Pynchon in the news

[pynchonoid]

"Although [Amiri] Baraka is one of the nation's most
reviled poets at the moment, he also is one of the
most successful writers New Jersey has produced. He is
on a par with poets William Carlos Williams and Allen
Ginsburg, both of whom became embroiled in their fair
share of controversy. Baraka also is one of the
foremost jazz essayists in American history and an
important playwright who made a name in the vibrant
world of off-Broadway theater in the 1960s. Baraka has
been a Guggenheim Fellow and won a PEN/Faulkner award,
an Obie, (the off-Broadway equivalent of the Tony),
the Rockefeller Foundation Award for Drama, and the
Langston Hughes Award for Poetry. He has been inducted
into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has
been the subject of biographies, doctoral
dissertations, and academic panels. 'As a contemporary
American artist, Baraka must be ranked with the likes
of John Coltrane, Ralph Ellison, Norman Mailer, Toni
Morrison, and Thomas Pynchon,' wrote literary critic
William J. Harris."

http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=7&page=5268752

...and this just in, from Montreal Gazette:

"OK, here's our impression of the Monday Morning
Quarterback watching a baseball playoff game: 'and the
count is 2-2 on Shindeldecker. Quasimoto at first,
score tied, top of the fifth. Brunhilde walks off the
mound ...'

Close-up of coach spitting.

Close-up of player spitting.

Close-up of two players spitting sunflower seeds.

Batter steps out of the box, looks to third-base coach
for the sign.

Batter steps back in.

Pitcher looks in for the sign. Shakes it off. Shakes
it off again.

Batter steps out of box, looks at third-base coach.

Close-up of ralley monkeys (towels, bras, T-shirts,
whatever).

Close-up of coach scratching his crotch.

Close-up of player scratching his crotch.

Pitcher throws to first. Runner is back in time.

Pitcher throws to first again. Runner is back again.

Close-up of manager pulling his ear.

Close-up of old couple in the stands.

Close-up of hitter adjusting his batting gloves.

Hitter steps out of the box.

Pitcher steps off the mound.

Pitcher back on the mound.

Hitter back in the box.

Throw to first. Runner is back in time.

Close-up of three players spitting sunflower seeds.

Ralley monkey falls onto field. Bat-boy runs out to
retrieve ralley monkey.

Pitcher looks in for the sign. Shakes it off.

Close-up of old lady spitting.

Close-up of ralley monkey spitting.

Throw to first. Runner is back in time.

First baseman jogs out for conference with the
pitcher. Jogs back to first.

Close-up of pitcher going to the resin bag.

Hitter adjusts his batting gloves.

Pitcher looks in for the sign. Shakes it off. Gets
another sign. Nods.

(Italics, please) "And here's the pitch. It's fouled
off into the right-field stands. Count remains
two-and-two. That's pitching coach Pynchon Nabokov,
coming out to talk with Brunhilde ..." (end ital)


http://www.canada.com/montreal/sports/story.asp?id=%7B3E6240A1-19A2-4E53-937D-C8CBAD63D2B4%7D






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