V-2nd. Grasping for oeuvre continuity

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Searching for "Squaducci" leads to either quotes from V. or, farther down the list, the phrase squadGucci, which I doubt Pynchon had in mind.  Squaducci sounds a little like "skidoo."  The phrase was originally "23 skidoo, and it means "to scram."  So it could be an Italianized version of skidoo (a good name for a ship and a better name for anyplace Pig Bodine's throwing a party).  

Susanna Squaducci also resembles (very vaguely) "Susie Q," the name of a song that was #27 on the pop charts in 1957.

Any Italian-speakers know of any Italian cognates?

Throwing the party on a luxury liner instead of a navy dive bar?  Just decky-dance, or maybe an (unsuccessful) attempt to avoid the Shore Patrol.

Laura



-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 20, 2010 3:36 PM
>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: V-2nd. Grasping for oeuvre continuity
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>Pig decides on the Susanna Squaducci, an Italina luxury liner, for his reunion party.
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>The first time a commercial liner for the rich is linked with a military base, but not the 
>last as we remember the Stupendica and its turncoat, so to speak, ability in AtD.
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>Thoughts one and all?
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