Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 11:08:39 -0400 (EDT) From: LOUIE VELVEL To: jreed@bgumail.bgu.ac.il you only just read catcher in the rye? man, that book might be what got me into my present state. lennon's assassin was carrying in his pocket on the night... speaking of which, i had my first meeting of the beatles exco last night. i realized thatone of my biggest regrets in life might have become that i didn't teach a class about the beatles. unfortunately, i let denitza into it, and all she'll do is smile and say how much i like to bike, or something... i know what you mean about the stacks. when i went to the jewish public library in june to take out college yiddish for the summer, i literally checked every yiddish-related book they had. only certain subjects ca do that to me - the beatles, yiddish, dunno what else. so how's about if i go to wales via be'er sheva in january? or, i get a month off (march 22 to april 22) for easter. 2 weeks at your place, 2 weeks at mine. "devon's going to wales. can you do something about that?" josh, i am just far too cool for ha'aretz. the bachurot will not be able to stay away from a north american with such a zest for the language of the eastern european ghetto. * * * * * Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:41:21 +0300 (WET) From: daniel kennemer To: LOUIE VELVEL Subject: Re: your mail DDDevon, SHanah tovah gam Lcha, even if you claim its not important to you I know in your heart you blow the shofar with gusto. ANyway, Yehoshua was here in Yerushalaim for the chag and in the midst of our adventures in the Old City, he informed me that you MIGHT actually come artzah somewhere along the road. I'll look forward to seeing you at that point. He also was telling me that Uberallen has not been a very fun place for you in recent days. Although by nature it is a demoralizing, gloomy place, it's still hard to hear of a good friend reacting to the environment in the logical manner. I do have confidence that things will improve....be sure to escape sometime soon, Bangor (which the girl from Devon informs me is actually pronounced something like "banger") will sure be alot of fun, plus you'll be notsofar from your primary place of pilgrimage...Devon, and not even so distant from Eretz Yisroyel. (seeing that you are a Bar Yisrael (yisroelovitz...strolovitch)) In the meantime, chinup. I often got really depressed there, and I know things will end up allright. Yehoshua and I had a great time here in the city...the things we saw and did...I'll let him explain. But even the non life-threatening things were pretty unbeatable. Oy, hamekumos sheniraw'eh lekho, ein kmoy. Ashkenazis is fun. Anyway, leshuneh toyveh tikawtev, vetichawtem, Dunielik * * * * * Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 15:15:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Joseph Harold Schwartz To: LOUIE VELVEL Subject: Re: your mail Allright, I read your message and spoke to you last night and it's all fine so just stop harrassing me and upbraiding me at every turn or slipt word for godsake why don't you just GET OFF MY BACK GET OFF MY BACK, WILLY, WILLY, WE'RE A DIME A DOZEN WILLY, A DIME A DOZEN SO DON'T CRUSH ME WITH YOUR DELUSINS AND EXPECTATIONS AND YOU'RE CRUSHING ME!!! sorry, I was channelling "Death of a Salesman " for a second. it happens sometimes. see ya on the 15th or so. joe. p.s. I read a description last night of the final showdown between the Romans and the Welsh Celts in the 3rd century BC at Menai, the woman shrieking like furies and the men haggard and lining the shores in furious droves. Great stuff. * * * * * Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 17:50:07 -0500 (EST) From: Joseph Harold Schwartz To: BEATLE ED Mazel Tov, buddy! Say hi to the Verdabt Hills which slope down to the Menai pass... (and I hope the other hills which proliferate in Bangor's pubs...) You left your shorts and T-shirt here. You want I should mail them? Are you better now, for Christ's sake, or what? * * * * * Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:01:50 -0400 (EDT) From: BEATLE ED To: jreed@bgumail.bgu.ac.il many moons ago, while celebrating a celtic conquest with one dewan, a grand scheme did protrude itself into the lady's consciousness... a certain domicile on north pleasent, inhabited as we speak with one jenny koenig, katie [insert last name], alex [insert different last name], and 2 other women unbeknownst to me. a 5-person house, no extraneous apartments, with 2 bedrooms on the 3rd floor and 3 on the 2nd. a convenient arrangement in which both parties can live out their separate fantasies. chew on it. * * * * * Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 13:34:29 +0200 (IST) From: Bor Orly To: sds8515@alpha.CC.OBERLIN.EDU Subject: Wales. I am an Israeli agent in London. Our sources say that you will be arriving soon. Could you please visit our embassy and say, "Take me to Sid" that will be our secret code for further talks. Bor.