tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post112567078570993519..comments2024-02-12T03:04:46.091-08:00Comments on AttackingtheDemi-Puppets: Jay McInerney the WonkKing Wenclashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-1125844012173827132005-09-04T07:26:00.000-07:002005-09-04T07:26:00.000-07:00Most bizarre is for a fop like McInerney-- who's l...Most bizarre is for a fop like McInerney-- who's lived his entire life in pampered comfort-- to even use the word "alienated." Alienated are those writers who've not been at the center of things, but on the margins-- many in the ULA for their entire lives. <BR/>Alienated is what you'll find in the very strong writings of ULAers like Joe Pachinko and James Nowlan, for starters, or underground poets like Mike Grover.<BR/>For the word to come from someone like McInerney is pure comedy.<BR/>Here's a guy, incidentally, who was given every opportunity to be a great writer, and has failed, utterly, completely.King Wenclashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.com