IV (10) page 156

[rich]

just a guess but I think Pynchon is more a Zappa fan and fwiw, Zappa
thought the Dead, Airplane and the like were all pretty lousy
(and admittedly so am I, more a Zappa fan though there are some
extremely wonderful Dead gigs which for me ranged in years from
1969-1974. which when they were on, particularly the improvs...wow the
only other 'rock' band I can think of with such musician connection
was the 1972-74 King Crimson who also did great improvisation--there's
pbly more but those I listen to still)

before all the Dicks Picks, Europe 72 was my fav Dead record

rich

On 10/14/09, Page <page at quesnelbc.com> wrote:
> Phil Lesh, bassist for Grateful Dead, played lead riffs on his bass. Very
> complicated interweaving with the lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia.
>
> Query: the Dead were a big San Francisco band at the time of IV and
> well-known everywhere by the time of VL, yet Pynchon never mentions them.
> Anyone know a reason for this?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bekah" <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:38 PM
> Subject: IV (10) page 156
>
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>> Page 156
>>
>>  "The Furies"  opening for Spotted Dick at FFO - 3 basses and no lead
>> guitar
>> I have no idea - the bass was very, very popular but no lead?
>> Nevertheless,  watch the White Rabbit clip (see below)  and you'll see
>> Jack Casady who played bass for Jefferson Airplane (see below) - it
>> fits.
>>
>> White Rabbit -  Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane on Surrealistic
>> Pillow.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1cfTMdjkYM
>> (On Smothers Brothers - I probably saw that show - very nice.)
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_(song)
>>
>> What was that prior  reference to "Slick" again?  Donavan "Quite
>> right, Slick,"  or  "Grace Slick."  eh .... ?
>>
>> **********
>> I have no idea when organic ice cream became popular in LA.   I
>> certainly didn't hear about it.  This may be something that TPR knew
>> about from his own experience.
>>
>> ************
>>
>> Bambi:    "We had you figured for a Herb Alpert person."  Why does she
>> say that?       Is Doc a dud - uncool?  Yes,  a bit.   *OR* - was Herb
>> Albert cool?  - Not that I remember, although some of his tunes
>> certainly were.   Doc's  older than the girls for sure but ...
>> Pynchon was 33 in 1970 - maybe he liked Herb Alpert.
>>
>>  "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQK1vWkC4-o
>> (1970)
>>
>> "Alpert originally sang "This Guy's in Love with You" on a 1968
>> television special. In response to numerous viewer telephone calls,
>> the song was released as a single and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard
>> Hot 100 in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four
>> weeks. It was not only Alpert's first #1 record, but it was also the
>> first #1 record for his A&M record label. The song also spent an
>> impressive ten weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart, which at
>> the time was referred to as the "Easy Listening" chart. For the
>> single's B-side, Alpert chose "A Quiet Tear," an album track from his
>> first album in 1962, The Lonely Bull."
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Guy's_in_Love_with_You
>>
>> *****
>>
>> Doc:   "... everything copacetic?" - an interesting word -   it means
>> fine or excellent.   See
>> http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cop1.htm
>> for a good discussion of the term.
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Bambi:   "Shiny Mac McNutley" -   a member of Spotted Dick - a member
>> of King Crimson?  (I doubt it - more likely a TPR invention.)
>>
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Jade's toilet paper / "letter of intent" joke  underscores the idea
>> that Jade and Bambi may simply just be really mean,  sarcastic little
>> wonders who think very highly of themselves.
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Patchouli  -  oh lord love a duck if I never smell that again it might
>> be too soon.   I smelled just a bit too much of it back then - I liked
>> it - I really, really did - but then somehow it got overdone.
>> Recent studies show it may be an effective insect deterrent.  (heh)
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patchouli
>>
>> And in a very small case of synchronicity,  I came across the word
>> patchouli in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard the other morning .   (Gaev
>> says it smells of patchouli in the house - he probably doesn't like it.)
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Bek
>>
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