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Alicia
going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
website.
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
Enjoy!
Alicia
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Lori Holuta
>In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
>going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
>website.
>
>http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
>
>It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
>some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
>Enjoy!
I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a Tom
Robbins fan, as am I.
And you like Babylon 5. You are coolness incarnate.
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Alicia
Lori Holuta wrote:
> Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
> >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
> >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
> >website.
> >
> >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
> >
> >It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> >Enjoy!
>
> I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a Tom
> Robbins fan, as am I.
One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it. Still
Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've read all
his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway through,
realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering that's the
one most people know of and have read.
> And you like Babylon 5. You are coolness incarnate.
:-) Thanks. But coolness incarnate? Maybe a cool vapor that sort of starting
to condense....
Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor
Alicia wrote:
> It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
Well why didn't you say so?
Did it have anything to do with lime jello and/or a shoehorn.
Nevermind.
--thor (I'm off to read it right now.)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I think you're the *opposite* of a paranoid. I think you walk
around with the insane delusion that people *like* you.
--Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julia
>
> Lori Holuta wrote:
>
> > Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
> > >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
> > >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
> > >website.
> > >
> > >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
> > >
> > >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> >
> > I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a Tom
> > Robbins fan, as am I.
>
> One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it. Still
> Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
> favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've read all
> his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway through,
> realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering that's the
> one most people know of and have read.
So hey... will both of you marry me right now? I've been a closeted Tom
Robbins fan for about ten years now. There's something about the mood he
sets that takes me right out of whatever physical space I'm in and
propels me deep into my head where everything suddenly makes sense. I
don't think it was because I mostly read his books high, either. Heh.
Seriously, I love the man. "Jitterbug Perfume" is one of my all-time
favorites.
Also, as a wedding gift, today I just happened to run across an
appropriate-for-the-holiday quote while I was web-surfing for valentines
- I hope you like it:
"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules.
The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice."
-- Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
Ratmm is so cool.
> -------------------------------------------
> "You hate your job? There's a support group for that.
> It's called Everybody. And they meet at the bar.
> Drew Carey
Julia - I love this quote, too. It leaped into my head as I was drying
my hair today for some reason and it cracked me up *again*.
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Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor
"Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor" wrote:
> Alicia wrote:
>
> > It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> > some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
>
> Well why didn't you say so?
>
> Did it have anything to do with lime jello and/or a shoehorn.
>
> Nevermind.
>
> --thor (I'm off to read it right now.)
I'm back. Well, I don't know from Tom Robbins (I started "Cowgirls"
once, put it down, and never picked it up again) but . . .
"The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl."
Incredible, Alicia. That would have been my third favorite story on *my*
list. (Of course there are about a hundred other RB stories that I love,
also. <G>) I saw them do a version of the story on something . . .
The New Outer Limits? That Ray Bradbury Theater thing? Whatever.
They somehow managed to drain all the magic and madness out of it.
--thor (Mona Leesha? Ow, that hurts!)
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The world hadn't ever had so many moving parts or so few labels.
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Julia wrote:
> Alicia wrote:
> >
> > Lori Holuta wrote:
> >
> > > Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
> > > >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
> > > >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
> > > >website.
> > > >
> > > >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
> > > >
> > > >It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> > > >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> > > >Enjoy!
> > >
> > > I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a Tom
> > > Robbins fan, as am I.
> >
> > One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it. Still
> > Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
> > favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've read all
> > his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway through,
> > realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering that's the
> > one most people know of and have read.
>
> So hey... will both of you marry me right now?
Hey! I like Tom Robbins too!
Damn, I always post too late...
> I've been a closeted Tom
> Robbins fan for about ten years now. There's something about the mood he
> sets that takes me right out of whatever physical space I'm in and
> propels me deep into my head where everything suddenly makes sense. I
> don't think it was because I mostly read his books high, either. Heh.
