did the Sagittarius thing

My Sam’s basket had more than just groceries — I noticed that a Larry McMurtry (yes, he’s a distant relative via a long and extended family tree thing with roots in West Texas) book was on sale so I did the Sagittarius thing and tossed the book in the basket. Duane’s Depressed is the title, and it’s the third book in the “Last Picture Show/Texasville” story. While I was waiting for the slow AOL connection to hook up, I picked up the book and read the first page. Almost didn’t make it to Bubba Hour last night. I forgot just how close he comes to actually catching the idiom and nature of the people I know in West Texas. The first time I read some of his stuff for a class, the professor assured us that the characters in the book were caricatures, grotesque and slightly fantastic in their abilities, nature and actions. But from what I’ve seen in real life, these people are very real, and not some unrealistic character drawn out of proportion. Up until now, Texasville has always been one of my all – time favorite novels because it catches just what I’ve seen in West Texas. For what it’s worth, I think the main character Duane, is a Pisces and his wife must be a Capricorn, but I’m not too sure just yet.