Bravo and thank you On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Sean Draine (Exchange) wrote: > > The value I see in this list is that it attracts people who like Salinger, > and in my experience, these folks tend make up an interesting, intelligent, > heterogeneous group, with great potential for interesting conversations > about a wide variety of topics. > > Imagine inviting all of these splendid souls over for drinks and then > explaining to them that the only subject they may discuss is Salinger. It > would be awefully boring of you to do so, and it would be even more boring > for you to run around from circle to circle trying to enforce your mandate, > and it would be incredibly OBNOXIOUS for you to inform a circle that their > conversation is "rubbish", but more to the point, it just wouldn't work. > People would discuss whatever the fuck they wanted to, including Salinger. > > -Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scottie Bowman [mailto:rbowman@indigo.ie] > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 11:55 PM > To: Bananafish > Subject: JD Who? > > > > When you consider the absolute avalanche of rubbish > over the past week or two - from my own senile flatulence > on the one hand to the generalised infantile hyperemesis > on the other - isn't it rather obvious that, on this list, > enthusiasm can be generated for almost any topic under > the sun EXCEPT the writing of JD Salinger? > > It's like belonging to a church where the clap-happy > Christians will play you their guitars & tambourines, > campaign for gay rights, sell you holidays to the Dead Sea, > enlist Christers for Clinton - do virtually anything to avoid > a consideration of the words & life of Jesus of Nazareth. > > Maybe the time has come to admit honestly that, > for most of us here, he's really an extinct volcano whose > modest oeuvre has now been wrung dry of all further > possible comment. > > Scottie B. > > >