I wrote him back in '92 asking if he actually knew my dad back in the 50's and he was nice enough to write back and yeah, they were both upstarts in Washington.
Fuck if I still have the letter though (I was in L.A. back when he replied, so of course the letter's lost)
Bon Voyage, Norman! Save some of that Johnny Walker for me up (down) there!
post by thuringwethil at the library at Nov 15,2007 1:12pm
What an interesting life he had. I have never read a book from start to finish though, I started up on The Naked and the Dead, I'll let death be the impetus for me to finally read through it. :P