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William S. Burroughs and I both resided in Lawrence, KS, in the mid '80s. I'd cross paths with him occasionally and I attended his infrequent readings. I even had him autograph a copy of Edwin Meese's Attorney General's Commission On Pornography, the subject of my 1986 thesis. But the Burroughs crowd spooked me, and I still have mixed feelings about turning down a couple of invitations to functions at his home. Even with the participation of talents like Hal Wilner and Charlie Hunter, I'm not a big fan of Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales; this track is atypical. Existing fans of the author won't need to be reminded that this brief scatological rant is highly offensive on many levels.
always felt the guy was seriously overrated..anyone who thinks he's william tell needs a dose of pcp and a blanket. I did try to read his wandered mush in high school but had to give up and admit defeat. I think 'the emperors new clothes' rings a bell, and most folk were secretly reading graham greene and dh lawrence...
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