>
> Seriously, I love the man. "Jitterbug Perfume" is one of my all-time
> favorites.
>
Ah, Robbins at the height of his whimsey. Not my favorite, it's
a bit sprawling, but still great. I prefer "Still Life With
Woodpecker" and "Skinny Legs and All."
I've read all of his novels, okay it's just six... but still..
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"Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor" <sth...@csulb.edu> wrote:
> > Alicia wrote:
> >
> > > It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> > > some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> >
> > Did it have anything to do with lime jello and/or a shoehorn.
Lime jello maybe but a shoehorn? *shudder* Please put that thought back
wherever it came from.
> I'm back. Well, I don't know from Tom Robbins (I started "Cowgirls"
> once, put it down, and never picked it up again) but . . .
Yeah, that was about my experience with it. It's the only TR novel I haven't
read through. You should try Still Life with Woodpecker. I read it, good
heavens, 15 years ago when I was a freshman in college, and it remains my
favorite. He ties up the phases of the moon, a war between blonds and
redheads, and Camel cigarettes into a funny, weird adventure/rescue story
with a likeable, red-headed guy named Woodpecker.
> "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl."
>
> Incredible, Alicia. That would have been my third favorite story on *my*
> list.
Aren't these coincidences on RATMM delightful? I hope I never get used to
them. You're the first and only person I've ever "met" who's even heard of
that story. I'm soooooo glad I married you!
<(Of course there are about a hundred other RB stories that I love,
> also. <G>)
The Martian Chronicles is one of my favorite books of all time. Hey, wasn't
that MiSTed at some point? I remember liking the miniseries, but I may have
been too young at the time to appreciate how bad it was.
I saw them do a version of the story on something . . .
> The New Outer Limits? That Ray Bradbury Theater thing? Whatever.
> They somehow managed to drain all the magic and madness out of it.
I'm glad I missed it then. That story is like a little jewel in my mind and
I'd hate to have it ruined. I'm not surprised they failed though. TV/film
is plot-driven, but RB is mood-driven. He's out to evoke a feeling, and to
translate that to a medium where the story is the God, well, you've got to be
pretty skilled.
> --thor (Mona Leesha? Ow, that hurts!)
But that's my favorite one, the only one that means anything! Where I used
to work the phones had a feature where someone could just start talking to
you through the speaker of your own phone. It wouldn't ring, and you didn't
have to pick up. Mark, a wonderful guy who worked in same department, would
occasionally start singing "Mona Lisa" (except pronouncing it "Mona
Leesha"), through my phone to me, usually at inopportune moments. It makes
me grin just thinking about it.
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> The world hadn't ever had so many moving parts or so few labels.
> --William Gibson, Mona Lisa Overdrive
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another coincidence! Cool!
Alicia
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>One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it.
>Still
>Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
>favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've read
>all
>his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway through,
>realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering that's
>the
>one most people know of and have read.
>
Oddly, I had the same experience with *Skinny Legs and All*, after reading a
couple of his other novels. I don't think it was even a bad book. I just got
halfway through, and then suddenly I'd had my fill of Tom Robbins. I mean,
that Robbins prose is like really rich fudge. You can only have so much, and
then you get sick.
Or maybe that's just me.
Norb
The beet is the most passionate of vegetables.
sth...@ix.netcom.com
green...@hotmail.com wrote:
> "Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor" <sth...@csulb.edu> wrote:
> > > Alicia wrote:
> > > > It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
> > > > some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> > > Well why didn't you say so?
> > >
> > > Did it have anything to do with lime jello and/or a shoehorn.
>
> Lime jello maybe but a shoehorn? *shudder* Please put that thought back
> wherever it came from.
<cramming lime jello back into his skull with the shoehorn>
Actually, Alicia, it's just an old ratmm-inside-joke between jess and me
from the early 'llama' days. I don't know *where* the shoehorn bit came
from, but whatever implement is handy, I guess . . . <G>
I was chuckling quite loudly about the *SLAM* bit, though. It's seems
kind of cool to have parents with at least a touch of an off-the-wall
sense of humor like that . . .
