Happy Birthday, William Burroughs!
(103 this month had he
continued)
INTERVIEW WITH JIM MCCRARY
Are you awake?
Go away.
What are you working on?
Self-memoir.
What?
Make shit up.
Is that true?
You are an idiot (apologize for
that).
What is your earliest memory?
Nothing.
Are you serious?
You asked.
What are you working on?
My grandmothers life in Lima
Peru.
She was there?
Of course. Helped bring down the
government 1905.
I just Googled that. Nothing.
What do you mean?
Look again.
Whats your favorite line in
English?
“Fuck you and the horse you rode
in on.”
Who wrote that?
Listen again and you will know.
What do you think of the recent
popularity of Emily Dickinson?
Leave her alone. Hands off.
Why do you say that?
Should be awfully obvious….no
restraint needed.
One more question?
No
*****
Jim McCrary lives in Lawrence, Ks and worked with William Burroughs
during the last decade of his life. He is acknowledged by Burroughs for
helping transcribe notes, journals and conversations in two of his last
publications: My Education, A Book
of Dreams and Last Words...the
journals Burroughs kept. McCrary also took Burroughs on trips to
his cabin at a local lake and target shooting (he abhorred hunting) in the
country which were not monitored and usually included vodka coke and a bit of
weed to steady the hand. Visitors that McCrary thought the best were George
Condo, Allen Ginsberg and Barry Miles. McCrary’s latest publications is A Year Book from Shirt Pocket Press
which is a memoir in a series of one line recollections for the 75 years of his
life.
