COL 49 group read

[Joseph Tracy]

Actually Mark, in past reads someone usually takes responsibility to update the list of contributors and time slots. A bit hard for list followers  to know what the organizing pattern is here, but the interest is good and this should work as you suggest. I do think it would be good if there was someone to spearhead finding people to fill in on the occasion of dropouts.  I would like to remind and  mention that it is clarifying and helpful for the person leading a week’s session to write a summary of his or her 10 pages( brief or not as the leader prefers) . This summary may also be a point for further clarification and questions as the plot lines of Pynchon’s work can be confusing or interpreted in different directions. I actually think it would be cool if the person leading each week were to re-post previous plot summaries at the start of each week. This would add some refreshing context to each week, and require little extra effort. What do others think?

> On Apr 12, 2024, at 2:26 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> C'mon Folks,
> 
> Self-organizing (P's "anarchism") is a wonderful theme/value of Pynchon's
> vision. You remember the dance
> in *The Crying of Lot 49?*
> 
> Don't put the burden of updating the Host list on David Morris (or anyone)
> just because he conceptualized it best and REALLY started this...
> 
> Find the last email with chosen weeks; cut/copy it, add your name for the
> week you want and paste it in place and send it
> around the group again.
> 
> Mark,    (I ain't doing it)...(this could lead to a discussion sometime of
> the value-filled meaning of self-reliance in Pynchon's oeuvre.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM Neal Fultz <nfultz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Me too!
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM Richard Ryan <getmerichardryan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Like Joseph Tracy, I would like to get added to group trading list -
>>> whatever slot is open is fine.  Thanks folks!
>>> 
>>> Richard Ryan
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:15 AM Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I would like to get the next available opening in the COL 49 group
>> read.
>>> I
>>>> have been replying  to multi-participant emails instead of posting
>> fresh
>>>> emails to the list , and they may go to individual mail boxes??, but
>> not
>>> to
>>>> list archives. Any way my name was not added to the list yet. I like
>> the
>>> 10
>>>> page /week better than 5 and look forward to joining in. Put me in the
>>>> schedule please.
>>>> 
>>>> 
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