PYNCHON IN PULSE

[Steelhead]

>Actually, the Lotion interview isn't half bad as an interview.  Pynchon stays
>out of the way and lets the band talk.  The only problem is that no one cares
>what Lotion has to say; the only reason to read the interview is to find out
>what Pynchon has to say, which is close to nothing.  But so what?  Do you
>begrudge the man a little fun?  He's not a religious icon, bestowing words of
>wisdom on his disciples.  He's entitled to play a little air ukulele from
>time to time, and if his fame entitles him to get paid for it, too, then so
>be it.

Gimme a break. TRP's "interview" w/ a less than mediocre band makes
Terri Gross look like a genius--which is a masterpiece of deception.
The ole man's been coastin' downhill for a decade.

Steely