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The title echoes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeants_3 ''Sergeants 3''], a 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. It is a remake of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunga_Din_%28film%29 ''Gunga Din''] set in the west, with Sammy Davis, Jr. in the Sam Jaffe role. | The title echoes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeants_3 ''Sergeants 3''], a 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. It is a remake of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunga_Din_%28film%29 ''Gunga Din''] set in the west, with Sammy Davis, Jr. in the Sam Jaffe role. | ||
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702.15 '''recalling Tchaikovsky'''<br /> | 702.15 '''recalling Tchaikovsky'''<br /> | ||
Wimpe’s recollection of the composer is prompted by one of the stories concerning his rather mysterious death: that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky] (1840-1893) had drunk a glass of unboiled water during a cholera epidemic. While another story had the composer committing suicide because of the supposedly unfavorable reception of his 6th ("Pathetique") Symphony, it is now generally believed that he actually was forced to take poison to avoid the exposure of his love affair with a male member of the imperial family — or maybe it was just kidney failure! Whatever the actual case, Pynchon's reference might have been prompted by Ken Russell's film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Lovers ''The Music Lovers''] (1971), with Richard Chamberlain as Tchaikovsky and which makes pointed reference to the contaminated water story. | Wimpe’s recollection of the composer is prompted by one of the stories concerning his rather mysterious death: that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky] (1840-1893) had drunk a glass of unboiled water during a cholera epidemic. While another story had the composer committing suicide because of the supposedly unfavorable reception of his 6th ("Pathetique") Symphony, it is now generally believed that he actually was forced to take poison to avoid the exposure of his love affair with a male member of the imperial family — or maybe it was just kidney failure! Whatever the actual case, Pynchon's reference might have been prompted by Ken Russell's film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Lovers ''The Music Lovers''] (1971), with Richard Chamberlain as Tchaikovsky and which makes pointed reference to the contaminated water story. | ||
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This page-by-page annotation is organized by sections, as delineated by the seven squares (sprockets) which separate each section. The page numbers for this page-by-page annotation are for the original Viking edition (760 pages). Editions by other publishers vary in pagination — the newer Penguin editions are 776 pages; the Bantam edition is 886 pages.
Contributors: Please use a 760-page edition (either the original Viking edition with the orange cover or the Penguin USA edition with the blue cover and rocket diagram — there are plenty on Ebay for around $10) or search the Google edition for the correct page number. Readers: To calculate the Bantam edition use this formula: Bantam page # x 1.165. Before p.50 it's about a page earlier; as you get later in the book, add a page.
Finally, profound thanks to Prof. Don Larsson for providing the foundation for this page-by-page annotation.
Page 701
701.01 Drunkards Three
The title echoes Sergeants 3, a 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. It is a remake of Gunga Din set in the west, with Sammy Davis, Jr. in the Sam Jaffe role.
Page 702
702.15 recalling Tchaikovsky
Wimpe’s recollection of the composer is prompted by one of the stories concerning his rather mysterious death: that Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) had drunk a glass of unboiled water during a cholera epidemic. While another story had the composer committing suicide because of the supposedly unfavorable reception of his 6th ("Pathetique") Symphony, it is now generally believed that he actually was forced to take poison to avoid the exposure of his love affair with a male member of the imperial family — or maybe it was just kidney failure! Whatever the actual case, Pynchon's reference might have been prompted by Ken Russell's film The Music Lovers (1971), with Richard Chamberlain as Tchaikovsky and which makes pointed reference to the contaminated water story.
Page 703
703.05 Jeaach
The name is another pseudo-German phonetic rendering of an expression of disgust.
| 1 Beyond the Zero |
3-7, 7-16, 17-19, 20-29, 29-37, 37-42, 42-47, 47-53, 53-60, 60-71, 71-72, 72-83, 83-92, 92-113, 114-120, 120-136, 136-144, 145-154, 154-167, 167-174, 174-177 |
|---|---|
| 2 Un Perm' au Casino Herman Goering |
181-189, 189-205, 205-226, 226-236, 236-244, 244-249, 249-269, 269-278 |
| 3 In the Zone |
279-295, 295-314, 314-329, 329-336, 336-359, 359-371, 371-383, 383-390, 390-392, 392-397, 397-433, 433-447, 448-456, 457-468, 468-472, 473-482, 482-488, 488-491, 492-505, 505-518, 518-525, 525-532, 532-536, 537-548, 549-557, 557-563, 563-566, 567-577, 577-580, 580-591, 591-610, 610-616 |
| 4 The Counterforce |
617-626, 626-640, 640-655, 656-663, 663-673, 674-700, 700-706, 706-717, 717-724, 724-733, 733-735, 735-760 |
