KEWB

Henry M gravity at nicom.com
Fri Feb 7 13:58:01 CST 1997


Did "Gary Owens" call himself that before Laugh-In? I have always 
enjoyed the literary references in his name and of Henry Gibson, 
also of Laugh-In.

> Date:          Fri, 7 Feb 1997 14:38:34 -0500 (EST)
> From:          Orlowsky at aol.com
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject:       KEWB

<SNIP>

> The plot thickens.  KEWB-AM was a top 40 powerhouse in Oakland during the
> 60s.  In 1962, Casey Kasem developed his still-irritating schtick there.
>  Before that, Gary Owens (from Laugh-In and elsewhere) was also a DJ there.
>  And we know that Pynchon was in Oakland and Berkeley in the mid-60s mooning
> over Ruby Tuesday and A Whiter Shade of Pale.  But Herman's Hermits?
> 
> Bob 

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