More Against the Days

[Ya Sam]

Which reminded me. Some reviewers have noticed that there are references to 
Starbucks cafe in Mason & Dixon. When I was reading the book I hadn't yet 
seen one (anyway when I finally went to one in London it turned out pretty 
bloody expensive). My question is: what are these references, and why 
specifically Starbucks? I'm not sure he has used this word, although 
anything is possible...


>From: kelber at mindspring.com
>Reply-To: kelber at mindspring.com
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: More Against the Days
>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:30:36 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
>I doubt Pynchon's going to rigidly lock himself into the mindset of the 
>early 20th century.  Anything Pynchon is aware of now is fair game.
>
>Laura
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
> >Sent: Oct 17, 2006 4:12 PM
> >To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: More Against the Days
> >
> >
> >I sort of like the ideas kicking around this morning about the
> >calamitous (post 1914) 20th century being in some way a focus of the
> >book
> >
> >How aware were the people of what was to come?
> >
> >There were indications I'm sure.
> >
> >Pynchon isn't  going to settle for any dry old rationalistic theory
> >of history approach--marxian, toynbeen, spenglerian,  vigoniian what
> >have you
> >
> >Anyone remember that Blavatskian wing of psi section?
> >
> >Madam Blavatsky is said to have predicted the cataclysms Our Time
> >time using esoteric methods
> >
> >Pynchon is the ideal person to  do a complete reworking along these
> >lines
> >
> >Doesn't everyone think?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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