Bodhisatva & Show Biz Kids

[Lycidas at worldnet.att.net]

"Derek C. Maus" wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 

Right, Steely Dan---these satirists. Why Zappa? He's another
satirist and Pynchon mentions him several times, for example
in his SL Intro. at the end (Pynchon seems to relate,
California word from a New Yorker, rilly,  and in VL. The
two songs are satires that, only to my listening to them
today, have some connection to the current GR chapters. 

Terrance