Lot of 49 projects and artworks

[Paul Rafferty]

Despite the internet becoming the main source of communication in my late
teens, I was totally seduced by the romance of WASTE. The internet is a far
easier method but WASTE represents to me the struggle of discovering of
anything left of the mainstream whilst living in a really small town in the
UK (tape trades, mail-order zines etc). I can imagine the same being true of
those who grew up with the internet too. The unfamiliar physicality of WASTE
must be as seductive, if not maybe more?

Paul.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:38 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> There are so many alternate systems now that weren't in place when the book
> was written.  When I read it (in the late '70s),WASTE seemed like a cool,
> counter-cultural, populist, anarchistic movement that I wished I could be
> part of.  WOuld it seem that way to a reader who grew up in the age of
> e-mail and youtube?
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Bekah <Bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
> >Sent: Nov 20, 2008 9:58 AM
> >To: Paul Rafferty <paul.rafferty at gmail.com>
> >Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: Lot of 49 projects and artworks
> >
> >
> >On Nov 19, 2008, at 4:27 PM, Paul Rafferty wrote:
> >> Is anyone familiar with any contemporary alternative mail systems
> >> or artworks that explore similar ideas to those discussed in Crying
> >> of Lot 49? I know WASTE has been borrowed and referenced throughout
> >> a range of media but does anyone have any examples of such a thing
> >> actually existing?
> >>
> >> I'm not sure if I'm using this correctly, so if I'm not, please let
> >> me know how to use it properly.
> >
> >
> >Does the Semaphore Project at San Jose count?   There's a lot of
> >stuff out there about it but this piece has a bit more.
> >
> >http://www.bookride.com/2007/08/thomas-pynchon-crying-of-
> >lot-49-1966.html
> >
> >Bekah
> >
> >
>
>


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