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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "kevinburtonsmith"
<kvnsmith@...> wrote:
>
> I was just hoping someone else (like a moderator,
maybe) would have stepped up a lot
> sooner to clarify who exactly is (or is not)
"allowed" to have an opinion on the Mad Dog.
> Or anything else on this list.
>
> Mad Dog, by the way, is Ellroy's self-bestowed
nickname. Not Patrick's.
>
Everybody's allowed his, her, its or their opinions. But you
know this, you've been here as long as I have... The
reminders, first by Todd and then by me, were about bringing
the tone down, not about the fact that people disagree. The
day that Rara-Avis starts having gushing agreement on
everything is the day it dies. But it won't happen as long as
we continue to have such sagacious, perspicacious, learned
and insightful members on board. And yes, the Mad Dog is a
self-imposed nickname, Ellroy calls himself that and seems
proud of it. A good companion for Howlin' Wolf.
Best,
mrt
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