Bob Dylan and Close Encounters of the Pynchon kind.

[Will Layman]

David --

I see a huge distinction between two people in a room talking, one on  
one, and these stories being written down and shared with a list- 
serve of thousands -- and, by extension, archived on the internet and  
made wholly public.  I wasn't sworn to secrecy.  I'm just trying to  
be considerate of the intimacy and personal tone with which the  
stories were told to me.  Sorry if it came off as sanctimonious or rude.

So, you're right: it's OK for Howard to tell a few stories to people  
he meets who express and interest, but it's not OK for us to then  
trumpet those stories across the 'net.  Exactly.

-- Will

On Jul 13, 2007, at 9:18 AM, David Morris wrote:

> So it's OK for Howard to retell anecdotes to you and Joe, but it's not
> OK for you to pass them on?  Sworn to secrecy, were you?  If so, you
> should both refrain from even telling others that you know something
> about Bob & Tom that we don't, because it's just a tad bit rude.
>
> David Morris
>
> On 7/12/07, Will Layman <WillLayman at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> That said, I hope that Joe will refrain from retelling the  
>> anecdotes as I have.  I know that's Howard's intention, and Howard  
>> is about the most gracious guy you could ever meet.