Our boy Pynchon

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Once you get started, it's hard to stop (as I think the immortal Chaka Khan said).  At this point, it would probably be too personally embarrassing for him to become a public figure.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Matthew Ryan <matthew.ryan at gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 18, 2008 11:38 AM
>To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>Cc: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>, nbryant2 <nbryant2 at mail.rochester.edu>, pynchon-l at waste.org, pynchon-l-digest at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Our boy Pynchon
>
>Two words: "misshapen choppers."
>
>On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:59 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On 3/18/08, nbryant2 <nbryant2 at mail.rochester.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> > > This might be a stupid question, but why has our oh so faithful author
>> remained
>> > > anonymous in the picture category.
>> >
>> > A couple/three guesses, at least.  1.  So he won't be recogized on the
>> street et al.;
>>
>> It's not like he's really a celebrity, is it?  Literature geeks might
>> be problematic, but I doubt it. Can you really imagine Pynchon
>> paparazzi?   His celebrity is more a result of his famed avoidance of
>> same than his writing.
>>
>> David Morris
>>