Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["Steve Dye" <sldye AT bluegrass.org>]

In my humble opinion, Percy would have loved that description of him....
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From: "Jim Wesson" <gypsyjimmy1 AT yahoo.com>
To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion"
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Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 9:23 PM
Subject: RE: [percy-l] New reader


> yes,mr percy was a gentleman first.
> i called him several times at his listed phone in
> Covington wherte i think he lived with his sister.
> i am not an academic intellectual but we
> would always have friendly talks . i loved his novels.
> never met him but he was a down to earth person more
> than all the other stuff.
> peace,
> jim
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> --- Robert_Pauley AT oxy.com wrote:
> > Karl:
> >
> > I agree heartily. I came upon Percy one day in a
> > funk in the Blue Ridge
> > mountains of North Carolina reading about Will
> > Barrett in a funk in the
> > Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It couldn't
> > have been a more
> > perfect "man on the train" moment. Second Coming
> > remains my favorite,
> > the sweetest of his books I believe. I really think
> > I got through that
> > year because of Percy -- every page was laughter
> > rich with recognitions.
> > I wrote Percy and told him this, and the gentleman
> > wrote me back, a
> > nice, long letter.
> >
> > Rip P.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf
> > Of Karl M. Terrell
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:51 PM
> > To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion;
> > Percy-L: Literary
> > and Philosophical Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [percy-l] New reader
> >
> >
> > * * This communication is CONFIDENTIAL * *
> >
> > I have enjoyed the few entries I've read here over
> > the past few months
> > since joining in.  Anything to do with Percy
> > fascinates me.  However, I
> > must confess, my interest has little to do with
> > Percy's language theory
> > (at least not the technical aspects thereof), nor am
> > I that interested
> > in the 'Catholic' issues (I am much too 'lapsed' in
> > this area, as are
> > many of Percy's protagonists).
> >
> > I am, instead, simply a fan of his magnificently
> > fluid prose, his
> > trenchant observations on human nature, and his
> > characters who -- while
> > dangerously alienated -- have struck me always as
> > satisfyingly in tune
> > with the rhythm of life as it ought to be.   Also,
> > as a Southerner
> > introduced to Percy when I was a student at Chapel
> > Hill 30 years ago, I
> > feel very much at home with Mr. Percy.
> >
> >  Binx Bolling was my Holden Caulfield.  His later
> > heroes were mine in my
> > later life.
> >
> > I would enjoy hearing from Percy afficianados of
> > similar ilk.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> > --
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