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Professor Don Larrson, he of the Companion's Companion to ''Bleeding Edge'' (which was rolled into this wiki), reviews Steve Weisenburger's the second, revised edition of ''A Gravity’s Rainbow Companion: Sources and Contexts for Pynchon’s Novel''. [[Weisenburger's Companion, 2nd Edition|Read it...]].

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[[File:Michael-Chabon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Michael Chabon Photo: ''The East Bay Monthly'']]'''Wow! Writer Michael Chabon delivers a wonderful, insightful review of ''Bleeding Edge''.''' Chabon's a long-time appreciator of Pynchon and his perspective on the work is unsurpassed, and his 11/07/13 review for ''The New York Review of Books'' is illuminating... "One ought to be accustomed, by now, to Pynchon’s leaving his mysteries unresolved, or at least prepared to give him credit for having done so on purpose. Incompleteness is the inherent vice of paranoid theories of history, the limitation of such theories that Pynchon has always freely acknowledged. Criticism of Pynchon’s “shaggy dog” or sloppy plotting neglects the emphasis that he has always laid on the dual meaning of the word ''plot''. From ''V.'' forward, nearly all his novels have been founded on a bedrock of detective fiction and underlayed with science fiction, boy’s adventure, westerns, spy fiction, and other genres that rely, like conspiracy theories, on plotting. His broken plots expose the epistemological brokenness of paranoid systems, which are, after all, nothing but attempts, grander but no less doomed to failure than anyone’s, to make sense of a broken world." [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/nov/07/thomas-pynchon-crying-september-11/ Full article »]



[[File:Harpers-Review-Pemberton-Illustration.png|thumb|left|200px|Illustration: Simon Pemberton]]'''An exellent ''Harper's Magazine'' article that combines a review of ''Bleeding Edge'' with detailed biographical and genealogical info on Mr. Pynchon, and a Must Read!''' "''Bleeding Edge'', however, offers an indication that Pynchon has finally given up on seeking the soul of the nation his family helped found. For Pynchon — the embattled bard of the counterculture, disabused of all allegiance — the last redoubt has become the family, and the last war to be waged is between our virtual identities and the bonds of blood; a war to keep the Virtual from corrupting the Blood, if not forever, then for time enough to let the lil’ Ziggy and Otis Tarnow-Loefflers of this world live with the merest pretense of freedom (childhood). Pynchon understands that in the future there will be no secrets, no hidden complots — everything will be aired and any second life, whether in the cloud or in the firmament, will be despoiled or denied us. Adult sanity, then, must depend not on the lives we make online, but on the lives we make off it — our kids — on how we love them, and how we raise them, and the virtues and good-taste imperatives we pass on to them from our progenitors." [http://harpers.org/archive/2013/10/first-family-second-life/ Full article »]



[[File:Lethem-BleedingEdge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Illustration: Mario Wagner]] '''Jonathan Lethem's review of ''Bleeding Edge'' for ''The New York Times'' is one of the most intelligent and insightful reviews.''' Like Michael Chabon, Lethem ''gets'' it! "[There is] the sheer vitality and fascination, the plummets into beauty and horror, the unique flashes of galactic epiphany, in Pynchon’s method. Our reward for surrendering expectations that a novel should gather in clarity, rather than disperse into molecules, isn’t anomie but delight. Pynchon himself’s a good companion, full of real affection for his people and places, even as he lampoons them for suffering the postmodern condition of being only partly real. He spoils us with descriptive flights." [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/books/review/bleeding-edge-by-thomas-pynchon.html Read the review...]



[[File:Michiko-Kakutani.jpg|left|80px|thumb|Image: Slate]] Noticing that ''New York Times'' critic '''Michiko Kakutani''' has panned every Pynchon novel after ''Mason & Dixon'' (1997) the latest target being [[Bleeding_Edge_Reviews#kakutani|''Bleeding Edge'']] I became curious as to just who this grumpy critic is. If you're curious too, read "Assessing Michiko Kakutani":

"Kakutani doesn't offer the stylistic flair, the wit, or the insight one gets from Kael and other first-rate critics; for her, the verdict is the only thing. One has the sense of her deciding roughly at Page 2 whether or not a book is worthy; reading the rest of it to gather evidence for her case; spending some quality time with the Thesaurus; and then taking a large blunt hammer and pounding the message home." [http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2006/04/michiko_kakutani.html Read on...]


[[File:PubWeekly-logo.png|left]] '''''Bleeding Edge'' Review by David Kipen, for ''Publishers Weekly''''', is a well written and insightful appreciation of Pynchon's craft and his new novel! "No one, but no one, rivals Pynchon's range of language, his elasticity of syntax, his signature mix of dirty jokes, dread and shining decency." [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59420-423-4 Read the review...]


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==Songs, Music and Artists in ''Bleeding Edge''==
In terms of references and allusions to historical musicians and works of music, ''Bleeding Edge'' is second only to ''Gravity's Rainbow''. In 2018, ''Orbit'' [https://orbit.openlibhums.org/article/doi/10.16995/orbit.487/ published an analysis] of the historical musical material referenced and alluded to in all of Pynchon's work. The Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded [https://orbit.openlibhums.org/article/487/galley/631/download/ here]. With the help of the ''Orbit'' list (and a handful of additions), the original, less encompassing list below was replaced entirely. For the rationale which songs were included (particularly where they are only alluded to), see the ''Orbit'' article.

* [http://open.spotify.com/user/124065371/playlist/0BcPD1qhNWPdFJvKtwvMyr Spotify playlist] - If you have Spotify, a playlist of all the songs available there.
* [http://rd.io/x/QV4mWTPhXuM/ Rdio playlist] - If you use Rdio, here's a playlist for you.

The Spotify and Rdio playlists don't include the additions of the more encompassing list (yet?).

