DRAWINGS ART SPIEGELMAN THE THE LOST CLASSIC BY JOSEPH HONCURE MARCH PARTYINTOXICATING RHYTHM 1 90 the pho thot robbed me rn the a drunk who iso tact tee othe blo fo te ld thin me, once een bo ceokbock—o cookbock—becoe of ts ining. | ge the same plesire ‘rom weed bookstores that on = holie finds in bors. Both placer, ‘hough ple make room fer fever aude ad both low ney covings oe leo ces, An ast ho rk wh wont uch Sy 9 ant os ete, |e ty tomo the pot shes 20 specular that wer stumbled onto The Wit Pay wo the tenis Ypogrphy he ‘pe that st made me pi up he Beck nthe ety seen es, ord ws @ pean Ferien by Repl! Moh thot made me ge Anny efit nthe ping me to cover the poem ale eeph Mancure Macs ld Pry is ‘han ale, fxzage roped) tld in scp ying couplets, It has the mnemoic tency, ot the whole somenes, of sty thyme, ont ed once 0 ost large shards of pemanenty edge inthe bnSeveral yar ft fing i ove withthe po, | mst Wilom Buroughe. The contin did't coc fo ntl Somehow, | asked if he'd ever heard of The Wild Poy Brosh hd iat ed the book 1998, when he wos @ rduof student ot Honor, He hadn't sen in ve tty Yeo “The Wid Pay? he maze.“ IY the book that bagon ree, na wong dw “Queene was 2 Bend, and har ge sad i rd ake danas tie dyin ode." He wert on frie 0 whe 8 he could conte up the hole ae rm mam he wa th bp it Ie: And he ops ahedin® In an edmitog troduction tthe it edion of he Book, Lous Unemeyer rized a qeton in my ind by adit ng tht * hover he fist es whet i good or td poet nfo mnt re that py a” So od Brough, host ma oh “OF cuss pot The Wid Poy i doer to “Fone end Johnny” than to son and et, but Mach had been a prog of Robert Fro: a Amber, ond fnew hs way orund wanes os tell osoround speakeosis. tome os much to the fn ‘1200 od sal of els, 1 the and Ahn of ht hor ond othe cosps and eat of tr fine a tds enysiearald March ingrvned he poem ew nes day, ovr the sua of 1926, soon oer quting The Ne Yerkr, hee he had been the Reding maga’ ‘oot manosing oor or Jeu” the ta care to chee ton th post He decid to make hs woy 0 0 posta are hice undereten by an lg father ‘The poam wos considered to hott publish unt 1928, hen oie ein of even hurd an ity cste—the fone wth the Marsh fromapace-not rated by Pascal Cov rch and Mai, early Id ad become ‘end whe seated n lpabetal pointy 2 rep schoo) ‘The book becons 9 mcs de scondl og band Beton, March ined flowed up wih The Set Up, the story a washed ip lack hve whi rin scare to The Wid Pay, bt without oma hae The SUP ‘made the Ties besteler t, ond March moved to Halaod, whee he wie on screen thot the rot decd, Mos nc, he elaborated en the toy ond proved dilogu fr Hels Angels, the 1930 tke thot ‘made ean Haow-—theentodimer cf Queenie March became witer of documentaries fr the State Department ond fete wie for The New York Ties Mogan. Mead 1977, Ne 0 moor wos otk ‘ond unr opr, though the pots have hed a ght Ir hale on: demi 1949 movie adaption of ‘The Set.Up, directs by Robert Wi, eran one ofthe wove’ ret or Bosing fins 1975 Marchant on fin4 Mar’ psn wth the Fatyco NNNPiano Hood in the corner fe colfin wating fore moure. Booka? The bth wat «hob gie-ewey “Te aor wos sey “The towels ware grey Confessional Of ener, fought fr precarious space in Profesional j ‘The umblad world beneth the bon, “Tet tld of thir fandom the — | ‘The bon tp wos the temporary hes OF cerkscrey, selstrs, [Anda brush ond comb In the bon Wore Palinn te ‘iy wrought with rad stroke 0m Queene’ pera Behind one foe, in tin of Spotered with olcum powder and dst, Aroxe tad for wake (Quvenes Art om the men two flor below Being