Pynchon as recluse

[Todd Meigs]

With all of the talk about TRP's reclusiveness recently, in particular
comments made that he probably leads a relatively "normal" life (going to
the store, walking to the corner for a six-pack, taking the wife out to a
nice dinner, etc.) outside of his media aversion, I was reminded of a post
a while back referring to the fact that he was in The Return of the Jedi. 
Well, you can't tell me that Lucas and company didn't know who he was.  And
how did he get involved with the movie in the first place?  Must have
pulled a string or two, eh?  And the Star Wars set isn't exactly a
low-profile location.  Perhaps TRP is hiding like a purloined letter.  Many
seem to look for a mysterious and oh-so-quirky dressed-like-a-flood-victim
figure, when, in fact, we may pass by him in the street everyday without so
much as a thought...

Whatta think?
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Todd Meigs
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; 
it is easy in solitude to live after our own;
but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd 
keeps with perfect sweetness 
the independence of solitude.--Emerson
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