IVIV (8): Call Your Mother, by the Way

[John Bailey]

El Mina is also Arabic for Harbour, and Harbour Breeze is a pretty sweet name.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Dave Monroe
<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> "'Call your mother, by the way.'" (IV, Ch. 8, p. 112)
>
>
> "shot with grease on the lens, like some girlie magazine"
>
> Cf. ...
>
> "vintage hand-painted silk ties" (IV, Ch. 5, p. 63)
>
> http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0909&msg=141829
>
> "... look at the forms of capitalist expression. Pornographies:
> pornographies of love, erotic love, Christian love, boy-and-his-dog,
> pornographies of sunsets, pornographies of killing, and pornographies
> of deduction--ahhh, that sign, when we guess the murderer--" (GR, Pt.
> I, p.155)
>
> http://www.thomaspynchon.com/gravitys-rainbow/extra/love.html
>
> And see as well, e.g., ...
>
> http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0010&msg=50144
>
>
> "Gilroy's the one with the life"
>
> Sportello, Gilroy
>
> Doc's brother, "the one with the life" 112; in Doc's dream, 205; promoted, 352
>
> http://inherent-vice.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=S#gilroy
>
>
> "the San Joaquin"
>
> The San Joaquin Valley (pronounced /ˌsæn hwɑːˈkiːn/) refers to the
> area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the
> Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton. Although most of the valley
> is rural, it does contain urban cities and suburbs such as Fresno,
> Bakersfield, Visalia, Stockton, Tulare, Turlock, Hanford, Modesto,
> Madera, and Merced.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Joaquin_Valley
>
>
> Elmina
>
> The girl's name Elmina \e-lmi-na, el-mina\ is of Old German origin,
> and its meaning is "will helmet, protection". Diminutive of
> Wilhelmina.
>
> Elmina has 5 variant forms: Almeena, Almena, Almina, Elmeena and Elmena.
>
> http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Elmina
>
>
> Pacoima
>
> Pacoima is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of
> Los Angeles, California.
>
> It is bordered by the Los Angeles districts of Mission Hills on the
> west, Arleta on the south, Sun Valley on the southeast, Lake View
> Terrace on the northeast, and by the city of San Fernando on the
> north. Major thoroughfares include San Fernando Road, Van Nuys
> Boulevard, and Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The Golden State and Ronald
> Reagan freeways run through the district.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacoima,_Los_Angeles,_California
>
>
> "Leo Sportello and Elmina Breeze"
>
> Badgered by Who's Who to supply a biographical note, he considers
> inventing a life, indicating that he was born in Mexico, that his
> parents were Irving Pynchon and Guadalupe Ibarguengotia and that he
> was ''named Exotic Dancers Man of the Year in 1957'' and ''regional
> coordinator for the March of Edsel Owners on Washington (MEOW) in
> 1961.''
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/04/books/pynchon-s-letters-nudge-his-mask.html
>
>
> "The World's Largest Outdoor Rummy Game"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rummy
> http://www.pagat.com/rummy/rummy.html
>
>
> Ripon
>
> Ripon is a city located in San Joaquin County, California....
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon,_California
>
>
> "a fortified product known as Midnight Special"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified_wine
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-end_fortified_wine
>
> "Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song thought to have
> originated among prisoners in the American South. The title comes from
> the refrain which refers to the Midnight Special and its "ever-loving
> light" (sometimes "ever-living light").
>
>    Let the Midnight Special shine her light on me,
>    Let the Midnight Special shine her ever-loving light on me. (Traditional)
>
> The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the
> viewpoint of the prisoner. The song has been covered by many different
> artists....
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Special_(song)
>
>
> "a W.C. Fields routine"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001211/
>
> Fields’s screen character was often fond of alcohol and this trait has
> become part of the Fields legend. In his younger days as a juggler,
> Fields himself never drank, because he didn’t want to impair his
> functions while performing. The loneliness of his constant touring and
> traveling, however, compelled Fields to keep liquor on hand for fellow
> performers, so he could invite them to his dressing room for
> companionship and cocktails. Only then did Fields cultivate a fondness
> for alcohol....
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields#Fields_and_alcohol
>
> "I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” --W.C. Fields
>
> http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/wcfields108730.html
>
>
> "Grandpa Breeze's concept of baby-sitting"
>
> Grandpa Stefanowski used to give us a shot of brandy and a Blatz,
> maybe let us take a drag off his pipe; Grandma'd make us coffee and
> let us play with matches; red meat, starches and Eskimo Pies abounded,
> but also, radishes, so ...
>
>