==''Bleeding Edge'' Playlist==

7: “Oops!… I Did It Again” (Max Martin/Rami Yakoub, 2000), recorded by Britney Spears. 
7: “Help Me Rhonda” (Brian Wilson/Mike Love, 1965), recorded by the Beach Boys. 
12: “Landslide” (Stevie Nicks, 1975). 
13: “Borderline” (Madonna, 1984). 
16: “The Love Boat” (Charles Fox, Paul Williams, 1979). “Love, exciting and new, as they used to sing on The Love Boat.” 
21: “Purple Haze” (Jimi Hendrix, 1967). “Figures, it’s that white food y’all eat, white bread and that,’ paraphrasing Jimi Hendrix.” 
21: “Georgia on My Mind” (Hoagie Carmichael, 1930). “Horst is somehow on her mind.”
21: “Life Is A Party” (The Michael Zager Band, 1978). “Life is a party isn’t it Daytona.” 
27: ''West Side Story'' (Leonard Bernstein/Steven Sondheim, 1957; here in the movie version from 1961). 
28: “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (Ernest Ball/Chancey Olcott/George Graff, Jr., 1912). 
43: “Korobeiniki” (a.k.a. “Korobushka,” Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, 1861). “Nintendo’s Tetris theme.” 
47: Britney Spears (*1981), American pop singer. 
47: Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Corey Carter, *1969), American rapper. 
47: “1999” (Prince, 1982). “Even hashslingrz is hirin like it’s 1999.” 
47–48: “Time Is on My Side” (Jerry Ragovoy, 1963), here in the version by The Rolling Stones, 1964. 
48: ''Evil Empire'' (Rage Against the Machine, 1996). “The next Evil Empire” and further down “Fodder for the machine.” 
50: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock ’n’ roll singer and guitarist. 
52: John Lennon (1940–1980), British guitarist, singer and songwriter, member of The Beatles. 
55–56: West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein/Steven Sondheim, 1957). 
58: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (Billy Berry/Peter Buck/Mike Mills/Michael Stipe, 1987), recorded by R.E.M. “Anything short of the end of the world” etc. 
59: “Run Like Hell” (Roger Waters/David Gilmour, 1980), recorded by Pink Floyd. “Maybe I should be telling him to run like hell.” 
61: “Don’t Stop Believing” (Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, 1981). 
65: “That’s Amore” (Harry Warren/Jack Brooks, 1952), recorded by Dean Martin in 1953). “When the stars make-a you droli” etc. 
66: “Una furtiva lagrima” from ''L’elisir d’amore'' (Gaetano Donizzetti/Felice Romani, 1832). 
69: “It’s Cool at the Mall” (Melanie’s Mall commercial, 1996). 
92: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (a.k.a. “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, Mr. Rogers theme song) (Fred Rogers, 1967). 
92: ''Guys and Dolls'' (Frank Loesser, 1950). 
96: ''Guys and Dolls'' (Frank Loesser, 1950). 
97: Frank Loesser (1910–1969) American composer. 
97: Jussi Björling (1911–1960), Swedish opera tenor. 
97: Deanna Durbin (1921–2013), Canadian opera singer. 
97: “Nessun dorma” from ''Turandot'' (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, 1926). 
98: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Italian composer. 
98: Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Italian composer. 
98: Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer. 
98: Aretha Franklin (*1942), American soul singer. 
98: Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007), Italian opera tenor. 
100: Tosca (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, 1900). 
100: Plácido Domingo (*1941), Spanish opera tenor. 
100: Hildegard Behrens (1937–2009), German opera soprano. 
102: “Strangers in the Night” (Avo Uvezian, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, 1966), popularized by Frank Sinatra. 
106: Big Ben theme (a.k.a. “Westminster Quarters” or “Westminster Chimes”, origin disputed). 
107: ''The Flying Dutchman'' (Richard Wagner, 1843). 
112: “Billie’s Bounce” (Charlie Parker, 1945). 
121: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock ’n’ roll singer and guitarist. 
123: “As Mayor of the Munchkin City” from ''The Wizard of Oz'' (Harlon Arlen/E.Y. Harburg, 1938). 
124: John Kander (*1927), American composer. 
124: Fred Ebb (1928–2004), American musical theatre lyricist. 
124: Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer. 
124: Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), American librettist. 
124: Andrew Lloyd Webber (*1948), British musical composer. 
125: “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., 1958). “Me, I want a hula hoop.” 
127: “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., 1958). “Al-vinnn?” 
141: Detsl (a.k.a. Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatskiy, a.k.a. Le Truk, *1983), Russian hip hop artist. 
141: “Вечеринка у Децла” (“Vetcherinka U Detsla”; “Party at Detsl’s”) from Кто ты? ''(Who Are You?)'' (Detsl, 2000). 
141: “Уличный боец” (“Ulitchnyi Boyets”; “Street Fighter”) (Detsl, 2001). 
149: “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon, 1981), recorded by Journey. 
151: “More Than a Feeling” (Tom Scholz, 1976), recorded by Boston. 
151: “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Freddie Mercury, 1975), recorded by Queen. 
151: “Dancing Queen” (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, 1976), recorded by ABBA. 
153: ''Oklahoma!'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1943), here in the movie version of 1955 with Gloria Grahame in the role of Ado Annie Carnes. 
153: Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American film actress and singer. 
154: “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” (Domenico Modugno/Franco Migliacci, 1958). 
154: “Africa” (David Paich/Jeff Porcaro, 1981), recorded by Toto. “I left my brains down in Africa.” 
155–56: “September” (Maurice White, Al McKay and Allee Willis, 1978), recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire. 
156: “What a Fool Believes” (Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins, 1978), recorded by The Doobie Brothers. 
158: “Doctor Wu” (Walter Becker/Donald Fagen, 1975), recorded by Steely Dan. 
164: Celia Cruz (1925–2003), Cuban singer. 
164: “Cuando Volverás” (Anthony “Romeo” Santos, 1999), recorded by Aventura. 
166: “This Land Is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie, 1944). “This Land Is My Land, This Land Also Is My Land.” 
177: “Green Haze” (Elvis Hitler, 1988), a mashup of the next two entries. “Elvis Hitler […] singing the Green Acres theme to the tune of ‘Purple Haze’.” 
177: ''Green Acres'' theme (unknown, c. 1965). 
177: “Purple Haze” (Jimi Hendrix, 1967). 
187: Meat Loaf (*1947), American rock musician. 
189: “Lyin’ Eyes” (Don Henley/Glenn Frey, 1975), recorded by the Eagles. “Cheatin side of town, as the Eagles like to say.” 
189: “Kick Out the Jams” (MC5, 1969). “Where a man can kick out the jambs.” 
190: Shania Twain (*1965), Canadian singer-songwriter. 
204: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Steven Gibson/Cecil Glen [Tag Team], 1993). “And whoop there it is.” 
209: “Nowhere to Run” (Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland/Eddie Holland, 1965), recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. “Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide.” 
217: Henry “Henny” Youngman (1906–1998), American comedian and violinist. 
217: ''The Sound of Music'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1959), here in the movie version of 1965. 
221: U2, Irish rock band. 
221: Guns N’ Roses, American hard rock band. 
221: Journey, American rock band. 
221: Moby (*1965), American singer, songwriter, and DJ. 
221: “That’s When I Reach for My Revolver” (Clint Conley, 1981), here in the version by Moby. 
222: “Canned Heat” (Jay Kay/Sola Akingbola/Wallis Buchanan/Simon Katz/Derrick McKenzie/Tony Smith, 1999), recorded by Jamiroquai. 
222: “Cosmic Girl” (Jay Kay/Derrick McKenzie, 1996), recorded by Jamiroquai. 
231: “Baby Beluga” (Raffi, Ken Whiteley, 1980). 
