Anyone else

[Ian Livingston]

Hm. How fun might it be to do a group read of one of the more insightful
critics? Or one of the pertinent philosophers? It's conceivable I could be
in for GR, though. It's about time to revisit that....

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Steven Koteff <steviekoteff at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ibids.
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Perry Noid <coolwithdoc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Very nice to have you here, Eileen. I'm somewhat new here as well but was
>> lucky enough to share a couple-three missives with Dave over the past year
>> or so, or however long it's been. He was one of the first, if not the
>> first, to welcome me here. Seems to me he is still keeping this place alive
>> in a way.
>>
>> On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Eileen Pierce <eileenpierce333 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for asking.  I am here because of Dave Monroe, I signed on in
>>> Dec 2015.  I stay because you all remind me of Dave, and the stuff you
>>> share interests me.   The diversity of opinion, the good humor, and the
>>> long history of this community - these are what I like best so far.
>>>
>>> I am re-reading Pynchon now because of Dave.  He started me on CoL49, so
>>> that's where my re-read began.  Deep into ATD, his fav, now. Saving GR for
>>> February and then the group read.  Honestly, I'm just grieving here, trying
>>> to reconnect with Dave and with who we each were when I read these for the
>>> first time.
>>>
>>> Count me in for a group read of the whole GR.  I will gladly share my
>>> questions.  I checked with the Dave fan club, 4 have expressed interest in
>>> the group read.
>>>
>>> Thank you for making me feel welcome here.  E
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> > On Jan 14, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > reading, rereading or thinking about and reading
>>> > about Pynchon on the Plist?
>>> >
>>> > Maybe a good run-up-to question is to ask what
>>> > most--you!--might want from a Group Read? How
>>> > you expect (and want) it to go? (No political promises here,
>>> > I'm gonna mostly do it MY WAY but solipsism is its
>>> > own hell.)
>>> >
>>> > Should we reach out for lotsa new Plisters for the event?
>>> > (I must say it does rankle me when DF Wallace and some other
>>> > online Group Reads get real attention and seem to get scads of
>>> > participants. I mean, They are not Pynchon and especially not
>>> > Gravity's Rainbow)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-prepare-for-reading-Gravitys-Rainbow
>>> > -
>>> > Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>> -
>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
>>>
>>
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