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...Karl (Gary Busey) a farm-boy, stumbling across the desert clumsily, trying to escape the wrath of his father-in-law, whose son he accidentally killed. There he meets the legendary figure known as Barbarosa (Willie Nelson), who is himself being pursued by his own Mexican in-laws the Zabala family--because of a long standing, yet obscurely motivated vendetta...

Author: By Jean-christophe Castelli, | Title: Western Redux | 11/19/1982 | See Source »

...unlike Karl, Barbarosa assiduously cultivates the enmity with his family; he waits with calm expectancy, almost satisfaction, for each male Zabala to come pursuing him--and they inevitably do--across the vacant plain. Karl witnesses these ritualistic encounters with second generation Zabala men, whose fathers Barbarosa had killed during the past 30 years, during his first meeting with Barbarosa. A gunshot suddenly resounds, and a bullet grazes the unflinching Barbarosa's cheek. Instinctively Barbarosa shoots the young man rushing at him. Afterwards, he gently kisses the face of the dead young man and murmurs in all sincerity. "They're damn...

Author: By Jean-christophe Castelli, | Title: Western Redux | 11/19/1982 | See Source »

Divorced. George Vanderbilt, 43, great-great-grandson of Railroad Tycoon Cornelius ("Commodore") Vanderbilt, sportsman, big game hunter; by Anita Zabala Howard Vanderbilt, 53, onetime wife of Sportsman Lindsay Howard; after nearly twelve years of marriage, no children; in Honolulu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 2, 1958 | 6/2/1958 | See Source »

Married. George Vanderbilt, 31, multimillionaire sportsman, explorer, big-game hunter, ex-PT boat commander; and Anita Zabala Howard, 41; both for the second time; at Arcadia, the Vanderbilt plantation in Charleston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 29, 1946 | 7/29/1946 | See Source »

...crowd of 70,000 waiting in the stadium, where the Olympic torch flared enormously against a dark sky, heard a trumpet blast as the first runner came into the chute for the finish. They recognized Zabala, tired but still running strongly. A hundred yards behind him was Samuel Ferris of England. Armas Toivonen of Finland and Wright were in the stadium also by the time Zabala, a small solemn figure jogging steadily through an uproar of cheers and trumpets, reached the finish. It was the closest marathon in Olympic history and the fastest?...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Xth Olympiad | 8/15/1932 | See Source »

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