AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today

[peterthooper at juno.com]

Guessing that "Eli" here means Yale Alumnus, and a canonical Eli venue would be a place Kit - an Eli - could find others. (This reference also crops up on the Stupendica.)
I'm not sure whether he doubts he'll be able to find such a venue, or - more sinister - feels it unwise to venture among his old crowd.


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
To: Pynchon Mailing List <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Subject: AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 16:34:59 -0400

P321.38-322.7   He wandered without any clear plan, wanting to be anonymous
among the town mobility, wanting at the same time to be alone. He knew that
nothing known to the alternate universe of vector analysis could bring him
comfort or help him see a way out. Moriarty’s wasn’t open yet, Louis
Lassen’s lunch stand would have been good for a hamburger sandwich if Kit
could’ve been sure he wouldn’t choke on it. Canonical Eli venues were not
the ticket today. He came to rest about a mile up the Quinnipiac on top of
West Rock, lay on the ground, and let himself cry.

What are "canonical Eli venues"? I'm guessing it has to do with Eli the
biblical figure, but it's not quite clear what it means.
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