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page 53 Lamar Lancer: Jerome Klinkowitz, Asa B. Pieratt, Jr., and Robert Murray Davis, Lamar Lancer: Jerome Klinkowitz, Asa B. Pieratt, Jr., and Robert Murray Davis, Donald Barthelme: A Comprehensive Bibliography Donald Barthelme: A Comprehensive Bibliography (Hamden, Connecticut: Shoestring Press/Archon Books, 1977), 101. (Hamden, Connecticut: Shoestring Press/Archon Books, 1977), 101.
page 54 ”in his aerie”: ”in his aerie”: Pat Goeters, in an E-mail to the author, July 8, 2007. Pat Goeters, in an E-mail to the author, July 8, 2007.
page 54 went to ”black clubs”; ”something about making a statement”: went to ”black clubs”; ”something about making a statement”: J. D. O'Hara, ”Donald Barthelme: The Art of Fiction LXVI,” J. D. O'Hara, ”Donald Barthelme: The Art of Fiction LXVI,” Paris Review Paris Review 80 (1981): 275276. 80 (1981): 275276.
page 54 ”it was strictly an African-American establishment”: ”it was strictly an African-American establishment”: Carter Roch.e.l.le, in an E-mail to the author, May 22, 2004. Carter Roch.e.l.le, in an E-mail to the author, May 22, 2004.
page 55 ”Some say drums have no part of the melody”: ”Some say drums have no part of the melody”: Sid Catlett quoted on Big Bands Database at Sid Catlett quoted on Big Bands Database at .
page 56 ”Whereas in the days when it was necessary to swing a band”: ”Whereas in the days when it was necessary to swing a band”: Buddy Rich quoted in an excerpt from Buddy Rich quoted in an excerpt from Metronome Magazine Metronome Magazine, March/April 1956; interview conducted by Willis Conover for Voice of America Radio, copyright Shawn C. Martin; posted at plete collection of Porter's writing for the (New York: Macmillan, 1957), 9596. For a nearly complete collection of Porter's writing for the Houston Post Houston Post, see O. Henry, Postscripts Postscripts (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1923). (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1923).
page 72 ”Thank you,” Kennedy says: ”Thank you,” Kennedy says: Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories (New York: Putnam, 1981), 85. (New York: Putnam, 1981), 85.
page 73 ”[N]ewspaper work didn't teach me all that much about writing”: ”[N]ewspaper work didn't teach me all that much about writing”: ”Interview with Charles Ruas and Judith Sherman, 1975,” in ”Interview with Charles Ruas and Judith Sherman, 1975,” in Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews, ed. Kim Herzinger (New York: Random House, 1997), 211.
page 73 ”I worked for newspapers at a time when I was not competent to do so”: ”I worked for newspapers at a time when I was not competent to do so”: Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, City Life City Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 138. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 138.
page 73 ”I used to be in the government service”: ”I used to be in the government service”: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground Notes from Underground, in Three Short Novels of Dostoevsky Three Short Novels of Dostoevsky, trans. Constance Garnett (Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1960), 179181.
page 73 ”George is editing my copy”; Don ”always wanted to write tight, short sentences”: ”George is editing my copy”; Don ”always wanted to write tight, short sentences”: Helen Moore Barthelme, Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 19. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 19.
page 73 ”The newspaper building was populated with terrifying city editors”: ”The newspaper building was populated with terrifying city editors”: Barthelme, in Barthelme, in Liquid City Liquid City, ed. Saylors, 38.
page 74 Don imagines a chamber orchestra: Don imagines a chamber orchestra: Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, Overnight to Many Distant Cities Overnight to Many Distant Cities (New York: Putnam, 1983), 25. (New York: Putnam, 1983), 25.
page 74 ”We crouch in empty cups”: ”We crouch in empty cups”: Barthelme quoted in Helen Moore Barthelme, Barthelme quoted in Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme, 6.
page 74 ”horses are considered valuable”: ”horses are considered valuable”: This and subsequent quotes from ”Eros in Archer County” are from Larry McMurtry, This and subsequent quotes from ”Eros in Archer County” are from Larry McMurtry, In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas (New York: Touchstone Books, 1968), 5574. (New York: Touchstone Books, 1968), 5574.
page 75 ”His demeanor, especially with women”: ”His demeanor, especially with women”: Helen Moore Barthelme, Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme, 1617.
page 75 ”If you were a female person”: ”If you were a female person”: Grace Paley, ”Some Nearly Personal Notes,” in Grace Paley, ”Some Nearly Personal Notes,” in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art 4, no. 1 (1991): 161. 4, no. 1 (1991): 161.
page 75 ”going with”; ”going with”; ” ” Poor Don”: Poor Don”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, June 18, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, June 18, 2004.
page 75 she should ”take a walk”: she should ”take a walk”: Helen Moore Barthelme, Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme, 16.
page 76 ”Miss Maggie was a s.e.xy creature”: ”Miss Maggie was a s.e.xy creature”: Herman Gollob, Herman Gollob, Me and Shakespeare: Adventures with the Bard Me and Shakespeare: Adventures with the Bard (New York: Doubleday, 2002), 167. (New York: Doubleday, 2002), 167.
page 76 Don had an argument with his father: Don had an argument with his father: Helen Moore Barthelme, Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme, 20. pages 7677 pages 7677 ”custard affair” ”custard affair” to to ”Don was a man's man”: ”Don was a man's man”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, June 18, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, June 18, 2004.
9. Feverish page 78 ”One or more of them would drop by our apartment”: ”One or more of them would drop by our apartment”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004.
page 79 Goeters was ”eccentric and individualistic”: Goeters was ”eccentric and individualistic”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004.
page 79 ”one needed a decoder ring to read and understand” ”one needed a decoder ring to read and understand” to to ”I shared with him”: ”I shared with him”: Pat Goeters, ”Pulitzer Parable,” an unpublished essay, in an E-mail to the author, April 22, 2004. Pat Goeters, ”Pulitzer Parable,” an unpublished essay, in an E-mail to the author, April 22, 2004.
page 79 ” ” They weren't getting married in a church”: They weren't getting married in a church”: Pat Goeters, in an E-mail to the author, July 8, 2007. Pat Goeters, in an E-mail to the author, July 8, 2007.
page 80 ”Joe and I were not impressed with her”: ”Joe and I were not impressed with her”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004.
page 80 ”When I'd go out with my Rice friends”; ”At the time, very few people”: ”When I'd go out with my Rice friends”; ”At the time, very few people”: Marilyn Gillet, in a conversation with the author, November 17, 2004. Marilyn Gillet, in a conversation with the author, November 17, 2004.
page 80 ”We didn't see much”: ”We didn't see much”: Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004. Maggie Maranto, in an E-mail to the author, April 20, 2004.