intextuality

[Craig Clark]

Christopher Tassava <ctass at suba.com> writes:
 
> For a much better take on this whole thing, see Don DeLillo's masterpiece 
> novella (and alleged component of his next book), _Pafko at the Wall_, 
> which features J. Edgar Hoover watching Jackie Gleason puke on Frank 
> Sinatra while watching the third game of the 1950-something NL playoff 
> between the Dodgers and Giants.  It's well worth finding the 10/92 
> Harper's to read it.

By some miracle, I happened to be looking after a friend's place back 
when this was published, and since he had a _Harper's_ subscription 
(I've never seen it on sale in SA) I read this piece. It reminded me 
of a fine piece of "alternate history" SF by Howard Waldrop called 
"Ike at the Mike", a deeply touching account of President Elvis A. 
Presley's feelings as he listens to famous rock'n'roll singer Ike 
Eisenhower... 

Craig Clark

"Living inside the system is like driving across
the countryside in a bus driven by a maniac bent
on suicide."
   - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"