A Journey Into the Mind of Watts

[Paul Mackin]

On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 12:08, Keith McMullen wrote:
>  >>>I had a further thought about the potential danger to young Pynchon 
> in Watts.
> People not familiar with L.A. might be interested to know that Watts was
> considered even more dangerous in the 80s than it was in the 60s. They
> would warn you when you rented a car at LAX not to travel directly East
> even though your final destination might suggest it. Too many bullets
> flying around in South Central. Take the San Diego and the Ventura (or
> whatever it was) even if the Harbor freeway might have been a shorter
> trip to Pasadena. (where ma lived). I took the dangerous route anyway
> and always lucked out. Just a personal touch.<<<
> 
> This is a shitty post. Who exactly are these 'they' that warned you? 
> And what are you implying by 'final destination?' The uncertainty about 
> 'the Ventura' only adds to the specious nature of these assertions. 
> There is nothing here, not even tossing in your 'ma' as a folksy 
> device, to demonstrate actual landings at LAX or bold ventures through 
> the land of Watts.
> 

I can dig it . . . .