Brits can't hack it - official!

[April Phillips]

Steven, 

I wasn't born until '72, and have spent very little enjoyable time on the west coast in general and in California in particular, but I loved Vineland ... 

But, when it comes to understanding the subculture, I have to admit that recently re-reading V for the first time in 13 years (which I truly loved all those years ago) after spending 9 years in the Navy and often stationed in Norfolk, Va., , I appreciated the beginning of the book a lot more. 

April
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven 
  To: Paul Nightingale 
  Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:37 PM
  Subject: Re: Brits can't hack it - official!


  I find it hard to imagine any non-Californian understanding much of VLand.  It's steeped in that peculiar 60s sub- culture.


  Steve--I'm currently re-reading it and enjoying...just got to the first of his jokes on celebrity look-alikes -- Pat Sajak starring in the Frank Gorshin Story.  




  On Aug 22, 2006, at 6:14 AM, Paul Nightingale wrote:


    It

    remains to be seen if people will finish Vineland in England, 


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