#05 May 2000, 2000

Blue Jeans by Kenneth Wanamaker

They might as well be relics from the Middle Ages, Shrouds of Turin paraded through the Vatican, or Fremont Street. Torn faded and fraz- zled in the knee you can barely read the words on the right rear pocket: Levi Strauss Original, Riveted, Quality Clothing. riveted to a winding trail in the Smokies, the mule