person af itl guile, Berd twat suck ocigort st, And het? (Oh—never mind the tb Alli fore“The lence child his bln, “Queenie ‘asin Queenie!” Hrd moke her tl, nom He ethic och, Swollowed his ride, Sk over "Queenie" He ‘She may hove boon pleased, But she did't lok it Her eyes Hashes: Ne truce! ized he nm shook ‘She wrenche her rm Up she loop, white faced They tightened: hey locked ‘They erated ha thin Foro manent, she withed Then ed her bockwards, ‘And har slo, ody few down ond covered hi. is face wor preted Deep inher brows. She loosened. She walted She lyst, Giving hit honds ond ips thei wil She wer cld oc, ll though She hed he no And she knew it Hs heart quchene His rach thickened. ‘Se covered he mouth wth ahs ie ame; And he guiered: ond 1°The way they drank wos ul. ‘They hovered around the glee roy Revenonty, Her ty wor marellos rennin i, gy orimeces bought their sets in odvonce Ston-yed Glad ofthe chonce Impetent 100 her dane.Then Jc ty formed of face, Slim legont, Leong «sb al of sent he went New York or Pari His house wos poche He hod two car He had boon boind bore For halt, publi isons, ope “Too bod? OF sme aes OF course (he Back Hore) His hips were ounty, ‘voy from the Geod-netured—it sober ‘nd wotehs ‘And when he was mining gin and rum—= They played the pions ‘They funtoned together with sil ‘They taped Rouge Seok of ir (se metter of fect, one ony hrew, She In ech ye lrked Wet sh thought was dogger: And she welt with sikLes proctied: less herdened Just ale ero But to-night, Queenie urpotsed them al Equi in blek Rediot: Tel: And bared ‘She wor something to hneel before, in roy fr hai: "My god, Queenie; you're looking swell” Quoth Queenie: malig sicko hl “The ony one not om hand wos Kote ‘She wat Queenias redheaded ruming-mete She wor raksh nd Stimlogse;slim-ipped Neusht of oy, ond expressvetipped Conran But her manner wos goy, ond dlls With laugh oer A touch of er lsh would driv ou fy. te se ‘She hod wracked mo With ts’ deg ‘Than most women could hove woul the your boot as‘And cout os helthy a eae’ bite, Sold Queenie: God she'd come” ark; hoary of shoulder A romible twenty ve, His eyes were bright He looked sporting: he looked hen,Hemet And diner jocks [And he hod thet i of pie witht pave ‘hot ont we thaws ‘She amid we Agotn thet ot Sth double nod ‘ae wht she wontedt Wal. now she'd make hi ster ‘She hod plonned this pry te pt him onthe rack Doubly, sy, he smiled ot him “How do you de, Mr Blak” "Wet rather informal here Barat Mr. Bleck drink” Then “Pleats do’ thnk me rude “lston tome, Md Kote ‘She wor wie to herself When your ers were damp He grinned ot Queenie,Pane naires oe] at with eyes dare engrossed: ‘As though she sow ghost. Hee Bratly, ond eft he Braised! ‘She might have Been Some legendary faery queen! What play?™ he you, i And ine Ym ght, But know what Im tl’ ‘Aa! ktm ell youth crt watch her step with Burs | —— | ‘About o wll fish hes hooks Se this wor the mon of here is il gre novi is drink grew smal Jute godtookng hore, ofr alShed not spat ‘She didnot ‘She set storing te shadow blr Gently Model's ger ld Her mouth wore crimson vat peel Her heir wot bcton fom gun-metel Upwards long her slender, sme ‘And she st with never Uke o un wropped in devotion. Her petol ips ported She shivered, motion, ‘The ales bosom, rose and qulered ‘She ot, ond wont towards the gid tay To be oredchot Mother. anon sow her gsi ‘She topped the Vi ‘She moved forward swiftly: She stod before Block unglly Madeleine Tru Stowly she crossed Sank down bande he: Softy she lt hand sink ‘And eve 0 shyly she ale | He