Us vs Them

[RICHARD ROMEO]

So maybe what we have here is early skirmishes at the front lines of a
coming Armageddon--the Academy vs. the Regular Folks, duking it out, to
either come to an Understanding of sorts or to engage in Total War, Take
no Prisoners--it's up to us.

Puts me in mind of one of my favorite cartoons by the late lamented B.
Kliban: three puny professorial types huddling to discuss theory while a
big muscular but small-headed working stiff sits at the table ready to
arm-wrestle with his buddies looking on.

	Steve Maas
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reminds moi of that scene in The Recognitions--the oh so clever academic 
swill that passes for enlightenment at some art happening, profiling that 
sweaty blue collar t-shirt.  I know which side of the fence I sit on, but 
I have met some academics who weren't head cases (hehe).  
I was on the Joyce list for  a while--some real head cases there.  maybe 
that's why Pynch is relevant for schmo's like me and someone like 
Lawrence isn't (IMHO--sorry Chris)--his works smell of the street and he 
likes Count Chocula

Richard Romeo
Coordinator of Cooperating Collections
The Foundation Center-NYC
212-807-2417
rromeo at fdncenter.org