Top Ten Rock'n'Roll Hoaxes

[Dave Monroe]

4. Thomas Pynchon is a Lotion groupie

New Yorker journalist Andrew Essex fell for a hilarious publicity
stunt when mid-90’s Manhattan Indie group, Lotion, told the journalist
that the reclusive author was an obsessive groupie. Pynchon, writer of
surreal works such as 'Gravity’s Rainbow' apparently was “goofy” and
wore a “Godzilla t-shirt and ill fitting pants” the first time he met
the band. He allegedly followed them across the country, sharing
conversations about ecstasy and always paid restaurant bills in cash.
It’s amazing to think that the poor journalist fell for such a
Pynchon-esque yarn. They later revealed that they had met him once, in
less surreal circumstances, and later asked him to write a liner note
for their album.

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