Firesign Theatre/Pynchon crossover
MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu
MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu
Wed Oct 30 15:14:43 CST 1996
>Yes Yes Yes!!! snd remember--
"I'll just kinda stand here and--watch ya--'till Deputy Dan shows up."
or:
"At Bob's your loved ones don't have to wait outside, your car is as welcome as
you are."
and finally, most apropos: "But it's really GOOD shit, Mrs. Presky"
john m
>
>>How many other Fireheads are there on this list?
>
>Me! Me! Me!
>
>>FST and Pynchon both have the marvellous gift, it seems to me, of making
>>you laugh out loud at the unspeakable horror of civilization; I bring
>>"Temporarrily Humboldt County" to your attention.
>>
>>And are there any other sickos like me, who mix the preceding two with Tom
>>Waits?
>
>I'm immune to Waits 'cause he insists on singing and he can't. I do
>understand his appeal, but I have a hard time relating it to Pynchon.
>
>>"Three more words in Turkish: Delight, Bath, Border. May I see your
>>passport please?"
>
>...a-and it gets even more Pynchonesque...
>
>"Excuse me, Sir, is this your bag?"
>
>"No, this is *definitely* not my bag!"
>
>"Just, as, we, thought!"
>
>
>Cheers,
>David
>
>
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