IVIV Golden Fang = "The Man"?

[Mark Kohut]

GREAT REMINDER, esp., once again, of how extensively subtle such is in TRP's work/vision. 

branch office....white [!] albatross [!]....Ego.....Bad Shit....
God, he's a genius. 

Thanks.

--- On Fri, 12/4/09, Doug Millison <dougmillison at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Doug Millison <dougmillison at comcast.net>
> Subject: IVIV  Golden Fang = "The Man"?
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 11:24 AM
> 
> malignheehee:
> > Can't you please get over referring to "The Man"?
> 
> No, thank you.
> 
> "Well, if the Counterforce knew better what those
> categories concealed, they might be in a better position to
> disarm, de-penis, and dismantle the Man. … The Man has a
> branch office in each of our brains, his corporate emblem is
> a white albatross, each rep has a local cover known as the
> Ego, and their mission in this world is Bad Shit. We do know
> what's going on, and we let it go on."  (GR 712-713)
> 
>