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Max,
Not only am I not sure what you meant now, but not sure what I meant either.  I guess I 
thought you meant we could appreciate his work in some pristinely *literary* way. Just as
 vague, no? At any rate I agree w/ you in believing that his motives are admirable.  
Imagine the fame, the spotlights, the Leno-Letterman appearances, the Nike logo on the 
book covers.  All of this could be his, just by showing up at the next PLNY gathering!!

 Yet, he demurs.

john m
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max writes:
>
>Well...yes...but to my way of thinking that's not that different from what
>I said.  I'm not sure what you thought I meant by calling him "purely a
>writer," or what I meant for that matter.  In any case, his absence (or
>presence-as-absence, if you prefer) as a conventional media celebrity is
>to me heartening.  One could speculate that he is just making himself all
>the more famous by his seclusion.  I prefer to speculate (and as I noted
>orginally, it is only speculation) that his Motive, if we dare speak of
>such an essential force, is to be understood purely through his writing.
>
>What I guess you are saying is that his non-"celebrity" is another factor
>in our understanding of him.  Okay, sure.  His writings + his "seclusion" =
>six of one, half a dozen of the other.  Any Way You Slice It,-- &c.  :)
>