The Counterforce and Underworld

[Otto Sell]

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Monroe <monroe at mpm.edu>
To: Richard Romeo <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: The Counterforce and Underworld


> This seems to be a theme of William Gibson's as well (not to mention an
entire
> wing of [su]cultural studies, e.g., Dick Hebdige, Subcultures), that
bricolage
> thing ((c) Claude Levi-Strauss; perhaps an alchemical thing as well?), and
one
> he might well have picked up from Pynchon (someone posted a very
interesting
> interview with WG here recently, in which he acknowledged TRPs influence,
anyone
> have that at hand?).  See, esp., Gibson's recent All Tomorrow's Parties
...
>
Is the title going back to the old Lou Reed/Velvet Underground song? Haven't
read the book yet.
Otto