o you just want to shoot for next Wednesday? I'm
working on a story deadline, so maybe this is a good
thing.<br><br>Is a later time better? I stay up later myself,
being a night person.<br><br>Let me know!

won't be able to make it on Wed. before 9 or 10 Central Time.  If you still
want to chat tomorrow, I would be up to it but I won't be able to hop on line
until then.  Sorry!

kay, sounds like a plan!

hould we plan on next Wednesday (Feb.3) for a Burroughs chat around 8 or 9 pm
EST?

mm...Wednesday evenings are okay for me.  Not sure what time, really.  8 or 9 PM
EST?

think a burroughs chat might be kind of interesting.  when would you like to
hold this chat?  i think you should go ahead and arrange it and then we can all
get together and discuss mr. B

s there any possibility of setting up a Burroughs chat for this club?  I think
it would be cool to participate in a chat with other people who appreciate
Burroughs' work as much as I do.

hat did you think of _Naked Lunch_, the movie? I
liked it a bunch, but my friend, who is more of a
Burroughs scholar than I'll ever be, was let down by it. He
thought it was more David Cronenberg than William S.
Burroughs, and that it wasn't REALLY _Naked Lunch_ at all.
Being that I really like Cronenberg and further knew
that he'd never intended to do a straight adaptation
of the book (as it would cost too much and no studio
would ever release it and all that), I wasn't
disappointed at all. He was just concerned with making a movie
that deserved to be called _Naked Lunch_, and I
thought he did that.<br><br>ANYWAY, I was wondering what
you all thought of the movie!

hanks for the info on Throbbing Gristle, Kitto.
I am not a big fan of electronic music, there is
some I like and others I don't, but I will check it
out anyway. Also, I did not know that RESearch split
into 2 companies....hmmm. Anyway, about the book, I
know they don't print it anymore but I still think you
can find it at underground bookstores here on the web
and I think amazon.com might even sell it. I was
lucky to have a friend who works at a bookstore order a
couple copies so I didn't have to go too far to get it.

hen I was a senior in high school, I dated a guy
who was into a lot of really interesting, eclectic
things. He let me borrow some reading material and took
me to see the film Naked Lunch. He introduced me to
many cool things, actually.

remember seeing that book years ago, and like a
moron I didn't buy it. (Don't you hate it when that
happens?) I haven't seen it since. <br><br>RESearch
publications was great. It's since split up to form two
different publishing companies, one of which is (I believe)
called X:RE. I found the website through a search engine
by typing "RESearch Publications."<br><br>Oh yeah,
about Throbbing Gristle: I'm not an expert, but I'm
pretty familiar with their music and their history.
They're considered the first industrial band. (A
cautionary note: What is now called industrial music is not
the same, it's louder, more structured, more "rock &
roll.") They formed a record label called Industrial
Records. Its slogan was "Industrial Music for Industrial
People." Anyway, members of TG went on to form Psychic TV,
Chris & Cosey, and Coil. Genesis P-Orridge of TG and
Psychic TV has also been heavily involved in Pigface (the
industrial supergroup, of sorts). TG isn't for everyone, but
if you like electronic music then you might want to
check them out, if only to get to know the history of
industrial music. Their greatest hits album, "20 Jazz Funk
Greats," is great and isn't terribly hard to find. There
is an excellent TG web page at
<a href=http://www.brainwashed.com/tg
target=new>http://www.brainwashed.com/tg</a> (Brainwashed is just a great music
site in
general, if your taste runs toward the eclectic and the
underground).

hen I was 17 or so, I was reading a music
article, and they mentioned that the group Steely Dan had
gotten its name from a William S. Burroughs, and it
talked a bit about how Burroughs was referenced by other
musicians. As it happened, a friend of mine had a volume of
his work, and I asked about it. (The volume included
_The Wild Boys_, _The Soft Machine_ and _Nova
Express_.) He knew I was interested in borrowing it, but he
went into Dad mode and asked my mother, who he worked
with at the county hospital, if it was all right if he
lent it to me. Mom said yes (go Mom!), and so I was
introduced to Burroughs. Since I was introduced to him
first, I didn't immediately associate him with the Beat
movement, though clearly he was a major part of it. Anyway,
that's how it happened!

irst off, no I haven't read Word Virus but I
will definitely get around to checking it out.
Secondly, in answer to your question, it just kind of came
by discovery. I think I was reading a book about the
Beat Generation and they mentioned that "Naked Lunch"
was considered a major icon to the Beat Gen. with
Kerouac's "On the Road" and Ginsberg's "Howl". So I read
Naked Lunch and came away from it amazed. I had never
read a book like that before. So I began reading more
of his works and that, well, that's about it. And
you?

hat brought everyone to Burroughs?  What was your introduction to him?

ello! I was moving about the clubs and happened
upon this one, and was very pleased!<br><br>Has anyone
picked up _Word Virus_? Any reactions? <br><br>I've read
most of the material, but the biographical and
background essays and the free spoken word CD made it very
worthwhile!

just saw the Junkie's Christmas, directed by Francis Ford Coppola on IFC.  Has
anyone else seen this?  Its really worth checking out.

or anyone interested in making a dream machine,
go to this website:
www.zenweb.com/century/red_night/dream.html<br>It gives you complete
instructions. Unfortunately, I
don't have a scanner otherwise I would include a
picture but make yerself one and let me know how it turns
out.

here's a good book with some Gysin excerpts as
well as some Burroughs stuff and something about
Throbbing Gristle, which i am not too familiar with.
Anyway, it is a book put out by RESearch and it has Bill
on the cover. its pretty neat, so if you get the
chance, pick yerself up a copy.

hat's the only man Burroughs ever respected? Hmm, interesting. Well, I'll put
Gysin on my (long) list of authors to check out someday... ;>

his is the only man that Burroughs has ever
respected. If you haven't read any of his books yet, I would
highly recommnd him. Check out "The Last Museum" and
"Here to Go: Planet R-101" (this is the book that
discusses the dream machine).

t's a W.S.B. book, Actually it's not really even a book, I don't know what you'd
call it. Anyway, i hope to dig it up and post something tomorrow. My memory
kinda sucks.<br>          -Skunk-

orry about not posting, i've been really busy. I have an interesting short book,
which i hope to post some excerpts soon. I love your web page kitto!<br>        
- Skunk -

have read The Cat Inside and I agree, kitto27, it truly is a beautiful book.

he Cat Inside is not my first Burroughs book. Just thought I'd clear that up for
anyone who may have misunderstood.

y name is Cindy and I've been lurking for a
little while. I just finished The Cat Inside (which was
a gift) and I think it's one of the most beautiful
books on animals I've ever read. I see there isn't much
activity in this club; oh well, maybe that can be remedied
soon... it's nice to be here, in any case.

ey everyone!  I just got done reading "The Western Lands" and I advise anyone
who has not read this novel, to read it.  I can honestly say that I think it is
Burrough's best.

ive yourself another great holiday gift by picking up Steven Jesse Bernstein's
CD, Prison, on Sub Pop records.  Quite possibly one of the best spoken word CD's
out there.

n the spirit of the holidays, all of you WSB fans should check out "The Junkie's
Christmas" on the "Spare Ass Annie" CD

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