232: Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss, 1915–2009), American jazz, country and blues guitarist and songwriter. Here as a reference to the Epiphone guitar. 
235: “Bird Dog” (Boudleaux Bryant, 1958,) recorded by The Everly Brothers. 
239: “The Imperial March” (a.k.a. “Darth Vader Theme”) (John Williams, 1980). 
241: “Ride the Wild Surf” from the movie ''Ride the Wild Surf'' (Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, Roger Christian, 1964, recorded by Jan & Dean). 
251: “Tzena, Tzena, Tzena” (Issachar Miron/Jehiel Hagges, 1941). 
253: “Shall We Dance?” from ''The King and I'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1951), here also referring to the movie version of 1956. “On the clear understanding, […] as Deborah Kerr, or Marni Nixon, might say, or actually sing” etc. 
253: Marni Nixon (*1930), American soprano and actress. 
254: Tiny Desk Unit, American psychedelic dance band. 
254: Bad Brains, American punk band. 
263: Al Jolson (1886–1950), American singer and actor. 
263: “Nessun dorma” from ''Turandot'' (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, 1926). “Talk about nessun’ dorma.” This reference is only included in the review copy and was deleted before the novel came out officially. 
267: ''Jaws'' theme (John Williams, 1975). 
270: ''Look Sharp!'' by Joe Jackson (1979) or Roxette (1988) 
273: “Meet the Flintstones” (Hoyt Curtin, 1960). 
279: “Donna non vidi mai” from ''Manon Lescaut'' (Giacomo Puccini, 1893). 
282: Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Corey Carter, *1969), American rap musician. 
282: “The World Is Yours” (Nasir Jones/Peter Phillips, 1992), recorded by Nas. 
282: Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), American rap musician and actor. 
282: The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie or Biggie Smalls; Christopher George Latore Wallace) (1972–1997), American rap musician. 
282: “Piggy Bank” (50cent, 2004). “Chairman Mao piggy banks.” 
283: “Hong Kong” (Jalacy Hawkins/I. Nahan, 1958), recorded by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. 
289: Hy-Vee commercial (Annie Beacham/James Poulsen, 1990s). 
295: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, 1987), recorded by R.E.M. “Something like this particular End of the World As We Know It.” 
296: Johnny Pacheco (*1935), Dominican musician. 
300: “Copacabana” (Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, 1978), recorded by Barry Manilow. 
302: “1999” (Prince, 1982). “Party like it’s 1999.” 
302: Blink-182, American rock band. 
302: Echo & The Bunnymen, British rock band. 
302: Barenaked Ladies, Canadian rock band. 
302: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, American hip hop band. 
302–03: “Erica Kane” (John Rowan, Edward Roeser, Nathan Kaatrud), recorded by Urge Overkill, 1993. 
308: “Copacabana” (Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, 1978, recorded by Barry Manilow). 
308: “What a Fool Believes” (Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins, 1978), recorded by The Doobie Brothers. 
311: “Closing Time” (Dan Wilson, 1998), recorded by Semisonic. 
328: “America the Beautiful” (Samuel A. Ward/Katherine Lee Bates, 1895). 
328: “Amazing Grace” (Christian hymn; lyrics: : John Newton, 1779). 
332: “Time After Time” (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne, 1947), recorded by Frank Sinatra. 
333: Sarcófago, Brazilian metal band. 
333: Burzum, Norwegian metal band project. 
333: Mayhem, Norwegian metal band. 
334: “Love in Bloom” from the film ''She Loves Me Not'' (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robbins, 1934). 
344: Andrew Lloyd Webber (*1948), British musical composer. 
347: “Macarena” (Rafael Ruiz Perdigones, Antonio Romero Monge, 1993), recorded by Los del Río. 
351: “Dancing in the Street” (Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, 1964), recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. “So he’s working in ‘D.C. now,’ as Martha and the Vandellas might say.” 
355: Tia Carrere (*1967), American actress, model, and singer. 
355–56: “Regulate” (Nate Dogg/Warren G, 1994), recorded by Warren G. and Nate Dogg. 
356: “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (Buck Dharma, 1976). “More Cowbell.” 
356: Theme from ''Deus Ex'' (Alexander Brandon, 2000). 
358: “Chalk Outline” (Adam Gontier/Neil Sanderson/Brad Walst/Barry Stock/Craig Wiseman, 2012), recorded by Three Days Grace on the album Transit of Venus. “The dead can’t speak.” 
362: ''Surf’s Up!'' (The Beach Boys, 1971) or the song of the same title on that album.
362: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid/Matthew Fisher, 1967). 
366: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” (Albert Von Tilzer/Jack Norworth, 1908). “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack?.” 
369: “The Fez” (Walter Becker/Donald Fagan/Paul Griffin), recorded by Steely Dan, 1976. 
369: “My Way” (Paul Anka, 1968). 
382: “Beyond the Sea” (Jack Lawrence/Charles Trenet, 1946), here in the version of Bobby Darin, 1959. 
382: Dean Martin (1917–1995), American singer and actor. 
387: “Movin’ on Up” (Theme from ''The Jeffersons'') (Jeff Barry/Ja’net Dubois, 1975). 
387: “Theme from ''New York, New York''” (Fred Ebb/John Kander, 1977), popularized by Frank Sinatra. “The City That Doesn’t Sleep.” 
392: “Already Gone” (Jack Tempchin/Robb Strandlund, 1973), recorded by The Eagles. 
396: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (Johnny Marks, 1949). 
417: Theme from ''The Godfather'' (Nino Rota, 1972). 
417: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Austrian composer. 
418: ''Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1787), here in the fictional version by the Marx Brothers. 
418: “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (a.k.a. “The Catalogue Aria”) from ''Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte, 1787). 
418: “Deh, vieni alla finestra” from ''Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte, 1787). 
418: Nelson Eddy (1901–1967), American singer and actor. 
422: Joe Hill (1879–1915), Swedish-American hobo, union leader, singer, and songwriter. 
429: Eddie Fisher (1928–2010), American entertainer and singer. 
433–34: “At Long Last Love” (Cole Porter, 1938; recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1957 and 1962). “It’s just the strangest feeling […] And Frank, I believe, was singing about love.” 
434: Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer. 
451: “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin, 1973). 
456: “Ты не один” (“Ty Nye Odin”) (recorded by DDT, 1992). 
456: “Ветер” (“Veter”) (recorded by DDT, 1994). 
457: “Marching to Astoria.” Unknown. Probably a pun on “Marching to Pretoria” (unknown origin, likely during the Boer Wars, 1880–1902). 
457: “Zum Gali Gali” (Israeli children’s song, origin unknown). 
457: “Ride wit Me” (Nelly, El DeBarge, William DeBarge, Jason Epperson, Steven Bojovich, Eugene Webb, Joe Islardo, 2000), recorded by Nelly. 
464: Music from ''Girl Happy'' (George E. Stoll, 1965), here in particular “The Meanest Girl in Town” (Joy Byers, 1965), performed by Elvis Presley. “Elvis-movie music […] I’M EVIL.” 
464: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock’n’roll singer and guitarist. 
464: Michele Ann Marie “Shelley” Fabares (*1944), American actress and singer. 
464: “Love Will Find A Way.” Likely a song reference, for instance to a song recorded either by Pablo Cruise (1978), Lionel Richie (1983), Yes (1987), or Christina Aguilera (1999). 
466: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock’n’roll singer and guitarist. 
467: “Can’t Smile Without You” (Christian Arnold/Geoff Morrow/David Martin, 1976). 
467: “Reunited” (Dino Fekaris/Freddie Perren, 1977), recorded by Peaches & Herb. 
474: ''Mamma Mia!'' (Björn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Catherine Johnson, 1999). 
474: Tammy Wynette (1942–1998), American country music singer and songwriter.

