Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 19:12:51 -0400 From: c earl nelson Subject: INTRODUCING MYSELF... the name is c earl nelson. found this list through a compiler and decided that i would take a shot at expanding present contacts, looking for more stimulation through the process of observation. i reside in gainesville, florida, which is an hour south/southeast of jacksonville, two hours north of tampa/st pete/clearwater on interstate 75, and goddamned hot most of the year. why people continue to flock to this state in search of paradiso eludes me, but i keep hoping a freak storm will come and wipe out everything thirty miles south of here and beyond. for now we grudgingly accept orlando, disney, and south florida. i attempt to approach things with a certain cynical humour. i encourage discourse, criticism, and beg forgiveness in advance for my arrogance and quick temper. o, i should add that i am no damned good with introductions. as such i will cut this one short and post some work. if it seems i am crushing the toes of list etiquette here, by all means led me to the proper. socially adept i am not. bluntness works best with me. anyways, a hearty hello. any floridians here by chance? always interested in goings on across the state and into south georgia. will go as far as tennessee or the carolinas for an event and have read recently in ohio near kent state university, and in new haven connecticut. i like to get out of town so to speak. enough of my bluster. sincerely, nelson *************************************** * "piss on the dawn, my love is dead" * * - charles bukowski * * * * [not your average corpse] * ***************************************