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AMY TIPTON CORTNER 139 THE VAMPIRE ETHNOGRAPHER from The Hillbilly Vampire (1990) The hillbilly vampire lived in a condo called Mountain Heritage Estates. He had many degrees and many publications in small magazines. Garlic didn't faze him, nor did the crucifix; pintos and streaked meat and kraut would, however, turn him in an instant. Prowling the bars and back roads looking for fresh informants whose heart-blood of mountain lore had not yet been discovered and sucked dry, tape recorder fanged and to the ready, he worked hard at blending in while maintaining the mystique of his authority. He bought sharp work pants from Sears plaid flannel shirts from Woolrich shoes from L.L. Bean and Timberline. He didn't fool anybody. As soon as he sat down they pulled their collars up and started talking copyright and photo-session and P.M. Magazine. His bitterest complaint as he moved from place to unsatisfYing place pale and eager to feed was of how thoroughly the folk . had been corrupted by electronic media. ...

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