Songs mentioned in Bleeding Edge

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C-Melody: /* Bleeding Edge Playlist */ added a whole lot more songs and background info

==Songs, Music and Artists in ''Bleeding Edge''==
In terms of references and allusions to historical musicians and works of music, ''Bleeding Edge'' is second only to ''Gravity's Rainbow''. In 2017, ''Orbit'' [https://orbit.openlibhums.org/article/doi/10.16995/orbit.487/ published an analysis] of the historical musical material referenced and alluded to in all of Pynchon's work. The Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded [https://orbit.openlibhums.org/article/487/galley/631/download/ here]. With the help of the ''Orbit'' list (and a handful of additions), the original, less encompassing list below was replaced entirely. For the rationale which songs were included (particularly where they are only alluded to), see the ''Orbit'' article.

* [http://open.spotify.com/user/124065371/playlist/0BcPD1qhNWPdFJvKtwvMyr Spotify playlist] - If you have Spotify, a playlist of all the songs available there.
* [http://rd.io/x/QV4mWTPhXuM/ Rdio playlist] - If you use Rdio, here's a playlist for you.

The Spotify and Rdio playlists don't include the additions of the more encompassing list (yet?).

==''Bleeding Edge'' Playlist==

7: “Oops!… I Did It Again” (Max Martin/Rami Yakoub, 2000), recorded by Britney Spears. 
7: “Help Me Rhonda” (Brian Wilson/Mike Love, 1965), recorded by the Beach Boys. 
12: “Landslide” (Stevie Nicks, 1975). 
13: “Borderline” (Madonna, 1984). 
16: “The Love Boat” (Charles Fox, Paul Williams, 1979). “Love, exciting and new, as they used to sing on The Love Boat.” 
21: “Purple Haze” (Jimi Hendrix, 1967). “Figures, it’s that white food y’all eat, white bread and that,’ paraphrasing Jimi Hendrix.” 
21: “Georgia on My Mind” (Hoagie Carmichael, 1930). “Horst is somehow on her mind.”
21: “Life Is A Party” (The Michael Zager Band, 1978). “Life is a party isn’t it Daytona.” 
27: ''West Side Story'' (Leonard Bernstein/Steven Sondheim, 1957; here in the movie version from 1961). 
28: “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (Ernest Ball/Chancey Olcott/George Graff, Jr., 1912). 
43: “Korobeiniki” (a.k.a. “Korobushka,” Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, 1861). “Nintendo’s Tetris theme.” 
47: Britney Spears (*1981), American pop singer. 
47: Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Corey Carter, *1969), American rapper. 
47: “1999” (Prince, 1982). “Even hashslingrz is hirin like it’s 1999.” 
47–48: “Time Is on My Side” (Jerry Ragovoy, 1963), here in the version by The Rolling Stones, 1964. 
48: ''Evil Empire'' (Rage Against the Machine, 1996). “The next Evil Empire” and further down “Fodder for the machine.” 
50: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock ’n’ roll singer and guitarist. 
52: John Lennon (1940–1980), British guitarist, singer and songwriter, member of The Beatles. 
55–56: West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein/Steven Sondheim, 1957). 
58: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (Billy Berry/Peter Buck/Mike Mills/Michael Stipe, 1987), recorded by R.E.M. “Anything short of the end of the world” etc. 
59: “Run Like Hell” (Roger Waters/David Gilmour, 1980), recorded by Pink Floyd. “Maybe I should be telling him to run like hell.” 
61: “Don’t Stop Believing” (Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, 1981). 
65: “That’s Amore” (Harry Warren/Jack Brooks, 1952), recorded by Dean Martin in 1953). “When the stars make-a you droli” etc. 
66: “Una furtiva lagrima” from ''L’elisir d’amore'' (Gaetano Donizzetti/Felice Romani, 1832). 
69: “It’s Cool at the Mall” (Melanie’s Mall commercial, 1996). 
92: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (a.k.a. “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, Mr. Rogers theme song) (Fred Rogers, 1967). 
92: ''Guys and Dolls'' (Frank Loesser, 1950). 
96: ''Guys and Dolls'' (Frank Loesser, 1950). 
97: Frank Loesser (1910–1969) American composer. 
97: Jussi Björling (1911–1960), Swedish opera tenor. 
97: Deanna Durbin (1921–2013), Canadian opera singer. 
97: “Nessun dorma” from ''Turandot'' (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, 1926). 
98: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Italian composer. 
98: Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Italian composer. 
98: Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer. 
98: Aretha Franklin (*1942), American soul singer. 
98: Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007), Italian opera tenor. 
100: Tosca (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, 1900). 
100: Plácido Domingo (*1941), Spanish opera tenor. 
100: Hildegard Behrens (1937–2009), German opera soprano. 
102: “Strangers in the Night” (Avo Uvezian, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, 1966), popularized by Frank Sinatra. 
106: Big Ben theme (a.k.a. “Westminster Quarters” or “Westminster Chimes”, origin disputed). 
107: ''The Flying Dutchman'' (Richard Wagner, 1843). 
112: “Billie’s Bounce” (Charlie Parker, 1945). 
121: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock ’n’ roll singer and guitarist. 
123: “As Mayor of the Munchkin City” from ''The Wizard of Oz'' (Harlon Arlen/E.Y. Harburg, 1938). 
124: John Kander (*1927), American composer. 
124: Fred Ebb (1928–2004), American musical theatre lyricist. 
124: Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer. 
124: Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), American librettist. 
124: Andrew Lloyd Webber (*1948), British musical composer. 
125: “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., 1958). “Me, I want a hula hoop.” 
