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1、FOURPASTMIDNIGHTVIKINGInthedesertIsawacreature,naked,bestial,Who,squattingupontheground,Heldhisheartinhishands,Andateit.Isaid,“Isitgood,friend?”“Itisbitter—bitter,”heanswered;“ButIlikeitBecauseitisbitterAndbecauseitismyheart.”---StephenCraneI’mgonnakissyou,girl,andholdya,I’mgonnadoall
2、thethingsItoldya,Inthemidnighthour.---WilsonPickettSTRAIGHTUPMIDNIGHTANINTRODUCTORYNOTEWell,lookatthis-we'reallhere.Wemadeitbackagain.Ihopeyou'rehalfashappytobehereasIamjustsayingthatremindsmeofastory,andsincetellingstoriesiswhatIdoforaliving(andtokeepmyselfsane),I'llpassthisonealong.
3、Earlierthisyear-I'mwritingthisinlateJulyof1989-IwascrashedoutinfrontoftheTV,watchingtheBostonRedSoxplaytheMilwaukeeBrewers.RobinYountoftheBrewerssteppedtotheplate,andtheBostoncommentatorsbeganmarvellingatthefactthatYountwasstillinhisearlythirties.'SometimesitseemsthatRobinhelpedAbnerD
4、oubledaylaydownthefirstsetoffoullines,'NedMartinsaidasYountsteppedintotheboxtofaceRogerClemens.'Yep,'JoeCastiglioneagreed.'HecametotheBrewersrightoutofhighschool,Ithink-he'sbeenplayingforthemsince1974.'IsatupsofastInearlyspilledacanofPepsi-Colaallovermyself.Waitaminute!Iwasthinking.Wa
5、itjustagoddamminute!Ipublishedmyfirstbookin1974!Thatwasn'tsolongago!What'sthisshitabouthelpingAbnerDoubledayPutdownthefirstsetoffoullines?Thenitoccurredtomethattheperceptionofhowtimepasses-asubjectwhichcomesupagainandagaininthestorieswhichfollow-isahighlyindividualthing.It'struethatth
6、epublicationofCarrieinthespringof1974(itwaspublished,infact,justtwodaysbeforethebaseballseasonbeganandateenagernamedRobinYountplayedhisfirstgamefortheMilwaukeeBrewers)doesn'tseemlikealongtimeagotomesubjectively-justaquickglancebackovertheshoulder,infact-butthereareotherwaystocountthey
7、ears,andsomeofthemsuggestthatfifteenyearscanbealongtime,indeed.In1974GeraldFordwasPresidentandtheShahwasstillrunningtheshowinIran.JohnLennonwasalive,andsowasElvisPresley.DonnyOsmondwassingingwithhisbrothersandsistersinahigh,pipingvoice.Homevideocassetterecordershadbeeninventedbutcould
8、bepur
