yeah siena is wonderful.... Paul Kennedy wrote: > Will: > > I am almost DESPERATELY jealous! Siena? You MUST take me along. One of > the most magical evenings of my life occurred in Siena. Be sure to drink a > bottle of San Geminiano in honour of all the bananafish who will miss you! > > You should add Mark Helprin's book about the war in Italy (I forget what > it's called just now, but it's wonderful!--...if it isn't unfashionable to > praise Helprin's work. I'm never sure whether it's declasse <accent aigue> > to praise writers like Helprin, or Tom Robbins, or Jay McInerney--for each > of whom I have a strange compulsion....) (I wouldn't dare even mention > Armistead Maupin in this company....!) > > Cheers, > > Paul Paul Kennedy wrote: > Will: > > I am almost DESPERATELY jealous! Siena? You MUST take me along. One of > the most magical evenings of my life occurred in Siena. Be sure to drink a > bottle of San Geminiano in honour of all the bananafish who will miss you! > > You should add Mark Helprin's book about the war in Italy (I forget what > it's called just now, but it's wonderful!--...if it isn't unfashionable to > praise Helprin's work. I'm never sure whether it's declasse <accent aigue> > to praise writers like Helprin, or Tom Robbins, or Jay McInerney--for each > of whom I have a strange compulsion....) (I wouldn't dare even mention > Armistead Maupin in this company....!) > > Cheers, > > Paul