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  1. jester,

    I just finished the Patti Smith book. I like her music a lot, particularly the early stuff. The poetry is ok, but needs the rock and roll part to make it work. But the central mystery that I can never figure out, and that the book glosses over or makes look too easy, is how she and Mapplethorpe moved so quickly and easily into Warhol’s inner circle in the back room at Max’s Kansas City. So many very interesting and talented people tried and failed at that. Maybe you will have some thoughts on that after you read the book. I like the scene, though, when Allen Ginsburg tries to pick her up at the automat and doesn’t realize she’s female.

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