Jules Siegel Book Drive

[David Nevin Friedman]

Either this Jules Siegel guy is the biggest huckster since P.T. Barnum or
the greatest savior since...well, I'm not religious, so I'l let you pick
the appropriate idol....

Nonetheless, what entertainment it is to hear all of you bitching back and
forth to one another about a man who may or may not know someone whose
name may or may not be Thomas Pynchon who may or may not be one of the
twentieth century's greatest writers.

Gee, how tenuous the internet is...

I hope my subtle sardonicism is missed on no one.

Dave


BTW, before I get flamed myself (I can feel the heat coming) I do not mean
to disparage Michael Glosup's suggestion of what to do with excess books.
I mean merely to disparage those petty arguments that cannot be
substantiated, whether the argument be intitiated by or directed to Mr.
Siegel.  If you are so compelled to disagree with the man, rock n roll, as
they say, and if you want to listen to what he has to say, that's just
peachy too.


On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 mglosup at randomc.com wrote:

> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 12:23:11 +0000
> From: mglosup at randomc.com
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: Jules Siegel Book Drive
> 
> > 
> > If you enjoy this article and wish to show me your appreciation, you can
> > send any book of your choice, used or new, to APDO 1764, CANCUN, Q. ROO
> > 77501. See instructions below. I will reply personally to any letter I
> > receive, but I will appreciate your telling me a little about yourself
> > and what you do professionally, as it will help me understand you
> > better.
>  
> 
> Before you all send tons of books to an American expatriate in a 
> Mexican resort community might I suggest organizations more deserving 
> of your largesse.
> 
> 1. Your local public library obviously. They can be picky about what 
>     they accept though.
> 
> 2. Your local penal institution.  Prison libraries are seriously 
>     underfunded, in some jurisdictions they are not funded at all and 
>     rely exclusively on donations.  Prison libraries become 
>     increasingly more important as other *amenities* for inmates are 
>     cut.  Copies of Anarchist Cookbook and US Army Special Forces 
>     training manuals would be greatly appreciated.
>      
> 3. If you feel compelled to ship your books overseas please send them 
>     to International Book Bank, 815 Central Ave, Linthicum, MD  
>     21090.  This non-profit  organization supplies books to Third World
>     public educational institutions,  benefitting poor people without 
>     Uma Thurmanesque wives in Caribbean party towns. 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael Glosup
> 

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