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[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Henry Musikar writes:

> Do I hear "noble savage" ideology. Anybody ever listen to Lou Reed's
> (now theres a middle class low life for ya) "I Wanna be Black."
> Central line of the chorus goes (eleven year olds, hold your ears now)
> "I don't wanna be a fucked up middle class college student anymore."

Maybe you do but that's your problem, no? (it certainly seems to be
Will Self's problem). I have heard Lou Reed's `I Wanna be Black' - the
live version with the audience near rioting in indignation - but I
always thought it had it's tongue firmly inserted, as `twere.

> How did Pynch ever overcome his upbringing? The Navy. Anybody know
> what rank he achieved? Wouldn't want it to be too high.

Admiral Pynchon, anyone?

> On 18 Mar 97 at 11:12, andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk <andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk>
> wrote:

> > yet another middle class low-life.


Andrew Dinn
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