May 15, 2008: Dancer

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2008, 11:55 PM

How'd you like to meet this guy in a moonlit forest?

© 2008 Wanda Extrom, used here by permission
Photographer's flickr gallery

This dancer was photographed by someone called Oneshotww, at a powwow, in Fredericksburg, TX.

Posted on Wunderground.

OB · 05-15-2008, 02:18 AM

Wow, Phantom of the Dance.

That is eerily...beautiful.

SPUCK · 05-15-2008, 05:20 AM

It would be bad cuz if I was wandering thru a moonlit forest I would likely be packin heat.

Trilby · 05-15-2008, 08:13 AM

I would love it. Esp. if it was Elspode all dressed up for Beltane.

ajaccio · 05-15-2008, 10:06 AM

He is magnificent.

HungLikeJesus · 05-15-2008, 10:12 AM

What's eating his head?

skysidhe · 05-15-2008, 10:38 AM

Forest?

HungLikeJesus · 05-15-2008, 10:59 AM

The photo seems to be defective. There's a diagonal stripe across his chest that looks out of place.

runswithknives · 05-15-2008, 11:28 AM

Yeah i noticed that also. Just slide that stripe down a couple cm and abracadabra, all better.

This reminds me of the creature from "The Village."

Shawnee123 · 05-15-2008, 12:16 PM

That's Edward Featherhands!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-15-2008, 12:18 PM

Yeah, I don't know what that's about? It doesn't show in this picture.

© 2008 Wanda Extrom, used here by permission

[speculation] The photographer said, "Almost every time I tried to get a pic of this dancer, he had a camera up to his face taking photos of others, LOL."
Maybe he was trying to photoshop out a camera strap, where the color picture was taken during a dance. [/speculation]

Cloud · 05-15-2008, 12:28 PM

well, but . . . he's not actually dancing.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-15-2008, 12:30 PM

Well but, he is. :p

Clodfobble · 05-15-2008, 03:00 PM

A friend of mine in college was way into the Native American cultures and the local powows--back in the day, you can be certain he would have been at this particular one in Fredericksburg, but I don't know if he keeps up with it anymore... anyway, a couple of us were out driving in his girlfriend's car (he had no license because he was blind in one eye, but that's another story) and we got pulled over by a state trooper. He starts sweating bullets, and doesn't calm down until the speeding ticket's been written and the guy is long gone. We asked what was up, since this kid was the last person on Earth to be holding drugs or anything.

Turns out he had his authentic headdress in the trunk from a recent powow. As customary, it had real eagle feathers on it. These were collected from birds which were already dead, but it doesn't matter: they're completely illegal, and carry a multi-thousand-dollar fine per feather. City cops wouldn't know or care what they were looking at, but the state troopers around the rural areas where the powows are held usually do.

Cloud · 05-15-2008, 04:03 PM

I think Native Americans are granted certain exceptions for religious purposes though

05-14-2008, 11:55 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	May 15, 2008: Dancer How'd you like to meet this guy in a moonlit forest? © 2008 Wanda Extrom, used here by permission Photographer's flickr gallery This dancer was photographed by someone called Oneshotww, at a powwow, in Fredericksburg, TX. Posted on Wunderground. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-15-2008, 08:13 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I would love it. Esp. if it was Elspode all dressed up for Beltane. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-15-2008, 10:06 AM	#5
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	Dancer He is magnificent.

05-15-2008, 10:12 AM	#6
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	What's eating his head? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-15-2008, 10:59 AM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	The photo seems to be defective. There's a diagonal stripe across his chest that looks out of place. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-15-2008, 02:18 AM	#2
OB Disorderly Disciplinarian Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21	Wow, Phantom of the Dance. That is eerily...beautiful.

05-15-2008, 05:20 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	It would be bad cuz if I was wandering thru a moonlit forest I would likely be packin heat.

05-15-2008, 10:38 AM	#7
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Forest?

05-15-2008, 11:28 AM	#9
runswithknives syl·la·ble Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Redondo Beach, Ca Posts: 33	Yeah i noticed that also. Just slide that stripe down a couple cm and abracadabra, all better. This reminds me of the creature from "The Village."

05-15-2008, 12:16 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That's Edward Featherhands! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-15-2008, 12:18 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, I don't know what that's about? It doesn't show in this picture. © 2008 Wanda Extrom, used here by permission [speculation] The photographer said, "Almost every time I tried to get a pic of this dancer, he had a camera up to his face taking photos of others, LOL." Maybe he was trying to photoshop out a camera strap, where the color picture was taken during a dance. [/speculation] __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 05-15-2008 at 12:23 PM.

05-15-2008, 12:28 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, but . . . he's not actually dancing. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-15-2008, 12:30 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well but, he is. :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-15-2008, 03:00 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A friend of mine in college was way into the Native American cultures and the local powows--back in the day, you can be certain he would have been at this particular one in Fredericksburg, but I don't know if he keeps up with it anymore... anyway, a couple of us were out driving in his girlfriend's car (he had no license because he was blind in one eye, but that's another story) and we got pulled over by a state trooper. He starts sweating bullets, and doesn't calm down until the speeding ticket's been written and the guy is long gone. We asked what was up, since this kid was the last person on Earth to be holding drugs or anything. Turns out he had his authentic headdress in the trunk from a recent powow. As customary, it had real eagle feathers on it. These were collected from birds which were already dead, but it doesn't matter: they're completely illegal, and carry a multi-thousand-dollar fine per feather. City cops wouldn't know or care what they were looking at, but the state troopers around the rural areas where the powows are held usually do. Last edited by Clodfobble; 05-15-2008 at 03:10 PM. Reason: spulling

05-15-2008, 04:03 PM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think Native Americans are granted certain exceptions for religious purposes though __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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