Comments on: A Note on “The Great Peters” in Burroughs’ Word

By: Jmg

Jmg — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:31:25 +0000

Auto erotic asphyxiation has been a physical exercise I’ve wanted to have done on myself since I was a small boy, i.e. getting my hands bound behind me then hanged by my neck with an official hangman’s noose. I’ve fanaticized about this so many times, it’s a wonder I haven’t hung myself yet! Someday I hope to do just that! When I got back from a tour in Vietnam, I thought it would have been the perfect punishment and just exactly what I deserved!

By: TN

TN — Sat, 30 May 2020 04:44:09 +0000

When the hell was a rich boy in Missouri a “southerner”. Pure horseshit from the word go

By: bradly23

bradly23 — Fri, 22 May 2020 13:12:36 +0000

indeed, Aloysius Peters may have just been a gasper = Historically, the practice of autoerotic asphyxiation has been documented since the early 17th century. It was first used as a treatment for erectile dysfunction…. hence the need for his wife to supervise…. (cut-up via wikipedia) …

By: Jim Pennington

Jim Pennington — Wed, 20 May 2020 14:20:44 +0000

gloriously purient scholarship…. it’s as well to remember that postcards of hangings were printed up until the 50s, though their circulation through the mail was prohibited from 1908. Most of them show the victims from behind – and in the background, the spectators to what is called “angel lust”, the terminal erection brought about by the sudden severance of the spinal cord.

By: James Ward

James Ward — Thu, 14 May 2020 13:02:12 +0000

Well, this has to be the most fascinating piece on Burroughs I’ve read since the last one.. on the first ‘wife’ a little less than a century ago.. Sorry I have nothing intelligent to say other than that Anthony Burgess should get out more.. oops I mean well, he used to say intelligent things.. Go figure.. Infinite thanks are surely owing to Mr Birmingham for this astonishingly informative site.. I take my hat off, again.. Thanks Jed!!