Fwd: VL p 341 F1 2

[Fiona Shnapple]

Whatever pants, they are his ironed trousers and the cartoon is going
to mess them up.

Good read. Thanks.

On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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://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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