|
A high plains drifter under a clear blue sky; All arts and parts an arts diary.(Features)
From:
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
| Date:
June 12, 2000| Author:
Hill, Ian
| COPYRIGHT 2000 Century Newspapers Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
|
THE ground thuds to the beat of the high-stepping Lusitanian stallion's hooves and I'm perched high on the corral fence in Calvin Kleins, desert boots, leather jacket. Wind off the high plains under the clear blue sky burnishes unshaved cheeks as I draw on the first cheroot of the day.
The spare rolling hills are dotted with sweet chestnut, gnarled olive trees, stubby cork oak, bark stripped in stripes to stopper your wine. Scattered flocks of sheep and whiter goats munc...