Shrink

[Paul Mackin]

I'd love to know if the Mad Magazine parody made mention of the  
appointment of Scalia to the Supreme Court.

On that subject, I don't think it constitutes any kind of a spoiler  
to note that in Rick Moody's The Diviners, there appears a character  
closely resembling Justice Scalia.

P.

On Oct 13, 2005, at 4:13 PM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> Anyone remember the Mad Magazine parody, "West Coast Story" ?   
> Included  lyrics to the Krupke song:
>
> Dear kindly Ronald Reagan
> Forgive us if we're frank.
> We saw you on the Late Show.
> Like man, you really stank.
> You lost one as The Gipper.
> You bombed in Brother Rat.
> Sacramento, now look where you're at!
>
> Governor Reagan, we just wanna say:
> Perhaps your worst performance is your
> one here today ...
>
> Can't remember any more.  A little bit of nostalgia from the days  
> when people were shocked that a cheesy Hollywood actor could  
> actually become Governor of California.
>
>
> ----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
> Sent: Oct 13, 2005 3:03 PM
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: Re: Shrink
>
>
> On Oct 13, 2005, at 2:23 PM, David Casseres wrote:
>
>
>> "Shrink" was highly popular in the 50's, when the TV-watching public
>> became aware of psychoanalysis and every comedian had routine about
>> it.  I can't believe that it wasn't widespread in the written  
>> language
>> at that point.
>>
>
> That was sort of my impression also. However in the Officer Krupke
> sequence of "West Side Story" (mid-50s) the term "head shrinker" was
> used instead of the more sprightly abbreviated form, possibly leaving
> one to conclude that the latter was not yet in common written and
> theatrical usage. WSS was considered very advanced musical theatre
> for its time.
>
> DIESEL: (Spoken, as Judge) In the opinion on this court, this child
> is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home.
>
> ACTION: (Spoken) Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived.
>
> DIESEL: So take him to a headshrinker.
>