VLVL2 (9.5): "Kick Out, the Jambs"

[Dave Monroe]

Oops, sorry ...

"kick out, the jambs"

Main Entry: jamb 
Pronunciation: 'jam
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English jambe, from Middle French,
literally, leg, from Late Latin gamba -- more at
GAMBIT
Date: 14th century
1 : an upright piece or surface forming the side of an
opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace)
2 : a projecting columnar part or mass

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary


"that Stove"

Main Entry: stove 
Pronunciation: 'stOv
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, heated room, steam room,
from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from (assumed)
Vulgar Latin extufa, ultimately from Latin ex- + Greek
typhein to smoke -- more at DEAF
Date: 1591
1 a : a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or
uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or
heating) b : a device that generates heat for special
purposes (as for heating tools or heating air for a
hot blast) c : KILN
2 chiefly British : a hothouse especially for the
cultivation of tropical exotics; broadly : GREENHOUSE

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

But why "that Stove"?  Much less ...


"here comes, that Stove once again"

"Der Kinderofen" (GR, Pt. I, p. 94 ff.)

"... though it is never discussed among them openly,
it would seem that Katje, Gottfried and Captain
Blicero have agreed in this Northern and ancient form,
one they all know and are comfortable with—-the
strayed children, the wood-wife in the edible house,
the captivity, the fattening, the Oven--shall be their
preserving routine, their shelter, against what
outside none of them can bear—the War, the absolute
rule of chance, their own pitiable contingency here
...." (GR, Pt. I, p. 96)

http://www.ottosell.de/pynchon/gr14.htm

"... Prairie huddled down in back, hanging on, wishing
they could wake into something more benevolent and be
three different people, only some family in a family
car, with no problems that couldn't be solved in half
an hour of wisecracks and commercials, on their way to
a fun weekend at some beach." (VL, Ch. 9, p. 191)


"Olathe"

Olathe, Kansas ...

http://www.olatheks.org/

http://www.olathedailynews.com/

http://www.olathe.org/default.asp

While in our city, we hope you take advantage of the
rich historical attractions commemorating Olathe’s
heritage, including the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm. Listed on the National Register of Historical
Places, the farm is the last remaining stagecoach stop
on the Santa Fe Trail open to the public. Olathe is
also the birthplace of the original cowboy boot!

http://www.olathe.org/olathe_cvb/


"Fort Wayne"

Fort Wayne, Indiana ...

http://www.ci.ft-wayne.in.us/

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/

But why Olathe and Fort Wayne?  Note that ...

"Fort Wayne is in the running to be the future home of
the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
along with [...] Olathe, Kansas ..."

http://jordan.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/arena/arena12.php


National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
23500 W. 105th Street
P.O. Box 1325
Olathe, KS 66051-1325
(913) 791-0044

http://www.naia.org/

But do let me know.  Thanks again ...

--- Dave Monroe <monrobotics at yahoo.com> wrote:
>    
> "Oh, kick, out, the jambs"
> 
> p. 191 "Kick Out the Jambs"    If this is a
> reference to the MC5 tune, Pynchon (or his editor)
> should have known that the correct spelling
> is "Jams."
> 
> http://www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/chapter9.htm

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