Thanks again to Dixxx for some interesting and thought provoking commentary (see "Payback time" comments) about Peruvian duellers and donkeys. I was intrigued enough to do some further research and came upon the story of a little known South American folk hero soon to be immortalized in film. His name was Alejandro del Cortes but to the peasants he was known only as GONZALEZ! (Cue Spanish guitar music) :
Gonzales! Down from the Peruvian Andes he rode on his trusty burro panchito...the donkey who knew his every thought.
Gonzales! Paramours and enemies alike trembled in his presence but never for the same reasons.
Gonzales! A swordsman, a lover, a defender of the people and now a film to cherish for the ages.
Mexico has its Zorro, Canada its Brian Mulroney, and now Peru.....Gonzales!
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I skimmed through that bizarre web page. That guy is probably the biggest loser ever. I especially loved this line that he throws in after recounting all his "visions": "By early February 1999 I also became slightly worried, but not as worried as the rest of my family." There were a couple of weird connections to my life which are a bit troubling...for the past few days I've been thinking of of writing a post about bad palindromes (I kid you not) and Phyllis has a direct history with northern Manitoba and Calgary as does this guy. Something to delve deeper into perhaps. Glad you were inspired by my donkey story to search the internets.
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