Strummy

January 29, 2001

Hello Mr.Pinkwater,

I have been a big fan of yours ever since I read Fat Men from Space. And then Slaves of Spiegel. And so on and so on…. Anyway, I was curios as to the origins of the name, Clarence Yojimbo. Is this an actual person that you know, or did you just pick it randomly? I have to admit, it is a very interesting name, and I plan to use it in a small film I am making. You did not copyright it did you. I did a search, and found no such records.

Also, in eighth grade, we had to do a report on an author. I chose you, and my teacher had never heard of you. And even now, none of the teachers in my high school had even heard of you, so I gave the Alan Mendelsohn to a few of them, and two out of three loved it. Keep up the good work!

Linda

January 28, 2001

You said: “And Young Adults, (as distinct from Young Adult Novel) is hard to find, and contains Dead End Dada, and The Dada Boys in Collitch.”

You think collitch kids are grown up? My son is in collitch! Of course I have that book. I have two copies of it, so that I can lend one out, though I usually like to sit there while someone reads it to find out which parts make them laugh the most. I was just wondering if the Dada boys could keep it up way into old age, like age 40 or so. I want to know where the weirdos are. Am I all alone in the suburbs here?

Steve

January 27, 2001

i am presently in space and it is hard to flip pages in zero gravity. are there any places to download your stuff as ebooks?

Larry Chott

January 27, 2001

Anybody have the lyrics to the song that begins “I’ll never forget the day I read a book . . .”? Know where I can find them?

Tom Sparkle Astroman

January 25, 2001

Dear Mr. Pinkwater-

I am currently enrolled in a “Children’s Writing” course, (which admittedly can be an inherently dangerous and questionable exercise, I know.) Case in point, I read “The Big Orange Splot” to the class and the teacher asked “Now can anyone tell me why that wouldn’t sell to a publisher today?”

(?!?)

She says she just loves your books though, Daniel. Hmm…

I am sure she lives a few blocks north of Plumbean’s street, definitely in dire need of a bucket of orange paint.

Thanks again for autographing my copy of “Fat Men From Space” and for all your great books.

thomas

Linda Frasier

January 24, 2001

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

My daughter needs more Werewolf Club books! She’s in second grade. Is there anything you could recommend that’s about that length? She just told me she wants more Snarkout Boys books and tapes.

I need to know what happens to the Dada Boys when they grow up. I grew up, and nobody wants to commit public acts of weirdness any more.

Leo Magden

January 23, 2001

Dear Daniel,

I love all your books.I think you are a great author.Could you make another adverture. I’d like it to be a long one like Borgel and Lizard Music.They’re my favorite!

Sincerly,

Leo Magden

P.S. Please write back.

Mimi Doe

January 23, 2001

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

Bravo on your great books. My daughters live vicariously through them. My ten year old daughter and I are involved in a mother / daughter bookclub. We are meeting here this Sunday to discuss two of your novels. The first two in the 5 novels collection. Any suggestions on what we might have for dinner?????? What about an activety related to the book other than the Mars trip I’m planning ……..

Thanks for you work,

Mimi Doe

Justin Sharman

January 18, 2001

I feel the need to correct a factual error in one of your books- The Worms of Kukumlima.

The inventor of the “little plastic thing”- er, the bread-clip, is not Seamus Finneganstein, and he does not own the World Famous Little Plastic Thing Company. In reality, the inventor of the plastic thing was a guy by the name of Floyd Paxton- (his place of residence was just a spit and half from where I grew up). His company, Kwik Lox Corporation, which owns the patent to those plastic things, was passed on to his son.

Floyd ran for state senate a few times, but was smacked around all 3 times. His politics could be summized by the fact that he was a leader of the John Birch Society for a time. Scary thought, I think: every time you buy a bread-clip, a portion of the profits goes to the John Birch Society. (Of course, if a consumer thinks that way, their head will spin.)

I haven’t noticed any other factual error in any of your books, and I don’t think you’ve committed any. I believe that there are blue moose who talk, and pigeons who spill paint on buildings, and I’ve been in coffeehouses full of bohemians and bad poets. Sooo, I’ll call it a day.

A Fan

January 13, 2001

Dear Daniel Pinkwater,

Yesterday I just finished reading The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror. Without a doubt it is one of the funniest books I’ve read. But I do have one mind numbing question: How on earth did you get the idea to combine beatnik poets, werewolfs, Wallace Nausbaum, geeks in gremlins, ( My dad told me what a gremlin was a long time ago.) and the thrilling return of Osgood Sigerson the worlds greates detective, itno a truly wonderful story?

Victor Randolph

January 11, 2001

Dear Mr Pinkwater,

I was wondering, have you read the full version of the Odyssey by Homer if you have not I recieve a Playstaion 2 from my parents. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Victor R

Brad Sondahl

January 10, 2001

I saw the movie “They might be Giants” last night with George Scott and Joanne Woodward, and it reminded me in several ways of the Snarkout books. First there were these unlikely crazy Holmes and Watson characters following silly clues about the town. Secondly they wander into a theater that only shows old westerns, and the theater is filled with snarky types. It also seemed to have a bit of a weak ending, which I sometimes feel to be the case with some of your stories. I think however, mostly it’s a feeling of let down after the intense sense of fun which you conjure.

On another topic, do you use your word processor’s replace function to change names of characters in your works in progress?

Virginia Smith

January 6, 2001

Mr. P.,

Do you visit schools?

Steve

January 6, 2001

its great to see that you have all this time to respond to your readers requests. not many authors have this much time nor manage their time so well. what is your secret. not that i hope to write one day, but i may become an astronaut

Morgan

January 3, 2001

Dear Daniel Pinkwater,

I really like your book, Lizard Music. The reason I like it is that it is so fiction, but non-fiction. And I also really like it because there is a lot of adventure and I really like adventure. I have read it 4 and 1/2 times. I am age 6.

From,

Morgan