“A Man Among Wolves,” a documentary currently airing on the National Geographic Channel is eerily similar to the Herzog documentary, “Grizzly Man,” about hapless Timothy Treadwell’s adventures amongst the burly bears and prince-like foxes of Alaska. I only hope Shaun Ellis doesn’t get eaten, too. He is a good man who teaches wolf pups to howl, and knows wolf packs inside and out, from the alpha to the omega: “The omega wolf is responsible for defusing tension within the pack. The omega’s howl is the most tuneful in the pack, reaching both high and low notes. By adding vocal harmony, it can help calm the pack when the pack is on the defensive.”
The role of the omega wolf is the role that Brisket played within the wolf pack of the East Coast Grill; a role I am determined to learn (like a little pup learning to howl.) I could not have asked for a better teacher and friend than I got in you, Mike. The following photos were taken at Brisket and Rebecca’s going away party graciously hosted by Brian and Jim… They are moving to New Orleans next week, to plant a small seed of hope in the ground of a city almost robbed of its future by the sea. There is danger when man and woman leave the shelter of their known worlds and travel to live at the edge. Brisket and Rebecca take to New Orleans the love and respect of all in the family at the ECG.
Wolf,
You are a strange pack. my general stance is like that of the cat.
meow,
K