Comments on: Gasoline Rainbows… http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/ The Stuff of Life Thu, 17 May 2012 19:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kendall Boggs http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-996 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:03:30 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-996 love, love, love your website!

]]> By: S.P. http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-973 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:06 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-973 Patty,
Salinger also wrote
“Nine Stories,” “Franny and Zooey” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
I don’t believe he wrote again after 1965, but don’t quote me on that.

And I agree with you- I too miss the art of the written letter- how wonderful it is to still receive them once and a while.

]]> By: patty http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-968 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:03 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-968 PS. God Bless J D Salinger, he lived his life, his way for 91 years
pretty cool.

]]> By: patty http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-967 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:05:06 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-967 Wow! What a great letter. The first thing I thought( after feeling like all these iconic people from my youth are disappearing) is what wonderful characters J D and Holden were, And how I miss the art of the written letter, How I loved to receive them and loved to write them and was happy when I felt i had written one that was poignant,funny and insightful. What a window into someone’s life an old letter can give you. Clearly I have lost my chops and can barely punctuate at this point, but still, there’s nothing like a beautiful letter. JD was a bit of a control freak, but good for him. He makes a lot of sense to me. I now ( thanks to you Slim) understand why he could never let go of the rights to his only novel??? Is that correct?
I have never done this before, don’t even know if you’ll get this Slim. Let me know.
Peace out Patty

]]> By: Meg http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-966 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:54:13 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-966 The voice in that letter so perfectly exemplifies why he was such an excellent story teller! He has a way with words that is both magical and true in a way that rings in your soul.
I remember finding Catcher in the Rye on the floor of my sister’s room (she was reading it for school a couple years ahead of me,) and sitting down and reading it cover to cover. To a girl of maybe 11 Holden was such a mysterious and controversial creature. I didn’t know what to think of him! Holden and Gatsby, really… I think they just got added back onto my reading list!
- Meg

]]> By: mary tindukasiri http://slimpaley.com/2010/01/29/gasoline-rainbows/#comment-965 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:47:22 +0000 http://slimpaley.com/?p=4089#comment-965 Oh, yes–Garcia Marquez and Carlos Castaneda are a couple that come to mind. Salinger will be missed. Thanks for the letter.

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