Chapter 32
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The Macarena
Pynchon brought it back up; let's see it. 15 million views can't be wrong.
Riot Grrrl
WIKI lets us know this is an "underground feminist punk rock movement...associated with third wave feminism." The BBC aired a radio show on it recently. Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill.
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all the breathing apparatus and stormtrooper gear...
One or two shots you maybe could've used a spirit level...
A spirit level or bubble level is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb). Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trades workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic or videographic work. [2]
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as Martha and the Vandellas might say
The song "Dancing in the Street" (1964) by Martha and the Vandellas mentions several cities, including "Baltimore and DC now."
the pointed hats
Perhaps a reference to conjuring or magic? From The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace, quoting from Sleight of Hand: A Practical Manual of Legerdemain (1885) by Eddie Sachs...
"Formerly conjurers appeared clothed in long robes and tall, pointed hats, both covered with mystic signs and symbols. Robert Houdini, whom we may consider the father of modern conjuring, being the first to perform in the now conventional evening dress.
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Friedmanite hit man
A reference to Milton Friedman (1912-2006), a conservative economist who was an economic adviser to Republican U.S. President Ronald Reagan. His political philosophy extolled the virtues of a free market economic system with minimal intervention. Wikipedia
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