The Counterforce and Underworld

[Dave Monroe]

A VU reference, indeed.  In the meantime, just printing out your other recent
posting so's i can give it the attention it deserves.  Thanks!

Otto Sell wrote:

> ----- 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