BEg2 ch26 Thrubwells

[rich]

Funny mention of D&B as the product I use in my work are based on
self-reported info by the companies themselves. hardly objective

w/r/t to Channel 13 upper class dynasty, I think Pynchon is referring to
its coterie of major philanthropists and corporate and foundation support
of shows like Masterpiece Theatre and others. I should know I used to work
there. haha

rich

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 1:14 AM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> “Far from the Channel 13 upper-class dynasty he expected, Rocky discovered
> in the Thrubwells a tribe of nosepicking vulgarians with the fashion sense
> and conversational skills of children raised by wolves, and with a
> collective net worth Dun & Bradstreet barely acknowledged.”
>
> Thrubwell -
>
> Just north of Blagdon Lake, Nempnett Thrubwell is a tiny village comprising
> just 177 inhabitants.
> The curious name Nempnett Thrubwell is thought to be a combination of the
> Celtic words ‘nemett’ meaning grove, and the Old English ‘wiell’, meaning
> well. Thus, Nempnett Thrubwell means ‘The grove by the well’. Most people
> nowadays will know Nempnett Thrubwell more for the references to it in
> various songs by The Wurzels, rather than for any impressive grove.
>
>
>
> Channel 13 upper-class dynasty - probably thinking of Upstairs Downstairs?
>
> https://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations/2776/thirteen-wnet
>
> Channel Thirteen is the flagship television station of the Public
> Broadcasting Service—a national, commercial-free, viewer-supported network
> known for its productions of top-notch programming in the arts and
> culture (*Masterpiece
> Theater*; *Great Performances*), science and nature (*NOVA*; *Stephen
> Hawking's Universe*), news and public affairs (*News Hour with Jim
> Lehrer*; *ITN
> World News*) and the humanities (*The 1900 House*; *The American President*
> ).
>
> Thirteen/WNET produces about a third of the prime-time public-television
> programming aired in the United States, for which it often taps the
> unmatched cultural resources of New York City. In its dual capacity as both
> local television station and major production center, Thirteen/WNET is a
> leading national cultural institution.
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>