pynchon on letterman

[Jeff Rice]

Pynchon was on Letterman. Back when Letterman was on at eleven o'clock in the morning. They talked about Vineland and Brazilian bartenders. Also, a bit about the mail system.

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From: 	dbragg at juno.com[SMTP:dbragg at juno.com]
Sent: 	Friday, November 01, 1996 4:18 PM
To: 	pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: 	pynchon on letterman

You know, I'd like to see TP on Letterman, too.  But only if he were _Tom
Pynchon_!  I mean he would have to be sort of geeky; kind of zany; and
very, very entertaining.

What if he were like, normal?  I mean, suppose, like in that old _New
Yorker- cartoon (12/25/95&1/1/96) he were just a
"happy-go-lucky-father-of-two-avid-golfer-longtime-magnetic-tape-salesman-kiwanis-member?"
 Suppose he told Dave, "you know, I just wrote the damned book, man.  I
needed some dough and this was the best way for me to get it.  I don't
have clue as to what all the fuss is about.  It's just a story.  Kind of
funny, but just a story?"

I have read this book a couple of times.  I really love it.  I love
discussing it.  But, you know, I would not want to pester Tom about  it. 
He wrote it.  That's good enough for me.

				Doug

		"Nothing does it 
		Like Seven-Up."