re correspondence with Playboy Japan

[Paul Mackin]

On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 06:22, Terrance wrote:
>  While it is true that we did discuss this, we never nailed anything
> down. Maybe it's a hoax. Maybe not. What do I mean when I say that it
> could be a hoax? That either Japan Playboy has published something with
> the intention of deceiving its readers or that Pynchon himself is behind
> the hoax or that a third party (not Pynchon and not Playboy Japan) is
> behind it. All are possible. 


Why can't the p-list ALSO "r[u]n an interview with Mr. Pynchon." We
wouldn't have to be specific about how, where, and whether Mr. Pynchon
was actually involved in the interview. Apparently Japanese readers
aren't curious about such things.

Ha, ha

P.