[Jandek] Janky Cockroach Story

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And his wings shined like smoooth copper......
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Marks" <alfredggnome at yahoo.com>
To: <jandek at mylist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Jandek] Janky Cockroach Story


> YES I remember that. What a great story. Perhaps the
> J-man will write a song about it---
> 
> He fell down
> into the carpet
> with all the bug spray
> all over his clothes
> 
> D.M.
> --- Gogs C <gogs_cun at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Found it, April 2000 on the mailing list:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi everyone,
> > 
> > This is my first posting to this message board. Just
> > got a box of 20 cd's
> > from Corwood (very well packaged and only took a
> > week and a half to get
> > here). There was also a copy of the current
> > discography with 2 notes on it:
> > 
> > 1.) "0740 will be out in approximately three weeks"
> > -- that's six and six
> > for those of you that don't know.
> > 
> > 2.) When I wrote Corwood to place my order, I
> > mentioned that I had been to
> > Houston once in the summaer, and remembered these
> > large bugs all over the
> > place. They looked like cockroaches, but they could
> > fly, and I never learned
> > their name. My response was:
> > 
> > "The common name is 'Tree Roach' They normally live
> > deep in trees in winter
> > and eat wood, cardboard, paper but will get in the
> > house also. They
> > definitely fly but usually only when provoked. I saw
> > someone swat one on the
> > ceiling with a newspaper and it flew in his face and
> > he fell of his chair to
> > the floor."
> > 
> > Thae latter is not really news, but I thought that
> > some of you would find it
> > amusing.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >From: "Mike Graham" <thedeadlygame at hotmail.com>
> > >To: jandek at mylist.net
> > >Subject: [Jandek] Janky Cockroach Story
> > >Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 01:59:44 +0100
> > >
> > >I've heard a story about Jandek which involves a
> > fan writing to Jandek and
> > >asking about a species of cockroach and Jandek
> > replying with a cryptic and
> > >odd (in true Jandekian style) message. can anyone
> > give me some more
> > >information on this?
> > >
> > >M.L.G.
> > >
> >
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