About BE's cover art

[Mark Thibodeau]

I sincerely apologize if my little note played any role in your public
humiliation.

Yours,
yer old pal Jerky

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:53 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just bought the paperback (I don't think the hard copy was shipped
> to Australia - probably just not enough of a market) and it really is
> a terribly ugly cover! No hint of colour that I can see, except for
> perhaps some super dark green that might just be my imagination.
>
> I did finally realise what an oddball I looked holding up a novel so
> that light hit it from various angles while in the middle of a busy
> bookstore.
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Lemuel Underwing <luunderwing at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hah, only you, good sir. But that was because I had a few too many Mimosas
>> this morning with Brunch, on account of (this is my story and I'm sticking
>> with it) the presence of a few terribly beautiful women at the table with
>> me.
>> I just use the gmail thing, usually it will give you the option to "reply to
>> all" or just plain ol' "reply".
>> I also gave up smoking marijuana a few years ago.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I gave up smoking marijuana in 2001 due to the fact that it was giving
>>> me crippling anxiety attacks, a phenomenon about which I had
>>> previously harbored an arrogantly dismissive attitude. But boy howdy,
>>> when it happens to you...
>>>
>>> Anyhoo, just so I know, was your reply to my Original Post sent only
>>> to me? Or to the Pynchon List in toto?
>>>
>>> I ask because I'm wondering how the whole thing works.
>>>
>>> I never get my own OPs to the P-list sent back to me, but those posts
>>> do get replies on occasion, so I'm assuming that the P-list does get
>>> my OPs.
>>>
>>> However, when I attempt to reply to a reply, usually that reply only
>>> goes to the single individual who replied to my OP!
>>>
>>> So did the whole P-list get your reply to my OP? Or only me?
>>>
>>> And if I reply, will the P-list see it? Or do I have to include
>>> pynchon-l at waste.org in the "TO" field for that to happen?
>>>
>>> And, if I do so, is that a breach of your trust in some way, seeing as
>>> your reply was intended only for me, and not for the list in toto?
>>>
>>> Curious,
>>> yer old pal Jerky
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Lemuel Underwing <luunderwing at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Quick question, how many joints did you smoke?
>>> > Just kidding, I totally agree with you (though I was less impressed w/
>>> > the
>>> > IV cover), I found it underwhelming until the sun caught it...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Up until this morning, I thought that the hardcover artwork for
>>> >> Pynchon's latest novel was kind of underwhelming, especially when
>>> >> compared to the beautiful work that went into the hardcover editions
>>> >> of Mason & Dixon, Against the Day and (to a somewhat lesser extent)
>>> >> Inherent Vice.
>>> >>
>>> >> Mason & Dixon had that beautiful transparent overlay/interplay thing
>>> >> going on, as did Against the Day, with its replicating of the visual
>>> >> peculiarities of Icelandic Spar. Inherent Vice had a beautiful (imo)
>>> >> Darshan Zenith painting that reminded me of later day Frank Zappa
>>> >> releases (Make a Jazz Noise Here, Them or Us). So, in comparison to
>>> >> these, the cover for Bleeding Edge kind of left me cold.
>>> >>
>>> >> Until this morning.
>>> >>
>>> >> Yesterday was warm, so last night I opened my window and the drapes to
>>> >> let a maximum amount of cool air in overnight. This morning, I woke up
>>> >> to a particularly intense sunbeam streaming into my room and directly
>>> >> onto the spine of my copy of Bleeding Edge, causing it to virtually
>>> >> explode in a super-intense rainbow of dazzling colors. The effect was
>>> >> so intense, it took my breath away. I have never before seen such a
>>> >> stunningly executed example of camouflaged color in commercial
>>> >> artwork.
>>> >>
>>> >> Quite a nice way for this Pynchon fanatic to wake up this morning, let
>>> >> me tell you! Hats off to Evan Gaffney for his stellar work on
>>> >> Pynchon's behalf.
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheers!
>>> >> yer old pal Jerky
>>> >> -
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>>> >
>>> >
>>
>>
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