Fwd: VL p 341 F1 2

[Michael Bailey]

Not to undercut my own research, but the links I sent look like ski pants,
which Hector would be unlikely to wear to a poolside meeting ... however,
this link
http://www.ehaberdasher.com/servlet/the-7571/Brioni-Trousers-cln--41-(EUR/Detail

is more plausible
On Oct 20, 2013 4:04 AM, "Max Nemtsov" <max.nemtsov at gmail.com> wrote:

> oh, thank you thank you Michael
> yeah, that looks more like it more than anything else
> pants, but not shoes, Laura, for he admittedly wears stacy adamses
> Mx
>
> On 20.10.2013 0:13, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
>
>> It's also a shoe brand:
>>
>> http://www.cortinashoes.ca/
>>
>> But Pynchon's later use of the word marmot, in ATD,(not to mention the
>> Sangre de Cristos reference, which Pynchon wouldn't have known about, but
>> still ...)and the fact that the company is in California lead me to think
>> you've nailed it. Kudos!
>>
>> Laura
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Oct 19, 2013 4:01 PM
>>> To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: VL p 341 F1 2
>>>
>>> aha, it's a brand name!
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Marmot-**Cortina-Pant-Mens/sim/**B004QO0YVQ/2<http://www.amazon.com/Marmot-Cortina-Pant-Mens/sim/B004QO0YVQ/2>
>>>
>>> http://marmot.com/product/**content/jordan-campbell-field-**
>>> testing-marmots-cortina-pant-**high-sangre-de-cristos-**colorado<http://marmot.com/product/content/jordan-campbell-field-testing-marmots-cortina-pant-high-sangre-de-cristos-colorado>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Michael Bailey
>>> <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> a relishment of the passage, not intended to prove anything:
>>>>
>>>> this follows a very Hector passage, talking about his Tube addiction &
>>>> so forth
>>>>
>>>> Hector finally agrees to "take a meeting" with Triggerman & Liftoff:
>>>>
>>>> "The pair, trembling and tense, had been exchanging remarks as Hector
>>>> approached, calling, "Hi, guys," his shoes flashing in the sun. Sid
>>>> took a very professional beat and a half before leaping up violently,
>>>> knocking over his custom deck chair, running to Hector, falling on his
>>>> knees,
>>>>
>>>> (((---- see, he's falling on his knees, literally, in front of
>>>> Hector!!)))
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   and crying, "Fifty percent of producer's net! That's out of our own
>>>> profits, isn't that right, Ernie?"
>>>> "Uh-huh," Ernie on some dreamy internal delay, through which Sid
>>>> continued, " 'Course you appreciate that won't happen till we get to
>>>> the break-even point —"
>>>>   "Do me a favor," Hector struggling to get loose of the importunate
>>>> Sid, dragging him a step at a time toward the pool,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (((--- Sid is hanging on to Hector tightly, so that Hector drags him
>>>> as he walks, a step at a time.
>>>> (((The only place to hold that would create that action would be
>>>> around the leg area.  Naturally Hector, who spends 15 minutes a day on
>>>> his moustache and takes even (((greater care for his shoes, will be
>>>> worried about the creases on his pants from Sid's grip.)))
>>>>
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