Chap 16, The Price of Wisdom is above Ruby's...

Robin Landseadel robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Mon Nov 30 10:55:34 CST 2009


On Nov 30, 2009, at 8:42 AM, Mark Kohut wrote:

> I only found a joke or two groanworthy, because that's me, but I  
> found the line-by-line writing joyously witty, in general. In a  
> resonantly minor work of genre homage.

The genre being site specific—Nick Danger Third Eye, bastard child of  
'Farewell My Lovely' & Spike Mulligan, Los Angeles, particularly all  
the freak hang-outs, 1969-1970.

Some people will not get that joke. "I Guess You Had To Be There," as  
Janis Ian always sez.




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