buted theo tenyeor-old eh On thi it’ hond ‘The gl id no sh |“Let's get ur drink, ond st somewhere” Why, yee yu think Kate woud (Qusene took cushion from the double ed "De you mind if weston the Hoer?” she sid So they found a corner ‘And they dropped the And they ‘Thought Back “Ths obvious bit: ‘She want tobe hs He whispered her nome But Queenie wax peying@ ferent she gosped “Go ever!" She pushed him af averted her hed. She sold ight this women «prostate! Sha ted wet She gore out the finest of sighs Bovey he nodded ‘She tid tobe oy ‘She amid, wet ‘She pursed ho lip, ‘And Be hi kiss rom he age tps. " be He wished to God he were ded!“You're the arte always wonted to meet,” Fervent And new W's spoiled hy hk I ost bounden!™ Queenie views him with or My Godvhot «pric! Meni, onthe double bed, id Kote ly locked Wall he sod sxe Vn through, OF course — “They ware simply snatching ot of fr ‘Queene shook her hed. “They sted ‘Their pes barred “The rom ocd ‘They peered here and there Suddent Kote (Fe men discovering tre Thor's nothing rather be!” He ad her“They shouted: they hugh “Their ees were lasy and set. Set Or They ply ‘And ried t outshou ham nd Phil the brothers Armano the crowd abo thems And shied feat melodie. And his hands ust wouldn't be tt Phir hon But he toned bck Ute he yw ren pink gern He bast down, ond Ktsed Pi Once ow, ‘And hi honda went crash On the hey up theo Hav, "You Kite hit "se youyou nasty enc” sed his eybroms: wot 1 aeHe tonk down. Me his His foc nis hands Ha embroced him: He sihed But Oscar amped up, tropleayed. You ot My Go cont The nlookr! views wee varied ond dhdad, “Te the one wth whom they sided ‘Ther arnne ns Finely Pi Ge thal, than, wil our opt on him, then ond there. They sapped They pled each ater har ‘Tey sobbed, nd ponte ‘Their faces grew smeared With tere ond masea ‘The crowd chara He pushed in batween. "Look hare" he sald "you're making © scene! cer tuned on hi, se "honda think eral get together, now, drink:Atter much persuasion, they were pce. ‘And Jock rose (On the tps of his tar: (How he hep hi {God only tows.) He woved both hands to sl the no: by sd. “He quite minut, gels and boy! (Stond up, boys box!) Ho brond-new song: And 'm tre i's wow! ‘They sil now proced to sng you the some! ‘And | koe right now, i's going tobe grond Give these wo boy reat big Hond™ “They cheords they whistled ‘woman loughed: Draken: shi A chord rong out turned ble, ond ron ‘Though asyncopating vom, Cederome Gone! ene) (ta you, Bor) She hod Kisame epee ie1 never hed De tegen! So glad ‘The Brothas sbi Sosa Came hath once more, She drove me mad! Get out your Sieter ond— (ssi te Memmoura) “Th crowd went wild they wore it wonder! On the bed And os But just os PRs Hingers were about ht (On the keys voles com out of the night Sepulebrol, “Cutout hat nie! wont fe sleep!” Since ‘The lees of supsecton ‘Then they growed Hove Uke wbway er ‘Storming rin nthe five ocock rush, howd lowed tn imprectins,fereay app uti They thas gr, frau heAnd opsnet thi ight, the steep ‘Shot up out of sight Sister sent: cot ‘They peered face of stone ‘And they shicked— Stood set "You bestrd! Wh the ell or you? “My go Ws only halgat to" “Pullin your neckt—* “Ye somatebitehing vest! Yow eve ashad you decent te top you dont, "We wots sleep th dear sweet bastard!” Snoored Ede: “That guy ought to be plastered! ‘ou cam hove yr cop 08? tld him "Yeu piped him down, Moat™ Be gle, youre Sey ‘A group orto awoy ‘Stood Bloc ond Queene Inmate: go. lst seemed tide them; ‘And Queenie’ hand ote; made white stack the ton of the strangers chek, His brows met The of hs hands grew celd with west Bored ther, He shouldered ht woy toward them. “Queena”-Oh—helo, Burs.” ly dtvered Queene Come here!” She tuned white be beak id to Bloke er tone wat ox hard oo steel bel Hie store smouldered. Ms voice wos rough Ly of he stat” “What stall? Wht the held you mao ‘Are you trying to moke 0 scone” Bur he ye lined ?