Re: Only on Bananafish
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:59:19 -0600 (MDT)
josh, if you put in my snail mail the words mailer's notebook I will have
the perfect story to return to you...it's very echoic of your post, to say
the least, will
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Josh Feldmeth wrote:
> I will only tell this story once. No one else would think it funny.
>
> Last night my girlfriend and I had the definative come-to-Jesus. I am
> leaving for Grad. School in 3 weeks and she wanted a water-tight
> commitment before I left. Long and short - I couldn't give it. But
> here's the catcher - she was standing next to my bookshelf during the
> conversation. Next to her right shoulder was my JDS collection. As
> she talked I couldn't help noticing that "Franny and Zooey" was missing.
> Truth be told, she had it. It was really embarrassing: all I could
> think about was that beat up copy of F&Z and how I would get it back, or
> when.
>
> I didn't say anything about the book. I think I'll let her keep it.
>
> This incident sparked a childhood memory. I remember when I was very
> young going to brunch at "the Club" with my grandfather. Getting out of
> the car, I noticed the doors were unlocked. "Grandpa, lock the doors,
> someone will steal our Bibles," I implored. To which he solominically
> replied, "Whoever steals Bibles needs them more than us."
>
> Gideon for a day,
>
> Josh
>