Woodstock in Inherent Vice

[Robin Landseadel]

On Aug 16, 2009, at 10:48 AM, János Székely wrote:

> SPOILERish

> What struck me in fact was how little Woodstock was featured or
> alluded to throughout the novel, apart from the first sentence,
> compared to other events of that year. Note how little the Playlist
> intersects with the Woodstock musical material. Note also his
> documented attraction to anti-Woodstockian figures such as Zappa or
> the Stones.

Or The Bonzo Dog Band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EC6JjNSWZo

> I'm envious of anybody Who Was There but still, it's
> rather the absence of the Woodstock motif that may matter.

Time to roll another number for the road:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iBtW0WxfSo

"I'm envious of anybody Who Was There"

I'm not. And I've bumped into quite a few who were there.

PS: MKULTRA is all over Inherent Vice.