Re: IVIV (15) 269/274—7000 Romaine revisited

[Robin Landseadel]

On Nov 22, 2009, at 7:25 PM, Joseph Tracy wrote:

> I see the influence and have some Nick Danger and other Firesign on  
> my ipod, but Pynchon isn't Firesign or Tommy Chong and there is much  
> in IV that is gritty , dark, and violent, some that is sensitive to  
> the damages of drug use sexual abuse and other abuse, and much more  
> complexity in every area.  Not saying there isn't plenty of  
> stooopid, and style-wise it is the major key but there are several  
> layers here and several times when the smart-ass slapstick falls  
> away completely.

Agreed.