IVIV some very spoiler-ish reader response/cultural context for Doc: Philip Marlowe

[rich]

hey Gilligan goes inside a rocket and gets to ride inside one at one
point. Pynchon's gotta love that one--the Professor being Blicero in
this episode

18) X Marks the Spot - In a test of a deadly new missile, called
"Operation Powder Keg," the Air Force chooses an "uninhabited island"
which just happens to be Gilligan's Island.  When the rocket lands and
does not explode, Gilligan is chosen to crawl inside to defuse it,
because he is the only one that can fit inside! (shown in 64-65)

Gilligan is in many ways like Slothrop (except for the erections of course) ;)
rich

On 8/21/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> It's become a symbol of pop culture at its worst, and therefore, it's right
> up Pynchon's alley.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: John Carvill <johncarvill at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Aug 21, 2009 1:11 PM
>>To: kelber at mindspring.com
>>Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>Subject: Re: IVIV some very spoiler-ish reader response/cultural context
>> for 	Doc: Philip Marlowe
>>
>>> The only thing to know is that it was fatuously dumb.
>>>
>>
>>What, Gilligan's? Why is Pynchon so keen on it then?
>
>