> > I'm back. Well, I don't know from Tom Robbins (I started "Cowgirls"
> > once, put it down, and never picked it up again) but . . .
>
> Yeah, that was about my experience with it. It's the only TR novel I haven't
> read through. You should try Still Life with Woodpecker. I read it, good
> heavens, 15 years ago when I was a freshman in college, and it remains my
> favorite. He ties up the phases of the moon, a war between blonds and
> redheads, and Camel cigarettes into a funny, weird adventure/rescue story
> with a likeable, red-headed guy named Woodpecker.
Enough people have told me that I really should take another look at Robbins'
work (including many ratmmer's, who's opinions I value more than most) so,
its probably something I'll look into and put on one of the stacks of
things-I-need- to-read-this-century . . .
> > "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl."
> >
> > Incredible, Alicia. That would have been my third favorite story on *my*
> > list.
>
> Aren't these coincidences on RATMM delightful? I hope I never get used to
> them. You're the first and only person I've ever "met" who's even heard of
> that story. I'm soooooo glad I married you!
<beaming> But what choice did I give you, my dear?
But you know, I had just read CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, before I found a copy of
GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (I *think* that's the collection I read TFatBotB in)
which put me in mind of Poe's THE TELL-TALE HEART, so all three of those
stories will always be linked in my mind as beautiful examples of mental
self-punishment, though each has its own special language in getting there.
> <(Of course there are about a hundred other RB stories that I love,
> > also. <G>)
>
> The Martian Chronicles is one of my favorite books of all time. Hey, wasn't
> that MiSTed at some point? I remember liking the miniseries, but I may have
> been too young at the time to appreciate how bad it was.
Hasn't been MiSTed, but *should* be. Rock Hudson -- oh, my!
Have you ever seen THE ILLUSTRATED MAN with Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom?
They do THE VELDT, which I quite like, but most of it would be great for
MiSTing. In fact, Jason Evers (the sleazy doctor from THE BRAIN THAT
WOULDN'T DIE ep # 516) is in one episode.
> I saw them do a version of the story on something . . .
> > The New Outer Limits? That Ray Bradbury Theater thing? Whatever.
> > They somehow managed to drain all the magic and madness out of it.
>
> I'm glad I missed it then. That story is like a little jewel in my mind and
> I'd hate to have it ruined. I'm not surprised they failed though. TV/film
> is plot-driven, but RB is mood-driven. He's out to evoke a feeling, and to
> translate that to a medium where the story is the God, well, you've got to be
> pretty skilled.
Bradbury's prose is *so* wonderful. My favorite novel is probably DANDELION
WINE, where all the fantasy is distilled through a young boy's vision of
summer, and it's really *not* a fantasy novel at all, but more a reminder of
how special certain moments of childhood can be . . .
> > --thor (Mona Leesha? Ow, that hurts!)
>
> But that's my favorite one, the only one that means anything! Where I used
> to work the phones had a feature where someone could just start talking to
> you through the speaker of your own phone. It wouldn't ring, and you didn't
> have to pick up. Mark, a wonderful guy who worked in same department, would
> occasionally start singing "Mona Lisa" (except pronouncing it "Mona
> Leesha"), through my phone to me, usually at inopportune moments. It makes
> me grin just thinking about it.
You kids and your modern technology are just wacky!
--thor
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sth...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>
> green...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Lime jello maybe but a shoehorn? *shudder* Please put that thought back
> > wherever it came from.
>
> <cramming lime jello back into his skull with the shoehorn>
>
> Actually, Alicia, it's just an old ratmm-inside-joke between jess and me
> from the early 'llama' days. I don't know *where* the shoehorn bit came
> from, but whatever implement is handy, I guess . . . <G>
Mental note: E-mail jess about lime jello and shoehorn. Gotcha.
