IVIV (1) Near the Airport

Keith keithsz at mac.com
Sat Aug 29 00:09:50 CDT 2009


On Aug 28, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Paul Mackin wrote:

Pynchon a couple times has mentioned the poor
engineering of the Pasadena (Freeway) and knows
you can't really drive 100 on it in any kind of vehicle.
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Many years ago there was a feature in the LA Times
ranking the top ten most dangerous thrill rides in
Los Angeles County (meaning at the amusement parks).
The number one pick was the Pasadena Freeway.

.....on the (<- N.B.) Pasadena Freeway, doing a hundred
in the fog and trying to steer through all those crudely
engineered curves, (IV/3:14-5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzB2FdxTKg



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