VLVL2 (14): Father of the Year

[Otto]

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From: "Terrance" <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: VLVL2 (14): Father of the Year


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(snip lot of a good post)
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> The text compares and contrasts Prairie's family with Ché's and
> Juntin's. Prairie's family wasn't ideal (whatever that is), but it was
> healthier and happier than either Chè's or Justin's. Zoyd is no father
> of the year.

. . . indeed he isn't but isn't the category itself part of especially that
kind of competitive society that Zoyd, the hippies in general, reject?

Otto