Some Remarks of a new Subscriber.

[Paul Mackin]

Michel--I can well understand that people of Belgium, Holland and France
thought of the liberation as the end of the war. Sorry for being 
insensitive. Hope you enjoy the p-list.

					P.

On Wed, 24 May 2000, Michel Ryckx wrote:

> 
> To mr. Mackin
> Wars do not end at once.  They tend to end gradually.  June 6th, 1944 was
 the beginning of the liberation of France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
 The first week of September, 1944, Antwerp was liberated -which is still
 a major reason of partying and Antwerp becomes a Whole Sick Crew.
  The German army retreated and the city was free.  (GR starts at this
 very moment).  Only a few weeks later, when everybody was busy
 eating chocolates, chewing gum and oranges provided by the Allies,
 the 'Flying Bombs' as they were called, began to arrive.  At the very
 moment everybody thought the war was over, the horror started.  The
 village I grew up in, 15 km North of Antwerp, was liberated at the end
 of September 1944.  Germany surrendered 8th of May, 1945.  That is what
 I meant when I say 'When the war was over...'.  The 8th of May is not
 a holiday in Belgium, but every village or town has its own date of
 liberation.

> 
> I will look for some links on those Bombs here in Belgium and hope to be
 able to inform you about it.
> 
> If I may be allowed to give another example of historical reading: 
 when I read GR, there was a talk of an 'Adenoid' (pp. 14-15 in my copy).
  I thought the word had something to do with noses, and I was too lazy
 to look it up.  But my first reaction was: this is a metaphor for the
 confusing foreign policy of mr. Eden in the Thirties.  I may be wrong
 (and I don't care) but the passage can be read as such.

> 
> Besides, tedious things just are what they are: tedious.  Life is not
 that pleasant that I want to make it more complicated than it already is.

>
 
> To mr(s?) Saurio.
> I just read your 'Invective' and think it very dishonest.  I will try to reply in detail.
> 
> To Otto
> I will look for the exact number of casualties in the archives of the city.  Verder: ik heb Black Venus gelezen (erg lang geleden) maar ben iets te jong (37) om te begrijpen wat de commotie nu eigenlijk was.
> 
> Michel Ryckx.
>