Re: Wanted: Salinger hints for a visit to U.S.
Fluxis (Fluxis@aol.com)
Fri, 23 Jan 1998 19:59:02 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-01-23 17:26:12 EST, you write:
<< I actually greeted and chatted wiht Salinger at Cornish. >>
I didn't get that far. On the muddy road en route to his home though I did see
an older man in these work jeans and a brown fuzzy jacket, walking with a
stick up the hill. He looked like an aged version of the only photo I'd ever
seen, and considered saying something to him but by that point I had realized
that the entire trip was actually kind of wrong and decided that, even if it
was, I didn't really want to bother him.
Go figure...it took a three hour drive and an hour of detective work (He
pretty much describes his home in the books...and its location.) to figure out
that I shouldn't go.
The natives spotted me and my car guest, dressed in black jackets and a petty
coat (respectively) and wouldn't even tell us where the god damned Hojo was,
where Salinger supposedly ate breakfast. So if you do go to Cornish (which I
don't recommend) make sure to dress like a farmer.
-ecas