Yes, that is a good book on PKD. BTW Jones, you never answered Stephens question. Yes, that was supposed to be Eric Clapton. The name used in the story is the thinly disguised "Eric Lampton". Also note that it was well known at the time that 'Clapton is God'
http://www.ericclaptonfaq.com/questions/When_and_where_did_the_phrase_Clapton_is_God_originate.htm In the story, Lampton and his wife accidentally kill the reincarnated Christ child. In real life, Erics child tragically crawled out an open window and died. Like most authors, Phil pinched heavily from the world around him to tell his story and amuse his readers. Jones favorite PKD story is most likely, "The World Jones Made". Right??? (grin) K. -----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 12:37 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: OT:The will of Valis Stephen > Ah ... just to avoid making this too totally an "inside" > conversation, here's a little background on the above remarks... Interesting...and vaguely reminiscent of another "psychotic chase" worthy of its own posting...set your SPAM filters accordingly. Also, for those interested in good biography, even if PKD is not their favorite writer, Sutin's "Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick" is a must read http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806512288/002-3525695-1610443?v=glance Jones
