The Tom and Harry Show

[Joe Varo]

On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Steelhead wrote:

> Ok, ok. I'm gonna quit this list today, as obviously I've worn out my
> welcome once again...

Aw, c'mon...how's that latin phrase go..."non carborundum something-or-
other"..."don't let Them wear you down".  I've kind of enjoyed your posts.
I don't agree with it all, don't care about some, but I've enjoyed it
nonetheless.

> [...]

> But as a parting shot against the accusation of self-promotion: how many
> times have professors referred to their "classes," PhD. students referred
> to their theories about the Goddess emerging from the cliffs of Dover, film
> critics to their latest take on movies, etc., without such acidic derision.

You've got a point here...but were you around for the recent round of
".edu-bashing"?  Seems that nobody here gets away with self-promotion.

>[...] 

> Harlot's Ghost was a helluva book for a man in his 70s.

For what it's worth, _Harlot's Ghost_ is the only mailer I've gotten
around to reading and I thought it was a damned fine read, regardless of
the author's age.

>[...]

Joe