NYPL: Open-Mike Pynchon Imitator Contest (?) @ KGB

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

Wish I could get to NYC.  Got to be the same Melvin Bukiet that wrote the
very interesting novel _After_ that I'm currently reading. The book
provides a tour through the Zone that complements GR nicely. 

Among many pleasures in _After_ is a Syndicate with an unnamed baby-faced
mastermind who makes a profit buying things back for more than he sold
them for in an obvious homage to another of my favorite books. 

On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Catherine P. wrote:
> While at bar KGB this past Friday night, I picked up a flyer for upcoming
> poetry/fiction readings and was surprised to see the following:
> 
> Sunday, April 27th
> Open-Mike Thomas Pynchon Imitator Contest
> With Emcee Melvin Bukiet
> 
> I don't know whether this will be fiction writers imitating Pynchon's
> work or struggling actors imitating the man himself,  while reading his
> work.....or both. 
> 
> For more info, KGB lists this number:  212-505-3360.  I've so far only
> gotten their answering machine.
> 
> KGB (The Kraine Gallery Bar)  is at 85 East Fourth Street, second floor,
> between Second and Third Avenue, in the East Village.
> 
> --Catherine