Finally received my Nov. 19th issue THIS week, AFTER I'd received the
November 26th issue. Go figure!
I couldn't get into the story you're talking about, Ellen. But I did read
the story in the Nov. 26th issue, which again, made little sense to me
other than the fact that I enjoyed the style of writing with it's whirls
and flourishes very like my own. And essentially, I think it is a story about
a man afraid to face himself. That's about all I got out of it. I'm anxious
to hear what you guys thought or think or even if you'd read it at all.

Title: ALVARO ROUSSELOT'S JOURNEY by Roberto Balano
(Which I gotta' tell you reminds me of baloney since I can't do the accent
over the n which changes the pronounciation.)
Back to the Nov. 19th issue:
Wonderful, wonderful piece on Orson Welles and Lawrence Olivier
titled: THE PLAYER KINGS, accompanied by a splendid b/w pix of Welles,
which will be added to my bulletin board. By Avedon, of course.
Also a humorous small piece by Nora Ephron on NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN with
SPOILERS! And in The Talk of the Town a great bit of nonsense about chefs
and what they'd pick for their last meals: Check Please Department, NO SECONDS.
Thought I'd add my two cents to this last meal roundup considering that
it's Thanksgiving tomorrow and what the hell.
My Druthers on a Last Meal:
London brand English lager
Soft tacos from this L.A. wagon diner thing I saw
on a tv show recently - I mean, the tacos looked DIVINE!
IF I EVER get out there, THAT'S a destination spot!
It's run by a hardworking brother/sister act and boy the
food looks made in heaven. (And hopefully that's where I'll
be headed!)
Rice and beans
Guacamole and Salsa
Arugula salad with
carmelized Walnuts
Peach Melba for desert (If I can still walk)
And a couple of tablespoons of Chocolate Mousse with whipped cream,
to top it all off and MAYBE, if I still have room, a soupcon of Dairy Queen
vanilla ice cream with hot caramel sauce and peanuts.
Hey, it's my last meal. I can eat any wierd combination I want to.
