Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site itm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!gatech!itm!brent From: brent@itm.UUCP (Brent) Newsgroups: net.wobegon Subject: Re: HAPPY TO BE HERE by Garrison Keillor Message-ID: <179@itm.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-May-84 12:35:44 EDT Article-I.D.: itm.179 Posted: Mon May 7 12:35:44 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 8-May-84 07:22:29 EDT References: <122@sdchema.UUCP> Organization: In Touch - Atlanta, GA Lines: 9 X Indeed, my favorite story in the book is the first Jack Schmidt story. Detective turned arts administrator. I can imagine the origin of the idea going something like: a disgusted MPR administrator storms through the office after fighting for funds and yells "You have to be a detective these days to find money!!" and Garrison going from there. -- Brent Laminack (akgua!itm!brent)