pynchon-l-digest V2 #4649

Michael Bailey michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com
Sun Jan 22 02:44:55 CST 2006


Toby G Levy wrote
>        The moody Captain Grant takes great enjoyment in pretending to
> be insane, thinking it keeps him young.
>

does that work?

names: one of Cherrycoke's descendants shows up in GR of course.  I'm
pretty sure that name is an invention.

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 rich wrote
> a friend remarked that This Heat is like the punk version of King Crimson
>

looks like Gong alumni in there too

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> From: "Sean Mannion"
> Among other things, I trust everyone's entry into 2006 was pleasant enough
> (or if not, then at least stenciled by the reassurance of not waking up in a
> cell/accident-and-emergency-ward/unfamiliar
> room/delete-and-enter-the-hell-of-your-choice-most-appropriate)

hey wait, not all unfamiliar rooms are hellish (-:
but, anyway, hope yours was also (stencilled that way)

> Furthermore, thanks to all for the feedback on the critical theory type
> thread -- couldn't respond because of patchy internet access over the last
> month and hate reviving thread past their life expectancy, but nice topic
> all the same, though have to admit my own amateur status;
> anyway, hope these are of some interest.
>

glad you are back online
I haven't given up on trying to understand Peirce or critical theory,
or any combination thereof and application to worthwhile literature

enjoyed the links, thanks

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