Thomas Pynchon

Sirs,

You never her.

The Kenosha Kid

Kurt Cobain was apparently inspired to write 'Smells like Teen Spirit' by one of the many ditties in Gravity's Rainbow: "Ah, they do bother him, these free women in their teens, their spirits are so contagious, I'll tell you it's just -out, -ray, -juss, / Spirit is so -con, -tay, -juss, / Nobody knows their a-ges..."

much like i used to compulsively watch ally mcbeal cos i found it so annoying, i read pynchon.
he writes like a ronnie corbett monologue

And it's goodnight from-

Dukkha – The Noble Candle of Suffering
Samudaya – The Noble Candle of the Cause of Suffering
Nirodha – The Noble Candle of the Cessation of Suffering
Magga – The Noble Candle of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering

He sparked one up and smirked insouciantly, as he prepared to recount the details of thematically related nob gag he picked up in indonesia, along with a case of distemper so bad he couldn't starts in the bladder and can move up to the base of the tongue, in effect causing it to push against the windpipe. At length, this infectious viral disease causes swelling of the tongue and can eventually lead to suffocation. The effects of blain distemper are thought to be enhanced from excessive rasping of the animal, and also if there is abnormal heat in the stomach.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/thomas-pynchon-bleeding-edge.html

long biographical piece in advance of the new book posted above

cool, enjoyed that, even if it was held together with stick-tape

*sticky-tape

“He’s somebody who just—you see him and he sees you. The thing I have in my head is Robert De Niro in Brazil. He knows the truth but he’s got to get out of here now: ‘Keep doing what you’re doing, I won’t be here long.’ ”

That's Bill Ferguson from Lotion in that quote...I know him slightly but now that I am turning into a Pynchon head I plan to find out more!

was bummed lotion played a reunion last year and i had no idea. if you hear from him about anything coming up, plz share with ilx!

that's my father-in-law's mustache in that aged pynchon mockup in the nymag piece. fyi.

was bummed lotion played a reunion last year and i had no idea. if you hear from him about anything coming up, plz share with ilx!
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Thursday, August 29, 2013

will do!

So awful I thought for sure it had to be fake, but the verified Penguin Press twitter account is hyping it, so: http://vimeo.com/73716114

Pynchon must be doing this kid's parents a favor or something.

oh it was cute

I thought the trailer was terrific...you realize that guy in it is supposed to be a douche, right?

Yeah but the plot of the book was so awkwardly wedged in!

Yeah but the plot of the book was so awkwardly wedged in!

― Dan I., Wednesday, September 4, 2013 2:19 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

ha! that's true...

Pynchon must be doing this kid's parents a favor or something.

what if it's his son?

*mind essplode*

http://forums.hipinion.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17726&start=120

scroll down to the boxed discussion of Jackson Pynchon's band at Vassar, complete with band photograph!

he doesn't seem to be in the photo though.

he doesn't seem to be in the photo though.
― wk, Wednesday, September 4, 2013

oh yeah, looks like he ducked out of the picture like his dad! (maybe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjWKPdDk0_U

kinda less excited for this if it requires a trailer

trying to imagine what the trailer for any of his weightier novels would be like

nah that's silly, course i'm excited. but the excitement is tempered knowing that it's already being framed in simpler terms, reduced, prepared for easy consumption

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef014e88434d23970d-600wi

Pynchon making a "V" sign in the doorway of his Manhattan Beach, CA apartment, complete with (Porky?) Pig pinata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f40rk4ai4po

Jackbruce01
Jackbruce01 2 years ago
Good band with great bass player. Sorry he's barely visible in video.

pause that at the 1:00 mark. pynchon's son is jandek!

oh wait no, that's the guitar player

xxp to my own post...anyone have any idea when the victory hand gesture was appropriated by anti-war people to become the peace sign? or are the two unrelated?

he's just advertising his debut novel

or misaligned bunny ears

yeah was going to mention the IV trailer.

or are the two unrelated?

I don't think it ever signified "victory" in the US, isn't that a britishes thing?

lol Crowley:

In 1942, Aleister Crowley, a British occultist, claimed to have invented the usage of a V-sign in February 1941 as a magical foil to the Nazis' use of the Swastika. He maintained that he passed this to friends at the BBC, and to the British Naval Intelligence Division through his connections in MI5, eventually gaining the approval of Winston Churchill. Crowley noted that his 1913 publication Magick featured a V-sign and a swastika on the same plate.

I'd love to read a good bio of Crowley...what a nut!

I recommend this one

a lot of books written about him have some agenda and/or axe to grind (which is totally understandable - dude left a trail of destruction that was pretty sizeable), this is one that was both well-written, well researched, and pretty even-handed in its approach

lol Andrew WK recommends!

“Aleister Crowley–what a man. I've read several Crowley biographies, and this one takes the prize for most enjoyable and intimate. Mr. Kaczynski has the personal understanding and experience necessary to paint an accurate portrait of Crowley, with all the exciting context in place. Mr. Kaczynski's passion for his subject makes for an informative and potentially life-changing read. Why wade on the shores of such a vast man, when you can dive in? I think Crowley himself would have welcomed such a loving penetration."
–Andrew W.K., musician

sorry for thread derail...

loving penetration, eh?

he was into that kind of thing

Hmm, Kaczynski? wonder if there's any relation to the guy who was framed for pynchon's bomb making.

Far Right: https://a2-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/31/ee964c367771422d897e6cb11b924aa5/600x600.jpg

sorry for thread derail...

not possible to derail a Pynchon thread tbf.

The Crying of Lot 77

this pynchon jr stalker stuff is a tad creepy, unless it can be shown beyond doubt that it's his very self in the trailer