AtD (37) p.1045 Merle R. appears, old farmland, flirting?

[Henry]

After reading a number, here are a few lightning rod links that I
particularly enjoyed:

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightningrod.htm 

http://www.lightningrodrecords.com/ 

http://www.mensvogue.com/health/feature/articles/2008/04/arod (after all,
OBA is a NYer these days)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/2000-05-15-lightn-rod-tests
.htm 

Henry Mu
Information, Media, and Technology Consultant

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/PListe4Obama 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kohut
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:13 AM
To: pynchon -l
Subject: AtD (37) p.1045 Merle R. appears, old farmland, flirting?

P.1045 
Merle Rideout, been there a long time and feared he ws turning into a hybrid
citrus?? A tree? Planted-like? just a Merle R. witticism? (wikipedia says
citrus trees hybridize easily)  

Why does OBA have Lew and Merle come together here? Merle, photographer and
lightning rod salesman in film noir LA? Where Hollywood is happening. 
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