Not P but Moby-Dick (95)

[J K Van Nort]

I’m game, but I’ve never participated in an online reading. I’ll go to the archives and see how others have been led. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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On Saturday, March 30, 2024, 18:37, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

Jemmy!....Yay!....Welcome back......"Get Back, Get back, get back to where
you once belonged"....Can you lead us out of the wilderness of
our narcissistic musings? (not the Moby workers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8Aw0IGM1I






On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 5:54 PM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jemmy, JK, delighted to hear from you!
>
> Several of us would be interested in a CoL49 group read. What we lack is
> someone willing to take a leadership role: promulgate a rota and, you know,
> keep it rolling.
>
> Are you up for it?
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:35 AM Jemmy Bloocher <jbloocher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi JK
> >
> > I’ve been on the list for decades by this point, but rarely message
> > (though I read most emails).
> > If this is the case then that would  be great. This also gives me the
> > opportunity to excitedly share that my 16 year old shared with me that
> the
> > just finished CoL49 and loved it.
> > I’ve copied her in maybe she can join the list.
> >
> > Jemmy B
> >
> > On Sat 30. Mar 2024 at 13:27, J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l <
> > pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> I’m new to the list serve but not to Pynchon. I noticed in the archives
> >> that people were considering a reading of CoL49. Are you still
> considering
> >> doing that? I would love to join if you do. I have read every Pynchon
> novel
> >> & SL  at least four times.
> >> Sorry to post on this thread, but I can’t post on the new pad thread.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 05:13, Michael Bailey <
> >> michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Context suggests it’s himself
> >>
> >> “I know the way to act with you: defiance. You’re going to be cruel even
> >> if
> >> I offer love & reverence. If you choose to punish my defiance, all you
> can
> >> do is kill me - and what the heck, everyone is going to die anyway.
> >>
> >> “I’m not fearless out of foolishness or ignorance - I know (“own” -
> >> archaic
> >> usage) how powerful you are, but I will defy you to my last gasp”
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM Mike Jing <
> gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > From Chapter 119:
> >> >
> >> > “Oh! thou clear spirit of clear fire, whom on these seas I as Persian
> >> once
> >> > did worship, till in the sacramental act so burned by thee, that to
> this
> >> > hour I bear the scar; I now know thee, thou clear spirit, and I now
> know
> >> > that thy right worship is defiance. To neither love nor reverence wilt
> >> thou
> >> > be kind; and e’en for hate thou canst but kill; and all are killed. No
> >> > fearless fool now fronts thee. I own thy speechless, placeless power;
> >> but
> >> > to the last gasp of my earthquake life will dispute its unconditional,
> >> > unintegral mastery in me.
> >> >
> >> > In "No fearless fool now fronts thee", is Ahab talking talking about
> >> > himself, i.e. "I am no fearless fool", or is he making a general
> >> statement,
> >> > meaning there is no one fearless and foolish enough to confront the
> >> spirit?
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