IVIV: (14) Dope & Longing in Las Vegas

[Robin Landseadel]

On Nov 10, 2009, at 9:05 PM, Michael Bailey wrote:

> b) the valuing of more inclusive, pluralistic forms of consciousness -
> which include the numerous tavern stops
> made by M&D and Oedipa and, oh, all the wine-bibbers and
> beer-guzzlers, the cactus trips of Frank, the reefers
> Slothrop and Sauere Bummer share - and the willingness to take the
> hit, pay the bar tab, buy Visine etc etc
> - despite all the negatives (we see the alcoholic sailor, for
> instance, in CoL49), in general these are seen as varieties of
> religious experience

Showing/receiving Grace = giving/receiving Slack.