Ah, yes, Gradpa. I will never forget my dad, either. He graduated from Reedsport High School, and I believe they even had the racist mascot then that they do now.
I'm told that they still have dad and Uncle Harry's pictures in the hallway somewhere. Class of '51. I guess that would mean they have Douglas and Aunt Alice's pictures in there somewhere, too.
"And so it goes."
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Class of '51
True Love
A man and his fish. Now that is "True Love."
After taking these photos, as well as my "Barge" and "Unabridged" posts (just a few posts from here), I ran into that Indian man that walked past me and the Cherokee elder, Frank. I walked up and talked to him. I asked his name. He said Delmer Butler. He told me his mom was full blooded Mescalero Apache. OH MY GOD! I knew his mom and dad when I was a kid. I probably haven't seen them since the '70's.
He asked for some money and told me he was drinkin'. I suggested he get back to the rez and clean up. He said that would be a good idea, but we all know alcohol is a hard habit to kick.
I gave him a ride to the 7-11 and asked if his parents were still kickin' around. He said yes and asked if I wanted to visit them. I said "no" because it was just overwhelming.
"And so it goes."
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For Shusli
I stopped off at the Reedsport Coffeehouse Bistro, on the corner of Longwood and 101. I saw this bronze on the wall and took these photos for Shusli. I Love you Shusli.
Turns out one of the proprietors knows the artist and helped him to get this commission. As payment, he casts her a piece of the bronze before he breaks the mold.
The original is at Good Samaritan Hospital in NW Portland off of 23rd Ave. I remember seeing it.
Things come full circle, folks, and I am where I am supposed to be and I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing and I'm married to a fantastic beautiful sexy nurse. I am the luckiest man in the world.
I asked for a phone book and looked up Delmer Butler, Sr. They live on 19th. I changed my mind and headed toward their home.
On the way there, I ran into Delmer Butler, Jr., and he guided me the last two blocks.
Priscilla and Delmer
And here they are, Pirscilla and Delmer Butler. The last Indians in Reedsport, that is besides a few of their kids and grandkids and great grandkids. They have remained all these years later.
I remember them always hanging out at Grandma's house there on 10th and Winchester. It was good to talk with them. They lived in that town pretty much their whole lives. They've watched the town book, and they watched it fall down. They knew my dad and grandpa very well. I want Shusli to meet them. They want to meet her.
It is amazing the things we Indians have been through. Some manage to stay, others move on to make it in other ways, and here we are.
Shusli and I have come full circle. And we are starting to create more circles.
"And so it goes."
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Barge
I've seen this barge further up the river anchored in the middle around mile post 11 or so. I'd wondered where it went since Shusli and I have been back. And here it is, docked in Reedsport, Oregon on the Umpqua River, the river of my people.
The parking lot where I took the photos from is where I ran into Delmer Butler, Jr.
death
Guardian of the Gates of Hell
Hell On Earth, One of Many
Three Sisters, Dead and Gone
Their Homeland Destroyed
Signs of Civilization
The Trail of Devastation
They Left Relics
Slash and Burn...Scorched Earth
They Left a Trail
From the Ashes...
How Old Aren't You?
The Heart of the Matter
Well, at Least We Get a Nice View of Winchester Bay
The Other Side of the Gate to Hell, a Monument to Civilization
It's Kinda Hard to Hide Crimes Like These, but Easy to Get Away With
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Friday, April 25, 2008
PIGS
Fuckin' pigs got away with killin' another darky. And yes, they all are fuckin' pigs because those that aren't pieces of shit murdering pigs like Mike Oliver, Marc Cooper and Gescard Isnora, know about such folks and such goings on within their ranks and DO NOTHING about it. That makes them complicit and just as much pieces of shit as cops that rape their own children, the children of others, rape women, murder folks...
Of course, this is nothing unusual either. Cops were started in this nation in order to round up slaves. Now they kill dark skinned people like Sean Bell and get away with those murders because they wear badges. They mostl likely brag about how they kill, as testimony from past murders have reported, and undoubtedly these fucking pits, Mike Oliver, Marc Cooper, and Gescard Isnora, most likely did the same. That is the nature of heartless fucking pigs.
The photograph is Nicole Paltre-Bell. She was Sean's fiancee and the morning he was murdered was to be his wedding day. He was out on the town having a bachelor party as one of the three aforementioned pigs was checking Sean and his friends out on the inside. This particular pig, which one of the three I don't know, was DRUNK! He followed Sean and his buddies out to his car and when he tried to stop them, they thought he was some fucking drunk and tried to drive through him to get out of the parking lot, thinking that he would get out of the way. Instead, he and his other two pig buddies pulled out their guns and fired OVER 50 ROUNDS into the car, killing Sean and wounding his two friends.