—And whe th ll re you!" Flashed Queene “1 do wot | dom wall choot! Nor know itt Me ned her writ Goveit She Hache ‘And mode low wll Block ste He gove Burs one hifi glee, ‘Then turned to Queenie He meered‘rer blurred keys swung Oscar ond Phi ‘Thel hade ware wa “ith feces ashen ‘Ad silo a, ‘They played det ‘Thal agers stuck, Monale the jring notes they stuck They clotered They rumbled; ‘The sth stepped ond stumbled. ‘The Verola hep aging Din sateen Thot had no and, Thee coupes led Slowly: Backs othe rom: sramled onthe foe, Slack and Queenie st once more They slouch ‘And this wo al ight Quite ‘When people are enor frends, Al carnal hough eds Sexisdespived So, than they sat andi fingers played Gently wih he bar her gold ht mods, time, they would rath ha hes, ‘When the spelt moved them, they would peak 0 her 0s, obaring is nding you ke this He hesitoted hy. Ws rd to sy: dan know. ‘And ll hs nie back there" And we don't core Just being here togetherach ope wet the wotermisted gem ‘She sighed sft With eyebrows aie, Again he scoved: he took longo dink Don't think me rodo— You're marvellous, think. ‘You're much too fine for what's around this “Ths Bar, Fenton. ia feat He's alow th Feral he stack Amatch or her ort He wos grond— You undertond? And ted hod no tho. And Burs ie the sot who pretends He went oe jt finds To say Ym trough? Whe have got totum to?™ rove she wile, He cleared bs thro His eyebrows met “Yowre gat me—alvoyLewpitched sound, ke ditt mumbling. (er thi ur the Vitro threw Unde (scar and Phi dead tothe word “Tal placed fo Showed ghostly whit in unrouged placer. rend plane were cred “Everyone e's etl ight Yeni” So acta Seid Jock Mic‘, 0 Gin, whi, wine Twenny five thirty shi Seid ecko. Mahenh ne diferent how many hee he Sol och His inked His ees shut He mumbled somthing Noone knew whet His mouth opened and his foc grew hopped He lurched forward Swoyed: Staggered Put outa hond ound nothing to held, Sonkto the oor and pastd out cold Noone mised he. sud Heads ited, peared cbt op way‘They wale, Soy he cel och i He crouched "1 dn’ te yuh, don't know yo ‘And nom, by Chit 'm gone show yuht* Smashed “Among thove present wore Queenie end Black Eddie granted, His eee shut uvane tumed white With ts kneeling ct She whispered “Sloped Hs ame sang ti: Het kl somebody he's nt stopped!” Eddie edvonced, nd le muscles ightoneopt forwerd ke on onary ms. She almost tore As lothing of She swore “You hurt my mon! You barter, you!" Block held he rm: whet eset do? Lat 9, God dom your soul hall! ‘She wrenched fe, Struck him one, (On Eddie's bok | | Poor Eddi’ aod Shrek he worded. She sighed, ond herb Her eyes shat Her breathing ore dee. Her tips pated, ara hed been wating, He seed there rt shoulder oop Hand hi pockets: His eer had lieing | ‘Quceni joined Black ‘Durr sittned ond his oee aro ore. Thoy drew abreos: they made t With cold shoulder end yes of glass He turned: Hated ‘And Boer reeled Stoggered trom the shockBut this tie mo sepa ae Objected tthe nesenl deny fl unetabe. ed. ‘Anather drink wos what he needed! So he poured it out, and he tok it. ‘They moved around the corner chr stam ‘Qucenie' gt was dello, Lig. 0h, Ym all sight = Strangely weak ‘They bth sot down