Not P but Moby-Dick (95)

[Mark Kohut]

Just set an agreed-upon schedule.....Have a prompt ready to start a section
if possible....

We could declare, with guidelines, a new civility in discourse but I vote
against THAT....I'll just leave if I want....as can anyone.

On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 6:50 AM J K Van Nort <jkvannort at yahoo.com> wrote:

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