b is for burroughs

i'm the first one to acknowledge the fact that my mate jean-lucien is far more qualified to write this entry than i am. he knows more about sweet william s. burroughs than anyone else i know. literally. but i believe i can still celebrate bill with sincerity and gratitude. he broke all the rules. that sounds corny, i know, but there's nothing even metaphoric about it. he was a gay man who married a woman. he accidentally murdered her, and never did any time for the slaying. he was a heroin addict who managed to live into his 90's. he wrote and published books without adhering to things like 'plot' ... let alone logic and rational thought. he worked onstage with laurie anderson, had parts in movies like 'drugstore cowboy,' and even released spoken-word albums. he is an angel. i hope where ever he is tonight, i hope the boys are pretty and willing, and i hope 'the man' is on time. peace to you, bill.