more re that interview

[Doug Millison]

I suspect a few of you are chagrined that Pynchon is not the gung ho
supporter of Bush's war on Afghanistan that you'd like him to be and you'd
like to tar him with the same anti-American brush that you've used on
anybody who has dared to dissent from the herd mentality on this slaughter,
but, with the exception of a couple of hard-headed reprobates you've
refrained from an all-out assault on Pynchon for expressing these opinions
(again, assuming it is Pynchon -- the real proof will come if he takes
legal action against Playboy Japan, and I don't think anybody's heard a
whisper about that yet), so you dump on your favorite targets instead.
It's childish and predictable -- and indeed I predicted as much when John
Krafft suggested that I share the interview with Pynchon-L.   But I did
share it, and proved the adage that no good deed goes unpunished. Still,
I'm glad to be of service, lots of folks have expressed appreciation for
the gesture.  I'm content to let the serious Pynchon reader community run
with it now, while you guys can continue the name-calling as long as you'd
like.  I still love you all anyway, and realize that behind even the
angriest words onscreen there's a human soul with whom I could probably
have a reasonable conversation if we met in person.   So, no hard feelings,
I know you're doing the best you can with what you've got.  Keep up the
good work on M&D, too.

-Doug