You know, folks, from top to bottom, their is no fucking justice in this nation. I wish I knew what to do about this. I wish we would all hit the streets and start rampaging en masse.
Instead, three pigs get away with murder, a woman's heart is broken, a family is wounded, a community is wounded, and the system protect murderers under the correct circumstances. Today, my heart is sad, not that it matters all that fucking much. It would be nice for folks to revolt against this criminal system. It would be nice when fucking pigs actually help the people instead of committing crimes because they have a badge which allows them to get away with it.
Hey, all you fucking pigs, if you aren't a criminal, you protect your buddies who are criminal. The world is changing, mother-fuckers! Turn yourselves in or turn coat, make ammends, and actually DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE! I know you are used to the same old criminal patterns that have been going on since your inception. You have the right, in fact I and many others will DEMAND, that you STOP! and make this world a better place for all instead of your criminal organization.
Until then, just like I said to Baby Brown Shirt...FUCK YOU!
Again, U.S. Ramping Up Genocide Against Iran
It is obvious by reading the news that the U.S. is again ramping up it's false accusations against Iran to start it's genocidal campaign against said nation. Why?
The U.S. is currently accusing Iran of building a nuclear weapons program and sending terrorists into Iraq to "kill Americans." And we all know you can believe what the U.S. government tells us because they were right in telling us of Saddam Hussein's "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and his involvement with Al Queda. Oh, wait, there were no weapons of mass destruction (which Dick Cheney STILL says there were) and Saddam had NO involvement with Al Queda. So you know the U.S. must be telling the truth when they are saying Iraq is building a nuclear weapons program and sending terrorists into Iraq to kill Americans.
With these false accusations, genocidal Prince Patraeus will soon be in charge of the U.S. genocidal forces and undoubtedly pushing his King's agenda of total global domination.
OK, folks, you all really know King Dick and Co-King George really want that Iranian oil and control of it. And you know the future King's John or Obama (Barak probably to a lesser extent) or worse yet, the future Queen Hillary, will continue the genocidal behavior and do their best to slaughter as many Iranians as possible in a bid to gain complete control of the world.
Here's to the CRASH!
Hold on to your hats, folks, it just might be a bumpy ride.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
A Few Quotes from Genocidal Hillary
[These are gleaned from the blog wwwthesixthestate.blogspot.com of James Craven. You should go there and read them all. Hillary really hates the secret service, folks from Arkansas, and folks who just don't generally kneel before her like she's the queen. If she is elected, I'm sure she'd be one helluva lot more genocidal the John McCain could ever imagine. And WOOO, what she would do to the American people as well, one can only imagine from the quotes, and may thatbe all we ever have to do is imagine it.
[ One more quick comment on Genocidal John McCain...Who is Mr. On, John? John, you are such a heartless and disrespectful piece of shit. May the empire crumble at yours and Hillary's feet, and if there is such a thing as hell, may you both rot in it.]
“G*dd*mn it Bill, how long do you expect me to put up with this sh*t?”Hill to Bill during just one more of their countless fights about Governor Bill’s womanizing (Bill & Hillary, p. 202).
Of course, Hill will always “put up this sh*t” as long as Bill is useful to her, politically.
“You are a real sh*t, do you know that, Bill? Christ, a real sh*t.”Another fight of many fights with Bill (Bill & Hillary, p. 132).
“Come on, Bill, put your dick up. You can’t f*ck her here.”To her hubby the Governor, after catching him talking to an attractive woman at a political rally (Inside the White House, p. 243).
“Bill has talked so much about Juanita.” [who Bill had just raped a few weeks before.]On the way to a political gathering, Hillary to her limo driver, anxious to meet a woman named Juanita Hickey, now Juanita Broaddrick (An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton: Do You Remember?” by Juanita Broaddrick, 10/15/00). Ms. Broaddrick claims that — several weeks before this encounter with Hillary—Bill Clinton raped her in a Little Rock hotel room.
“I am proud that my husband has stood up as president to confront the violence and to protect American women.”Regarding Bill Clinton’s position on the issue of violence against women (Issues2000.org 01/21/03).
Note: When Bill Clinton saw that Juanita Broaddrick had a swollen lip after he raped her, he advised, “You’d better put some ice on that” (The Wall Street Journal, 02/19/99).
“You sold out you motherf*cker, you sold out!”Circa 1970, congressional staffer Hillary Rodham yelling at prominent Democrat lawyer Joseph Califano, who was representing clients in opposition to Hillary’s interests (Inside: A Public and Private Life, p. 213).
“I want to get this sh*t over with and get these damn people out of here.”Hillary overheard on the governor’s mansion intercom as some preschoolers posed on the mansion lawn for a photograph (The First Partner, p. 192).
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