in the matter of Jon Ford: the malice of someone ya never met not even in the 60's
Michael Eisenstadt
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Mon May 17 10:17:08 2004
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I am assuming that the Reunion hasn't a firm date yet. Connie had
said at the Red River motors yard party that it would be around
Memorial day. Maryann's email to the list definitely establishes=20
that it is at her house.
as for my bout with Waly the W that is still on. it is all a question
of anger management. focus anger on an opponent and get and
stay angry, that I believe is the approved prefight ascesis.
and as for geriatric harmlessness, that alas is not true either;=20
just read News of the Wierd: 85 year olds picking up a length
of pipe and beating someone to death, happens all the time.
at one point in the past Jon in an off list email to me signaled his=20
intention to come east and severely beat me about. now i would
be easy for him to find as i happen to live next door to his dad.
his sincerity of intention seemed to me at the time very palpable
so i bethought of how i might protect myself not being a gun
owner. we have a wicked big cutting knife in the kitchen but=20
never having wielded it in self-defense, I would have to wonder
if it would be the right tool: Jon's dad is an elderly gent (more
elderly than me i mean) around 6' 3". the REAL Jon i don't=20
doubt is much bigger.
i then had the aha! moment. stacked in the bedroom with the
other camera gear was/is a 3 foot steel pipe which goes with a=20
camera copy stand. should i see him through the window=20
i would have enough time to retrieve it and position myself=20
next to the door while he was presumably breaking through
it. this made me feel ever so much safer at least while i=20
stayed indoors. as for venturing out for that i'd have to figure
out something else
Jon who is now officially retired (we learn) has lots of time for
anger ascesis. sitting in the living room imagining his small=20
enemy (me) losing in a fistfight with Waly (about my size=20
and weight; W went out the door of the library in front of me=20
some months ago so i got a chance to briefly scrutinize him)=20
sends Jon to the keyboard to question whether there really=20
was an Austin election on Saturday on May 15. Perhaps i=20
was inventing its existence to avoid a painful humiliation in=20
a fist fight in a flurry of blows which he could well imagine.=20
Still and all it got Jon off: like watching a touchdown on the
tube, eh big fella? catharsis is the school room term when
it's in literature, katechsis of affect for Freudians or, more
vulgarly, getting your nuts off.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am assuming that the Reunion hasn't a firm date =
yet. Connie=20
had</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>said at the Red River motors yard party that it =
would be=20
around</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Memorial day. Maryann's email to the list definitely =
establishes </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>that it is at her house.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>as for my bout with Waly the W that is still =
on. it is=20
all a question</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>of anger management. focus anger on an opponent =
and get=20
and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>stay</FONT> <FONT size=3D2>angry, </FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>that=20
I believe is the approved prefight ascesis.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>and as for geriatric harmlessness, that alas is not =
true=20
either; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>just read News of the Wierd: 85 year olds picking up =
a=20
length</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>of pipe and beating someone to death, happens all =
the=20
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>at one point in the past Jon in an off list =
email to me=20
signaled his </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>intention </FONT><FONT size=3D2>to come east and =
severely beat=20
me about. now i would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>be easy for him to find as i happen to live next =
door to his=20
dad.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>his sincerity of intention seemed to me at the time =
very=20
palpable</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>so i bethought of how i might protect myself not =
being a=20
gun</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>owner. we have a wicked big cutting knife in the =
kitchen but=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>never having wielded it in self-defense, I would =
have to=20
wonder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>if it would be the right tool: Jon's dad is an =
elderly gent=20
(more</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>elderly than me i mean) around </FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>6' 3".=20
the REAL Jon i don't </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>doubt is much bigger.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>i then had the aha! moment. stacked in the bedroom =
with=20
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>other camera gear was/is a 3 foot steel pipe which =
goes with a=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>camera copy </FONT><FONT size=3D2>stand. should i =
see him=20
through the window </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>i would have enough time to retrieve it and position =
myself=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>next to the door while</FONT><FONT size=3D2> he was =
presumably=20
breaking through</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>it. this made me feel ever so much safer at least =
while i=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>stayed indoors. as for venturing out for that i'd =
have to=20
figure</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>out something else</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jon who is now officially retired (we =
learn) has=20
lots of time for</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>anger ascesis. sitting in the living room imagining =
his small=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>enemy (me) losing in </FONT><FONT size=3D2>a =
fistfight with Waly=20
(about my size </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>and weight; </FONT><FONT size=3D2>W went out =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>the door </FONT><FONT size=3D2>of the library in front of=20
me </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>some months </FONT><FONT size=3D2>ago so i =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>got a chance </FONT><FONT size=3D2>to briefly scrutinize him) =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>sends Jon to </FONT><FONT size=3D2>the =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>keyboard to question </FONT><FONT size=3D2>whether there really =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>was an Austin </FONT><FONT size=3D2>election =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>on Saturday on </FONT><FONT size=3D2>May 15. Perhaps i =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>was inventing </FONT><FONT size=3D2>its =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>existence to avoid a </FONT><FONT size=3D2>painful humiliation =
in=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>a fist fight in a flurry of blows </FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>which he=20
could well imagine.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Still and all it got Jon off: like watching a =
touchdown=20
on the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>tube, eh big fella? catharsis is the school =
room term=20
when</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>it's in literature, katechsis </FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>of affect=20
for Freudians or, more</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>vulgarly, getting your nuts off.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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