127: “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., 1958). “Al-vinnn?” 
141: Detsl (a.k.a. Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatskiy, a.k.a. Le Truk, *1983), Russian hip hop artist. 
141: “Вечеринка у Децла” (“Vetcherinka U Detsla”; “Party at Detsl’s”) from Кто ты? ''(Who Are You?)'' (Detsl, 2000). 
141: “Уличный боец” (“Ulitchnyi Boyets”; “Street Fighter”) (Detsl, 2001). 
149: “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon, 1981), recorded by Journey. 
151: “More Than a Feeling” (Tom Scholz, 1976), recorded by Boston. 
151: “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Freddie Mercury, 1975), recorded by Queen. 
151: “Dancing Queen” (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, 1976), recorded by ABBA. 
153: ''Oklahoma!'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1943), here in the movie version of 1955 with Gloria Grahame in the role of Ado Annie Carnes. 
153: Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American film actress and singer. 
154: “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” (Domenico Modugno/Franco Migliacci, 1958). 
154: “Africa” (David Paich/Jeff Porcaro, 1981), recorded by Toto. “I left my brains down in Africa.” 
155–56: “September” (Maurice White, Al McKay and Allee Willis, 1978), recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire. 
156: “What a Fool Believes” (Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins, 1978), recorded by The Doobie Brothers. 
158: “Doctor Wu” (Walter Becker/Donald Fagen, 1975), recorded by Steely Dan. 
164: Celia Cruz (1925–2003), Cuban singer. 
164: “Cuando Volverás” (Anthony “Romeo” Santos, 1999), recorded by Aventura. 
166: “This Land Is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie, 1944). “This Land Is My Land, This Land Also Is My Land.” 
177: “Green Haze” (Elvis Hitler, 1988), a mashup of the next two entries. “Elvis Hitler […] singing the Green Acres theme to the tune of ‘Purple Haze’.” 
177: ''Green Acres'' theme (unknown, c. 1965). 
177: “Purple Haze” (Jimi Hendrix, 1967). 
187: Meat Loaf (*1947), American rock musician. 
189: “Lyin’ Eyes” (Don Henley/Glenn Frey, 1975), recorded by the Eagles. “Cheatin side of town, as the Eagles like to say.” 
189: “Kick Out the Jams” (MC5, 1969). “Where a man can kick out the jambs.” 
190: Shania Twain (*1965), Canadian singer-songwriter. 
204: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Steven Gibson/Cecil Glen [Tag Team], 1993). “And whoop there it is.” 
209: “Nowhere to Run” (Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland/Eddie Holland, 1965), recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. “Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide.” 
217: Henry “Henny” Youngman (1906–1998), American comedian and violinist. 
217: ''The Sound of Music'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1959), here in the movie version of 1965. 
221: U2, Irish rock band. 
221: Guns N’ Roses, American hard rock band. 
221: Journey, American rock band. 
221: Moby (*1965), American singer, songwriter, and DJ. 
221: “That’s When I Reach for My Revolver” (Clint Conley, 1981), here in the version by Moby. 
222: “Canned Heat” (Jay Kay/Sola Akingbola/Wallis Buchanan/Simon Katz/Derrick McKenzie/Tony Smith, 1999), recorded by Jamiroquai. 
222: “Cosmic Girl” (Jay Kay/Derrick McKenzie, 1996), recorded by Jamiroquai. 
231: “Baby Beluga” (Raffi, Ken Whiteley, 1980). 
232: Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss, 1915–2009), American jazz, country and blues guitarist and songwriter. Here as a reference to the Epiphone guitar. 
235: “Bird Dog” (Boudleaux Bryant, 1958,) recorded by The Everly Brothers. 
239: “The Imperial March” (a.k.a. “Darth Vader Theme”) (John Williams, 1980). 
241: “Ride the Wild Surf” from the movie ''Ride the Wild Surf'' (Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, Roger Christian, 1964, recorded by Jan & Dean). 
251: “Tzena, Tzena, Tzena” (Issachar Miron/Jehiel Hagges, 1941). 
253: “Shall We Dance?” from ''The King and I'' (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, 1951), here also referring to the movie version of 1956. “On the clear understanding, […] as Deborah Kerr, or Marni Nixon, might say, or actually sing” etc. 
253: Marni Nixon (*1930), American soprano and actress. 
254: Tiny Desk Unit, American psychedelic dance band. 
254: Bad Brains, American punk band. 
263: Al Jolson (1886–1950), American singer and actor. 
263: “Nessun dorma” from ''Turandot'' (Giacomo Puccini/Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, 1926). “Talk about nessun’ dorma.” This reference is only included in the review copy and was deleted before the novel came out officially. 
267: ''Jaws'' theme (John Williams, 1975). 
270: ''Look Sharp!'' by Joe Jackson (1979) or Roxette (1988) 
273: “Meet the Flintstones” (Hoyt Curtin, 1960). 
279: “Donna non vidi mai” from ''Manon Lescaut'' (Giacomo Puccini, 1893). 
282: Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Corey Carter, *1969), American rap musician. 
282: “The World Is Yours” (Nasir Jones/Peter Phillips, 1992), recorded by Nas. 
282: Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), American rap musician and actor. 
282: The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie or Biggie Smalls; Christopher George Latore Wallace) (1972–1997), American rap musician. 
282: “Piggy Bank” (50cent, 2004). “Chairman Mao piggy banks.” 
283: “Hong Kong” (Jalacy Hawkins/I. Nahan, 1958), recorded by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. 
289: Hy-Vee commercial (Annie Beacham/James Poulsen, 1990s). 
295: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, 1987), recorded by R.E.M. “Something like this particular End of the World As We Know It.” 
