TR: An Ancient Mystery Solved

"jeff" wrote in message
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enjoyable...as usual.

Were I a "writer," or did I aspire to being one, I would despair over the
impossibility of making the reportage as enjoyable as the trip. It was a
wonderful weekend, filled with enough events and (perhaps more importantly)
non-events to fill a book (which it will not) and a photo album (which it
did).

Oddly enough, not the trip itself, but at least the timing, was inspired in
part by a truly dreadful writer. Norbert Blei was just another name I'd
heard off and on over the years, just another "regional" writer (an apt
enough description in this instance whatever one may feel about it in
general) who happened to specialize in Door County. I'd been thinking about
this trip for a while....for several years, actually.....ever since John
(goddamn the pusher-man) introduced me to kayaking in Penns Creek. So,
falling prey (however briefly) to an uncharacteristic streak of
self-discipline, I was working my way methodically through one of the "to be
read" stacks about a week and a half ago when what should pop up on the top
but Blei's "Door to Door," an unconscionably self absorbed and
self-satisfied orgy of smug and pretentious gruel about "Art," "artists,"
(including, not a bit surprisingly) "WRITERS," misogyny, nascent "New-Age"
pop-crap, Door County "characters," Santa Fe, sublimated (if only barely)
lust for one's best friend's wife, Jungian blather, broadcast wholesale
contempt........well the list goes on and on.. Pure, unadulterated ****.
Amazing. Got great critical reviews from people who certainly knew
better.......even in 1985.

Anyway, Becky's got the house up for sale......got a showing.......I need to
be gone Sunday. O.k., no problem.

Where to go?

Hm........

thanks.

You're welcome.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"jeff" wrote in message
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enjoyable...as usual.

Were I a "writer," or did I aspire to being one, I would despair over the
impossibility of making the reportage as enjoyable as the trip. It was a
wonderful weekend, filled with enough events and (perhaps more
importantly) non-events to fill a book (which it will not) and a photo
album (which it did).

Oddly enough, not the trip itself, but at least the timing, was inspired
in part by a truly dreadful writer. Norbert Blei was just another name
I'd heard off and on over the years, just another "regional" writer (an
apt enough description in this instance whatever one may feel about it in
general) who happened to specialize in Door County. I'd been thinking
about this trip for a while....for several years, actually.....ever since
John (goddamn the pusher-man) introduced me to kayaking in Penns Creek.
So, falling prey (however briefly) to an uncharacteristic streak of
self-discipline, I was working my way methodically through one of the "to
be read" stacks about a week and a half ago when what should pop up on the
top but Blei's "Door to Door," an unconscionably self absorbed and
self-satisfied orgy of smug and pretentious gruel about "Art," "artists,"
(including, not a bit surprisingly) "WRITERS," misogyny, nascent "New-Age"
pop-crap, Door County "characters," Santa Fe, sublimated (if only barely)
lust for one's best friend's wife, Jungian blather, broadcast wholesale
contempt........well the list goes on and on.. Pure, unadulterated ****.
Amazing. Got great critical reviews from people who certainly knew
better.......even in 1985.

Anyway, Becky's got the house up for sale......got a showing.......I need
to be gone Sunday. O.k., no problem.

Where to go?

Hm........

thanks.

You're welcome.

Wolfgang


....you gotta work Monday?

john

"asadi" wrote in message
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...you gotta work Monday?

Yep, afraid so. And this coming weekend will be used up in apartment
hunting, packing, etc.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:
"jeff" wrote in message
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enjoyable...as usual.


Were I a "writer," or did I aspire to being one, I would despair over the
impossibility of making the reportage as enjoyable as the trip. It was a
wonderful weekend, filled with enough events and (perhaps more importantly)
non-events to fill a book (which it will not) and a photo album (which it
did).

Oddly enough, not the trip itself, but at least the timing, was inspired in
part by a truly dreadful writer. Norbert Blei was just another name I'd
heard off and on over the years, just another "regional" writer (an apt
enough description in this instance whatever one may feel about it in
general) who happened to specialize in Door County. I'd been thinking about
this trip for a while....for several years, actually.....ever since John
(goddamn the pusher-man) introduced me to kayaking in Penns Creek. So,
falling prey (however briefly) to an uncharacteristic streak of
self-discipline, I was working my way methodically through one of the "to be
read" stacks about a week and a half ago when what should pop up on the top
but Blei's "Door to Door," an unconscionably self absorbed and
self-satisfied orgy of smug and pretentious gruel about "Art," "artists,"
(including, not a bit surprisingly) "WRITERS," misogyny, nascent "New-Age"
pop-crap, Door County "characters," Santa Fe, sublimated (if only barely)
lust for one's best friend's wife, Jungian blather, broadcast wholesale
contempt........well the list goes on and on.. Pure, unadulterated ****.
Amazing. Got great critical reviews from people who certainly knew
better.......even in 1985.

Anyway, Becky's got the house up for sale......got a showing.......I need to
be gone Sunday. O.k., no problem.

Where to go?

Hm........


thanks.


You're welcome.

Wolfgang



these vicarious trips provide unique views i honestly enjoy...your
writing and perceptions are always an added benefit of the trip.

i assume we passed near the portal to the area you describe when we
drove down the eastern side of wisconsin at the conclusion of my first
visit? i look forward to reading the results of your future fishing
forays around the island. as my legs weaken, i find some comfort in the
access to quiet places that can be found in boats of all types.

jeff

"jeff" wrote in message
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these vicarious trips provide unique views i honestly enjoy...your writing
and perceptions are always an added benefit of the trip.

Fortunately, living vicariously is cheap, safe, devoid of the most direct
and immediate effects of unpleasantness and, let us say, less than taxing.
We're all going to be doing more and more of it as gravity exercises its
inexorable influence on accumulated years.

i assume we passed near the portal to the area you describe when we drove
down the eastern side of wisconsin at the conclusion of my first visit?

I've discovered that I've got a very poor memory for the details of
excursions....you may recall that I'd entirely forgotten we went through
Marquette on that trip. But, yeah, I know we came down along the lake
shore, so we must have gone through Green Bay. Had we turned left there,
we'd have been within half an hour's drive of Door County.

i look forward to reading the results of your future fishing forays around
the island. as my legs weaken, i find some comfort in the access to quiet
places that can be found in boats of all types.

One of these days I'll have to do a trip in which the focus is fishing, just
because there's so much water and the fish are there. However, it's not my
favorite venue for fishing. Unless my legs give out sooner than yours
(admittedly, a reasonable enough proposition) you may have to wait a while.

Wolfgang