great stuff, kevin. making me smile. deifying our heroes never did them any favors On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Rick Talbot <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Oh, dear, dear, dear Kevin. Bless you. You keep us all straight...and > laughing. > > Richard Talbot > 1531 West Idaho Avenue > Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 > (651) 646-6624 > (651) 280 8734 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Mac > Donnell > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 1:33 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Sam Clemens Walks Into a Bar... > > Those old tall tales die hard: mark 1, mark 2, mark tyree, deep 4, no > bottom... blub, blub, blub... > > Anybody who still believes the bar tab nonsense or Mark Twain's Capt > Sellers > > "confession" should read Guy Cardwell's 1975 article in NEQ 48:2, pp. > 175-93. Anybody who thinks he picked it up off the Mississippi River during > his steamboating days should ask themselves why Clemens didn't just say > that > > instead of making up the story about Capt Sellers. Anybody who thinks Twain > was above fibbing or self-mythologizing needs to read the words of Huck > Finn > > about Mark Twain's veracity. > > Twain wrote to his daughter Jean on Feb 25, 1907 saying he'd fallen on the > ice just before a reception and ripped his pants wide open and had to stand > in a reception line with his back to the wall as he greeted a room of 200 > ladies. Jean wrote back a letter of concern to which Twain replied on March > 5 "Oh dear child, what are you talking about? I didn't fall on the ice, I > only said I did. It is a great difference..." > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Copeland" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: Sam Clemens Walks Into a Bar... > > > > There's an article in the latest True West magazine (September 2013) with > > t= > > he above title and repeats the argument that the name Mark Twain came > from > > > = > > ordering drinks in a bar.=20 > > > > Tom Copeland > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Fri=2C 16 Aug 2013 12:39:47 -0500 > >> From: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Link to article in Kansas City Star > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >>=20 > >> Martin Zehr did a fine write-up about my piece for which I want to thank > >> = > > hi=3D > >> m in this very public forum among colleagues. > >>=20 > >> I hope those whose previous research on Mark Twain are cited in my > >> articl= > > e =3D > >> will accept those citations as my way of saying thanks to them for their > >> = > > in=3D > >> sights and hard work that suggested avenues of research and provided > >> nume= > > ro=3D > >> us clues that led me to my conclusions --whether or not you even agree > >> wi= > > th=3D > >> my conclusions. > >>=20 > >> I also hope that those who are not already subscribers to the Mark Twain > >> = > > Jo=3D > >> urnal will remedy that grievous oversight. The MTJ deserves the support > >> o= > > f =3D > >> all Twainians. > >>=20 > >> Here's the link to Martin Zehr's piece in the Kansas City Star: =20 > >>=20 > >> > >> > http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/16/4413137/a-new-theory-seems-the-best= > > -e=3D > >> xplanation.html=20 > >>=20 > >> If the crush of fame becomes overwhelming=2C you will find me hiding=2C > >> m= > > any da=3D > >> ys out=2C under a nom de plume that's Twainian=2C yet reflects my Irish > >> h= > > eritag=3D > >> e-- Begum O'Bengal.=20 > >>=20 > >> Kevin > >> @ > >> Mac Donnell Rare Books > >> 9307 Glenlake Drive > >> Austin TX 78730 > >> 512-345-4139 > >> Member: ABAA=2C ILAB > >> ************************* > >> You may browse our books at=20 > >> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > >>=20 > >>=20 > >>=20 > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6582 - Release Date: > 08/16/13 > > = > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6607 - Release Date: 08/25/13 > > > -- ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Please Visit The Mark Twain In Person Audio Library