Monday, August 23, 2010
Russell
After reading the Russell piece I feel as if I've been to Funk Island. What an appropriate name for the island. Funk! (Sorry Rachel, you're not as stinky). I think we all agree that this writing captured a lot of our senses. I could see, smell, and hear this island. I could feel the sense of adventure. Isn't it interesting that Russell was living in Manhattan before he made a new life for himself. How many of these writers were living the typical "american" life when they decided to leave it all for adventure. Is someone trying to tell us something here? Is it time to pack it up and head out? I wanted to find out more about Russell, but it's hard to track down info on this guy. I did find his Twitter account. A few days he posted this, "Really Terry Francona, U thought putting an aging knuckle baller in the bottom of the 11th was going to turn out well? Really?" I don't think it's the same guy. I would love to talk to the real Russell. I know he would have some more stories to tell.
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Yup. He was writing during and after the time of many other writers who had went away in order to find things to write about. Not only did they leave cities for nature, but cultures for other cultures and their home countries for others to gain new experiences and perspectives on life. Or they left because they were fed up with the U.S. (ha!) Amazing how so many of these writers truly convey these new and foreign places so well when they get there.
ReplyDeleteThis guy has a twitter?? Well he is just up on the time. And one of these days I'll try to smell like Funk Island just for you Jabin. haha it will just be ghastly!
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