Golly, no red hair here, Candice. But an umbrella's quite useful, it's almost always raining in the English Midlands, in a lugubrious way, we've been having sunshine lately for once, and old friends are doing odd things, like wearing tee-shirts, most strange, it really can at times be like living in a poem by Philip Larkin. Not something I'd not wish on anyone, least of all me. Best Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candice Ward" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:28 PM Subject: Re: personae/ hyperauthorship > Okay, but what about the umbrella, Dave? That's what I always see. And red > hair. > > Candice > > > on 6/6/01 1:52 PM, david.bircumshaw at [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > Now you're wrong about the beard, Chris, and who btw is 'Roskolnikov' when > > he's about? A failed auditioner for Dostoevsky? > > > > But right about the chin-stroking. > > > > Much amused. > > > > Cheers > > > > Dave > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Hayden" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:49 PM > > Subject: Re: personae/ hyperauthorship > > > > > >> even tho' my surname minds me of a fungus. > >>> > >> I don't see a fungus. I see a dark, brooding, long-haired bearded figure > > in > >> a garrett, a Roskolnikov figure, or maybe a Svengali type, in a robe, with > > a > >> beard, stroking is chin, his eyes afire, tormented by apocalyptic visions > >> and whatnot. > >> > >> Chris "Maybe its time to switch to decaf" Hayden >