Re: Kerouac

Erin McLaughlin (erinseyes@hotmail.com)
Mon, 09 Nov 1998 09:01:51 -0800 (PST) 

Um, actually...nothing. I sent that before you waved the flag. Sorry! 
Anyway, I told you that crucifixtion was coming (just for a different 
post). Anyway, I changed my mind--I do want something from you, or 
anyone, for that matter. I WANT TO KNOW AN EAST WAY TO GET THIS LIST IN 
DIGEST FORM. DO I have to unsubscribe and then resubscribe, or what? I 
can't take all this mail anymore. It's killing me.

Erin

----Original Message Follows----
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 10:42:38 -0600
From: Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Subject: Re: Kerouac
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
Reply-to: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu

erin--

as i've already said, i admit the lack of clarity in my post.  i was 
hoping
someone on this god forsaken list would see the irony of a girl who 
would
probably be tossed into the category of "generation x" by virtue of her 
age
was hurling the self-same accusations that many in the media hurl 
against the
so-called "generation x".  you didn't get it.  nobody else did.  i'm not
funny.  i surrender.  the white flag is up.  what more do you people 
want from
me?

--matt


On Mon, 09 Nov 1998 08:18:23 -0800 (PST) erinseyes@hotmail.com (Erin
McLaughlin) wrote:

>Nope. I don't think so. Not only do I have no idea what "Generation X"
>is supposed to mean (but PLEASE don't try to explain it--I've heard 
them
>all before), and not only do I think the people who use the term have 
no
>idea what it's suppsed to mean, but the whole idea of grouping people 
in
>an age bracket under a letter is a little disconcerting. It made sense,
>at least, for the "Post-War" generations, because, well, there WAS a
>war. But Generation X? ANd the idea of even the majority of a 
generation
>being without ambition and grubbing from others, though quite 
endearing,
>is only as true for our generation as it was for the Beats, and the
>Post-War, and the Post-Depression, and the y, z, and AA Genreations.
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 10:48:22 -0600
>From: Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
>Subject: Re: Kerouac
>To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>Reply-to: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>
>>They all leached off
>>relatives and they had no ambition.
>
>generation x anyone?
>
>
>
>
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