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Jfriedman: Samba do Avião is actually portuguese. I also put the tilde on avião.

'''St. Flip of Lawndale''' 
99; surfer; 256; Shasta staying at his house, 303; his "mythical break" aka Death's Doorsill, 357

'''"Samba do Avião"''' 
162; Portuguese: "song of the jet"; composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and used in the 1962 film ''Copacabana Palace'' by Italian director Steno (born Stefano Vanzina) (1915-1988)

'''Sanders, George (1906-1972)''' 
Sanders was an Academy Award-winning English film and television actor. Known for his smooth upper-crust English accent, cocking his eyebrows was a facial gesture he deployed in many of his films to express skepticism and other reactions. In 1950, Sanders gave his most widely recognised performance, and achieved his greatest success, as the acerbic, cold-blooded theatre critic Addison DeWitt in ''All About Eve'', winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

'''Sassoon, Vidal (b. 1928)''' 
British-born Israeli hairdresser and businessman; 127

'''scag''' 
334; street slang for "heroin"

'''Schiffer, Mr.''' 
338; Doc's PE teacher in high school

'''Scott''' 
353; Doc's cousin

'''Screaming Ultraviolet Brain''' 
10; headshop operated by Ensenada Slim, in Gordita Beach; 256

'''''Sea Wolf, The'' (1941)''' 
Black-and-white film adaptation of Jack London's novel ''The Sea Wolf'' with Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, and John Garfield. Refined fiction writer Humphrey van Weyden and escaped convict Ruth Webster (Lupino) are passengers on a ship that collides with another vessel and sinks. They are rescued by the ''Ghost'', a seal-hunting ship. At the helm is the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen (Robinson), a compassionless individual who delights in dominating and abusing his crew. Garfield plays the rebellious cabin boy George Leach who becomes Ruth Webster's protector; Doc recalling, 356

'''Shaggy''' 
190; character in Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Scooby-Doo" (1969)

'''Shank, Bud''' 
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. (1926-2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He played flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, on various recording sessions including ''The Zodiac : Cosmic Sounds'', and occasionally in live performances (as with The L.A. Four) until he gave it up later in his career to focus exclusively on the alto saxophone; at the Lighthouse Cafe, 298

'''Shannon''' 
205; dead waitress at the Arizona Palms, in Doc's dream

'''Shannon, Del (1934-1990)''' 
148; "Runaway"; suffering from depression, Shannon committed suicide in 1990 with a .22-calibre rifle; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKvCa5lkgUw View a 1982 performance of "Runaway" on YouTube...]

'''Shasta''' 
See [[H#shasta|Hepworth, Shasta Fay]]

'''''shikantaza''''' 
102; Japanese term for zazen introduced by Dogen Zenji and associated most with the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, but which also is "the base of all Zen disciplines."

'''short''' 
333; hipster slang for "car"

'''Sinatra, Frank''' 
61; "exchanging glances" ("Strangers in the Night"); watching Jonathan Frid, in Las Vegas, 233; Sinatroid, 337

'''"single up all lines"''' 
119; a phrase frequently used by Pynchon, likely because of its multiple meanings, metaphorically.

:"single up all lines" is used in its normal nautical context in [http://v.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_1#single_up_all_lines ''V.'', p.11]; [http://cl49.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_2#single_up_all_lines ''The Crying of Lot 49'', p.31]; [http://gravitys-rainbow.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Pages_488-491#single_up_all_lines ''Gravity's Rainbow'', p.489]; [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_26:_257-265#Page_258 ''Mason & Dixon'', pp.258 and 260]; and [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25#Page_3 ''Against the Day'', p.3]. Perhaps we can understand this "line" as a text-string linking Pynchon's novels together (all but [http://vineland.pynchonwiki.com/wiki ''Vineland'']?). Of course, the fact that ''Vineland'' ''doesn't'' include the phrase sort of throws a spanner in the works!

