ATDTDA (14) references p 385

mikebailey at speakeasy.net mikebailey at speakeasy.net
Fri Jul 27 13:25:46 CDT 2007


Joaquin the parrot -

though there is a Corpus Christi in Paraguay, 
a gringo cat would've lived in the Texas city.
(for David Foster Wallace fans, Corpus Christi
has the hq of Whataburger)

sin embargo - something like "even still", or "and yet"

saddle rig - probably this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClellan_saddle
"The design was based on the Spanish 
tree saddles in wide use in the United States 
at the time, and which had seen U.S. Army use...
[the] pattern...is very close to the widely used 
Spanish tree saddle, which was originally 
a saddle in common use in Mexico." 

--- still being made, and I'll bet there was one
in the Vibe stable:  "Presently, it is made for use 
as a pleasure saddle for those few who like 
to use it for that purpose"

(The Knife - oh heavens to Murgatroyd,
is his 1st name Mack?) tosses Dwayne,
sort of a headhunter, I now realize,
a leather sack, "small but with some heft
to it" (gold or silver coins)
Frank's been sold

anyway, "got his horse to rear dramatically"
El Ñato always and ever big on the drama

Vamonos - "let's go!"

guerrilleros - I guess technically, guerilla
is the "little war" and the guerrillero the
practitioner thereof

got-damn - Frank's cracker roots showing thru








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