PYNCHON IN PULSE

[davemarc]

At 03:53 PM 6/2/96 -0700, Steelhead wrote:
>
orlowsky:
>>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.
>
>From what you've written, I'm surprised you don't think that he's been
coasting down the slope since '72.  

I agree with those who feel that the interview was fine.  It's not
necessarily an easy thing to let multiple interviewees come through in an
article, but TRP does a good job moderating the discussion.  I would have
liked to learn more about him, and I wish the photograph would have included
a shot of him, but those are the breaks.

You link Pynchon with the Tinasky letters as if you're sure that he wrote
them.  Are you?  On what basis?  I saw a bunch of them (in the promotional
brochure distributed about a year ago but wasn't at all convinced that they
were by TRP.

davemarc (who remains satisfied with TRP's overall output)