Re: Publication
jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Tue, 05 Oct 1999 14:37:21 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, citycabn wrote:
> Jason,
>
> You wrote: "Once you have that you are free to cut the apron strings of
> society and 'give it' to the Man."
>
> Yes, and if your scissors include worldwide royalties from a Catcher, and,
> this is just speculation, a sizable inheritance from a very successful Sol,
> doesn't hurt either.
>
> But what I can't *truly* understand is why, why , why JDS got it into his
> head to republish Hapworth. I don't mean the debatable literary merits of
> the text. I mean, it seems it was *that* announcement of its imminent
> publication which unleashed the many subsequent boulders over the past two
> years--from Maynard to Alexander to his own daughter--aimed at him (and just
> to ingratiate myself with all of the film buffs, I allude here to Seven
> Chances by Buster Keaton).
personally, I think he just got bored that people weren't still talking
about him. He wanted to stir things up. Remember, you're not hiding from
anyone if there is no-one looking for you.
-j