Pynchon as recluse

[SHUBHA GHOSH]

On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Todd Meigs wrote:

> 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. 
What scenes is P supposedly in?  SInce I own RoJ on videotape,  my VCR
may be getting another workout.

> 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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