pynchonesque church

Joe Allonby joeallonby at gmail.com
Fri Oct 13 19:45:15 CDT 2006


That's what we call it, and I believe that it's the official name.

Just as an aside, the Modern Lovers' original lead guitarist, John Felice,
is one of my Sunday Football watching buddies and a rabid Patriots fan. I'll
pass your compliment along.

On 10/13/06, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK, it is "brutalist," and may carry the connotations you ascribe to
> it.  But I think of it more in terms of abstract form, as did it's
> creators.  It's a work of art, but a stark one.
>
> It's been a long time since I've heard the term "Government Center."
> It makes me think of that great old song "Government Center" by
> Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.
>
> David Morris
>
> On 10/13/06, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > But Government Center is a giant block of ugly concrete. It looks
> Orwellian.  Monolithic. Cold. Utilitarian. It looks like a place where dull
> bureaucrats refuse to listen to your argument when you go to protest a
> parking ticket.
> >
>
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