Pynchons Over Andover

[Mark Kohut]

Robin writes:
  how 
increasingly the simulacrum becomes the norm---
   
  Great statement of a P theme, yes?..............
  

robinlandseadel at comcast.net wrote:
  And the fact that the very first book burned in "America" 
[for the heresy of inclusion] is the book produced by 
Tom's Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, 
Great, Great, Great Grandfather [the T.W.I.T.s in our 
little group can now meditate on OBAs generational 
numerology whilst stuffing themselves blind with vegan 
bangers and mash] is historically important, our first stop 
on the Mittlewerk Express.

As, long as I'm at it, how many groups or movements 
embrace Earth Magic and Anarchy? 'Cause I'm telling ya, 
there's shitloads of that going on in Against the Day. That's a 
great post by Robert Mahnke, concerning the growing estrangement 
with the plane of absolute physical manifestation and how 
increasingly the simulacrum becomes the norm---substituting 
itself for so called reality. And I gotta tell you, Emerson and Thoreau
got some kind of ball rolling on that one, eh?

Or maybe it's the hash. 

Starhawk's "The Earth Path" addresses the same phenomenon 
from a different angle of refraction:

http://tinyurl.com/32ta4f

"We think of Pynchons involvement with business, politics, 
and religion and of TRP as a break-away."

Ah, but there's TRPIII, isn't there? And Numero Uno was a 
writer, after all. It is what got him in trouble in the first place. 
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Henry" 
> 10 generations does not produce an infinitude of progeny unless you're
> practicing Orthodox. A teacher of English at Andover is not a random
> Pynchon. We think of Pynchons involvement with business, politics, and
> religion and of TRP as a break-away. 
> 
> The usual study of literature at most schools includes some consideration of
> the family background of the author of the work(s) that are being studied.
> An author's wishes concerning such familial reviews is generally unknown, as
> the author is likely to be unavailable. To the best of my knowledge, TRP
> has never requested the lit-crit demi-monde, reporters, or even the unwashed
> public at large to refrain from researching his personal background. In
> fact, the effective apparent erasure of almost all public TRP personal
> artifacts pretty much proves that TRP has long assumed that his background
> would be investigated. 
> 
> HENRY MUSIKAR
> Information, Media, and Technology Consultant
> 
> http://www.urdomain.us/kcuf.htm 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris [mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:44 AM
> To: Henry
> Cc: Pynchon Liste
> Subject: Re: Pynchons Over Andover
> 
> OK, pretty lame, but no more so than posting random Pynchons...
> 
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Henry wrote:
> > (see anecdote below)
> 



       
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