'''"Skyful of Hearts"''' 
338; song sung by Doc in Sinatroid style, at Kahuna Airlines

'''Skyhook Lodge''' 
115; where Leo & Elmina are staying

'''Smedley''' 
128; Spotted Dick's keyboard player, "doing Hanon exercises on his Farfisa" he calls Fiona

'''Smilax, Sauncho''' 
26; Doc's attorney at Hardy, Gridley, & Chatfield who practice maritime law; 89; 117; lagan, 267; having seen ''The Wizard of Oz'', 286; 340 [[Sauncho Smilax|DISCUSSION]]; [[Plants of Inherent Vice|Plants of Inherent Vice]]

'''Smith, Maggie''' 
204; Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (b. 1934), better known as Maggie Smith, is a pre-eminent English film, stage, and television actress who made her stage debut in 1952 and is still performing.

'''Sombrero, El''' 
221; "world-renowed Taqueria in Las Vegas

'''"Something Happened to Me Yesterday"''' 
193; Rolling Stones song on ''Between the Buttons'' (1967)

'''"Something in the Air"''' 
1969 hit for one-hit-wonder UK band Thunderclap Newman. It was originally titled "Revolution" but later renamed to avoid confusion with the Beatles' 1968 song of that name. A sample verse:

:Hand out the arms and ammo''' 
:We're going to blast our way through here''' 
:We've got to get together sooner or later''' 
:Because the revolution's here, and you know it's right''' 
:And you know that it's right

'''Sortilege''' 
11; used to work in Doc's office; Sortilege is the foretelling of the future by drawing lots. Sortilege is a form of Cleromancy, a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are believed to reveal the will of God or other supernatural entities. Sortition, also known as allotment, is an equal-chance method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloured pebbles from a bag; 101; "telling time from a broken clock" 282

It's apt that the 'sort' in 'Sortilege' comes from the word 'sort', recalling Maxwell's Demon and The Crying of Lot 49. Making it even more appropriate that the 'sorting' being done is the sorting of 'lots'.

'''"Soul Gidget"''' 
155; by Meatball Flag

'''Sound Mind Cafe''' 
172; "a secluded eatery" where Dr. Blatnoyd has first blind date with Japonica

'''Spade, Sam''' 
Sam Spade is a fictional character who is the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's novel ''The Maltese Falcon'' (1930) and the various films and adaptations based on it, as well as in three lesser known short stories written by Hammett. Known for his cold detachment, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice, Spade is the man who has seen the wretched, the corrupt, the tawdry side of life but still retains his "tarnished idealism"; 97

'''Spaniels, the''' 
American R&B doo-wop group (1952-1974), best known for the hit "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight." Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the first true leader of a vocal group, because the Spaniels pioneered the technique of having the main singer solo at his own microphone, while the rest of the group shared a second microphone. "A Stranger in Love" was recorded for their album ''Heart and Soul Volume Two'' (1958); 368

'''Spanish Words & Phrases''' 
142: ''ése'' - This guy, or just this 
142: ''sinvergüenza'' - shameless 
142: ''esta gente no sabe nada'' - these people know nothing 
144: ''compinches'' - partner in crime 
145: ''hijo de puta'' - son of a bitch 
145: ''otra vez, si?'' - another time, yes? 
174: ''la cabeza'' - the head 
192: ''por vida'' - for life 
224: ''quien es mas macho?'' - who is more manly? 
331: ''palabra'' - word 
338: ''peligro'' - danger 
338: ''vato'' - dude, gangster, homeboy (colloquial)

'''Sparky''' 
195; new kid at Gotcha! adept at the ARPAnet; 258; 267; 364

'''Spike''' 
11; Vietnam veteran and boyfriend of Sortilege; 102

<div id="spivey">'''Spivey, Boris'''</div>
147; "Another member of Mickey's muscle patrol"; Dawnette, his fiance, 148; disappeared, 214; "the second AP Finance alumnus ... who'd hired on with Mickey" 285;

<div id="gilroy">'''Sportello, Gilroy'''</div>
Doc's brother, "the one with the life" 112; in Doc's dream, 205; promoted, 352