> I was chuckling quite loudly about the *SLAM* bit, though. It's seems
> kind of cool to have parents with at least a touch of an off-the-wall
> sense of humor like that . . .
Off the wall? That's putting it nicely. How about "mean?" No, seriously, I
have great parents. They were just being nice by not telling me they laughed
at me. I was a sensitive child. Fortunately, my skull wasn't very
sensitive.
I just thought of something. The door was closed and I'd been out. The door
was never closed. Ewww! I'm squashing that thought. I'm squirting bleach
on it. I'm wiping it up with a paper towel. I'm setting the paper towel on
fire.
> >> > Aren't these coincidences on RATMM delightful? I hope I never get used to
> > them. You're the first and only person I've ever "met" who's even heard of
> > that story. I'm soooooo glad I married you!
>
> <beaming> But what choice did I give you, my dear?
Oh, I had a choice, but *you* didn't. You fell under my spell. You couldn't
help yourself. ;-)
> But you know, I had just read CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, before I found a copy of
> GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (I *think* that's the collection I read TFatBotB in)
> which put me in mind of Poe's THE TELL-TALE HEART, so all three of those
> stories will always be linked in my mind as beautiful examples of mental
> self-punishment, though each has its own special language in getting there.
Interesting comparison. All wonderful stories. But those Russians. I love
'em, but I forget each Russian novel as soon as I'm finished with it. (My
problem entirely I'm sure).
> > The Martian Chronicles is one of my favorite books of all time. Hey, wasn't
> > that MiSTed at some point? I remember liking the miniseries, but I may have
> > been too young at the time to appreciate how bad it was.
>
> Hasn't been MiSTed, but *should* be. Rock Hudson -- oh, my!
Are you sure? I have a memory of people making fun of the repeated shots of
Rock traveling back and forth from place to place in that little dune buggy.
Now it's going to bug me where that memory came from.
> Have you ever seen THE ILLUSTRATED MAN with Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom?
> They do THE VELDT, which I quite like, but most of it would be great for
> MiSTing. In fact, Jason Evers (the sleazy doctor from THE BRAIN THAT
> WOULDN'T DIE ep # 516) is in one episode.
Yes, a *very* long time ago I caught it on late night TV and was very creeped
out by it, but I don't remember much about it except the image of the tattoed
guy's back. (*Why* did I have to cling to that image?) Is it worth renting?
> Bradbury's prose is *so* wonderful. My favorite novel is probably DANDELION
> WINE, where all the fantasy is distilled through a young boy's vision of
> summer, and it's really *not* a fantasy novel at all, but more a reminder of
> how special certain moments of childhood can be . . .
Yes, the poetic prose is what I love about RB. And I like the way he writes
"around" the subject in a sort of oblique way, rarely coming out and saying
much directly. (John Crowley is another author that writes like that--check
out Little Big). When I was reading the Martian Chronicles, I felt as if I
were making it up myself and doing most of the work of the story
constructing. Interesting technique. Dandelion Wine I've read but I don't
remember it.
> > But that's my favorite one, the only one that means anything! Where I used
> > to work the phones had a feature where someone could just start talking to
> > you through the speaker of your own phone. It wouldn't ring, and you didn't
> > have to pick up. Mark, a wonderful guy who worked in same department, would
> > occasionally start singing "Mona Lisa" (except pronouncing it "Mona
> > Leesha"), through my phone to me, usually at inopportune moments. It makes
> > me grin just thinking about it.
>
> You kids and your modern technology are just wacky!
Kid! I wish.
Alicia
A real-life red-headed dixie chick with no cornrows.
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>In article <7a60mn$tf0$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> sth...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>> But you know, I had just read CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, before I found a
>> copy of GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (I *think* that's the collection I
>> read TFatBotB in) which put me in mind of Poe's THE TELL-TALE HEART, so
>> all three of those stories will always be linked in my mind as
>> beautiful examples of mental self-punishment, though each has its own
>> special language in getting there.
