Bodhisatva & Show Biz Kids

Derek C. Maus dmaus at email.unc.edu
Wed Jan 26 09:38:24 CST 2000


On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 Lycidas at worldnet.att.net wrote:

> Zappa is the guy Pynchon seems to relate to, makes sense
> right? Does he ever mention these satirists? 

In a genuine attempt not to seem dense, may I ask why you mention Zappa
and then quote two songs from Steely Dan in their entirety? Just
curious. I actually like both, so I'm trying to winnow out the
connection. Are "these satirists" Steely Dan? 

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