296: Johnny Pacheco (*1935), Dominican musician. 
300: “Copacabana” (Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, 1978), recorded by Barry Manilow. 
302: “1999” (Prince, 1982). “Party like it’s 1999.” 
302: Blink-182, American rock band. 
302: Echo & The Bunnymen, British rock band. 
302: Barenaked Ladies, Canadian rock band. 
302: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, American hip hop band. 
302–03: “Erica Kane” (John Rowan, Edward Roeser, Nathan Kaatrud), recorded by Urge Overkill, 1993. 
308: “Copacabana” (Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, 1978, recorded by Barry Manilow). 
308: “What a Fool Believes” (Michael McDonald/Kenny Loggins, 1978), recorded by The Doobie Brothers. 
311: “Closing Time” (Dan Wilson, 1998), recorded by Semisonic. 
328: “America the Beautiful” (Samuel A. Ward/Katherine Lee Bates, 1895). 
328: “Amazing Grace” (Christian hymn; lyrics: : John Newton, 1779). 
332: “Time After Time” (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne, 1947), recorded by Frank Sinatra. 
333: Sarcófago, Brazilian metal band. 
333: Burzum, Norwegian metal band project. 
333: Mayhem, Norwegian metal band. 
334: “Love in Bloom” from the film ''She Loves Me Not'' (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robbins, 1934). 
344: Andrew Lloyd Webber (*1948), British musical composer. 
347: “Macarena” (Rafael Ruiz Perdigones, Antonio Romero Monge, 1993), recorded by Los del Río. 
351: “Dancing in the Street” (Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, 1964), recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. “So he’s working in ‘D.C. now,’ as Martha and the Vandellas might say.” 
355: Tia Carrere (*1967), American actress, model, and singer. 
355–56: “Regulate” (Nate Dogg/Warren G, 1994), recorded by Warren G. and Nate Dogg. 
356: “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (Buck Dharma, 1976). “More Cowbell.” 
356: Theme from ''Deus Ex'' (Alexander Brandon, 2000). 
358: “Chalk Outline” (Adam Gontier/Neil Sanderson/Brad Walst/Barry Stock/Craig Wiseman, 2012), recorded by Three Days Grace on the album Transit of Venus. “The dead can’t speak.” 
362: ''Surf’s Up!'' (The Beach Boys, 1971) or the song of the same title on that album.
362: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid/Matthew Fisher, 1967). 
366: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” (Albert Von Tilzer/Jack Norworth, 1908). “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack?.” 
369: “The Fez” (Walter Becker/Donald Fagan/Paul Griffin), recorded by Steely Dan, 1976. 
369: “My Way” (Paul Anka, 1968). 
382: “Beyond the Sea” (Jack Lawrence/Charles Trenet, 1946), here in the version of Bobby Darin, 1959. 
382: Dean Martin (1917–1995), American singer and actor. 
387: “Movin’ on Up” (Theme from ''The Jeffersons'') (Jeff Barry/Ja’net Dubois, 1975). 
387: “Theme from ''New York, New York''” (Fred Ebb/John Kander, 1977), popularized by Frank Sinatra. “The City That Doesn’t Sleep.” 
392: “Already Gone” (Jack Tempchin/Robb Strandlund, 1973), recorded by The Eagles. 
396: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (Johnny Marks, 1949). 
417: Theme from ''The Godfather'' (Nino Rota, 1972). 
417: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Austrian composer. 
418: ''Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1787), here in the fictional version by the Marx Brothers. 
418: “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (a.k.a. “The Catalogue Aria”) from ''Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte, 1787). 
418: “Deh, vieni alla finestra” from ''Don Giovanni'' (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte, 1787). 
418: Nelson Eddy (1901–1967), American singer and actor. 
422: Joe Hill (1879–1915), Swedish-American hobo, union leader, singer, and songwriter. 
429: Eddie Fisher (1928–2010), American entertainer and singer. 
433–34: “At Long Last Love” (Cole Porter, 1938; recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1957 and 1962). “It’s just the strangest feeling […] And Frank, I believe, was singing about love.” 
434: Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer. 
451: “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin, 1973). 
456: “Ты не один” (“Ty Nye Odin”) (recorded by DDT, 1992). 
456: “Ветер” (“Veter”) (recorded by DDT, 1994). 
457: “Marching to Astoria.” Unknown. Probably a pun on “Marching to Pretoria” (unknown origin, likely during the Boer Wars, 1880–1902). 
457: “Zum Gali Gali” (Israeli children’s song, origin unknown). 
457: “Ride wit Me” (Nelly, El DeBarge, William DeBarge, Jason Epperson, Steven Bojovich, Eugene Webb, Joe Islardo, 2000), recorded by Nelly. 
464: Music from ''Girl Happy'' (George E. Stoll, 1965), here in particular “The Meanest Girl in Town” (Joy Byers, 1965), performed by Elvis Presley. “Elvis-movie music […] I’M EVIL.” 
464: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock’n’roll singer and guitarist. 
464: Michele Ann Marie “Shelley” Fabares (*1944), American actress and singer. 
464: “Love Will Find A Way.” Likely a song reference, for instance to a song recorded either by Pablo Cruise (1978), Lionel Richie (1983), Yes (1987), or Christina Aguilera (1999). 
466: Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock’n’roll singer and guitarist. 
467: “Can’t Smile Without You” (Christian Arnold/Geoff Morrow/David Martin, 1976). 
467: “Reunited” (Dino Fekaris/Freddie Perren, 1977), recorded by Peaches & Herb. 
474: ''Mamma Mia!'' (Björn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Catherine Johnson, 1999). 
474: Tammy Wynette (1942–1998), American country music singer and songwriter.

