BE missing pieces

[David Morris]

Yes.  It's his name.

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Max Nemtsov <max.nemtsov at gmail.com> wrote:

> you mean it's the virtual youth's last name, the one's who never is named
> in the rest of the episode? a sudden revelation of sorts, no wonder the
> author scratched it
> i though it's some cultural reference i'm not aware of (and google didn't
> help)
>
>
> On 20.02.2015 17:52, Dave Monroe wrote:
>
>> Speevely = the loutish youth
>>
>> reconfigured = More Cowbell t-shirt to Armani suit
>>
>> e.g., http://www.chasingthefrog.com/morecowbell-t-shirts.php
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Max Nemtsov <max.nemtsov at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> guys, I'm working now on the Russian translation of BE, and i wonder if
>>> some
>>> of you could help me with this (and for your info anyway)
>>>
>>> the kindle edition of the book i have has this passage from chapter 33:
>>>
>>> “Welcome to the bridge, Ms. Loeffler.” A loutish youth, unshaven, in
>>> cargo
>>> shorts and a stained More Cowbell T-shirt. There is a shift in the
>>> ambience.
>>> The music segues to the theme from Deus Ex, the lights dim, the space is
>>> tidied by invisible cyberelves.
>>>
>>> Pynchon, Thomas (2013-09-17). Bleeding Edge (p. 356). Penguin Group US.
>>> Kindle Edition.
>>>
>>> however the text i was given by the publisher who received it via the
>>> well-known agent, has a slightly diff version of the same one:
>>>
>>> “Welcome to the bridge, Ms. Loeffler.” A loutish youth, unshaven, in
>>> cargo
>>> shorts and a stained More Cowbell T-shirt.
>>> "And you are..."
>>> "Public relations."
>>> "And right now you're... in uniform? out of uniform?"
>>> "Actually, there's a menu..." which he reaches into empty air and pulls
>>> down
>>> for her.
>>> "Hmm... well, this Armani turnout here would look nice on you... Oh,
>>> and...
>>> wait, hat options..."
>>> Once they get this sorted, the reconfigured Speevely beams at her
>>> expectantly for a while. There is a shift in the ambience etc.
>>>
>>> while it's pretty clear for me that i should stick to the final version,
>>> as
>>> presented in the kindle edition, just for elucidation's sake, what, the
>>> fuck, is Speevely? ))
>>> Mx
>>> -
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>>>
>>
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