“What I do as a writer," Hickey once told me, "nearly always, is, I just fill up the tub. And then I don’t worry about it. What comes out is what comes out.” *Maybe* for him it was simply a matter of turning on the faucet, though I imagine he was employing a level of irony I wasn't attuned to at the time, working his fun Glib Dave persona. It'd be nice if it turns out he left behind a stack of old journals, though I suppose his Facebook book is as close as we'll get. Good luck with your diary!
What a great quote! Thanks for sharing it. I imagine you must have crossed paths with Hickey many times out in Vegas — I regret never trying to meet him in person, he seems like a total delight.
I found him to be very generous with his time and intelligence. I used to liken it to intellectual parkour — I could only rarely keep up, but it was fun to try.
“What I do as a writer," Hickey once told me, "nearly always, is, I just fill up the tub. And then I don’t worry about it. What comes out is what comes out.” *Maybe* for him it was simply a matter of turning on the faucet, though I imagine he was employing a level of irony I wasn't attuned to at the time, working his fun Glib Dave persona. It'd be nice if it turns out he left behind a stack of old journals, though I suppose his Facebook book is as close as we'll get. Good luck with your diary!
What a great quote! Thanks for sharing it. I imagine you must have crossed paths with Hickey many times out in Vegas — I regret never trying to meet him in person, he seems like a total delight.
I found him to be very generous with his time and intelligence. I used to liken it to intellectual parkour — I could only rarely keep up, but it was fun to try.