Thursday, November 19, 2009

Three amigos

Emelio Zepata
meets Bentzedrine El Inhaler
Two outlaw types met today at a New Berlin restaurant for a couple of beers, some bacon-wrapped water chestnuts and prolonged conversation, not having seen each other for nearly four years, though the Email has flown back and forth hot and heavy. At the time of that earlier in-person visit, Bentzedrine came to pay a call on the future SRN editor in a convalescent facility where he wasn't expected to leave the place. Not vertically, anyway.
Bentzedrine was then making a pastoral call and brought a book.
Matthew 25 City!
Today he brought a Zapata T shirt.
See how short Zapata appears compared to El Inhaler. Tom was stsanding on a box that he carries around with him to gain advantages where needed.

That shirt and Tom's good offices will probably keep Zepata going another four years, Lord willing. After the three hour visit, we drove up the lonely lane in back of the restaurant to see a recluse friend, Uncle Norman, (http://raccoonnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/uncle-norman.html) And as Bentzedrine was auditioning third amigo Norm, they hit it off instantly, so we stayed another hour talking about surgical operations, train hoists and Ramona CA where Tom just finished an interim pastorate.
Back in WI, Tom is seeking employment based once more upon his doctorate in divinity. His shattered left wrist well enough healed from his daring Mexican vault over a cliff without benefit of wings or horse, El Inhaler is also considering an option in bank robbing (Dismounted,).