(Continued from page 15) night, when she'd had too much to drink, Eve told me that sex with Henry, who was reputed to be an expert in that field, was - well, he'd get a little wine in him after dinner, then he'd leap on her. It lasted about a minute. Then it was all over. By the time he came to Big Sun the good life with artist friends, not sex, was his main interest. < Eve and Henry split after she discovered that hostess from Nepenthe, at the Cannes Film Henry had arranged to meet young Caryl Hill, a J Festival. He admitted, during an interview in 1 Cannes, what he had told me - that he fictionalized a lot of his life. Why not? Made it more interesting to read. He made an art of his life in more ways than one. When Eve and Henry were breaking up, Eve told me that Henry liked to go up to Monterey to Greek restaurants and movies. One time, she went to Monterey, without Henry, to see a film herself. When the lights went on, she found herself sitting right next to Henry and a woman friend! nenight,afterEvehaddivorcedHenry and married his next door neighbor, Harrydick Ross, she came down to Nepenthe with Harrydick and had some drinks. Harrydick told me that when they went to bed that night, he rolled over to put his arms around her and found that he was embracing a corpse! She'd had a cardiac and just died. The word was out that she'd drunk a quart of gin. I don't know. They were at my bar, but I couldn't verify how much she drank. She could get pretty drunk. Jesus, she was a beautiful girl! Like Lepska, she was a lot younger than Henry. Eve had some affairs in Big Sur herself. You know, I've thought a lot about what Eve 7 . said about sex with Henry becoming a kind of after-dinner ritual. It seems that he was just interested in getting laid and going to sleep while he was in Big Sur. Apparently his Big Sur wives - both of them - just let him have it, whatever it was. Not very 16 Alta Vista Magazine, Sunday, Aug. 2, 1992 COVER STORY Henry Miller worked in his home studio in Big Sur most days until 4 p.m., then dropped by Nepenthe for wine and conversation lie admitted... that he fictionalized a Iot of his life. Why not? Made it more interesting to read. He made an art of his life in more ways than one.' 00000 satisfying. Probably, in his earlier years, he was more of what, today, we would call a technician. Love? I believe Henry wanted the unconditional love of a mother, not the love of a female friend and mate. A lot of men like Henry try to manipulate a woman to get the mothering they want. Then the woman has an emotional baby on her hands. If she doesn't give him the kind of love he wants, he leaves her. I see the problem of the modern woman as how to break that spell of testing and leaving. Very few men realize how much they need the help of a woman to find their souls. They think they just want sex or mothering. But finding the soul is what it's all about. As for me, I believe sex should be savored, special. It should be a celebration of a mutually satisfying, understanding, spirited relationship - what champagne is to other kinds of celebrations. You have to resist sex now and then to make it special, just as you don't want to banalize champagne by drinking it daily. You have to watch out that you don't let sex - or love of champagne - dominate you. Sex dominated much of Henry's life, not love or friendship with women, except, maybe, with that French writer who wouldn't marry him, Anais Nin. 0000 Fassett was known for his hospitality t.. + 4* t V T 1 f +Ir , OCR Text: (Continued from page 15) night, when she'd had too much to drink, Eve told me that sex with Henry, who was reputed to be an expert in that field, was - well, he'd get a little wine in him after dinner, then he'd leap on her. It lasted about a minute. Then it was all over. By the time he came to Big Sun the good life with artist friends, not sex, was his main interest. < Eve and Henry split after she discovered that hostess from Nepenthe, at the Cannes Film Henry had arranged to meet young Caryl Hill, a J Festival. He admitted, during an interview in 1 Cannes, what he had told me - that he fictionalized a lot of his life. Why not? Made it more interesting to read. He made an art of his life in more ways than one. When Eve and Henry were breaking up, Eve told me that Henry liked to go up to Monterey to Greek restaurants and movies. One time, she went to Monterey, without Henry, to see a film herself. When the lights went on, she found herself sitting right next to Henry and a woman friend! nenight,afterEvehaddivorcedHenry and married his next door neighbor, Harrydick Ross, she came down to Nepenthe with Harrydick and had some drinks. Harrydick told me that when they went to bed that night, he rolled over to put his arms around her and found that he was embracing a corpse! She'd had a cardiac and just died. The word was out that she'd drunk a quart of gin. I don't know. They were at my bar, but I couldn't verify how much she drank. She could get pretty drunk. Jesus, she was a beautiful girl! Like Lepska, she was a lot younger than Henry. Eve had some affairs in Big Sur herself. You know, I've thought a lot about what Eve 7 . said about sex with Henry becoming a kind of after-dinner ritual. It seems that he was just interested in getting laid and going to sleep while he was in Big Sur. Apparently his Big Sur wives - both of them - just let him have it, whatever it was. Not very 16 Alta Vista Magazine, Sunday, Aug. 2, 1992 COVER STORY Henry Miller worked in his home studio in Big Sur most days until 4 p.m., then dropped by Nepenthe for wine and conversation lie admitted... that he fictionalized a Iot of his life. Why not? Made it more interesting to read. He made an art of his life in more ways than one.' 00000 satisfying. Probably, in his earlier years, he was more of what, today, we would call a technician. Love? I believe Henry wanted the unconditional love of a mother, not the love of a female friend and mate. A lot of men like Henry try to manipulate a woman to get the mothering they want. Then the woman has an emotional baby on her hands. If she doesn't give him the kind of love he wants, he leaves her. I see the problem of the modern woman as how to break that spell of testing and leaving. Very few men realize how much they need the help of a woman to find their souls. They think they just want sex or mothering. But finding the soul is what it's all about. As for me, I believe sex should be savored, special. It should be a celebration of a mutually satisfying, understanding, spirited relationship - what champagne is to other kinds of celebrations. You have to resist sex now and then to make it special, just as you don't want to banalize champagne by drinking it daily. You have to watch out that you don't let sex - or love of champagne - dominate you. Sex dominated much of Henry's life, not love or friendship with women, except, maybe, with that French writer who wouldn't marry him, Anais Nin. 0000 Fassett was known for his hospitality t.. 4* t V T 1 f Ir , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,E through F File names,L through M File Names,Miller,MILLER_009.pdf,MILLER_009.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: MILLER_009.PDF, MILLER_009.pdf 1 Page 1