VL-IV a few more ramblings

[kelber at mindspring.com]

There's a lot of Repo Man(1984) in the mix.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 21, 2009 11:38 AM
>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: VL-IV a few more ramblings
>
>1) Vato and Blood - embarrassing stereotypes?
>
>2) you know I'm gonna say not, but I could see where you might make a
>case for it.
>
>3) Benny Profane in V.'s  Hispanic friends had a savor not so terribly
>different.  It's a fairly simple thing to deconstruct any
>offensiveness: inspiration from Cheech and Chong;  his white-guy,
>Japanese, Irish etc stereotypes are as potentially insulting, which
>isn't too very insulting really but more an affectionate rendering.
>Vato and Blood come across as actually very sharp, sympathetic
>customers.  The dap exchange to the tune of Zarathustra, for
>example...and the recreational bickering - which is an example of what
>was mentioned but not really detailed as an element in the coherence
>of Van Meter's Cucumber Lounge community - is fun to read.  The bit
>about the dome light in the car, for instance...
>
>
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