Fw: most beautiful novel opening

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

Herzog spends much of his 
time writing letters he never 
sends.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_(novel)
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From: "Zak Nissenbaum" <jzn at coversports.com>
> "If I am out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog."
> 
> 
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> From: <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: most beautiful novel opening
> 
> 
> >          OEDIPA STOOD IN THE
> >          living room, stared at by 
> >          the greenish dead eye of 
> >          the TV tube, spoke the 
> >          name of God, tried to feel 
> >          as drunk as possible.
> > 
> >          But this did not work.
> > 
> >          Mark Kohut:
> >          I'm up for rereading COL49.
> > 
> > Hell, I do that in my sleep. All I gotta say is swap George for Pierce
> > and we'll be rolling down the highway in a ALL-NEW all-white Ford 
> > Comet in no time, slithering past the "Ok!" and NADA signs, shakin' 
> > to the the Paranoid's latest---"Hallways and Staircases"---while crusin' 
> > into the Echo Courts nice and slow and slippin' on an extra dress [no 
> > point in wearing just a dress, is there?] or two once we get there. And 
> > just wait till you check out that stamp collection! Now say 'Rich 
> > Chocolaty Goodness' real smooth-like, like Ken Nordine on Romilar 
> > eating a u-47 that's getting compressed by a Pultec.
> > 
> >          "YOU KNOW WHAT A MIRACLE IS?"
> >          "RICH CHOCOLATY GOODNESS!"
> >