Row, row, row...

[Jody Keith Gilbert]

> 
>           John--
>                Maybe I am missing something here, but I did not write
>           you a letter. How you wound up with my name, I haven't the
>           foggiest idea. Ironically(maybe), I have joined the pynchon
>           newsgroup and am in the precoess of trying to figure out
>           VINELAND myself. I plan to withhold comment upon that novel
>           until I have gone through it three or four times. But, no, I
>           was not tryinbg to insult you; nor was I trying to be funny.
>           I never wrote you in the first place. Sorry for the mixup.
>                               rich logsdon
> 

John Mascaro's reply was not specifically to rich.  If you note the
header information,

>Return-Path: <owner-pynchon-l>
>Date: Thu, 30 Mar 95 08:05:53 PDT
>To: <Mascaro at humnet.ucla.edu>, pynchon-l at sfu.ca,
>V055QRSH at ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
>Subject: Re[2]: Row, row, row...
>Sender: owner-pynchon-l at sfu.ca
>Precedence: bulk

John's reply was to the group, where the commentary about his message
was sent, and to <V055QRSH at ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> who made the
comments.  It is sometimes difficult to keep track of who is being
spoken to or refered to in group interaction, so it sometimes takes a
little extra effort to sort it out.

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John (Jody) K. Gilbert
Department of English
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. Canada
V5A 1S6
office phone (604) 291-5517
dept. phone  (604) 291-3136
internet     gilbert at sfu.ca