P-list Desperate Desires

[Mark Kohut]

Yeah, nothing like the 'good old days', that golden age (myth) in every
culture and group.

I wasn't there then but what seemed to last best was everyone's (who is
still here) love of the flaming wars.

There have been good group readings since, full of ideas; full of many who
knew the archives whether
they had participated or 'studied' them. And read books about Pynchon; and
read history and research
since 'the golden age'. And tried to add to and go beyond. I think the
later group reads I know stopped
because no one fucking cared enough; maybe it takes hot burning egos to
keep it going,
another Pynchon insight probably.

'F*c* the golden age, he says flamingly.
In fact, I think Pynchon's vision might be that the golden age is always
the present,
ungolden as it always is.

Read and talk about Pynchon's M & D NOW, with whatever one can bring.

Or keep talking about when.

Mark

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:31 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> No P-list group read has ever finished without breakdown.  But the early
> days of this list were much more engaged on many more intellectual levels
> than now.  Egos flew high then, and burned hot. As it devolved, factions
> formed, and then dissolved again.  Often via death, or psychic breaks. But
> ideas ran high then.  Go study the archives. And have fun!
>
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