Re: RARA-AVIS: Yahoo

Fred Willard (rainwill@mindspring.com)
Sat, 4 Oct 1997 09:58:02 +0000 > Spurlock, Duane wrote:
> > Fred:
> > I read "Down on Ponce" a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a
> > hoot.
> >
> > Tough, darkly humorous, strange characters and disgusting habits.
> > I think RARA-AVIS members will enjoy it.

On 3 Oct 97 at 9:23, Mari Hall wrote:
> I guess this comment is for Fred Willard -- don't you just hate it
> when somebody says "it's a hoot" -- I said that about Bill Crider's
> BLOOD MARKS (or what ever the supposed -horror- book her wrote a few
> years ago) and he said, "but it's not supposed to be funny". But I
> think Mr. Spurlock probably means that he loved it.

Luckily, the book was meant to have funny parts, so if I see people
laughing as they read it, I can tell myself they are laughing
with me rather than at me. It's a dark humor intended for the bent.
As I result, I was very pleased by Duane's comment.

Fred

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