Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:20:46 -0700 From: "Dave, Recollection Books" <recall-AT-eskimo.com> Subject: Daily Bleed: 8/25 JORGE-LUIS BORGES Daily Bleed, in full, web page: http://www.recollectionbooks.com/bleed/0825.htm Text excerpts: AUGUST 25 -- JORGE-LUIS BORGES Enigmatic Argentine fantasist; politically vague, but a major influence on 20th century world literature. "I shall make dust of history..." FEAST OF THE GREEN CORN 383 -- WhoDone'Em?: Gratian, Roman Emperor, slain at Lugdunum. 1819 -- Birth of Allen Pinkerton, whose strike breaking detectives ('Pinks') gave us the word 'fink'. 1830 -- Dutch Rub?: Belgium revolts against Netherlands 1845 -- Mad King of Bavaria, Louis (Ludwig) II lives. Dream King, the Swan Prince, the Recluse of Alps 1899 -- Jorge-Luis Borges lives -- yesterday, actually, but our Jubilee Saints Calendar thought today was cool too.. 1910 -- Dorothea Tanning lives... American painter... 1913 -- "Pogo" creator Walt Kelly lives. "We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities." "We shall meet the enemy, & not only may he be ours, he may be us." 1925 -- Donald Justice, lives, Miami, Florida. American poet / editor 1940 -- A Match Made in Heaven?: First parachute wedding. 1950 -- The Train Stops Here?: Beloved & Respected Comrade Leader President Harry Truman orders U.S. Army to seize all the nation's railroads to prevent a general strike. 1966 -- Yardbirds perform at the Carousel Ballroom in Frisco. 1967 -- Gone Whaling?: Beatles go to Wales to talk to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 -- FBI circulates memo detailing plans to "disrupt" Black Liberation groups. Results in infamous "COINTELPRO" program (still being used today). 1968 -- Battle of Lincoln Park; Democratic Convention in Chicago: demonstrations & police riot 1984 -- In Cold Blood?: Truman Capote dies. Southern Gothic novelist 1985 -- White House confirms Beloved & Respected Comrade Fink (see 1819 entry today) Ronnie Reagun was an FBI informant (with his own secret number) in Hollywood in the late 1940s while heading the Screen Actors Guild. "Thanks for a nation of finks. Thanks for a nation where nobody is allowed to mind their own business." ---William S. Burroughs 1997 -- Robert Pinget dies. Novelist & playwright.
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