> wow - what a treasure. my dad is also a big fan, but he found jds in > prison, and needless to say they weren't generous enough to let him keep > the copies he originally read. there was always this lone copy of 9 > stories on shelf that i remember seeing as a kid, but never read. i > found jds on my own and then told my dad about it - as it turned out, we > had the same favorite story of the 9 - for esme, with love and squalor. elizabeth: i remember this story from before and the first time you told it, i thought your dad met the man himself in jail. just confused; randy