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means Fate or fortune, but note also the other meanings below connected both to the history of the Vegas strip detailed here and to a certain earlier novel by Mr. Pynchon with "Lot" in the title:<br> | means Fate or fortune, but note also the other meanings below connected both to the history of the Vegas strip detailed here and to a certain earlier novel by Mr. Pynchon with "Lot" in the title:<br> | ||
''Turkish, from Persian qismat; from Arabic qisma, lot; from qasama, to divide.'' | ''Turkish, from Persian qismat; from Arabic qisma, lot; from qasama, to divide.'' | ||
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'''"page right out of history," as the Flintstones might say'''<br /> | '''"page right out of history," as the Flintstones might say'''<br /> | ||
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| − | '''awakening next morning to Henry Kissinger''' | + | '''awakening next morning to Henry Kissinger'''<br> |
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Morning, Thursday, April 30, 1970 | Morning, Thursday, April 30, 1970 | ||
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'''tiptoein through no tulips'''<br> | '''tiptoein through no tulips'''<br> | ||
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'''et cetera et cetera, and so forth as the King of Siam always sez'''<br> | '''et cetera et cetera, and so forth as the King of Siam always sez'''<br> | ||
In the 1956 film ''The King and I'', Yul Brynner, who played King Mongkut of Siam, repeatedly used the phrase "et cetera, et cetera, et cetera" to characterize the King as wanting to impress with his great knowledge of many things and his importance in not having to detail them. This was based upon the usage in the book ''Anna and the King of Siam'' which related the real king's playful interest in numerous things, with the phrase, "&c, &c" (used often by Pynchon). | In the 1956 film ''The King and I'', Yul Brynner, who played King Mongkut of Siam, repeatedly used the phrase "et cetera, et cetera, et cetera" to characterize the King as wanting to impress with his great knowledge of many things and his importance in not having to detail them. This was based upon the usage in the book ''Anna and the King of Siam'' which related the real king's playful interest in numerous things, with the phrase, "&c, &c" (used often by Pynchon). | ||
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| − | '''Evening came, taking everybody by surprise.''' | + | '''Evening came, taking everybody by surprise.'''<br> |
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Evening, Thursday, April 30,1970. | Evening, Thursday, April 30,1970. | ||
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| − | '''and in first light got to the turnoff''' | + | '''and in first light got to the turnoff'''<br> |
| − | <br>Dawn Friday, May 1, 1970. | + | Dawn, Friday, May 1, 1970. |
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'''Riggs Warbling with a couple weeks' start on a beard'''<br> | '''Riggs Warbling with a couple weeks' start on a beard'''<br> | ||
I'm hoping that this will help to connect the timelines of the first and second halves of the book. | I'm hoping that this will help to connect the timelines of the first and second halves of the book. | ||
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'''more space, judging from the outside, than there could possibly be in here.'''<br> | '''more space, judging from the outside, than there could possibly be in here.'''<br> | ||
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'''They left him watching ''Let's Make a Deal''''' | '''They left him watching ''Let's Make a Deal''''' | ||
| − | <br>Midday Friday, May 1, 1970. | + | <br>Midday, Friday, May 1, 1970. |
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'''Doc didn't fall asleep until close to dawn''' | '''Doc didn't fall asleep until close to dawn''' | ||
<br>Early morning, Saturday, May 2, 1970. | <br>Early morning, Saturday, May 2, 1970. | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 26 September 2009
- Please keep these annotations SPOILER-FREE by not revealing information from later pages in the novel.
Page numbers refer to editions with 369 pages, where the story begins on page 1. Not sure if there are other editions with variant pagination. Please let us know otherwise.
Contents
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Kismet
means Fate or fortune, but note also the other meanings below connected both to the history of the Vegas strip detailed here and to a certain earlier novel by Mr. Pynchon with "Lot" in the title:
Turkish, from Persian qismat; from Arabic qisma, lot; from qasama, to divide.
"page right out of history," as the Flintstones might say
The Flintstones is animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The Flintstones theme begins:
- Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones.
- They're the modern stone age family.
- From the town of Bedrock,
- They're a page right out of history.
