AEG - Wally as angel = Inhumi?

matthew at calmeilles.co.uk · 08 May 2009, 08:02 · from 2009-May.txt.gz

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From: matthew at calmeilles.co.uk (matthew at calmeilles.co.uk)
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 09:02:47 +0100
Subject: (urth) AEG - Wally as angel = Inhumi?
In-Reply-To: <NGECKNKNFCCKJFJGAFLHOEOGDMAA.stephenhoy at yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <E1M2L2d-000EsN-Gv at pr-webmail-1.mail.demon.net>

stephenhoy at yahoo.com wrote:
> During the banshee banter, Cassie remarks that she'll be "going
> out with it" (p64). This identifies Wally Rosenquist as one of
> the 'sidh'. From various sources, we learn the sidh were widely
> perceived as fallen angels. The common folk referred to sidh
> euphemistically as Gray Neighbors, Good Neighbors, and other
> innocuous names designed to avoid provoking these entities.
> To reinforce this idea, note that Rosenquist as theatrical
> money-man is repeatedly called an angel:
>    "I've got this angel" p55
>    "India's got an angel" p60
>    "How long has India had this angel?" p61
>    From behind Ebony, Tabbi murmured, "I thought she was bringing
> the angel." p62
>    "Let's have a real standing 'O' for a real angel--Mr. Wallace
> Rosenquist!" p66
>    "our angel Wally Rosenquist" p75

It's not obvious to me from your post if you know this or not, so please forgive me if I'm stating the stupidly obvious.  Angel is the common accepted term for a theatrical financial backer so the usage cited is normal without need for further interpretation. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/bimmanual/bim66601.htm

Granted that this being Wolfe further interpretation at several levels is not just possible but almost obligatory.   :)

Matthew

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