Pynchon in Public Day

IV for Three

Martin — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:23:56 +0000

Richard Noggle brings news of “three nerds reading … Inherent Vice at Nerd Nite in Lawrence, Kansas”!

Under the Bulb

Martin — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:09 +0000

Mark Wright with Christine Karatnytsky bathing in Byron’s light.

Action Man

Martin — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:30:22 +0000

Michel Ryckx brings word of the gift that all true Pynchon fans would die for!

“Ben Hendricks created the Thomas Pynchon Action Figure, a Christmas present to a Pynchon reader, while studying at the Dutch Design Academy in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Not having read a Pynchon novel in his life, he used the information he found on the Net to establish his idea of Pynchon:
- the muscled Action Figure wears a military outfit, kind of
- a paper bag on the Action Figure’s head (can be removed)
- rabbit teeth are included. The Action Figure owner can easily put the teeth into the Action Figure’s mouth -and remove it again…
- 4 Pynchon novels, with blank pages (but hardbacks!) that can be put ALL FOUR in one go in the Action Figure’s hands! (all 6 by 3.5cm)
- the Figure’s box is a case based on a 1973 Pynchon novel (owner forgot the title), accompanied by pictures showing 4 classic covers
- the box has following selling points on it (black letters on a yellow background):
ACTION FIGURE!
CAN READ 4 BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME
REVEAL WHO’S UNDER THE MASK OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
INCLUDES RABBIT TEETH (black lettering over grey background)
ACTION BOOKS!

It made -and makes- the receiver of this extraordinary gift very happy.

The box is residing on top of some book shelves, underneath 3more than 0 kilograms of Pynchon Novels, Pynchon Criticism and Pynchon Journals”

Super-powers

Martin — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:43:16 +0000

Forget super-powers, Aleksey Salov can make Pynchon books fly…

“The Boys”

Martin — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:07:26 +0000

“The Boys,” for so this group is called, had heretofore been working in the shadow of anonymous immunity, and their names and faces were unknown save to their own compact enclave.

Image by (and of) Martin Paul Eve.

Penguin’s in Public

Martin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:02:06 +0000

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http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/184714/trystero-street-art-campaign-launched-for-thomas-pynchons-digital-books/

In Transit

Martin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:05:44 +0000

Dave Monroe lets the text speak for itself: “‘Thro’ our whole gazing-lives, Venus has been a tiny Dot of Light, going through phases like the Moon, ever against the black face of Eternity. But on the day of this Transit, all shall suddenly reverse,– as she is caught, dark, embodied, solid, against the face of the Sun,– a Goddess descended from light to Matter.’” (M&D, Ch. 9, p. 92)

Yo Yoing on the overground train

Martin — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:01:55 +0000

Tina Richardson sends word that post horns, books and other Pynchonalia found their way on to trains around Ely, a small, swampy fenland city usually best known for its cathedral. A pronunciation key might make reference to Torpedos. It is: eely. Anyway, I think it now has a far greater claim to fame!

High School Pynchon

Martin — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:01:21 +0000

Tim Strzechowski sends word that a mysterious message appeared in Room 245 of the argo(?) Community High School Summit in Illinois.

Pynchon in Poland Day

Martin — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:41:55 +0000

Hot on the trail of International Pynchon Week 2010, Poland seems to be keeping the spirit alive! Indeed, the original caption brings us some apt words: “A rainbow in the background – how eloquent.”