Page 237
Qiana minidress
Qiana: silky nylon made by DuPont that swept the fashion world in the 1970s.
Page 238
lines of latitude
Impossible not to think of Mason & Dixon here.
Aimee Semple McPherson-type
Evangelist, very popular in the 20's and 30's, founder of the Foursquare Church.
She's mentioned here because she was allegedly abducted, only to escape several days later and stumble out of the Arizona desert. But her stories had some holes and raised a lot of questions. Read more here.
Page 244
Casey Kasem's Saturday-morning Shaggy voice
That's right. Legendary radio host Casey Kasem was the voice of Shaggy on the original Scooby Doo cartoon, which premiered in 1969. How many Scooby Doo references does this make?
Page 245
settled in in front of All-Nite Freaky Features
Late night, Wednesday, April 29, 1970.
Page 246
awakening next morning to Henry Kissinger
Morning, Thursday, April 30, 1970
Page 247
tiptoein through no tulips
Another reference to Tiny Tim.
Page 248
et cetera et cetera, and so forth as the King of Siam always sez
In the 1956 film The King and I, Yul Brynner, who played King Mongkut of Siam, repeatedly used the phrase "et cetera, et cetera, et cetera" to characterize the King as wanting to impress with his great knowledge of many things and his importance in not having to detail them. This was based upon the usage in the book Anna and the King of Siam which related the real king's playful interest in numerous things, with the phrase, "&c, &c" (used often by Pynchon).
Evening came, taking everybody by surprise.
Evening, Thursday, April 30,1970.
Page 249
and in first light got to the turnoff
Dawn, Friday, May 1, 1970.
Page 250
Riggs Warbling with a couple weeks' start on a beard
I'm hoping that this will help to connect the timelines of the first and second halves of the book.
Page 251
more space, judging from the outside, than there could possibly be in here.
Remember the house and the carriage from Mason & Dixon?
Page 253
They left him watching Let's Make a Deal
Midday, Friday, May 1, 1970.
Page 254
Ya gonna eat dis toikey!
As Glenn Kenny points out, the actual quote is "Cawve da toikey." Was it Pynchon's intention to misquote or a lapse in memory?
...Toobfreex at play in the video universe...stubbing it out for good.
Possible statement of the Inherent Vice that closed "this little parenthesis of light", the Psychedelic Sixties?
the tropic isle
"Gilligan's Island" leads, of course, this list of '50s & '60s TV shows
the Long Branch Saloon
"Miss Kitty" Russell's saloon in Dodge City, KS in the long-running "Gunsmoke" more info here
the Starship Enterprise
Captain Kirk's ship on "Star Trek", the cancellation of which sparks protests earlier in the book
Hawaiian crime fantasies
"Hawaii Five-0"
more info here
cute kids...with invisible audiences
Is there anything more more of a "low level bummer" about television than the laugh track? In later decades, it was sometimes replaced by a live audience, and more recently by comedies with neither.
for a defense of the "laugh track"
a slave girl in a bottle
Barbara Eden as Jeannie in "I Dream of Jeannie"
coming 11/09 on DVD
and Arnold the Pig
Fred and Doris Zifel's pig on "Green Acres"
more info here
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Doc didn't fall asleep until close to dawn
Early morning, Saturday, May 2, 1970.
| Chapter 1 pp. 1-18 |
Chapter 2 pp. 19-45 |
Chapter 3 pp. 46-49 |
Chapter 4 pp. 50-54 |
Chapter 5 pp. 55-67 |
| Chapter 6 pp. 68-88 |
Chapter 7 pp. 89-110 |
Chapter 8 pp. 111-123 |
Chapter 9 pp. 124-153 |
Chapter 10 pp. 154-162 |
| Chapter 11 pp. 163-185 |
Chapter 12 pp. 186-206 |
Chapter 13 pp. 207-234 |
Chapter 14 pp. 235-255 |
Chapter 15 pp. 256-274 |
| Chapter 16 pp. 275-295 |
Chapter 17 pp. 296-314 |
Chapter 18 pp. 315-342 |
Chapter 19 pp. 343-350 |
Chapter 20 pp. 351-363 |
| Chapter 21 pp. 364-369 |
