IVIV (12): Yakkin' Broads

[Robin Landseadel]

On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:50 AM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> . . . Sortilege, the flaky New Ager, who stands out by virtue of  
> having a steady boyfriend so that she's not actively fucking  
> everyone in sight . . .

Who, like just about every other witch in Pynchonland, is always  
right, whose predictions always turn out to be true.

	 . . . Another night, we went to Studio A at Columbia Records,
	only to find our way barred by one of Brian's assistants, Michael
	Vosse, who explained that we couldn't come in anymore,
	because Chrissie was a witch and fucking with Brian's head so
	heavy by ESP that he couldn't work.

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0910&msg=144051&sort=date

On Nov 1, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Mark Kohut wrote:

> My only attempt at a discussion beyond what Laura's layers reveal is  
> to ask: could TRP be (partly) portraying that guy he (partly)  
> apologized for being in Slow Learner?

That's my take. The portraits of women in Against the Day are more  
positive by far. The lovelessness portrayed in Inherent Vice I take to  
be a harsh critique of the "Underground" culture in L.A., circa 1970.

I'd say that "Doc" is a harsh critique of Thomas Pynchon, circa 1970.