13 February 2006
"Good morning," said the lizard, "My name is Reynold."
Quickly re-read Lizard Music which is another I do that to from time to time; and, to paraphrase Beetlegeuse, it keeps getting funnier, every single time I read it!!Except I suppose funny isn't the correct way to describe any of Pinkwater's stuff, although it certainly is funny at times. It's funny strange and funny haha, which is a nice trick if you can do it. Most can't. I think Pinkwater would have to even if he didn't want to. Anyhow, this is still one of my favorite books. Came across this particular edition for 50 cents at a Goodwill store. Was pleased that it's still around and circulating. Now if we could only get them to re-release Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy in hardback...
"I saw you on the bus too," said the Chicken Man, "Did you find what you were looking for?"
"Well, I wasn't exactly looking for anything."
"Yes, but did you find it?"
-- Lizard Music, D Manus Pinkwater
PS Does anyone else remember him going by "Daniel M Pinkwater" originally? Did he switch to his middle name or has he always done that and I've just been too wrapped up in myself to notice (with apologies to Douglas Adams, of course).
UPDATE: According to Alice B McGinty, author of Meet Daniel Pinkwater,
"Daniel Pinkwater's first books were written under the name Manus Pinkwater. He later wrote books as D. Manus Pinkwater, then Daniel M. Pinkwater. Most of his readers know him as Daniel Pinkwater."But to me, he will always be known, simply and lovingly, as Mr. Pinkwater.
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