Melanie Jackson denied Playboy Japan "interview"

[jbor]

on 17/11/04 10:18 PM, jbor wrote:

>>> I've since had it on good authority that a "denial that P gave the Playboy
>>> Japan interview" was provided over the phone to one of the New York
>>> p-listers by Melanie Jackson, Pynchon's agent and wife.
>>> 
>>> Haven't noticed it mentioned on the list before now, but thanks anyway to
>>> whoever it was who took the trouble to find out.
> 
> It's something John Krafft happened to mention to me in passing a couple of
> days ago. You can check with him if you want to verify that the info I
> posted above is accurate -- I'm sure it's no big deal. It's possible that
> he's mistaken, but he seemed certain of the details when I pressed him for
> clarification.
> 
> And, after checking the archives, I'm also quite certain that, until I sent
> the news yesterday, there had been no information provided to the list
> regarding phone calls made to and statements coming from Melanie Jackson's
> office about the Playboy "interview".

Should have mentioned that John is under the impression that it was Rich or
DaveMarc who made the call to Melanie Jackson. Again, it could be that he's
mistaken.

> I also believe that Scoop might be mistaken in his claim that last year he
> posted info to the list to say that Pynchon's new book was scheduled to come
> out in Fall 2005.

best