Group Read Headcount

[David Morris]

--- Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at attbi.com> wrote:
> Let me get this straight.
> 
> Morris said:
> Pardon me, but there's only one person who has strenuously opposed s~Z's
suggestion that we read Pale Fire.  No one has opposed anyone else's group
read.
>
And later:
>But nothing is stopping you from doing a Vineland group read. Curiously Doug
has not volunteered to join you.
> 
> I'm aware of that.  And if I do conduct a group read of Vineland, I'll expect
you not to participate, since you have no interest in it.  Thank you.

That's what I said.

>But why drag Doug into it?  He'll do whatever he wants.

Because he's the one so vehemently opposed to what some others of us want to
do, going so far as to accuse "US" of of derailing other people's conversations
re. the 1984 intro (though if you check you'll see he contributed nothing but
complaints about other P-listers posts to that conversation).  Yet he won't
commit himself to doing anything "Pynchon-related" (except more SPAMMING).

> > If you had participated in the last one (as I did) you would know why it's
a bad idea, especially in the current political climate.  At least with Pale
Fire nobody would be able to claim that Pynchon's take on "(__fill in the
blank__)" was "clear" and anyone who didn't see it was obviously a fascist (or
"sounded like" a fascist).
> 
> There's nothing that guarantees people won't have an opinion on or an
interpretation of any text in question.

If that's as far as it went nobody would care.  It's why I won't even try to
respond to him anymore.  It's less than worthless.

> Maybe the thought of Vineland per se isn't threatening to you, but so much of
what you project on this list is reactive to Doug Millison.  Jeez, man.  NOW
who's gettin' twitchy ...

"Pojecting to the list?"  No, not "the list."  I am refering directly to one
person, the same one who opposes Pale Fire and the one I refer to just above. 
And I have no interest in what is bound to result in a VLVL (except maybe if he
promises not to get involved in it).

David Morris

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