DeLillo

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In a message dated 3/31/2003 1:04:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
prozak at post.com writes:


> I think it's great he failed to mention history's most overrated guitarist, 
> a media creation if there ever was one.
> 

Updike's failure, however, does not mean DeLillo didn't give a nod
to Jimi. Updike did notice this image, as witnessed from, not a cave
in Patmos, but from a sleek silver-toned stretch limo, which might be
right down your alley- on the drive over to Hell's Kitchen.

       He takes in details of city life (“A man in women’s clothing 
       walked seven elegant dogs”) and notices that on the limo’s 
       spycam his image makes a gesture a second or two before 
       he makes it in reality...

http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/?030331crbo_books1

cf.

        And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence 
       in heaven about the space of half an hour. 
       And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them 
       were given seven trumpets. 
       And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden 
       censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should 
       offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which 
was 
       before the throne. (Rev. 8:1-3)

Early warnings, but not by much...

respectfully

    
    



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