RE Coover, plus what's up with Lucky Pierre?

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Wed Jan 15 00:34:05 CST 1997



 From: alexander charles michod 

>  Does anybody know more re the "historical" Mr. Lucky himself?
> presumably a porn, or at least a soft-core, actor in the, like, forties or
fifties?

Lucky Pierre MIGHT have been a real person but, if I remember rightly, the
term referred to oral sex. Quite widely used (at least in the L.A. area) back
in
the post-war forties. Had forgotten it was in GR and V.

				P.



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