IVIV Bobwire & Jolly Rancher

[richard.romeo at gmail.com]

the only thing that may be thought of as a sympathetic trait in Bigfoot is  
standing by his now deceased partner. Other than that, he's a creep.

Dirty Harry worked alone after his partner was killed (though it happened  
to at least twice more)-I think of BB as Dirty Harry like
rich

On Sep 1, 2009 4:06pm, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> John,



> How is this take on Bigfoot's 'endearingness' in collecting barbwire,  
> that wonderful Pynhconian image with seemingly no redeeming value:



> Bigfoot LOVES his job. Bigfoot LOVES being a fascist. Bigfoot is a  
> friendly fascist. Another spoke in the co-optation theme ala Laura's  
> question?



> Way back around the time GR was published there was an essay I was lead  
> to, that later became a book, and one might say, by that time its truth

> was everywhere. What was Reagan but...........



> This has to be a reprint, showing some kind of minor classic status. The  
> original was later 70s, I believe.



> Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America by Bertram Gross  
> (Paperback - Jul 1, 1999)

> Buy new: $24.0031 Used & new from $6.93



> (14)







> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, John Carvill johncarvill at gmail.com> wrote:



> > From: John Carvill johncarvill at gmail.com>

> > Subject: Re: IVIV Bobwire & Jolly Rancher

> > To: "David Morris" fqmorris at gmail.com>

> > Cc: "Mark Kohut" markekohut at yahoo.com>, "pynchon -l"  
> pynchon-l at waste.org>

> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 1:49 PM

> > >

> > > Of course barbed wire had big political consequences

> > in the "taming"

> > > of the Wild West. I seem to remember the gauchos

> > in GR mourning the

> > > loss of freedom they had before the open plains were

> > cordoned off.

> > >

> >

> > Ah yes, right. Well, it's easy to think of so many

> > negative

> > connotations of barbed wire. Yet Bigfoot collecting rolls

> > of vintage

> > wire seems somehow endearing!

> >











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