Fezziwig Press & Photography by Stu Jenks

"Love, Let Go, Love Some More"

"Love, Let Go, Love Some More; Cathy's Fault, Arizona" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"Bozette's Bluff"

"Bozette's Bluff, South of Cathy's Fault, Arizona" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

[Bozette, herself, is visible in this photograph. She is in color. The mountains and cactus are obviously, in black and white.]

"Bozo at Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park"

"Bozo at Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"In The Methuselah Grove"

"In The Methuselah Grove, White Mountains, California" & "Bristlecone Flower" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

[My new favorite flower. Already my favorite tree.]

The Bozos: "Bozo at Mount Barcroft, California"

"Bozo at Mount Barcroft, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

[I inflated Bozo at about 5,000 feet. I eventually carried Bozo to the 13,040 foot peak of Mount Barcroft, in the White Mountains of California. He became very fat. He is still very fat, sitting on top of my computer bag, on the floor in the living room. Bozo and I had great fun in the Whites, one of the great places in all of California, if you ask me. Barren yet alive. Old and young-feeling. And breathtakingly beautiful. Be nice to the land if you ever go there.]

"Bristlecone Hoop Dance"

"Bristlecone Hoop Dance, White Mountains, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

The Bozos: "Bozo At Yosemite"

The Bozos: " Bozo At Yosemite" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

[Images from top to bottom: "Bozo Flying At Yosemite", "Mr. & Mrs. Bozo at Yosemite National Park" & "Half Dome From Full Dome, Yosemite National Park, California". Stories of my Twelve Days journey to California are forthcoming, but folks are asking for some of the pics now. Future images will include "Bozo at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California", "Bozo at Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California", "Bozo in Big Sur, California", "Bozo on Mt. Tam, California" and my personal favorite, "Bozo Surfing at Ventura, California". Bozo caught two good waves that day. I only caught one. Bozo surfs better than me.]

The Bozos: "Bozo and a Marmot on a Rock"

The Bozos: "Bozo and a Marmot on a Rock, San Juan Mountains, Colorado" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

The Bozos: "Bozo at 14,034 feet"

The Bozos: "Bozo at 14,034 feet, Red Cloud Peak, The San Juan Mountains, Colorado" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks





[The bottom photo was taken by a nice woman from Farmington, New Mexico. All other photos taken by me.]

Mad Dogs and Englishmen on Gettysburg Day

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen on Gettysburg Day"

July, 3rd, 2009

    146 years ago today, I died. At least one of my bodies did. [To read the story, go to the Muleskinner story on this blog.] Most Americans celebrate the Fourth of July. I get moody on the Third.

    In 1971, I first saw the film 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' at the old State Theatre in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. I was only 17. I was a virgin, in more ways than just sexual. I ain't a virgin anymore.

    I just bought a brand new DVD of this great film. Watching it now. It makes me cry. Carl Radle, the bassist, is dead from alcoholism. Jim Gordon, the drummer, went to prison for killing his Mom in 1983 and is still there. Leon Russell hopefully is still out there pounding the keys somewhere. Joe Cocker has survived, and lives on the Mad Dog Ranch in Colorado. And I pray Bobbie Keys is blowing his horn, loud into the wind.

    I bought the record when it first came out. I then owned the cassette tape to replace the record. I watch a VCR tape of the film many years ago. And now, on Gettysburg Day, I'm watching a DVD and I'm downloading the album from ITunes, even as I type. It's been years. The music, the film are still wonderful.

    But I think I'll only watch another half hour or so, for I want to hike to the top of Pontatoc Ridge, which is just a few miles north of my apartment. Hike to the top and think of my fellow Confederate Dead. And be grateful, that my soul is alive in a body that can take me to the top of a desert ridge, and that can hear and see Mad Dogs and Englishmen play.

    "Feeling alright? Not feeling too good myself."

    Happy 3rd of July.