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The Thing, whole no. 2, Summer 1946
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floor-sitting parties given in the privacy of your own home, for intimate friends (such as me) such precautions are naturally not necessary. I never have eyes for anything save my food.BC) At any Japanese banquet the guest of honor is always expected to eat the head of the fish, which is the evening's delicacy. The fish eyes are considered especially succulent. Eating the eye is not half so difficult as meeting the reproachful glare of the fish as it floats in the water being boiled.(We shall not go into the matter of eating raw fish at this time. As some of the fish are not quite dead when they reachthe plate, it is always advisable to remove the fins--at least those on the smaller fish--before swallowing, lest they tickle you going down and make you lose your normal dignified calm.BC) 4. Sliding doors made of paper are an occupational and mental hazard.Perfect strangers will open your door by mistake--they say--and their naturally curious nature will lead themto thrust chubby fingers through the paper and peek in on your most intimate moments. You will be surprised what this does to rid you of self-consciousness or any other inhibitions which may have been cluttering up your otherwise sunny nature. The Japanese are a gregarious race. They believe in sharing their joys and sharing their sorrows, and in their neighborly way, you may expect them to drop in at any time--AT ANY TIME. We shall send you a further installment of our Emily Post for Japan. This is just the beginning, to prepare you for your new and glorious adventure. Unless we receive a specific request to the contrary, our next will discuss: a. Japanese plumbing or lack of it b. Smells (perhaps an entire letter for this alone) c. Learning to eat with chopsticks (slow starvation) d. American-managed hospitals, among the best and most efficient in the world. (Twins! SW) e. I have never seen a cockroach in Japan. I have my thoughts on higher things. BC f. Furniture, or how to get along without it. g. The telephone system here; or, Don't Phone, Write! Before me in the city of Tokyo did appear on this 22nd day of April of the Year of Our Lord 1946, Burton Crane and Sheldon Wesson, who do hereby depose that the facts contained herein are nothing but the unembroidered truth. [[handwriting]] LS Hinolito[[?]] (My commission expires any day now.) Witness: Tojo, very rebale[[?]] [[end handwriting]] ODDS & ENDS: Harry Turner,RAF, writes: My Indian sketchboox are devoid of nudes: there aren't any models hanging around my present abode, a small radar station stuck ona mountain top in the Western Ghats between Bombay and Padua.So inspiration is rather lacking...Whether I'll summon up enough energy and enthusiasm to resurrect ZENITH when I get back ((July or August))remains to be seen. :: So Bill Groveman rejoins FAPA without giving me the credential he promised.For that standup,when the NAPA Convention lines up to kiss me "Bon Voyage,"you,bub, will be among the missing. :: The linoleum blocks are courtesy of Josette, 2x4 press Wessonmale gave me for Army-wifing,to amuse me after he'd bolted back to barracks for bed-check. :: Between 175 and 200 copies of this ish were run off. Since TUT is primarily a SWAP-zine, anyone so swapping who doesn't receive his copy immediately, will get it from Japan, rest assured. (My records are being packed.) :: And so, ON TO TOKYO! Love and kisses, Helen
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floor-sitting parties given in the privacy of your own home, for intimate friends (such as me) such precautions are naturally not necessary. I never have eyes for anything save my food.BC) At any Japanese banquet the guest of honor is always expected to eat the head of the fish, which is the evening's delicacy. The fish eyes are considered especially succulent. Eating the eye is not half so difficult as meeting the reproachful glare of the fish as it floats in the water being boiled.(We shall not go into the matter of eating raw fish at this time. As some of the fish are not quite dead when they reachthe plate, it is always advisable to remove the fins--at least those on the smaller fish--before swallowing, lest they tickle you going down and make you lose your normal dignified calm.BC) 4. Sliding doors made of paper are an occupational and mental hazard.Perfect strangers will open your door by mistake--they say--and their naturally curious nature will lead themto thrust chubby fingers through the paper and peek in on your most intimate moments. You will be surprised what this does to rid you of self-consciousness or any other inhibitions which may have been cluttering up your otherwise sunny nature. The Japanese are a gregarious race. They believe in sharing their joys and sharing their sorrows, and in their neighborly way, you may expect them to drop in at any time--AT ANY TIME. We shall send you a further installment of our Emily Post for Japan. This is just the beginning, to prepare you for your new and glorious adventure. Unless we receive a specific request to the contrary, our next will discuss: a. Japanese plumbing or lack of it b. Smells (perhaps an entire letter for this alone) c. Learning to eat with chopsticks (slow starvation) d. American-managed hospitals, among the best and most efficient in the world. (Twins! SW) e. I have never seen a cockroach in Japan. I have my thoughts on higher things. BC f. Furniture, or how to get along without it. g. The telephone system here; or, Don't Phone, Write! Before me in the city of Tokyo did appear on this 22nd day of April of the Year of Our Lord 1946, Burton Crane and Sheldon Wesson, who do hereby depose that the facts contained herein are nothing but the unembroidered truth. [[handwriting]] LS Hinolito[[?]] (My commission expires any day now.) Witness: Tojo, very rebale[[?]] [[end handwriting]] ODDS & ENDS: Harry Turner,RAF, writes: My Indian sketchboox are devoid of nudes: there aren't any models hanging around my present abode, a small radar station stuck ona mountain top in the Western Ghats between Bombay and Padua.So inspiration is rather lacking...Whether I'll summon up enough energy and enthusiasm to resurrect ZENITH when I get back ((July or August))remains to be seen. :: So Bill Groveman rejoins FAPA without giving me the credential he promised.For that standup,when the NAPA Convention lines up to kiss me "Bon Voyage,"you,bub, will be among the missing. :: The linoleum blocks are courtesy of Josette, 2x4 press Wessonmale gave me for Army-wifing,to amuse me after he'd bolted back to barracks for bed-check. :: Between 175 and 200 copies of this ish were run off. Since TUT is primarily a SWAP-zine, anyone so swapping who doesn't receive his copy immediately, will get it from Japan, rest assured. (My records are being packed.) :: And so, ON TO TOKYO! Love and kisses, Helen
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