RE: just supposing...
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Thu, 05 Mar 1998 10:15:53 -0700 (MST)
lesley, the story of how kao keeps the spiritual mechanism in focus is
what tickles me most, despite the fact that I am a "new yawka" at heart
(you gotta problem wit dat?)! will
On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, PODESTA,Lesley wrote:
> I thought about this a lot. Doesn't anyone like "Raise High the
> Roofbeam, Carpenters"? To me, it's always seemed the quintessential New
> York Salinger story; there's a wedding (sort of), the "uncomfortable in
> one's skin" sensation of being bound up, the August heat, Tom Collinses,
> drugstores, even a parade - and it introduces the fabulous "writing on
> the mirror device" (what's behind the glasses?). Plus, Muriel's uncle is
> so fantastic as a zen-like figure. Who could be depressed after reading
> this story?
> Give it to your friend. Let them read it in the bath.
> Lesley P.
> > ----------
> > From: Ahimsa2000[SMTP:Ahimsa2000@aol.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 5 March 1998 13:26
> > To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
> > Subject: Re: just supposing...
> >
> > I think maybe I would get them 9 stories JUST BECAUSE there are 9 of
> > them (now
> > there's an egregious use of capitalization if ever there was one). but
> > what I
> > mean to say is, if, say, teddy is too depressing, they can always move
> > on to
> > pretty mouth and green my eyes, etc etc -- they can't all be
> > depressing. but i
> > can easily see how f&z could, since it's all so much of a piece.
> >
> > just a thought.
> > pauline
> >
>