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2012
The “holidays” bore me. They take up more than 1/6th of our modern American life. I like the idea of Jesus’ birth, and the three kings, and even Santa Claus and snow and Christmas trees. But I need something more. I need an analogy or a metaphor or a concept of something bigger to counter this cunning, vapid consumerism.
For me, the holidays are a reminder of 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge. When we as a nation thought we knew it all, thought our technology and our intuition were better than everybody else’s… and then in a flash we committed THE most incredible intelligence failure in history and were surrounded by not one, but two SS Panzer Corps. Merry X-mas.
One of the best novels I’ve ever read: The Stalin Front by Gert Ledig
Recently Borders went bankrupt. They suck. But I found this cool little bookstore on Newbury Street of all places called The Raven. Their prices are outta sight, man. I found Ledig randomly while looking for a copy of The Naked and The Dead. Mailer’s novel was only $7.95. But all they had was the 5oth anniversary hardcover. I’m mobile, I can’t be carrying that kind of bulk around. Luckily this 200 page gem was sitting on top of it for only $4.95. The timing was perfect since I’m going through a very serious Russo-German war phase.
Coming soon to a western country near you: Random Grenade Attacks!
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