photo and text by TODD COLE I thought of something I learned from reading Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas by Mari Sandoz. Crazy Horse believes that he will be victorious in battle, but if he stops to take spoils from the battlefield, he will be defeated. He tattoos lightning bolts on the ears of his horses so the sight of them will remind him of this as he rides. I tried to apply this lesson to the things at hand, careful not to take spoils that were not rightfully mine. Patti Smith, Just Kids I always wondered about the origin of the beautiful little lightning bolt Patti Smith has tattooed on her knee. She’s not the only artist who’s been inspired by Crazy Horse. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard wrote about him. Neil Young named his band after him. And there have been many others….