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When You Get To The Fork In The Road Take It...Yogi Berra
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willems
Apr 24, 2012, 7:32:29 PM4/24/12
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Well I knew with all that talk about Yogis and spiritual mentorship,
Yogi Berra would slip into the fold some how. I have to admit it
sounds as if he's schooled in Groucho Marxism ,the real ontological
terrorists guide. I think that Pynchon does a wonderful job of
capturing the strange forlorn Asian terrain wind winding amid
prominotries and subterrainian passeges accompanied by some strange
figure named Hassan who seems like another Don Juan. I am enjoying all
of the referances to shamanism, and I believe that there seems to be
enough evidence that it was indeed a thriving practice world wide
ages ago.
I have had quite a blast of nostalgia the last couple of weeks. I
checked out of the library "Twin Peaks" the second season and watched
it from begining to end. And I also found a garphic novel of "Do
Androids Belive in Electric Sheep." The other has stayed more true to
the text than the movie version and there are some interesteing
features explicating some of P.K.D.s ideas and his stance as being a
philosopher who utilizes literature to work out some of his
philosophical strategies. It also mentions the Exigesis. Altogether a
very enjoyable piece.
I still have no idea what the general outstanding theme of
"Against the Day" or if there is one intended theme, but it makes for
a strange beautiful journey.
Yogi Berra would slip into the fold some how. I have to admit it
sounds as if he's schooled in Groucho Marxism ,the real ontological
terrorists guide. I think that Pynchon does a wonderful job of
capturing the strange forlorn Asian terrain wind winding amid
prominotries and subterrainian passeges accompanied by some strange
figure named Hassan who seems like another Don Juan. I am enjoying all
of the referances to shamanism, and I believe that there seems to be
enough evidence that it was indeed a thriving practice world wide
ages ago.
I have had quite a blast of nostalgia the last couple of weeks. I
checked out of the library "Twin Peaks" the second season and watched
it from begining to end. And I also found a garphic novel of "Do
Androids Belive in Electric Sheep." The other has stayed more true to
the text than the movie version and there are some interesteing
features explicating some of P.K.D.s ideas and his stance as being a
philosopher who utilizes literature to work out some of his
philosophical strategies. It also mentions the Exigesis. Altogether a
very enjoyable piece.
I still have no idea what the general outstanding theme of
"Against the Day" or if there is one intended theme, but it makes for
a strange beautiful journey.
Psmith
Apr 25, 2012, 8:02:26 PM4/25/12
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Interesting that you mention Yogi Berra, since Dr. Johnson has begun a
discussion of baseball over at http://overweeninggeneralist.blogspot.com/
.
I almost pulled the Twin Peaks soundtracks off the shelf the other day
because my history class has begun a unit on film music. I loved that
show.
I read somewhere that some people think Pynchon had multiple
unfinished projects which he combined to make Against the Day. I too
like the Central Asian section.
discussion of baseball over at http://overweeninggeneralist.blogspot.com/
.
I almost pulled the Twin Peaks soundtracks off the shelf the other day
because my history class has begun a unit on film music. I loved that
show.
I read somewhere that some people think Pynchon had multiple
unfinished projects which he combined to make Against the Day. I too
like the Central Asian section.
Bhavani
Apr 26, 2012, 3:57:07 PM4/26/12
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I love Yogi Berra's witticisms but haven't reached that part of the
book yet.
Found a lot of interesting references in the Italian storm section
just before the Asian one. Also enjoy the bits about Shamanism which
still seems alive and well in nontraditional forms. RAW refers to
Schrodinger's Cat as a shamanistic instruction manual at one point in
that text. Recently reread my favorite RAW Introduction from Visions
in the Stone and found it had a lot in common with various things from
Against the Day. One part of that intro goes into PKDs mystical
experience that gave rise to the Exegesis.
Heard on old song on the radio that encapsulates what I see as one
theme in Against the Day - Break on Through by the Doors. Here's a
cool video of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHUYdwx7BU
Profuse apologies for the commercial which precedes it. You can click
to skip it in 5 seconds.
Recently saw an old film favorite again, Breakfast At Tiffanys which I
enjoyed more than ever.
book yet.
Found a lot of interesting references in the Italian storm section
just before the Asian one. Also enjoy the bits about Shamanism which
still seems alive and well in nontraditional forms. RAW refers to
Schrodinger's Cat as a shamanistic instruction manual at one point in
that text. Recently reread my favorite RAW Introduction from Visions
in the Stone and found it had a lot in common with various things from
Against the Day. One part of that intro goes into PKDs mystical
experience that gave rise to the Exegesis.
Heard on old song on the radio that encapsulates what I see as one
theme in Against the Day - Break on Through by the Doors. Here's a
cool video of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHUYdwx7BU
Profuse apologies for the commercial which precedes it. You can click
to skip it in 5 seconds.
Recently saw an old film favorite again, Breakfast At Tiffanys which I
enjoyed more than ever.
Psmith
Apr 27, 2012, 4:03:26 PM4/27/12
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I love the passage on page 777 (great page number) which suggest
America brutalized Native Americans and Africans out of "fear of
medicine men and strange practices".
America brutalized Native Americans and Africans out of "fear of
medicine men and strange practices".
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