[Al Swearengen]

Ha ha! Yeah, those ice storms can be inconvenient...and surreal. I used to pull guard duty at the R. W. Norton Art Gallery, where I was an outside guard. I'll never forget this one winter, I think it was the fall/winter of 95' I think...Caddo/Bossier Parishes were encased in ice, and there were mass power outages all over the area. I remember showing up for my shift one day during all this...parked my car and stepped out to the most silent, pristine evening. That whole day had been freeze-framed in perpetual twilight! Everything was covered in ice, everything! All of the streetlights were out, houses were dark. Not even the birds were chirping! I felt like Chuck Heston in "The Omega Man". It was one of those bizarre, defining moments that ya never forget, and carry with ya until the end of your days.