Pynchon and computers (fwd)

[Ted Samsel]

Forwarded message:
Aaron (my son's name..) sez:
> 
> don't forget that in the "Sloth" article, "Nearer my couch to thee", 
> TRP suggests thatsloth, particularly through the viewing of the tube, 
> has evolved into an art of resistance...taking a nap in front of Gilligan's 
> Island is akin to the Scrivener's "I'd rather not" (misquoth by me...sorry...)
> 
Then to honor the first couch potato, shouldn't we honor Robert Armstrong
of the Cheap Suit Serenaders, the originator of this "concept"?

The man had t-shirts.....

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net
     "driving a Hudson Hornet on the disinformation triple bypass:
      cruising for burgers & garage sales. Hooks baited, lines en-
      tangled, roadkill cooked"