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Wikipedia Reporting that J.D. Salinger Faked His Death
Jan 29, 2010, 08:10
"I 25; that's eye, two, five, goddamnit.
Iconic author J.D. Salinger is alive and well and resting comfortably on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, according to an Associated Press report. Mr. Salinger, 91, is thought to have returned to his first love, the sea, because he increasingly felt that "a land-based existence was an invasion of his privacy."
This story was confirmed by Wikipedia, which Mr. Salinger had come to regard as his bible during his latter years.
"It is well known that in February 1941, at the age of twenty-two, Jerry worked as the cruise-activities director aboard the MS Kungsholm, operated by the Swedish American Line," wrote Wikipedia. "He called a mean game of bingo, amusing tourists with comments on the 'phoniness' of certain numbers and chuckling 'goddamn great' whenever anyone had bingo—and there are still a few people in assisted living today who recall his goofy shuffleboard contests."
Wikipedia maintains that Mr. Salinger "desperately wanted a career" as a cruise director, but cruises were "basically a gentile thing" in those days, and he knew he'd never make any real money calling bingo games. Therefore, he reluctantly took up a career in writing because that was something he'd "always have to fall back on."
While allowing that Mr. Salinger's writing career was "a good one by any measure," Wikipedia suggests that his limited output was a consequence of his "constant longing for the Art Deco smoking room aboard the MS Kungsholm."
"He didn't have writer's block, he had seaman's envy," Wikipedia declared.
Although we respect Mr. Salinger's epic quest for privacy, he may not find the freedom that he treasures on a cruise. Already there are reports from celebrity gossip sites that Mr. Salinger has been spotted slouched in a seat in the movie theater on a Royal Caribbean International tub bound for Jamaica.
Spring equinox with its balanced periods of darkness and light is a perilous time for the Ram, who prefers to mood-swing from yin to yang, Bartles to Jaymes, and feit to counterfeit. So if there's too much Joel Gray in your astral brew, reinforce with infusions of Camille Paglia; too much Wayne Newton, unleaven with tincture of Al Gore.
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