From gypsyjimmy1 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 3 21:23:03 2004 From: gypsyjimmy1 at yahoo.com (Jim Wesson) Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 18:23:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [percy-l] New reader In-Reply-To: <1E4B441CB5CF9D408D318BC697F086F5014B03B0@olawexc7.naoxy.com> Message-ID: <20040704012303.67802.qmail@web50103.mail.yahoo.com> yes,mr percy was a gentleman first. i called him several times at his listed phone in Covington wherte i think he lived with his sister. i am not an academic intellectual but we would always have friendly talks . i loved his novels. never met him but he was a down to earth person more than all the other stuff. peace, jim --- Robert_Pauley at oxy.com wrote: > Karl: > > I agree heartily. I came upon Percy one day in a > funk in the Blue Ridge > mountains of North Carolina reading about Will > Barrett in a funk in the > Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It couldn't > have been a more > perfect "man on the train" moment. Second Coming > remains my favorite, > the sweetest of his books I believe. I really think > I got through that > year because of Percy -- every page was laughter > rich with recognitions. > I wrote Percy and told him this, and the gentleman > wrote me back, a > nice, long letter. > > Rip P. > > -----Original Message----- > From: percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org > [mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf > Of Karl M. Terrell > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:51 PM > To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion; > Percy-L: Literary > and Philosophical Discussion > Subject: Re: [percy-l] New reader > > > * * This communication is CONFIDENTIAL * * > > I have enjoyed the few entries I've read here over > the past few months > since joining in. Anything to do with Percy > fascinates me. However, I > must confess, my interest has little to do with > Percy's language theory > (at least not the technical aspects thereof), nor am > I that interested > in the 'Catholic' issues (I am much too 'lapsed' in > this area, as are > many of Percy's protagonists). > > I am, instead, simply a fan of his magnificently > fluid prose, his > trenchant observations on human nature, and his > characters who -- while > dangerously alienated -- have struck me always as > satisfyingly in tune > with the rhythm of life as it ought to be. Also, > as a Southerner > introduced to Percy when I was a student at Chapel > Hill 30 years ago, I > feel very much at home with Mr. Percy. > > Binx Bolling was my Holden Caulfield. His later > heroes were mine in my > later life. > > I would enjoy hearing from Percy afficianados of > similar ilk. > > Karl > > -- > > An archive of all list discussion is available at > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/hypermail > > Visit the Walker Percy Project at > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From sldye at bluegrass.org Tue Jul 6 10:16:28 2004 From: sldye at bluegrass.org (Steve Dye) Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:16:28 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] New reader References: <20040704012303.67802.qmail@web50103.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003c01c46363$d5280b60$e512a8c0@bluegrass.board> In my humble opinion, Percy would have loved that description of him.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wesson" To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: RE: [percy-l] New reader > yes,mr percy was a gentleman first. > i called him several times at his listed phone in > Covington wherte i think he lived with his sister. > i am not an academic intellectual but we > would always have friendly talks . i loved his novels. > never met him but he was a down to earth person more > than all the other stuff. > peace, > jim > > > > > > > > > > --- Robert_Pauley at oxy.com wrote: > > Karl: > > > > I agree heartily. I came upon Percy one day in a > > funk in the Blue Ridge > > mountains of North Carolina reading about Will > > Barrett in a funk in the > > Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It couldn't > > have been a more > > perfect "man on the train" moment. Second Coming > > remains my favorite, > > the sweetest of his books I believe. I really think > > I got through that > > year because of Percy -- every page was laughter > > rich with recognitions. > > I wrote Percy and told him this, and the gentleman > > wrote me back, a > > nice, long letter. > > > > Rip P. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org > > [mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf > > Of Karl M. Terrell > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:51 PM > > To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion; > > Percy-L: Literary > > and Philosophical Discussion > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] New reader > > > > > > * * This communication is CONFIDENTIAL * * > > > > I have enjoyed the few entries I've read here over > > the past few months > > since joining in. Anything to do with Percy > > fascinates me. However, I > > must confess, my interest has little to do with > > Percy's language theory > > (at least not the technical aspects thereof), nor am > > I that interested > > in the 'Catholic' issues (I am much too 'lapsed' in > > this area, as are > > many of Percy's protagonists). > > > > I am, instead, simply a fan of his magnificently > > fluid prose, his > > trenchant observations on human nature, and his > > characters who -- while > > dangerously alienated -- have struck me always as > > satisfyingly in tune > > with the rhythm of life as it ought to be. Also, > > as a Southerner > > introduced to Percy when I was a student at Chapel > > Hill 30 years ago, I > > feel very much at home with Mr. Percy. > > > > Binx Bolling was my Holden Caulfield. His later > > heroes were mine in my > > later life. > > > > I would enjoy hearing from Percy afficianados of > > similar ilk. > > > > Karl > > > > -- > > > > An archive of all list discussion is available at > > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/hypermail > > > > Visit the Walker Percy Project at > > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > -- > > An archive of all list discussion is available at http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/hypermail > > Visit the Walker Percy Project at http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy