Maybe Jethro?

[Joe Allonby]

I always thought of this as a possibility.

On 9/20/06, ruudsaurins at aol.com <ruudsaurins at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  I gotta ask....
>          If _V._ was published in 1963 and the Beverly Hillbillies
> premiered in 1962,  does anybody think that the character of Jethro Bodine
> and his behavior  could have inspired the naming of Pynchon's omnipresent
> sailor?   If Pynchon is reputed to have been fond of _The Brady Bunch_ TV
> show, it does not seem completely out of the question.  One has to consider
> the possibility that a young man may have entertained a certain fascination
> with Ellie Mae as well.  Ginger and Mary Anne yet to come?
>                                                     truly,
>                                                     ruud
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