Very, very typical!



*(And perhaps shared among traditional people of all cultures, more than
among moderns of any culture. A common friend told me that a traditional
Catholic priest I knew, who gave me good counsel, and who suffered 10 years
from bone marrow cancer without, said our friend, once asking God to
alleviate his suffering [said priest had been a prominent Boston-area
thoracic surgeon who went into psychiatry and spiritual counseling after
health problems forced him into early retirement] -- said priest remarked
to our common friend: "When you're being fucked, you might as well bend
over and enjoy it." Priest was son of the great metaphysician and historian
of eastern and western sacred art, Ananda Coomaraswamy, whom you can read
about in Wikipedia.)

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 5:20 PM, Wayne Naha  wrote:

> That was one of the greatest bicycle articles I have ever read.  Thanks
> for posting.
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[RBW] Muttonmaster

[Ray Varella]

THAT was a great read. 
Thank you Patrick

Ray

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[Wayne Naha]

That was one of the greatest bicycle articles I have ever read.  Thanks for 
posting. 

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[nash5510]

He was posting over on velocipede salon too I believe.  

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['Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I really enjoyed that post Patrick. "Thursday" has, I believe, an indomitable 
spirit, and he would be an asset to any community. He produced machines that, I 
believe, literally put food on peoples tables. I am, admittedly, fat and happy, 
and should be grateful that I can spend vast (comparatively) sums on bike after 
bike, simply so I can ride a different one, with different tires and 
handlebars, on a different surface today. The Muttonmaster exists in different 
forms in different countries, where I see pictures of people carrying 
unfathomable loads (double TTs or diagatubes galore!). Also, why the f*** 
should someone have to give up their horse so they can have a few more 
sheep?!?!?!?! What a disgraceful way to treat native peoples. 

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[RBW] Muttonmaster

[Patrick Moore]

Segueing off Patrick's thread and my tangent: this is another tangent, but
probably of interest to at least some RBW-listers. Somewhat close to home
since I spent 4+ years in Gallup, NM.

http://63xc.com/thursday/muttonmaster.htm



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