The Observation Deck

I presume someone besides me must be reading Scott MacGregor's extended serial The Rockport Miracles. But, since this would seem like the logical place for reactions and I don't recall any, I'll post a note.

I didn't get into this right away. But one of the installments captured my interest last year, and I have been a regular reader since. Despite which, it's a challenge to articulate what the series even is, let alone what's appealing about it.

Upon reflection, I think The Rockport Miracles might usefully be considered part of America's long tradition of tall tales. Earlier this year I re-read Life on the Mississippi, and TRM may be compared with many of Twain's unapologetically outlandish digressions. The Rockport Miracles airs out this style of deadpan weirdness in contemporary Lakewood, after a soak in LSD and Vietnam flashbacks.

That's a guess at what's going on, at least.

Having "dabbled" with LSD, the only regrets of my fellow experimenters is that we didn't get to the laundromat to watch the dryers before we "came down".
By the way, if anyone wants to use this post to discredit me or those with whom I associate F.U.
Stan Austin

Stan Austin wrote:Having "dabbled" with LSD, the only regrets of my fellow experimenters is that we didn't get to the laundromat to watch the dryers before we "came down".
By the way, if anyone wants to use this post to discredit me or those with whom I associate F.U.
Stan Austin

Why not, they were all over town. Or so I have been told.


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Stan Austin wrote:Having "dabbled" with LSD, the only regrets of my fellow experimenters is that we didn't get to the laundromat to watch the dryers before we "came down".
By the way, if anyone wants to use this post to discredit me or those with whom I associate F.U.
Stan Austin

We use to score nickel and dime bags in a certain downtown Baltimore laundromat. As for acid, well......I'm grateful for the experiences

What a come down --- I now have to publicly admit that I have watched the Cooking Chanel

mjkuhns wrote:I presume someone besides me must be reading Scott MacGregor's extended serial The Rockport Miracles. But, since this would seem like the logical place for reactions and I don't recall any, I'll post a note.

I didn't get into this right away. But one of the installments captured my interest last year, and I have been a regular reader since. Despite which, it's a challenge to articulate what the series even is, let alone what's appealing about it.

Upon reflection, I think The Rockport Miracles might usefully be considered part of America's long tradition of tall tales. Earlier this year I re-read Life on the Mississippi, and TRM may be compared with many of Twain's unapologetically outlandish digressions. The Rockport Miracles airs out this style of deadpan weirdness in contemporary Lakewood, after a soak in LSD and Vietnam flashbacks.

That's a guess at what's going on, at least.

You can read then entire series here: http://lakewoodobserver.com/read/specia ... t-miracles

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Another thought for the assumed other readers of The Rockport Miracles, it turns out that "the storm era" may be real, although it's starting in Iowa instead of Northeast Ohio. The images and reports of the very real derecho which clobbered parts of Iowa, a few days ago, are… well, even in this year of disasters, it's eye opening. Particularly if this is another glimpse of the future.

Call it 1.1.