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p.s. Hey. Please unhitch your britches and step back in time again today with that honorable gent Bernard Welt. Thank you, B. So, this will be the last full-fledged p.s. before the blog and I go on vacation. I'll give you a fresh post tomorrow with an intro and hello/ goodbye, but an earlyish plane will prevent my blabbing. Like I said, I might launch a postcard-like mini-post or so from the road, I'm not sure. If not, the blog's front page will stand still for exactly one week. On Thursday, March 31st, this month's slaves roundup post will appear, probably with some kind of p.s. where I'll catch up with the accumulated comments. Then, two days later, on Saturday, April 2nd, the blog will return 'live' whereupon we will all continue on our merry way in the normal fashion again. Feel more than free to hang out here and talk shop and shit and whatever else while I'm gone, obviously. ** Allesfliesst, You sound a lot less rattled, and it's a nice sounding sound. Yeah, Yury and I are off to see what the fuss about Italy's history is all about. Should be relaxing. Yury's never been to Italy, and I've only creased a few of its spots. London, while not exactly pastoral in the King's English sense, does sound like a good getaway. I'm glad you managed to get the 'Jerk' DVD by hook or crook. I'll just say here what I said in my eaten packages' notes: That 'Jerk' performance was very early on, maybe the fourth or fifth one. We've had 200 or so now, and the piece has evolved and become much better and sharper and more detailed since, so consider the recorded version something of a rough cut, if you will. Anyway, have a great week, if it ends up being that long, my friend. ** David Ehrenstein, Hi, David. Yeah, do let us know the details on that recording that Bill is putting together when the time right. Much respect to Bill for that. I'm sure it'll be very tasty too. Take good care this week, man. ** Math, Hey, M. Well, that's Alex for you, but, yeah, sad sigh, and let's hope he continues his habit of restarting afresh rather quickly. ** Kiddiepunk, Reading 'Dangerous Laughter' would make you happy, I'm virtually positive. Oh, thanks for ponying up with the blog alert. Everyone, the master of almost everything, Kiddiepunk aka the artist Michael Salerno, has loaded some amazing new stuff onto his blog, including a trailer for his already legendary new film 'Godland', some of his latest photographs, and even more, so I hereby strongly suggest you click this link, and go get your eyes widened and possibly even moistened. I'll be talking to and seeing you in a while, so, until then, ... ** Tosh, Hi, Tosh. Got your email and wrote back to you, as I assume you know by now. Fantastic, long story short! Yeah, I'll bet it's been a rough week for you guys, and it's wonderful that your loved ones in Japan are safe. My friends and collaborators there are too. Hopefully, they're through the worst. Lots of love to you, T. ** Patrick deWitt, I'm polishing off the first box today, thank you very much. Box #2 is my welcome gift. Yeah, right, about 'Dangerous Laughter'. Millhauser has privileged access to the sublime. Take care, Patrick. ** Alan, Thanks, Alan. Yeah, very cool on that writer. Cool for that writer too or mostly even. And about Mark's input on the query letter. Yeah, he's a good to one to consult with on that. Excellent. Have lovely times until I see you next, man. ** The Man Who Couldn't Blog, Hey, Matthew! Yeah, the book got here perfectly, and I've started reading it, and I really love it. It totally rocked the world I call my yesterday, and today awaits it. I'm going to do a thing about it on the blog when I get back from vacation. Thanks a lot, man. Really terrific work, just great! Millhauser totally is a magician, right? Awesome that you're a fellow fan. ** Chilly Jay Chill, Hi, Jeff. 'Dangerous Laughter' is probably my favorite of his most recent books, but the guy really doesn't put a foot wrong, as it were, so you can't lose wherever you restart reading him. I think I only heard Cale's 'Honi Soit' once, but I remember really liking it. Hunh. I'll get it into my collection. I asked a few people here in Paris yesterday about 'The Parallel Road', and no one knew of it either. Strange. I'm on the hunt. Keep chipping away and more if possible on the novel, and, yeah, I'd love to hear a report as soon as I'm back in the fray here. Good week to you, J. ** _Black_Acrylic, To the printer tomorrow! Exciting! Can't wait to see it either once I'm back or from the road if you end up posting the news/link before I get back. Very cool about the Derek Raymond book, yeah. Hope the next days go greatly for you, Ben. ** Steevee, Kind of weird about blues being painfully unhip right now. Its tentacles are in a lot of hip du jour indie bands' work. Interesting. Have a fine week, man. ** 'Matt', Hey. Thanks, man. Got your email, and it looks great, and I wrote back to you this morning, and hopefully some progress will get made now. No, I never did see 'Tron', which kind of blows, but I guess I'll try to watch the DVD on the widest, highest tech screen possible. Totally fascinating that your friend is writing his thesis on 'Perceval le Galois'! Yeah, I adore that film. It actually fed into the novel I finished recently in a way. If your friend ends up feeling like passing the thesis along when it's finished, I'd be very interested to read it, naturally. Thanks for the vacation wishes. I hope your week is as shiny as mine. ** Postitbreakup, Hey. Man, you sound really down. I'm so sorry, Josh. Look, you are a very talented writer, but if writing is too difficult for you, maybe it's best to tell yourself you've let it go, and then the desire will either come back or not when and if you feel the urge and need. Whatever inborn leadership qualities I might have are useful for the blog and LHotB maybe, but I don't think that has much effect