12/05/06

[MalignD at aol.com]

I know this is going to sound overly cynical to all you enthusiasts, but what 
would these get-togethers consist of?  Nobody will have read the book, so you 
can't talk about it, other than Hey, nice cover, or whatever ("He's a fucking 
genius.  I don't care if the book sucks.  He's a fucking genius."), then 
drink a lot of beer and, if you're gay, I guess, hope to connect, because I don't 
think there will be any women attending and I don't think talking about 
Pynchon will score with the women who might happen to be there for other reasons.  

I guess I can see why people on this list might enjoy getting together, but 
doing it on THE DATE seems ritualistic and cultish.  And dweebish.