Posted by Atticus on August 7, 2004, at 13:19:58
In reply to Re: poem ... Bullet Riders, 1988, posted by Jai Narayan on August 7, 2004, at 11:45:12
Thanks, Jai, as always. Temple's an ex-girlfriend from high school who took a ceramics course at NYU, where she met and became friends with Pez. Some backstory here: she had the idea to set up Pez and Walter. A boon for Alyssa and I, both of whom, separately, remain friends with Pez. Unfortunately, not such a boon in the end for Pez, who feels the need to help repair the broken wings of all the wounded sparrows around her -- like me, Alyssa, and Walter. Temple's made of much sterner stuff. Pez's real-life counterpart now teaches ceramics in Kansas City. She went on to get an MFA. (The first line of the first e-mail she sent me after I got out of the hospital: "You incredible dumbass." I had to smile.) Temple's still plugging away at her own art these days in North Carolina. With Alyssa in Minnesota, only Walter's still in NYC (yes, he did make it, but it was a close thing, a story for another time). Sometimes I think this city eats its young. I really appreciate your comments. I'm still curious about your paintings, if you feel like discussing them. :) Atticus
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