VLVL 4: War, politics and love

[Dave Monroe]

That was Vincent, actually ...

"RC and Moonpie..."  (VL, Ch 4, p. 35)  This gives new
flavor to Mr. Pynchon's character naming... Moonpies,
a popular and inexpensive snack of the south was tied
with that old staple, RC Cola, in the 1950's as a
bargain priced snack combination.  

http://www.moonpie.com/

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0308&msg=84815&sort=date

And see, e.g., ...

The phrase "RC Cola and a MoonPie®" became well known
around the South, as many people enjoyed this
delicious, bargain-priced combination.

http://www.moonpie.com/hist_text.asp

http://www.moonpie.com/hist_adv.asp?page=2

--- Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I thought that Monroe or Tim posted the story of
> RC Cola and Moonpie. Worth lookin at. A successful
> partnership if ever there was one.

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