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'''when WYNY switched formats overnight from country to classic disco''' 
Some anachronistic joshing from Pynchon here, perhaps an old WYNY country fan, as per [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYNY_%28AM%29 WIKI] on July 5, 2012 WYNY changed their format from country to adult contemporary.

'''"Middletown New York"''' 
Wonder what this song may sound like? NY-based Visit interpreted it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CjYuCt71dU over at YouTube].

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'''what Jodi Della Femina might call shortcuts''' 
In 1999 Jodi Della Femina published a book ("Jodi's Shortcuts") about the Hamptons. "The book outraged plenty of Hamptons folks who aren't blue-chip Maidstone types, since it revealed all the sacred backroads detours through leafy neighborhoods off the Montauk highway." (NY Mag)

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'''some Meat Loaf reference''' 
Bat Out of Hell?

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'''schadenfreudefest''' 
The enjoyment, and making it a festive occasion, of others's failures and misfortunes.

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'''Cheatin side of town, as the Eagles like to say''' 
Here are some lyrics from the song "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles: "She is headed for the cheatin' side of town." See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyin'_Eyes WIKI].

'''where a man can kick out the jambs''' 
A play on "Kick Out the Jams," an album and song by the band MC5. And Pynchon has used this before, see [http://vineland.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_9#Page_191 Vineland pg. 191].

See also Robert Anton Wilson's The Illuminatus Trilogy for another version: "Kick out the JAMS!", referring to the Justified Ancients of Mu [p. 123 and intermittently for next 650 pages]. On same page, a reference to D.E.A.T.H. and Pynchon.

'''Penthouse Forum''' 
The letters page of Penthouse magazine was famous for people writing in with funny/crazy stories about sex. Or so I've been told.

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'''Bobby Van's people''' 
Bobby Van was born Robert Jack Stein to vaudeville parents in The Bronx, New York City, and grew up backstage, witnessing many memorable Depression-era acts. See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Van_%28actor%29 WIKI].

Bobby Van's was then (and is still in 2014) a steakhouse in Bridgehampton on Montauk Highway. It had a reputation of be frequented by writers (some of whom reportedly wrote there) and by both celebrities and celebrity watchers. The statement that "Got to lose this scrunchy thing, right now you are lookin to much like these Bobby Van's people" likely refers to Maxine needing to dress down a bit for the role of contractor's helper at the Ice mansion.

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'''Gurney's''' 
Gurney's Inn is a historic oceanfront resort on the very tip of Long Island, located on 290 Old Montauk Highway in Montauk, New York. U.S. President Richard Nixon wrote his acceptance speech at the Skippers Cottage. It has a famous Thalasso spa. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney%27s WIKI].

'''Har-Tru tennis court''' 
American-style green clay court. Clay courts aren't made of clay, by the way. Instead they are made of "shale, stone, or brick." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_court WIKI.] Har-Tru courts are typically constructed with crushed Pre-Cambrian metabasalt.
More trivia: the Har-Tru company got its odd name by combining the first initials of the owner's name "Henry Alexander Robinson" and a variant spelling of "true" that stressed the "true bounce" of the court. [http://hartru.com/about-har-tru/history/ Company history page.]

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'''Bluebeard's Castle''' 
Bluebeard is a French folk tale, in which a wealthy aristocrat leaves his castle and tells his wife not to enter a mysterious locked room in the castle under any circumstances. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard Wikipedia]

:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard Bluebeard,] thank you, wiki, is possibly based on a real man, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais Gilles de Rais,] who lived in France in the early 1400s. He was executed in 1440, having been found guilty of committing numerous child murders. Centuries later, in 1697 Paris, Charles Perrault published a fairy tale that really got the Bluebeard legend rolling. In the [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bluebeard/ Perrault] version, Bluebeard is slain and the story has a happy ending.

Could be another opera reference too. In Bela Bartok's version, there are multiple locked rooms which the new wife insists on seeing, and each of which turns out to contain the corpse of a previous wife. The last room of course is reserved for the new Duchess Bluebeard. The mood of the opera is very close to that of an Alfred Hitchcock film (eg Psycho), and we've seen more than a couple of Hitchcock references in this book so far, so this connection might not be that much of a stretch.

'''phonetic letters including Whisky, Tango, and Foxtrot''' 
a.k.a., WTF or What The Fuck 

But we later learn what they stand for. See [http://bleedingedge.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_24#Page_261 Page 261].

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'''her coordinates all at once shift ninety degrees, so that she can't tell if she's staring vertically down uncountable levels or straight ahead down another long hallway. It lasts only a heartbeat, but how does it have to?''' 
About 33 seconds into this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0NhvAQ6fM clip] from Hitchcock's "Vertigo" see something similar, an effect created, by the way, with a model of the stairwell laid down horizontally on the floor. [http://faculty.cua.edu/johnsong/hitchcock/pages/stills-vertigo/shot.html More] on the "Vertigo Effect."

'''a child? Something in a child-size fatigue uniform...rising as if on wings''' 
Very Korean horror.

And, 1:32 into this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-sWReV2DDQ clip] from, yes, "Vertigo" again, see a small, but quickly enlarging, frightening form emerge from the darkness, a creature that evokes great fear in a woman.

'''Vosne-Romanée''' 
Vosne-Romanée wine is produced in the commune of Vosne-Romanée in Côte de Nuits of Burgundy as well as in the neighbouring commune of Flagey-Échezeaux. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Vosne-Romanée may only be used for red wine with Pinot noir as the main grape. There are a total of 15 Premier Cru vineyards in the two communes, as well as six Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanée and two in Flagey-Échezeaux. These Grand Cru vineyards include Burgundy's most iconic, sought-after and expensive red wines, with Romanée-Conti of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti at the pinnacle: "There can be little doubt that in the firmament of the Cote de nuits, Vosne-Romanée is the brightest star." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vosne-Roman%C3%A9e_wine WIKI].

