Lot of 49 projects and artworks

[Paul Rafferty]

I bought a friend's child a reissue of Pet Sounds for his birthday. He said
'Wow. It's one of those big black cds that goes on top.'

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:09 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I watched a couple of high school kids express amazement at an old
> typewriter.  "Wow, you type and it goes right on the paper?  Awesome!"
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Rafferty <paul.rafferty at gmail.com>
>
> >
> >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
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >www.hotclubdeparis.com
> >www.myspace.com/hotclubdeparis
>
>


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