in the usual place. ‘She errangd her shit He pushed «rough hand ovr hs face Having ut met her!With sgh she sted er head ome Knee And waged lie il she felt ose She smiled "Don't lt tall,” sh si Lars be qua or 6 white istod.” Se thar we lence there Hie finger played though he glen hoe. ‘She closed her eyes, Hor head etd ‘Mast ome fly fom another world She fos er revenge aren dim “This men wanted her, ‘She hol pape she had won — Heort leaping p witha touch of hi finger. She amie Uke hla Inte ep In begon to ereep With genty movi ager pe rer her eye Ported them “Touched the perfect Lp is hond Bogan ost (rer the smooth white OF bre “Than suddenly coe She ge sound sb [And har hed sid slowlyFora while, they were motonles His hroet grew tat Hs fingrs fumbled ot her browne tootened Slowly the oi about them become ‘Tholr hors pounded il thet bras shook ‘Then he hot hond ere trough thelr vin @ ellen upped her breost \ brook. Sudden: And cametorest, is igor ached | | But her bond covered his, oot fesh. “And tighten His hand waked She 9 = rt Tees ersseraerton Une rtm ed Her hond rose; it drifted ( rs bgen to rtrot phe ger slowly across fe. ‘Their recs whispered And the sf ot vertex of dete ‘Sucked them ds Sonping On fie. Sly hs hand sonk out of sight shoulder trap [erred mouth quivered in wn dooped his heed His breathing srew heorse Suddenly Thelr mouth Met with «force ‘het bruled hee lipeershed them thin. ‘Thai bodies witened: “Their foces hardened, Grew whi ‘The room began to say ‘Queenie tore her mouth wey Fora moment he held there ‘Tight prested Pato hond out: So ai laced, ‘They ste Her head droped on his shoulder, “ove you! he told he. ‘They hsed ‘The room wer hang with Enalton-syed Side by ‘They Hosted dreom-te cro the “Tewards the bedroom dor Noone stared Noone cored ~Barre? [As they posse the bod Jimpsed his hod yet cloned, Dishevlled of hr: [A window glmmared with fit ight “Th bed mode dim, soft lar of white ‘And fl down there Some lore i fa: ome lve rst: Frommers clanging ‘And torches of he sovoge, Grey trembling tests, like engry thunder (OF engines thrbbing: end hoare stom pouting‘Ando wet towel, with stained border [Altra together in wld dzrde, Propped in corer, two men stood ging och othe Horriby Hh, “Tey stand there mumbling esturing,swoyns Netter one knew what the other wes song “The Viola ployed Beside sot sed youth, with betered hat ‘Aslnt on hi frowey, healed hood. Obricuay, he wi He st hunched over, storing tthe wal With hol of on large feet he kept ‘The masi's hth. He went “The record payed on He would look up started: greatly offends He would then is With sreong eye. sf? Awhie he were de sow no wal tall He would sort the ve tune ov “The double bed wos OF igure itelched sleep Mouths oped: Bideous, black Callers hang oor Thay stored Up ‘Avoman hed token of ar gown ‘Shale withdrawn ke Ine hate Ley Burs He slept uneoly ‘A though eed Sleeping on her bck, ut max them, Loyal ke «flower wth a Broken stom,ea ait he ound His bok straightened: he snarled he whee ‘Stooslng;pering ot white faces “hotly tuned up in shodowy Swifter end site he wont: He mus hin He wore ot the dik He sored dally a th Bonk ‘Then something moved in hs brn His eyes shot vp eosin, ‘And stored gleaming atthe bedroom door As though he I before. och oye suddenly norowed to ost His heat om Se thot wort He put down i His foce wes a whit a though acd hed Basched Slowly he stepped torards the de Tina the door wide Stood onthe thrsha ‘Ando golden hao He alt ickShresk beck. Her jd ‘The gun shed Cronk! Sitenes Derknes shor wth smote.