Fw: CoL 49 p. 14

[Page]

I must waste your time to point out that I know the "only" in my first 
sentence below is a horribly misplaced modifier. Excessive pride leads to 
stupid follow-up posts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
To: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:19 PM
Subject: Fw: CoL 49 p. 14


> Robin accidentally sent this reply only to me, then asked me to pass it
> along to everyone else. As always, Robin has written something worth 
> passing
> on.
>
> Page
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robin Landseadel" <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
> To: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:54 PM
> Subject: Re: CoL 49 p. 14
>
>
>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 7:42 PM, Page wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry this topic is in the distant past. I hope it isn't a repetition.
>>>
>>> The description of Oedipa's first view of San Narcisco has always
>>> reminded me of Levittown. I remember seeing a photograph of
>>> Levittown taken from above, and it is much like the description of
>>> San N.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> Some thirty years ago, a woman who knew Pynchon told me that he came
>> up with the name "San Narcisco" as they were driving north towards
>> South San Francisco. That spot on the map is the west coast equivalent
>> of Levittown and the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes."
>>
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