VLVL(12) pgs 218-226

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Great posts, Bekah.

There are a number of Parrot references in ATD.  Frank (possibly under the influence of a smokable hallucinogen)encounters a foul-mouthed parrot named Joaquin in Mexico (p. 385-389).  Then on pages 924-925, in the midst of a super-long Pynchonesque sentence describing Frank's peyote dream, parrots crop up in all their hallucinogenic, psychedelic glory.  In short:  parrots=tripping.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>

>  Pages 222-223   Parrots?  What's with the parrots?   Are they toys  
>to put the kiddies to sleep?  Is the "voice" the one we hear on dolls  
>and electronic gadgets?  They're very colorful,  like Atman in his  
>get-up - which is a tux which might even have a tail.   :-)   (heh)    
>Parrots are tropical birds - from Nicaragua or some other South  
>American area where we were trying to stop drugs but they said what  
>about ours?   Van Meter apparently has one - Luis - and the  
>description is rather magical - surreal.     But the kids are going,  
>flying,  somewhere jungle-like and meeting in their sleep so it might  
>be more like a drug or television or something.   ???
>