William Gibson's Blog, page 11

BUT...

Guy's Guide To The Flipside, that's the old weird Vancouver.

Virtually all of that is gone, now, in the Regooding.

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NEW YORK VS. VANCOUVER: LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD

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On the left: Women of New York, 1869, a study of the naughty women of Manhattan between Fulton and 59th Streets, as well as the criminal behavior of their associates, between the years of 1868 and 1869.

On the right: Guy's Guide to the Flipside, 1993, a full accounting of all naughty places and doings in Vancouver, B.C., greater British Columbia, no doubt a large part of Alberta, and possibly bits of Saschatchewan.

Resolved: that the Boston Tea Party brought results.[image error]

WELL???!??

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A correspondent writes:

>>Before your guest stint ends, allow me to make a specific request. You can't forget one of my personal favorites:

>>Menstruation: Its Cause and Cure by Raymond Bernard, Ph.D.

Well, while somehow I don't have that particular work by the author of (naturally) The Hollow Earth (1964)....

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THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA, PT. 2

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SCOOBY DON'T!!![image error]

AND YOU THOUGHT THE INTERN SHOULD DO THE COVER BECAUSE?

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YOU GOT DAMES? WE GOT SLABS!

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AND THE LORD DID GROAN

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Resolved: that the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were, in fact, dinosaurs.[image error]

THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND

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Special bonus point: Ms. McKinney is the evident owner of the world's first cloned dog, so-called.[image error]

WELL, IF YOU MUST

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GEAR

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Pete Best's career took considerably different turns following his departure from the Beatles.[image error]