[Bananafish] Renga

[Yocum, Daniel R Civ 21 CES/CEOE]

I saw Omega Man at the drive-in when I was a kid (the second feature), I
loved it.  I picked up the Vincent Price Last Man on Earth for a buck
and it was dated.  I saw Smith's Legend Monday and loved it too.  So I
picked up the book at a grocery store yesterday and finished it last
night.  I liked it too.

If you like Cormac's dark sparse words than read his earlier stuff too.
Oh, check out Donaldson's Gap series I am pretty sure it is up your
alley.  Go with the first book to see if you like it, it's a fast read.

I found Exley online for $10 but that is too steep for a used paperback,
I'll keep looking.

Daniel

-----Original Message-----
From: bananafish-bounces at lists.bway.net
[mailto:bananafish-bounces at lists.bway.net] On Behalf Of Michael Anello
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:54 PM
To: bananafish list
Subject: Re: [Bananafish] Renga

i read the road and sunset limited...pretty good, thanks.  now reading
'i am legend' and other stories.  
 
recently read 'if i did it' by oj simpson.  david lee roth's autobio was
better.
 
yeah, don't forget the exley.  i think you'd like it.
 
mike

 
On 12/19/07, Yocum, Daniel R Civ 21 CES/CEOE
<daniel.yocum at peterson.af.mil> wrote: 

	 

	Been reading a few things lately, still haven't found that Exley
book yet Mike.

	 

	In Legacy of Honor, The Life of Rafael Chacon I ran across a
note which struck me like a well timed donkey kick;

	"The population of New Mexico, . . ., relied heavily on the oral
tradition for information and  entertainment. Thus, skills in
memorization and fast witty repartee were highly valued.  News was
disseminated by troubadors, much like those Europe saw in the Middle
Ages, and at any gathering there were always those rhymers who would be
challenged by others who wanted to prove their superiority in an
exchange of quips, wise cracks, or clever verse." 

	 

	I grew up with this, and every phone call to, and visit with my
friends and family back home always carries this tradition on.  It would
seem that Zooey may have been unhealthily influenced as well.  By
comparison all other forms of philadelphic interaction pale. 

	 

	It is like an orchestral improvisation each note serving as a
tread for the companion's response.  And when the whole dizzy affair
runs its course you are treated with a breathless and shared view -
vista, and it is these landscapes that make the best mental furniture,
heirlooms really and the written word is only its drifting phantasmal
shimmer. 

	 

	Daniel

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 


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