Florence Green Is 81
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nfactIhavedecidedtowriteapapercalled"TheWholeHistoryofFlorenceGreensRadioListenership."Orperhaps,intheseventeenth-centurystyle,"TheWholeandTrueHistoryofFlorenceGreensRadioListenership."OrperhapsButIamboringyou,Isenseit,letmesayonlythatshecanstillelicit,fromherancientlarynx,thespecialthrillingsoundusedtointroduceCaptainMidnightThetableishushed,then,weareallinvolvedinafuriouspause,agrandparenthesis(hereIwillinsertadescriptionofFlorencescanes.Florencescaneslineaspecialroom,theroominwhichhercanecollectioniskept.Therearehundredsofthem:smoothblackFredAstairecanesandroughchewedalpenstocks,blackthornsandquarterstaffs,cudgelsandswaggersticks,bambooandironwood,mapleandslipperyelm,canesfromTangier,Maine,Zurich,PanamaCity,Quebec,Togoland,theDakotasandBorneo,restinginnotchedcompartmentsthatresemblearmsracksinanarmory.EverywhereFlorencegoes,shepurchasesoneormorecanes.Someshehasmadeherself,strippingthebarkfromthegreenunseasonedwood,dryingthemcarefully,applyinglayeronlayerofaspecialvarnish,thenpolishingthem,endlessly,intheevenings,afterdarkanddinner)asvastastheSeaofOkhotsk,590,000squaremiles.Iwassitting,Iremember,inaGermanrestaurantonLexington,blowingbubblesinmyseidel,atthenexttablethereweresixGermans,youngGermans,theywerelaughingandtalking.AtFlorenceGreenshere-and-nowtablethereisapoetnamedOnwardChristianorsomethingwhosespectacleshavewidesilversidepiecesratherthanthedullbrownhornsidepiecesoftruepoetsandweightlifters,andwhosepoemsinvariablybegin:"Throughallmyclangoroushours"Iamworriedabouthisremarks,arehisremarksbetterthanmyremarks?Weareelectedafterallonthestrengthofourglamorousremarks,whatishesayingtoher?toJoan?whatsortofeyewashishepouringinherear?IamtemptedtowalkbrisklyoverandasktoseehishonorabledischargefromtheFamousWritersSchool.WhatcouldbemoreglamorousornecessarythanTheChildrensArmy,"Anarmyofyouthbearingthestandardoftruth"asweusedtosinginmyfourth-gradeclassroomatOurLadyoftheSorrowsundertheunforgivingeyeofSisterScholasticawhoknewhowmanyangelscoulddanceontheheadofapin
FlorenceIhavedecidedisevadingthelife-issue.Sheisproposingherselfasmoreunhappythanshereallyis.Shehasinmindmakingherselfmoreinteresting.Sheisafraidofboringus.Sheistryingtoestablishheruniqueness.Shedoesnotreallywanttogoaway.DoesOnwardChristianknowabouttheImportantLakesoftheWorld?Terminateservicesofemployeeswhennecessary.Iterminateyou,brightnessthatseemstoknowme.SheproceededbycarfromTempelhoftoahotelintheAmericanzone,registered,dined,satinachairinthelobbyforatimeobservingtheAmericanlieutenantcolonelsandtheirhealthyGermangirls,andthenwalkedoutintothestreet.ThefirstGermanmanshesawwasapolicemandirectingtraffic.Heworeauniform.Florencewalkedoutintothetrafficislandandtuggedathissleeve.HebentpolitelytowardtheniceoldAmericanlady.Sheliftedhercane,thecaneof1927fromYellowstone,andcrackedhisheadwithit.Hefellinaheapinthemiddleofthestreet.ThenFlorenceGreenrushedawkwardlyintotheplazawithhercane,beatingthepeoplethere,menandwomen,indiscriminately,untilshewassubdued.TheFormsofAddress,shallIsingtoyouoftheFormsofAddress?WhatFlorencedidwaswhatFlorencedid,notmoreorless,shewasreturnedtothiscountryunderrestraintonamilitaryplane."Whydoyouhavethechildrenkilleverybody?""Becauseeverybodyhasalreadybeenkilled.Everybodyisabsolutelydead.YouandIandOnwardChristian.""Yourenotverysanguine.""Thatstrue."Foranearlsyoungersonswife,letterscommence:Madam"WeputinthedownstairsbathroomwhenBadcametovisitus.BadwasMr.Greenssisterandshecouldntclimbstairs."WhataboutCasablanca?SantaCruz?Funchal?Málaga?Valletta?Iráklion?Samos?Haifa?KotorBay?Dubrovnik?"Iwanttogotosomeotherplace,"Florencesays."Somewherewhereeverythingisdifferent."FortheTalentTestanecessarybutnotasufficientconditionformatriculationattheFamousWritersSchoolBaskervilledeliveredhimselfof"ImpressionsofAkron"whichbegan:"Akron!AkronwasfullofpeoplewalkingthestreetsofAkroncarryinglittletransistorradioswhichwereturnedon."
