You guys are great. Andy > [Original Message] > From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 12/7/2005 9:47:40 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: True Confessions > > I suppose we'll all have to unmask now. > I wonder who Mike really is... > Ursula (or maybe not...) > > Andy Amago wrote: > > > It's clear that most people by now (specifically Mike, Eric, Julie, > > probably Robert Paul and no doubt most others) have guessed that Andy > > is very in touch with his feminine side. Yes, he is very in touch. So > > much so that one might think Andy is either gay, or perhaps even a > > female. And one would be right. Although Andy is not gay, he is in > > fact a female. Andy is, in fact, Irene Cassidy of phil lit days. But > > you all know this. Andy was created because Irene for whatever reason > > couldn't get on the list following the demise of phil lit. After a > > long time of being off the list I made the decision to get back on. > > However, I was afraid that I?d have problems again, so I invented the > > pseudonym and here I am. In fact, if I hadn't had the problems, it > > would never have occurred to me to create a pseudonym. I know Larry > > Kramer has known for a long time because I accidentally sent him an > > email that was intended for my husband. I thought for sure he would > > throw me off and I waited with baited breath but instead Larry was > > gracious enough not to say anything and I thank him. > > > > I want to say that everything Andy has said, done and thought is real > > out of my life. His physical persona and age are modeled on my husband > > (except Andy doesn't play racquetball; Andy also is divorced which of > > course I'm not). I even did copywriting back in the 80's. All of > > Andy's opinions have been Irene's opinions. Over time Andy even > > persuaded Irene of some things. War genes, for example. There is > > something inherently primate-like in humans that keeps us fighting > > forever. Irene persuaded Andy, however, that war genes are expressed > > due to the anxiety and insecurity that comes from bad parenting. (War > > can be eliminated in a couple of generations yes, yes it can.) > > Likewise, Andy's house is my house and so on and so on. > > > > I have to admit that I liked being Andy. Guys do have it easier in > > some ways. I liked not having to be nice. I can see why Maryanne Evans > > and Aurore Dupin took pseudonyms. > > > > I can offer the same sort of apology that Zero Mostel offers at the > > end of The Producers. I do apologize for misleading people, but at the > > same time, nobody was hurt by it. And like I said, it was done > > perforce. It was interesting to learn too that nobody remembered the > > real Irene. I was the only person on the list both fluent and literate > > in Russian, yet when Julie inquired who on the former list used to > > read Russian, only Walter's name was offered. I was both surprised and > > not surprised. > > > > At any rate, for what it's worth I might even send pictures if I can > > figure out how to do it and if Andy's husband wants to be bothered > > uploading them. > > > > Andy/Irene > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html