>From the preface to "El Dupree, Selected Works," Alf the Poet, editor:

   "Upon first encountering El Dupree, many have asked, "What's a
    headsack?"  Perhaps no question better symbolizes the mystery,
    the intrigue, the absolute foulness of the Wide One.  There are
    a number of references to headsacks scattered throughout the
    known writings concerning El Dupree's dim past.  It is rumored
    that Our Fabled Hero's exploits were recorded in full, though
    the name of the biographer (who apparently was able to travel
    with El Dupree on numerous occasions, due to his lack of a sense
    of smell) is unknown to us.

   "It is often asked what determines the gauge of a headsack, and
    why they are made of vinyl.  This knowledge, I fear, may be
    lost to history.

   "I believe that each of us carries our own headsack.  It is the
    headsack of misconceptions, of ego, of the blinding heat of the
    desert at noon.  Your headsack traps you, tricks you, ultimately
    damns you.  Jesus said something like, "Pick up your headsack
    and follow me."  El Dupree says, "Hot in there?  Heh, heh.
    Bof!" Break free, lunge for the light.  But don't slip on the
    way out..."