Levin, John

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CERVANTES ORDERS A CERVEZAhe knew how to do it in Castilian"thervethah con gathiotha” it was a very hot daythe beer & mineral water went down well it gave him time to reflect about his place in world litright between Céline & Defoe all 3 into male bondingbefore it all turned into the buddy picture another beer Mike?I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BIG SHOTwe were working at The Flamingo Lodge in the Everglades 4 hours a day free room & boardit was the dinner meal from 5 to 9 there were 8 or 9 stations we were rotated every night I kept getting this one family no matter what station I worked they always had wine with their meal I wasn't so good at opening bottles then they took my fumbling with good cheer it was Louis Auchincloss & his family I'd never heard of himhis wife asked me to send her some of my work she wrote out their Park Avenue address she read me I read her husband end of storyTHE MEDICAL MIND IN ACTIONmy doctor resembles Alan Bates he has a beard & does his best to simulate sensitivityhe was 25 minutes late for our appointmentI had brought alongone of my contributors' copiesjust for himit was a mistakewatching him gush & goo & patronize141he couldn't shut up about it I walked out of there convincedthat one must take great care when decidingjust WHO should be allowed to read poetryWISDOM HAS BECOME A WELTER OF GENERALIZATIONSwe toss around millions of peopleon the end of our tongues that's the price of armchair omnipotence we're bludgeoned with images of disarraylocal news amounts to local crime time you'd think there's nothing else but horror & yetday after dayon the streets of metropolitan BostonI see people quietly going abouttheir businessor clogging the streetsby the thousandsas they Walk For HungerRun For Real Estateor Bike For Buicksabsurdity & madnessthe twin pillars of our ageONE OF THOSE MOODS THAT CAN LAST FOR YEARS I've gone thru timeswhen I've given money to any jackoffwith a sad storythat includes OxfamDisabled Vetslung diseasethese days I passcountless people on the streetsworking their postswaiting for fresh sympathytoday was Harvard commencementcaps & gowns clog the streetsthe street people line the benchesI average about $5000 a yearwithout health coveragewhy in the hell should I feel guilty142

Cervantes Orders a Cerveza

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Cervantes Orders a Cerveza

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