Letter from Wallace Fowlie, August 27, 1993

Letter from Wallace Fowlie (1908-1998) at Chapel Hill to Erik France [at Powelton Village], Philadelphia, August 27, 1993.

Dear Erik,

Beside me I have your last letter written March 26, 1992! Will this reach you? Are you still in Philadelphia? Is Liz with you? How is it I am confused about your present site and work?

When I wrote about my ms. Rimbaud and Jim Morrison: the rebel as poet, I wanted your permission to give Duke Press your name as a possible reader for a report to the Press. They held the ms. for one year -- and then accepted it a month ago. It is scheduled for publication spring 1994. (a 2 year wait!) We are choosing pictures now. How I wish you and Liz were here to help with these problems. Frank Lisciandro, the principle photographer, is difficult. 

I am preparing a new lecture on the book and hope to have a few chances to help launch the book: a few requests have come in: Chapel Hill, New Mexico, Texas . . . Do you know of any group in Philadelphia? (if you are still there on Spruce Street?)

In my discussion of Rock, I limit myself to The Doors. I don't have your extensive knowledge of Punk Rock. Many new Rock bands seem to appear in Chapel Hill.    

The Dean at Duke gave my classroom to someone else this fall -- and I am without a job. He has scheduled me for Dante in the spring of 1994. January seems far away.

The book on The Doors Complete (with my preface) was never published. Like your sister, I enjoyed Stone's film. I felt it accurate in depicting Jim's self-destruction. Did you know that Jim wanted to do a film on Rimbaud's life -- and planned to play Rimbaud himself (when he was at film school UCLA)[?].

I have missed you and Liz -- and hope we can have a reunion soon. If this note reaches you, please reassure me.

love
Wallace