antw. Re: SLSL: Robert D. Newman on Low-Lands (part 1)

[lorentzen-nicklaus]

tess marek schrieb:

>  You think Melville took to talking high
>  German metaphysics with a man on tyhe brink of madness because he thought it
>  a health hobby?


    no, tess, i thought he did so to understand life ... perhaps also to improve 
    his art ... "learn to work the saxophone/i play just what i feel/smoke fresh 
    hydro all night long/& die behind a wheel/they've got a name for the winners 
    in the world/i want a name when i lose...." love: 'german shoes' *

    ps. thanks to david, paul and owen for answering my question! guess i should 
    read "pierre" this year --