Re: Joe Jackson; "ballerina" quote

citycabn (citycabn@gateway.net)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 08:29:27 -0700 

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On Thursday, July 22, Debra T. wrote:


    Could the reference to "the redoubtable Joe Jackson of the =
nickel-plated trick bicycle" have anything to do with W.P. Kinsella's =
book "Shoeless Joe" (made into the film "Field of Dreams"), in which a =
character named "J.D. Salinger" is kidnapped and taken to a baseball =
game, asked questions about his life and work, etc. ???  Unfortunately, =
I haven't read this book, but my good friend has, and she mentioned it =
to me when I told her I was reading a Salinger biography.  Of course, =
"Joe Jackson" is a fairly common name, but this seems a bit of a =
coincidence.
    =20
    Also, "How's your ballerina", with the reply "It is too long", would =
refer to a "ballerina-length" dress (a few inches above the ankle) that =
was fashionable in the 50's (picture those C.Dior full-skirted dresses =
for evening).  Mystery solved.=20
   =20
    Debra,
    Thanks for info re "ballerina"-- makes sense.
    Re Joe Jackson:  I dont know the Kinsella book.  But the Joe Jackson =
we seek will be in, if indeed he existed, vaudeville.
    You mention reading a Salinger bio--is it  the new Alexander?  How's =
it going?
    Bruce

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On Thursday, July 22, Debra T. = wrote:

Could the reference to "the = redoubtable=20 Joe Jackson of the nickel-plated trick bicycle" have anything = to do=20 with W.P. Kinsella's book "Shoeless Joe" (made into the = film=20 "Field of Dreams"), in which a character named "J.D.=20 Salinger" is kidnapped and taken to a baseball game, asked = questions=20 about his life and work, etc. ???  Unfortunately, I haven't = read this=20 book, but my good friend has, and she mentioned it to me when I told = her I=20 was reading a Salinger biography.  Of course, "Joe = Jackson"=20 is a fairly common name, but this seems a bit of a = coincidence.
 
Also, "How's your = ballerina", with=20 the reply "It is too long", would refer to a=20 "ballerina-length" dress (a few inches above the ankle) = that was=20 fashionable in the 50's (picture those C.Dior full-skirted dresses = for=20 evening).  Mystery solved.
 
Debra,
Thanks for info re = "ballerina"--=20 makes sense.
Re Joe Jackson:  I dont = know the=20 Kinsella book.  But the Joe Jackson we seek will be in, if = indeed he=20 existed, vaudeville.
You mention reading a Salinger = bio--is=20 it  the new Alexander?  How's it going?
Bruce
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