'''Sportello, Larry ("Doc")''' 
1; "sportello" is Italian for door or window; his Afro, 14; arrested, 23; is he black? 34; Hawaiian shirt, 77; aka Xpp, 106; going to Chryskylodon Institute, 186; goes to the Kismet in Las Vegas, 235; feeling "evidence everywhere of ancient visitation" in Las Vegas desert, 249; visiting Penny Kimball at the Hall of Justice, 275; tape interview at Hall of Justice, 281; conversation with Thomas Jefferson at the Plastic Nickel, 294; "hopeless stooge of the creditor class" 303; with Shasta, 303-310; negotiating with Crocker Fenway, 346; class-warfare conversation, 347-348

'''Sportello, Leo''' 
112; Doc's father

'''Sportello, Vernix''' 
352; Gilroy's wife

'''Spotted Dick''' 
127; visiting British band, at Boards mansion; Spotted dick is a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with either custard or butter and brown sugar; "George Formby covers, old movie music, regional folk material, plus their own stuff, which tends to be tuneful, poetic ... English" 130; zombies, 132; "Long Trip Out" 198;

'''Staccato, Johnny''' 
97; a private detective series which ran for twenty-seven episodes on NBC from 1959-1960. John Cassavetes played the lead role.

'''''Star Trek''''' 
73; "not logical, Captain" 140; 254; Mr. Spock, 325

'''Stavrou, Inez''' 
183; Tito's wife or girlfriend

'''Stavrou, Tito''' 
181; Doc's friend who runs a limo service and has a gambling habit; in Las Vegas, 227; 335

'''Steamer Lane''' 
363; song Coy plays at the Surfadelic Freak-In up at Will Rogers Park; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamer_Lane Steamer Lane] is a famous surfing location in Santa Cruz, California.

'''Stewart, James''' 
in ''Vertigo'', 298

'''Stodger, Burke''' 
92; movie star (see ''Paternoster Ruby'' by Charles Edmonds Walk, 1910 - Alexander Stilwell Burke and Stodger, a plain-clothes cop - a ''noir''-ish murder mystery); ''Commie Confidential'', 93; set up Coy with the Viggies, 308; and Shasta, 309; ''.45-Caliber Kissoff'', 309; ''I Was a Red Dope Fiend'' and ''Squeal, Pinko, Squeal'' ("modestly budgeted FBI dramas"), 309; [http://books.google.com/books?id=kd54UWt8QC0C&dq=%22paternoster+ruby%22+%2B+edmonds+%2B+walk&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=mfkolEDFk_&sig=g6LtMmYTkF8eXx7zavBAEgAE1a0&hl=en&ei=aZZPSpzUHpGgswOq8LmqDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 ''Paternoster Ruby'' on Google Books]

'''''Stone Turntable''''' 
124; fictional "underground fan magazine"

'''Sun-Fary Market''' 
159; where Doc leaves Jason Velveeta

'''"Super Market"''' 
Appeared on Fapardokly's 1966 album ''Fapardokly''; "triple-tongue highway classic" 368

'''Sureños''' 
Group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the oldest barrios of Southern California. There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, and each has its own identity on the streets; Tariq Khalil and Glen Charlock, 290

'''Surfadelic Freak-In''' 
Beer appearing at, 297; Hope and Amethyst's free passes to, in Will Rogers Park, 362

'''Surfaris, The''' 
101; "Wipe Out"

'''Surfer-Lowrider Wars''' 
46

'''"Surfin' Bird"''' 
124; 1963 surf tune by The Trashmen

'''Surfing''' 
"absent surfers" 100; north shore of Oahu, 357

'''swag lamp''' 
4

'''sweep frequency''' 
199; the horizontal sweep frequency of a TV picture is 15,750 Hz. It is based on the fact that 30 frames times 525 (scan) lines equals 15,750.

'''Sybil Brand Institute''' 
135; the Sybil Brand Institute For Women was a famous county jail in Los Angeles County, California. The facility was named after Sybil Brand (1899-2004), a noted local philanthropist and civic leader. Famously, this is where Susan Atkins admitted to another inmate that the Manson Family was responsible for the Tate-LaBianca murders.

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