Episode #62 "Throwback Thanks"

2003. Still got the cap. Not the hair.<br/><br/>The book that went on the 40-city tour&#8230;and then just kept going.<br/><br/>Howdy folks:<br/><br/>Welcome to the Michael Perry&#8217;s Voice Mail, episode 62. This one&#8217;s free for subscribers and non-subscribers alike.&#160;Click the player above to listen.<br/><br/>Included in today&#8217;s installment:&#160;When a reader sent Mike an old magazine profile from 2003, he was caught off-guard by his reaction while reading it. &#8220;A truckload of emotions,&#8221; Mike says, &#8220;low-key but deep.&#8221; After reflecting on the unexpected life of&#160;<a href="https://sneezingcow.com/product/new-edition-population485/">Population 485</a> and everything after, Mike reads a favorite excerpt.<br/><br/>Special Voice Mail insider tid-bit: I got publicly yelled at (yah, at volume in a bookstore) after reading this passage in Madison, Wisconsin, by someone who loudly declared &#8220;You should NEVER smell dirt! You will inhale [pneumo-coccidio-whatsit-acidi-dosis*], get a lung infection, and DIE!&#8221;<br/><br/>*I may not have transcribed that properly.<br/><br/>Thank you for continuing to check our Voice Mail.<br/><br/>For subscription options, click on the button below (it says &#8220;Subscribe Now&#8221; but you won&#8217;t actually be subscribed until you review your options and confirm): <br/><br/>This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at <a href="https://michaelperry.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">michaelperry.substack.com/subscribe</a>