Spring 1970

[Mark Kohut]

I see Inherent Vice as, superficailly at least, a book bridging the 60s and 70s..Lotsa social, personal 'troubled waters' in the book.

Seems "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" was released (as a single) in late November 69 and was #1 for ten weeks in 1970, as Rich first reminded. 

Although TRP waited over three decades to put down the late 60s troubles, I'd see him and Simon (& G) as two artists as zeitgeist feelers in so very different ways....



--- On Wed, 3/10/10, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Spring 1970
> To: grladams at teleport.com
> Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:13 PM
> i'd say its more important than some
> stupid fucking basketball game, no?
> 
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:48 PM, grladams at teleport.com
> <grladams at teleport.com>
> wrote:
> 
> But could there be a kute
> korrespondence?
> 
> -- the notion that we could relate golden fang to
> silvergirl-- with her
> 
> sailing nature.. visible in the foggy bay sailing by,
> mysteriously
> 
> -- if the lyrics relate a narcotic effect of a bridge,
> despite lost and
> 
> vanished friends.. certain dead and alive saxophone players
> and their
> 
> relationship with narcotics? naa, probably just a
> coincidence...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sail on silvergirl,
> 
> Sail on by.
> 
> Your time has come to shine.
> 
> All your dreams are on their way.
> 
> See how they shine.
> 
> If you need a friend
> 
> I'm sailing right behind.
> 
> Like a bridge over troubled water
> 
> I will ease your mind.
> 
> Like a bridge over troubled water
> 
> I will ease your mind.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message:
> 
> -----------------
> 
> From: rich richard.romeo at gmail.com
> 
> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:40:25 -0500
> 
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> 
> Subject: Spring 1970
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> the number one song in the spring of 1970 was Bridge over
> Troubled Water by
> 
> Simon & Garfunkel which is pretty appropriate for the
> goings on in IV. don't
> 
> think its mentioned in the book (could be wrong)
> 
> 
> 
> rich
> 
> 
> 
> 
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