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19TH Feb. 1978 Jack oboy oboy:

    Received advance copy of the FOOLKILLER  - wasn't much of your article (?) in it, but thanks for the kind words - and the pitchers reproduced quite well, I think.  They made a boo-boo which I shall overlook - had me born in the Appalachians, which I merely visited - one of those many artists who seldom strayed from his place of birth - Alexandria - if the army hadn't come along I wouldn't have seen you in Chicago, or Colorado, or Utah, or Oklahoma.  Thanks a lot for the boost - my son is always after me to "DO SOMETHING NEW" - frankly am in a rut, don't do nothing much.  Maybe I will some day, but it takes more energy than I have.  Guess I am on the skids.  Didn't know KC was having a crime wave  until I read Muhrer's piece - gosh, he better watch his writing or someone will fit him for a cement overcoat.
    How are you?  How is your wife?  I'm hanging on barely - doc now trying to get my heart beating normal.  EKG looked like this:  drawing of flat line with two peaks in the middle  doc gave me some new pills and have to go back in TWO weeks - used to be every underlined:  TWO MONTHS.  Poke sallat will fix me up.

Hanging in there, Jack II. drawing of three green leaves poking out of the ground