FlorencehasaClub.TheClubmeetsonTuesdayevenings,atherhugehorizontaloldmultibathroomhomeonIndianaBoulevard.TheClubisagroupofmenwhogather,ontheseoccasions,toreciteandhearpoemsinpraiseofFlorenceGreen.Beforeyoucanbeadmittedyoumustcomposeapoem.Thepoemsbegin,usually,somewhatinthisvein:"FlorenceGreeniseighty-one/Neverthelesssheslotsoffun"OnwardChristianspoembegan"Throughallmyclangoroushours"Florencecarriesthepoemsaboutwithherinherpurse,stapledtogetherinanimmense,filthywad.SurelyFlorenceGreenisavastlyrichvastlyegocentricold-womannut!Sixmodifiersmodifyherintosomethingonecanthinkofasanut."Butyouhavenotgraspedthelivingreality,theessence!"Husserlexclaims.NorwillI,ever.Hisexaminer(wasitJ.D.Ratcliff?)saidseverely:"Baskerville,youblankround,discursivenessisnotliterature.""Theaimofliterature,"Baskervillerepliedgrandly,"isthecreationofastrangeobjectcoveredwithfurwhichbreaksyourheart."Joansays:"Ihavetwochildren.""Whydidyoudothat?"Iask."Idontknow,"shesays.Iamstruckbythemodestyofheranswer.PamelaHansfordJohnsonhasbeenlisteningandhisfacejumpsinwhatmaybedescribedasawince."Thatsaterriblethingtosay,"hesays.Andheisright,right,entirelycorrect,whatshehassaidistheFirstTerribleThing.Wevalueeachotherforourremarks,onthestrengthofthisremarkandtheoneabouttheAndrewsSisters,lovebecomespossible.1carryinmywalletaneight-paragraphGeneralOrder,issuedbytheadjutantofmyyoungimmaculateArmytothetroops:"(1)YouareinthisArmybecauseyouwantedtobe.SoyouhavetodowhattheGeneralsays.AnybodywhodoesntdowhattheGeneralsayswillbekickedoutoftheArmy.(2)ThepurposeoftheArmyistodowhattheGeneralsays.(3)TheGeneralsaysthatnobodywillshoothisweaponunlesstheGeneralsaysto.ItisimportantthatwhentheArmyopensfireonsomethingeverybodydoesittogether.ThisisveryimportantandanybodywhodoesntdoitwillhavehisweapontakenawayandwillbekickedoutoftheArmy.(4)Dontbeafraidofthenoisewheneverybodyfires.Itwonthurtyou.(5)EverybodyhasenoughroundstodowhattheGeneralwantstodo.Peoplewholosetheirroundswontgetanymore.(6)TalkingtopeoplewhoarenotintheArmyisstrictlyforbidden.OtherpeopledontunderstandtheArmy.(7)ThisisaseriousArmyandanybodythatlaughswillhavehisweapontakenawayandwillbekickedoutoftheArmy.(8)WhattheGeneralwantstodonowis,findanddestroytheenemy."
Iwanttogosomewherewhereeverythingisdifferent.Asimple,perfectidea.Theoldbabedemandsnothinglessthantotalotherness.Dinnerisover.Weplaceournapkinsonourlips.QuemoyandMatsuremainours,temporarilyperhaps;theupstairsbathroomdripsawayunrepaired;Ifeelthemoneydrifting,driftingawayfromme.Iamayoungmanbutverybrilliant,veryingratiating,IeditbutIexplainedallthat.InthedimfoyerIslipmyhandsthroughtheneckofJoansyellowdress.Itisdangerousbutitisawayoffindingouteverythingallatonce.ThenOnwardChristianarrivestoresumehisyellowovercoat.NoonehastakenFlorenceseriously,howcananyonewiththreehundredmilliondollarsbetakenseriously?ButIknowthatwhenItelephomorrow,therewillbenoanswer.Iráklion?Samos?Haifa?KotorBay?Shewillbeinnoneoftheseplacesbutinanotherplace,aplacewhereeverythingisdifferent.Outsideitisraining.Inmyrain-blueVolkswagenIproceeddowntherain-blackstreetthinking,forsomesimplereason,oftheVerdiRequiem.Ibegintodrivemytinycarinidiotcirclesinthestreet,IbegintosingthefirstgreatKyrie.
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