>
>Interesting comparison. All wonderful stories. But those Russians. I
>love 'em, but I forget each Russian novel as soon as I'm finished with
>it. (My problem entirely I'm sure).
Nah, I've got it too. I've read both Crime And Punishment and The
Brothers Karamozov and I don't remember much from either, despite the fact
that I liked them. For instance, the second one had something to do with
some brothers.
JSJ1TG, then again, Brothers *was* my reading material during the time of
my step-father's sudden death and funeral...
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Laurelyn Smith
No! Norb, you're so right. My friend Whitney and I both had the
exact same experience with Robbins. We devoured about three or four
novels each, and then we were satiated. Plus we both though _Half
Asleep in Frog Pajamas_ was really weak.
Laurelyn
Hunter Felt
Laurelyn Smith wrote:
It was the second-person narrative that irritated me.
But you have to love how Tom Robbins made the
obligatory Tom Robbins character a can of beans
in "Skinny Legs and All."
>
> Laurelyn
Lori Holuta
>
>
>Lori Holuta wrote:
>
>> Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
>> >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
>> >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at his
>> >website.
>> >
>> >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
>> >
>> >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
>>
>> I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a
Tom
>> Robbins fan, as am I.
>
Still
>Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
>favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've read
all
>his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway through,
>realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering that's
the
>one most people know of and have read.
'Cowgirls' is my least favorite, but I'd probably re-read it again someday.
Jitterbug Perfume is my favorite, followed by Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas. I
know Laurelyn didn't like the latter... but it had it's moments.
Seeing as I was a single goofy party girl living in an old 1920's apartment
building on Capitol Hill in Seattle for a few decades, and hung out in most
of the local restaurants he writes of (all hail The Dog House!), I just
can't *help* but identify with his hapless Seattle heroines. That
third-party writing style has gotta go, though.
Lori - MSTie #34964
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Lori Holuta
>Alicia wrote:
>>
>> Lori Holuta wrote:
>>
>> > Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
>> > >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
>> > >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at
his
>> > >website.
>> > >
>> > >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
>> > >
>> > >It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
>> > >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
>> > >Enjoy!
>> >
>> > I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a
Tom
>> > Robbins fan, as am I.
>>
>> One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it.
Still
>> Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
>> favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've
read all
>> his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway
through,
>> realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering
that's the
>> one most people know of and have read.
>
>Robbins fan for about ten years now. There's something about the mood he
>sets that takes me right out of whatever physical space I'm in and
>propels me deep into my head where everything suddenly makes sense. I
>don't think it was because I mostly read his books high, either. Heh.
Sure, I'll marry you! The ceremony should be performed by a genius
waitress, and we can have a lovely silver spoon as our flower girl. We can
drive away in our Airstream Turkey and live happily ever after for many
centuries, thanks to the beets.
(snippy)
>"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules.
>The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice."
> -- Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
Perfection - it sums up most romances in the Robbins Universe.
Lori Holuta
>
> Oddly, I had the same experience with *Skinny Legs and All*, after
reading a
>couple of his other novels. I don't think it was even a bad book. I just
got
>halfway through, and then suddenly I'd had my fill of Tom Robbins. I mean,
>that Robbins prose is like really rich fudge. You can only have so much,
and
>then you get sick.
> Or maybe that's just me.
I've hit a few points in some of his books where I just needed to set it
aside for a while. I think I got that 'rich fudge' syndrome. After a few
weeks of letting it idle, I get back into it and it's great. He's just one
of those kind of writers.
Susan Katz
: It's not particularly hilarious--I can never be funny when I try--but
: some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
I can relate. I have a problem with doors; they don't like me... I tend
to walk toward doors while opening them, so if I miss the handle on the
first try, *WHOMP*. I really should revise my door opening strategy, in
fact. :)
- Demian
Julia
>
> Julia wrote in ...
