An Insider’s Guide to Robert Anton Wilson by Eric Wagner is on deck and waiting to be read, or devoured as the case may be. I got a heads up on this book from Kevin Dilmore, an important author in his own right who I would strongly encourage anyone and everyone to read. Kevin and I have known each other for years upon years upon years and have greatly enjoyed making Robert Anton Wilson references in the presence of others with that secret thrill when one shares a deep and meaningful secret with another while in the oblivious presence of others. Wilson is very very important. His ideas are very much worth the read and anyone interested in critical theory should be bathing in his words. Whenever anyone asks me who my favorite author is, Robert Anton Wilson is it . . . it’s now a knee-jerk reaction to just spit out his name along with a rather interesting trigger-response conditioned sort of joy at being reminded of his pieces. If you are one of the folks unfamiliar with Wilson, I should point out that while you may not know of the guy, you no doubt have read novels, seen movies, or listened to music heavily inspired by him. There are allusions to his work all over the place. Folks from economics to neuorlinguistic programming to hypnosis to literature to critical theory to social dynamics to space travel quote and allude to him often and repeatedly. The guy is basically a kaptain prolific in more fields of endeavor than most humans should be allowed to work in. I have read and loved his work since I was a high school kid . . . yes, long ago when dinosaurs walked the Earth . . . and still get a thrill of anticipation when a rumor is floated that a new piece is coming out. I imprinted my rather powerful fixation on big-breasted redheads while recovering from major surgery and reading his Schrodinger’s Cat series (the orignal printings). I like to think of my wife as my own Miss Mao as well (no, Mao as in cat, not the other way). Wilson is as important as an author can become and still be a secret from the general populace. If you haven’t read him, don’t you think it’s about time you should?