[Bananafish] Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome...

[Cecilia Baader]

Don't worry.  I haven't turned into an emcee from a tawdry Berlin club. 
(Not yet, anyway.)  Rather, with the recent introductions, it occurs to me
that I've been remiss in my duties as list moderator.  I've been insanely
busy in the last few weeks -- I just relocated again to Chicago.  (NYC,
how I miss you.)

Quite a few spammers have been looking to contact us.  In perusing that
list, I thought I'd share the wealth.  One woman cautions us that skinny
cooks can't be trusted.  We can purchase software, pills, and larger body
parts from all over the world.  One person promises that we'd need a crane
to life our collective ... bananafish.  A gentleman from Africa would like
all of us to send him money.  By the way, does anybody want to buy a
watch?  Another gentleman would like us to confirm our order for a paddle.
 (This one gave me pause. Perhaps because I started imagining which one of
our listmembers actually ordered a paddle.  No need to resort to violence,
guys.)  Someone else would like us to earn a University degree, but with
all the PhDs and MAs running around here, I felt that we could offer that
service ourselves.

I go through that list not only for my own amusement, but also to make a
quick point:  if you try to post to the list using an email address other
than the one you used to subscribe, it will get kicked into spam-land.  If
I'm really up on things, I'll catch it, but often, I'm just not.

Welcome to all the new bananafish members.  Just for kicks, I check out
the membership enrollment every now and again, and lately, we've had quite
a few (twelve, actually) silent additions.  For those who haven't sent an
introductory note to the list, I once again invite you to do so.   

On a completely unrelated note, I had no idea we had so many Texans on the
list.  Why so silent on your country, I mean, state of origin, fellas?

And Valérie?  Why does your boyfriend not guess Holden immediately?  Are
you certain he's the right man for you?  I mean, a man should know about
that David Copperfield kind of salade, n'est-ce pas?

By the way, Valérie's recent post brought me to another grand realization.
 No wonder Woody Allen mentioned *The Catcher in the Rye* in Annie Hall. 
He and Salinger have so much in common: New York, acting, writing,
Jewishness, and a penchant for much younger women.

tra la,
Cecilia.



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