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'''Droolin' Floyd Womack''' 
See [http://inherent-vice.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_4#Page_51 page 51] in ''Inherent Vice'' where DFW also makes appearence with a song. 

'''Roll on, four-wheeler, roll on.''' 
Riffing on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEL7nGyQ_iA Charley Pride?] Randy Newman's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmjTG8NLuw Burn On,] as in, "burn on, big river, burn on"? The possibilities must be legion.

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'''Woodbury Common, Paramus''' 
Shopping malls.

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'''''A Summer Place'' (1959)''' 
Film based on the novel of the same name by Sloan Wilson. It's about two one-time teen lovers, Ken and Sylvia, who end up marrying the wrong people. They meet up 20 years later and begin an adulterous affair. Actress Constance Ford plays Helen, Ken's wife; 353

'''Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (b. 1947)''' 
American retired basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. During his 20-year professional career in the NBA, from 1969 to 1989, he scored the highest points total of any player in league history (38,387), in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards and six NBA championships; division semifinals between the 76ers and Milwaukee, aka Lew Alcindor, 113; 223

'''''Adam-12''''' 
32; Adam-12 is an American television drama which originally aired from September 21, 1968 to August 30, 1975 on NBC for 175 episodes. The program followed the daily activities of a pair of LAPD patrol officers – seven-year veteran officer Peter 'Pete' Malloy (Martin Milner) and rookie officer James 'Jim' Reed (Kent McCord) – and to a lesser extent Sergeant William "Mac" MacDonald (William Boyett); 261

'''Addison''' 
311; Burke Stodger's dog, likely named for Addison DeWitt, the cold-blooded theatre critic George Sanders played in ''All About Eve'' (1950).

'''Adolfo''' 
228; Tito Stavrou's brother in law, in Las Vegas; car swap with Doc, 338

'''Allen, Lee''' 
37; "New Orleans studio tenor"

'''''All-Night Freaky Features''''' 
245; fictional TV shoe Doc watches in Las Vegas

'''Allen, Lucius (b. 1947)''' 
223; a former professional basketball player. Prior to his NBA career, he was part of one of John Wooden's legendary UCLA teams. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft and retired in 1979.

'''Alpert, Herb''' 
American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass or as Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or just TJB for short. He is also famous for being a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records (a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold).156; and the Tijuana Brass ; "This Guy's in Love with You" 156; covering "Yummy Yummy Yummy" 332

'''American Security Council''' 
95; "private intelligence operation" out of Chicago, since 1955

'''AMORC''' 
186; The Rosicrucian Order, Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) is a worldwide mystical, Rosicrucian, educational, humanitarian and fraternal organiZation founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis.

'''Anais''' 
136; Jade and Bambi's cat, likely named for the Cuban-Spanish-French author Anais Nin (1903-1977) who became famous for her published journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death. Nin is also famous for her erotica.

'''''Another World''''' 
Television soap opera that ran on the NBC network from 1964 to 1999. In its early years opened with announcer Bill Wolff (1964-1987) intoning its epigram, "We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds," which Irna Phillips, the show's creator, said represented the difference between "the world of events we live in, and the world of feelings and dreams that we strive for. Actress Constance Ford played Ada, the hairdresser; Elmira watching while high, with Oriole, 353

'''AP Finance''' 
271; Puck Beaverton's former employer that did "regular business with many officers in the Department"; Doc visits Adrian Prussia, 315

'''aqua jelly beans''' 
161; reference to Van Halen's stipulation for no brown M&Ms in their dressing room.

'''Arbolata Savings & Loan''' 
111; in Ojai, used by Mickey Wolfmann and the Chryskylodon Institute; check sent to El Drano drawn from, 265

'''Archies, The''' 
The Archies is a fictional garage band founded by Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, and Jughead Jones, a group of adolescent fictional characters of the Archie universe, in the context of the animated TV series, ''The Archie Show''; "Sugar, Sugar" 10

'''Area 51''' 
361; Nickname for a military base that is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States (83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas). Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large secretive military airfield. Although the base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems, its secretive nature and undoubted connection to classified aircraft research, together with reports of unusual phenomena, have led it to become a focus of modern UFO and conspiracy theories, including the storage, examination, and reverse engineering of crashed alien spacecraft (including material supposedly recovered at Roswell), the study of their occupants (living and dead), and the manufacture of aircraft based on alien technology, and meetings or joint undertakings with extraterrestrials; space aliens, 361

'''Arizona Palms''' 
162; diner where Doc eats "All-Nighter Special"

'''Arnold the pig''' 
254; a pig in the TV series ''Green Acres'' (1965-1971), he was treated as the son of Fred and Doris Ziffel.

'''Arnould, Thomas''' 
91; the intended reference is presumably Joseph Arnould, an expert on marine insurance, who published a treatise on the subject in 1848. There was also a Thomas Arnold (no "u"), but he appears to have had no connection with insurance, marine or otherwise.

'''ARPAnet''' 
The ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) created by ARPA of the United States Department of Defense during the Cold War, was the world's first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the global Internet. It came online in 1969 with four routers (then called Interface Message Processors - IMPs), located at UCLA, Stanford Research Institute (SRI), UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah, and initially running at 50 kbit/second; at Gotcha!, 53; 195; 258; Fritz feels it has "taken his soul" 365

'''Arrepentimiento''' 
62; Wolfmann's "longtime dream project ... near Las Vegas; Wolfmann's imagined city in Las Vegas, Spanish for "sorry about that" 248; Doc and Tito arrive, 249

'''Artesia Crips''' 
16; the Artesia Freeway is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California and serving several regions of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.; the Crips is primarily, but not exclusively, African American gang. The "Artesia Crips" is fictional.

'''Aryan Brotherhood''' 
White prison gang, formed by a a group of bikers in 1964 at San Quentin State Prison; and Mickey Wolfmann, 7; and Tariq Khalil, 16; trying to recruit Glen Charlock, 291

'''Astrology''' 
40; “Neptune, the dopers’ planet, and Uranus, the planet of rude surprises”

'''Asymmetric Bob''' 
127; Spotted Dick's lead vocalist

'''Aubrey''' 
153; Clancy Charlock's biker friend/lover

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