> >Alicia wrote:
> >>
> >> Lori Holuta wrote:
> >>
> >> > Alicia wrote in message <36C42F01...@green.cat.uh.edu>...
> >> > >In case anyone's interested, I filled out one of the surveys that was
> >> > >going around a while back. Fox just notified me it's been posted at
> his
> >> > >website.
> >> > >
> >> > >http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/location/7082/index.html
> >> > >
> >> > >some of you might get a chuckle out of my most humiliating moment.
> >> >
> >> > I did! I especially like the names of your cats. I suspect you are a
> Tom
> >> > Robbins fan, as am I.
> >>
> >> One of my favorite authors, and I'm always vaguely ashamed to admit it.
> Still
> >> Life with Woodpecker is the first one I read by him, and it's still my
> >> favorite. The names of my cats, of course, come from that book. I've
> read all
> >> his books except Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I got about halfway
> through,
> >> realized I didn't like it very much and gave up. Ironic considering
> that's the
> >> one most people know of and have read.
> >
> >So hey... will both of you marry me right now? I've been a closeted Tom
> >Robbins fan for about ten years now. There's something about the mood he
> >sets that takes me right out of whatever physical space I'm in and
> >propels me deep into my head where everything suddenly makes sense. I
> >don't think it was because I mostly read his books high, either. Heh.
>
> Sure, I'll marry you! The ceremony should be performed by a genius
> waitress, and we can have a lovely silver spoon as our flower girl. We can
> drive away in our Airstream Turkey and live happily ever after for many
> centuries, thanks to the beets.
*Dance of Seven Veils*
*lights up a Camel*
Was it good for you too?
> (snippy)
>
> >"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules.
> >The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice."
> > -- Tom Robbins, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
>
> Perfection - it sums up most romances in the Robbins Universe.
I kinda liked it myself. :)
> "Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear
> bright until you hear them speak?" - Steven Wright
I knew I married you for a reason!
Julia - used the car key in my front door, started her right up.
--
jso...@rocketmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/3722
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This is how I see us, together, flying over the earth
in a huge freaky envelope. - my funny Valentine
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Steven Thorpe a.k.a. thor
green...@hotmail.com wrote:
> In article <7a60mn$tf0$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> sth...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > green...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > The Martian Chronicles is one of my favorite books of all time. Hey, wasn't
> > > that MiSTed at some point? I remember liking the miniseries, but I may have
> > > been too young at the time to appreciate how bad it was.
> >
> > Hasn't been MiSTed, but *should* be. Rock Hudson -- oh, my!
>
> Are you sure? I have a memory of people making fun of the repeated shots of
> Rock traveling back and forth from place to place in that little dune buggy.
> Now it's going to bug me where that memory came from.
I believe that everyone who saw it, made fun of it. <G>
> > Have you ever seen THE ILLUSTRATED MAN with Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom?
> > They do THE VELDT, which I quite like, but most of it would be great for
> > MiSTing. In fact, Jason Evers (the sleazy doctor from THE BRAIN THAT
> > WOULDN'T DIE ep # 516) is in one episode.
>
> Yes, a *very* long time ago I caught it on late night TV and was very creeped
> out by it, but I don't remember much about it except the image of the tattoed
> guy's back. (*Why* did I have to cling to that image?) Is it worth renting?
Well, *I* love it, in the way that you can love a cheesy movie made from material
that you're really fond of. I love it *despite* the cheesy sets and overacting
by Rod Steiger, and the fact that *no* one connected with it had a clue about
science fiction or fantasy (these guys were in *way* over their heads.)
And the only reason I can be sentimental about it is because I remember seeing
it when I was about 10 or so, right about the time I was first reading Bradbury.
But the short answer is that both THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES and THE
ILLUSTRATED MAN would make good bot fodder.
--thor