Update on David Fischer

[David Payne]

Thank you, rich, for this note. I never corresponded with David, but I did, recent-ishly, quote him in a paper I wrote for school (MLIS), a funny email he wrote back in '98:

 

"The story of Catherine Wheat and Tom Hynes must've made om Pynchon's heart
skip a beat in sheer delight.  How serendipitous for him to come across a
ribald tale of a man and a woman with his parents' first names (plus one
Will as Tom's father), plus last names that (for me at least) invoke
thoughts of the prairie and grass imagery of Vineland and the ketchup
allusions in M&D.  Fits in stunningly with the other Toms and
elders/youngers in the book." 

 

(http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=9803&msg=25434&keywords=catherine%20tom)

 

Anyhow, rich, et al., sorry you lost a friend ... keep cool & keep caring


> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:30:38 -0400
> Subject: Update on David Fischer
> From: richard.romeo at gmail.com
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> 
> Hello friends
> 
> It is with a heavy heart that I bring as I just found out that David
> passed away earlier today. David was a very sweet guy who I first met
> more than 13 yrs ago or so when I joined p-list. It was he who brought
> along the advanced readers copy of M&D when we gathered to celebrate
> at Swifts on the Lower East Side in 1997. and who always had a kind
> word for everybody. He was a member of the NYPL gatherings which we
> had off and on over the years and I always enjoyed his company.
> 
> don't know what to say really beyond the fact that I've been fortunate
> to meet some wonderful people because of our enjoyment and love for
> the writings of Mr Pynchon. It was great to be able to share such
> small wonders with folks like David and I feel very much saddened by
> his early passing.
> 
> Searching my files I found that his last message to me was to tell me
> he got a copy of IV.
> 
> god bless 'em
> 
> Rich


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