By: Samuel Larcombe

Samuel Larcombe — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:57:10 +0000

Every now and then, I query the “net” about Jargon and Jonathan. My late wives and I met him, both in Wash., DC, and Santa
Fe. Coincidentally, I have the two books you mentioned. He was a grand phenomenon, swifter than wind, and weightier than rock. I’ll share a story: Decades ago, when I first encountered the Jargon wonder, I was puzzled by the mention of the sponsor, Donald Anderson, Roswell, NM. Living then in Maryland, I’d hardly ever figured just where New Mexico was. Well, many years later, my 2nd late wife and I met Mr Anderson and his remarkable wife at a party at their extraordinary home in Roswell!

All best,

Sam Larcombe

By: Phil Baker

Phil Baker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:45 +0000

I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard of Jonathan Williams before, so I found this very interesting.

BUT the reason I write, re Burroughs and Sixties London, is that I’m looking for a quote where Burroughs says something like “London swings like a corpse on the end of a rope” (could be “body”, but something like that). I’m writing something on Burroughs and I’ve vaguely known this quote for years, since I was in my teens probably, but now I want it of course I can’t find it. It’s not in e.g. Burroughs Live, or in Morgan – it could just be in the fiction somewhere. Does anyone recognise it? I’d be really grateful if they do, and I’ll also put them in the acknowledgments when the time comes.
Regards,
Phil Baker
London

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