Re. Vegas, list trouble etc.

[Mark Kohut]

Laura writes:
-> Interesting point, John, about the
> Kennedy coins echoing the Nixon notes.  And coming up
> soon, Doc's going to encounter Thomas Jefferson's image
> emblazoned on a plastic nickel.  What would come after
> Nixon?  Reagan's image on a bouncing check? 
> Obama's image on a multi-billion-dollar check to the banking
> industry?  It does suggest that the American Dream
> (encompassing the Hippie dream) was still-born in the days
> of the Founding Fathers:  the government always in
> cahoots with the private sector [from the Pursuit of
> Happiness (AKA Property) right on up to the United States of
> Goldman-Sachs].
> 
> Laura
> 
   yes, verrry interesting and I am furiously 'preparing' the hosting that includes Jefferson; I'lll save and resend this email then, okay. Meanwhile, think of everything we all can about TRP and money in his work. Much more of it in GR than I remembered. All that Silver-gold standard stuff in AtD. Just throwin' it out............

   


> -----Original Message-----
> >From: John Carvill <johncarvill at gmail.com>
> 
> >
> >> What happens in Vegas in IV?
> >
> >A question which deserves a thorough analysis. At the
> very least, the
> >symbolism of that machine spitting out a wave of
> Kennedy coins is
> >pretty dense. And suggests comparison with the Nixon
> bank notes, eh?
> 
> 
> >Certainly an interesting question. String flavours of
> Fear & Loathing
> >in Las Vegas throughout Inherent Vice. In a sense, both
> books address
> >the same central question: "How did the Dream die?"
> Whether you view
> >that Dream as referring to the Hippie Dream, or the
> American Dream, or
> >both, depends on your political outlook. My guess is
> that Pynchon,
> >like HST, sees the former as an incarnation of the
> latter.
> 
>