Jules and the CNN pix

[Tom Stanton]

At 07:51 AM 6/12/97 -0400, Bruce Appelbaum wrote:
>     He lives in NYC, a great place to be anonymous in a crowd, and even 
>     walks the streets and probably rides the subway.  He visited the Holt 
>     offices and probably had to be announced when he arrived.

 "Uh, Mr. Holt, there's a Mister, ah, Pin-chone here demanding to see you...
yes, Pin-chone...yes...okay..."

"Mister Pin-chone? Mr. Holt is wrapped up in...oh...it's PIN-chon...okay,
I'll 
just --- Pin-chon? PYNCHON? THOMAS PYNCHON? Omigod! Omigod...
I'll ring Mr. Holt now! Would you like some coffee??!!"

>     Nobody (meaning the likes of us) has seen a photograph of him in over 
>     40 years -- doesn't mean that Mrs P doesn't have an instamatic or 
>     video camera -- doesn't mean that there are no photos of him.  Mrs P 
>     might even have his photo on her desk.  There may even be a wedding 
>     album.

If there's ever a biography it would be wonderfully ironic if it had no
pictures, doncha' think?

>     Unlike that other famous reclusive author, L. Ron Hubbard, TRP has not 
>     established a cult/religion

That's right! We're not a gang or a cult, man, we're a club!  Like those
Nueva York litter-airy clubs, yeah, that's the ticket...

(Signing off with our secret handshake)
Tom