Pynchon Bio

[kelber at mindspring.com]

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>Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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>-----Forwarded Message-----
>>From: David Byrnes <dbyrnes at cathedralnyc.org>
>>Sent: Feb 1, 2006 4:59 PM
>>To: kelber at mindspring.com
>>Subject: Re: newsletter item
>>
>>Hi Laura,
>>
>>This is only my second year at Cathedral, so my institutional memory doesn1t
>>quite reach back to Œ99.  However, I asked around and Mr. Pynchon did in
>>fact contribute to our newsletter, when his son was enrolled here.  I1ve
>>asked our Development Office to keep an eye out for the article (this
>>happens to be their busiest time of year!) and they1ve promised to let me
>>know if they come across a copy.  Hopefully we can dig one up for you.
>>
>>I1ll be sure to stay in touch.
>>
>>-David Byrnes
>>
>>On 2/1/06 4:03 PM, "kelber at mindspring.com" <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi David,
>>> 
>>> I'm writing to you on behalf of the subscribers to the Pynchon List
>>> (www.waste.org/pynchon-l/ <http://www.waste.org/pynchon-l/> ). A chronology of
>>> Pynchon's life by Paul Royster, of the U of Nebraska-Lincoln, mentioned the
>>> following:
>>> 
>>> 1999 - Pynchon contributes a 500-word article, "Hallowe'en?  Over Already?" to
>>> the Cathedral School Newsletter.
>>> 
>>> Naturally, we on the list are dying to read it, having eagerly read and
>>> re-read such obscure Pynchonalia as his famous Boeing  Aircraft safety
>>> memorandum and the liner notes for the band Lotion's CD.  We're pretty
>>> obsessed.  The subscribers to the list are assorted academics, writers and
>>> fellow travelers, who have contempt for anyone who would attempt to exploit or
>>> profiteer from our hero.  We'd merely like to read the article for strictly
>>> on-list discussion purposes.  If you have access to the article and can see it
>>> within your heart to mail or e-mail it to me (or directly to the list), we'd
>>> be eternally grateful.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your time.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> Laura 
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