This piece was inspired by the story of a man in Texas who, twenty-odd years ago, was in trouble with the law and told the sheriff that if he wanted him to come and get him but "bring body bags." The sheriff decided to wait him out. Years passed, and the stand-off continued. The sheriff retired, and a new sheriff continued the stand-off. As of now, the outlaw has outlasted four sheriffs. The story reminded me of Rip Van Winkle in a way - my solution has the outlaw waiting for years and years beneath a Texas oak, his beard growing, his skin weathering until he almost seems a part of "The Outlaw Tree."
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Outlaw Tree
This piece was inspired by the story of a man in Texas who, twenty-odd years ago, was in trouble with the law and told the sheriff that if he wanted him to come and get him but "bring body bags." The sheriff decided to wait him out. Years passed, and the stand-off continued. The sheriff retired, and a new sheriff continued the stand-off. As of now, the outlaw has outlasted four sheriffs. The story reminded me of Rip Van Winkle in a way - my solution has the outlaw waiting for years and years beneath a Texas oak, his beard growing, his skin weathering until he almost seems a part of "The Outlaw Tree."
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3 comments:
man this is so nice!
really dig the concept
where did you find the article? it sounds interesting!
keep it up man, your killing it.
oh man, this is really great jeff! Very different from your other stuff, but still totally yours!
Ryan - thanks for the kind words. I found the article on a newsfeed I subscribe to called "The Daily".
Rendez - thanks, hope all is going well with you!
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