on the writing. I don't think there's anything I can say that will circumvent your depression at the moment, but you have a whole lot more going for you than you seem to believe right now. I hope you have a more uplifting and peaceful week ahead, and I look forward to hearing from you when I get back. ** MANCY, Hey, thanks, man. Take care until I see you next. ** Oliver, Glitched, okay. I'll track it down anyway. Have a good week, and more soon. ** Sypha, Hey. Like I've said a bunch of times, I'm sure, I didn't find my voice or my best voice or whatever until my late 30s. That stuff has its own weird tempo. Of course, I think you have a wonderful voice already. That collective manga project sounds really interesting. Your relative lack of manga experience could be a plus, actually. Out of the box thinking and input and all that. Have a really good week, James. ** Creative Massacre, Hey. Cool that things are going great. Nice, charismatic new avatar photo, btw. Ah, the 28th, so a bit of a wait but not too lengthy. You have the best week ahead, okay? ** Colin, Hi. No, I haven't read that Kalich novel. Thanks a lot for the tip. I'll go find it. Oh, yeah, whenever is good for you on the 'too ok' front is good for me. Take care, Colin. ** Inthemostpeculiarway, Hi! I loved and am still loving my Grapenuts, yes. No, I think I'm going to have to hope that 'Battle LA' is a big enough hit to still be showing in decent sized theaters when I get back from Italy. No one else I know here is as into seeing it as I am, but I'm happy just to look at LA (being destroyed, if necessary) for 90 minutes. I'm sorry your friend was feeling and acting so low. It sounds like your fingernails saved the day. I bet that wasn't the first time. That fork/teeth thing made my shoulders hunch. It was an interesting reaction. Your days were relaxing and kind of daydreamy feeling in a curious way. I liked their vibe and your wordage. My last days, hm ... Let's see what I can remember that isn't too blah. Before my agent Ira left Paris, he took me to dinner at this supposedly hyper-trendy new Paris restaurant called Le Dauphin. I mentioned it here a while back because we tried to eat there before and couldn't because it was totally booked up. Anyway, it's designed by Rem Koolhaas, and my agent was very excited to score a reservation. I could walk there from here. It's on Avenue Parmentier if anyone's reading this who knows Paris. The dinner was tasty and all, but I have to say I don't understand the big whoop-de-doo about that place. You would never in a million years know that Rem Koolhaas designed it. It just looks like every other French restaurant except with more marble and mirrors. But Ira was happy that he could say he ate there to the people he knows who care about where you eat. What else ... I saw Kiddiepunk and Oscar a couple of times. Oscar gave me some Italy sightseeing tips. They're busy planning out their upcoming wedding. It's going to be in castle in Italy, I think. The castle looked cool in the brochure. I talked to Gisele who said the rest of the 'TIHYWD' and 'LS,AP' shows in Brest went really well. There are a bunch of new offers from venues for both of them. 'TIHYWD' might play in Montreal, and, if so, we'll try to get it to play in the States then too since it'll be cheaper to import from Canada. I ran trip errands. Not all of them. I have more left to do today. I made some notes about the maze project and about some fiction possibilities. Hm, I guess I mostly just got ready for the trip. Oh, last night I watched 'my show' 'Top Chef'. It was the semi-final, and it sucks because I'll miss the final next week 'cos I'll be in Italy, but I guess I can try to stream it on my iPhone if I'm desperate. It was pretty good, but this girl Tiffany got voted off, and that was kind of sad because she was very gung-ho, and she got very upset about leaving the show. My favorite Pierre is in the final. That's good. Blah blah. I think that's all I remember. Okay, so, tell me about your day or days, and I'll tell you about mine as soon as I get back here, either in a postcard post or in a week at the latest. I'll miss our back and forth until then, and I hope your time between now and then goes really splendidly, my friend. ** Bill, Cool, thanks a lot about 'Blindsight'! Wow, that was fast, about Sonia. That sounds very promising. Let me know what I can do if I need to do anything. All right, may your days be filled in the good way until next time, man. ** Chris (British), Oh, good about the job. I mean, no matter what, it's great they want you. Unlearning control, yeah, hunh, true. That's one of things one does all the time without thinking. Or tries to do. Interesting to try to do that while knowing what you're doing. Yeah, interesting. I really like that idea of you starting that football and art blog. I know I'd be all over keeping up with it. I will enjoy Italy on your behalf. I mean, if I enjoy it, which seems quite likely, you'll be there in my spirit realm. Good week to you, Chris! ** Bollo, Hi, Jonathan. So you're post-Berlin, and it fulfilled your wishes. Awesomeness. Here's hoping Italy gives me something equivalent. Oh, I'll be in touch with you and some other people here via email about a project I want to talk to you about. Maybe while I'm away, or as soon as I get back at the latest. I'll also get on the reference thing as soon as I'm able. Enjoy being home, and welcome back, and bon voyage on top of that. ** Right. Bernard has you today. The blog will see you tomorrow, and it will house a howdy from me, and then I'll see you guys soon, either from the road in some form or in a week from Thursday, worst comes to worst. Enjoy yourselves this upcoming week. Leave me comments to contemplate and read and whatever else from my temporary Italian berth, if you will. Parting is such sweet sorrow, as the man said. See you soon.
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