Preparing the IV

[Robin Landseadel]

On Jul 15, 2009, at 4:57 AM, Peter Petto wrote:

> I would agree with Robin that Firesign Theatre is great prep for IV,  
> and and for the literary-cultural-media dimensions of TRP.
>
> I still wish they'd take a 90 degree turn and include more  
> mathematical-scientific stuff, like he does.
>
> (Thanks for all the enjoyable links.)
>
>  Peter++

And as long as we're at it . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YTwYem9RE&feature=PlayList&p=0C8F02893DBDE45F&index=0

	Vato and Blood were slouched in folding chairs when Takeshi
	and DL came in to open up shop, both humming back and forth
	in a strange free-form antiphony, sometimes falling silent,
	picking up the tune two and a half bars later exactly together,
	latently menacing, like a bee swarm. It was the famous V & B
	Tow Company Theme, based on the Disney cartoon anthem "
	'I'm Chip!' — 'I'm Dale!' " sung originally by a chipmunk act that
	never quite achieved either the charisma or the recognition of
	Ross Bagdasarian's trio, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. In
	Vietnam, Vato and Blood had worked mostly in the motor pool
	but now and then had to go out on convoys. In off of what was
	supposed to be a routine spin through the forests and turned
	instead into an outstandingly dark and death-laden time, having
	wandered one afternoon into a cement lounge deep within the
	Long Binh complex, reeking with attitude, they opened beers
	and settled in to watch the Tube. Some officer far away had
	determined that Disney cartoons would be just the right kind of
	entertainment for them, which was correct, if for the wrong
	reasons. As other loungers edged nervously away from the
	boys, suddenly on came Chip 'n' Dale, and an unmistakable
	flash of recognition. After listening to the chipmunk duo's Theme
	a couple of times, getting the lyric and tune down, Blood,
	turning to Vato during a commercial for re-enlistment, sang, "I'm
	Blood," and Vato immediately piped up, "I'm Vato!" Together,
	"We just some couple of mu-thuh-fuck-kers / Out—"whereupon
	a disagreement arose, Vato going on with the straight Disney
	lyric, "Out to have some fun," while Blood, continuing to depart
	from it, preferred "Out to kick some ass," turning immediately to
	Vato."What's 'is 'have some fun' shit?"

	"OK, OK, we'll sing 'kick some ass,' no problem." Singing, "I'm
	Vato —"

	Still annoyed, "Uh, I'm Blood...."

	"We just some couple of —" at which point Vato maliciously
	sang "crazy bastards" instead of "motherfuckers." The two broke
	off and glared at each other. . .
	Vineland, 180/181
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