I was remembering this one state senator who got elected in the early or mid-90s. He came from "the rezz," as they say. He had long hair, tied back in a ponytail.
He was calm, and articulate.
He spoke without deviousness or cliche.
One day there was a band playing in the state capitol rotunda - students from a school, I think. Someone commented on the music, and somebody else said something funny - I forget what it was, I cannot remember the specific story, now. But it was amusing, and I told a couple of people, and we laughed and enjoyed it.
I saw the senator from the reservation, on the third floor looking down at the musicians. I went over and told him the comments and convo - he listened to me carefully and then said, with a serious facial expression and deadpan tone, "That's funny."
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