> After exchanging email with Michael Hoover for over three years, I finally > got a chance to meet him here in NYC this weekend. He was promoting his new > Verso book on Hong Kong cinema titled "City on Fire" along with co-author > Lisa Stokes. > Louis Proyect A belated response to Lou's report about last weekend in NYC, I've been catching up with teaching and other work that accumulated while Lisa and I were away. First, I want to say how much both Lisa and I enjoyed finally meeting Lou face-to-face. I've been forwarding Lou's posts to Lisa for years so she was quite familiar with him. As for me, I've learned much from Lou over the years that we've have shared various e-list space. Moreover, he has been a source of encouragement in several ways and I thank him for expressing interest in the stuff I write. Secondly, I want to thank Lou for the kind words in the report that he posted to the list as well as for his commentary on and review of *Ballistic Kiss* and *Bullet in the Head*. I've mentioned to him more than once that his posts on culture (ie., film and music) rank among e-list highlights for me. Third, Lisa and I appreciate Lou introducing us to Bill Thompson who, as Lou mentioned in his report, helped us out with info for our book. Lastly, I wish that we'd had more time but I'd like to believe that last weekend won't be the only time we have a chance to get together. Michael Hoover ps: I'm gonna take a bit of credit for Lou P and Doug H reconciling, may it be more than temporary. pss: One quibble: I prefer to think of my posts placing 'facts in context' rather than my posts 'letting facts speak for themselves' as Lou writes.
