rubrics (I like that word), wrecking crews and hugfests

[Michael Bailey]

If we get 19 more posts the thread count on this will reach 100

 Carvill, John wrote:
> >> Ah, of course. It's my inability to grasp the point that's at fault. Ok
>  then.

malignd had written:
>
>  > Not ah of course, but yes, in this case.  At least on the evidence
>
>

to which John retorted:
> You're hilarious. I don't agree with you, and/or I cannot see how your 'argument' relates to the issue at hand, therefore I must be missing the point.
>

first off, John, great review of Beatles in the 60s!  The comments underneath
the review on the link Robin posted included the factoid that Mr MacDonald
had killed himself (wikipedia sez in 2003) which is quite sad, and his
work-in-progress
on David Bowie hasn't seen the light of day, unfortunately.  He also wrote
about Shostakovich -- could his book have been a source for Vollman's
_Europe Central_?


My understanding is that malignd is not accepting of anyone
taking tarot et al seriously, and agnostic on whether Pynchon does.

John holds out the possibility that pynchon did in fact at least at some
points practice Tarot and I Ching and so forth with some real
interest, and allows
as how Mr Pynchon's interest in such matters - if genuine - gives him
a certain amount of pause w/r/t to the dismissibility of such matters.

I'm inclined to think maybe Mr Pynchon is
more of a cynic - in the sense of the article that Robin posted some time
back about Jesus-as-portrayed-in-many-of-the-gospels was.
(not this one http://www.medmalexperts.com/POCM/pagan_origins_cynic_philosophy.html
but something with a lot of small print)

The knowledge of a great number of spiritual variants
the willingness to even try some of them (Robin calls this
an interest in heresy, but the only time we see the H word much
is in GR referring specifically to William Slothrop's writings)
and the unwillingness to adopt a particular system and stop thinking
square with this to some extent...


-- 
- "The doctor said give him jug band music; it seems to make him feel
just fine!"