msw1984

msw1984 t1_jegpnr5 wrote

Reply to 20 year old tickets from Little Caesar’s forgotten arcade themed restaurant named “Caesarland” by Forgeworld

Growing up, we'd frequent Shakey's Pizza and Godfather's in Eastern Iowa. Both had arcades. Shakey's had a decent sized area with arcade cabinets and other carnival style games. Godfather's had a small room with arcade cabinets. Going to Godfather's after our soccer season was done for pizza and Simpsons Arcade was a highlight each year growing up.

I didn't know Little Caesar's had arcades back in the day. So this was a separate restaurant/arcade, like Chuck E. Cheese, that was owned by Little Caesar's?

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msw1984 t1_ittqjt3 wrote

Reply to comment by beaverteeth92 in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

Thanks. Gonna read the free preview on Google Books and if I like it I'll give it a go.

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msw1984 t1_itntfxf wrote

Reply to comment by BobBopPerano in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

Thanks for the reply!

I honestly had a hard time with Infinite Jest. Read like the first 100 pages on Google Books preview and was really lost. Decided to buy a used copy and tried getting through that monstrosity of a book.

I eventually did. Took several months. Found it hard to read for long stretches of time. There were definitely parts/passages/lines I liked in it, but man, it's such a beast of a book to tackle.

I've heard similar complaints about Gravity's Rainbow as well.

Maybe I'll try Inherent Vice or The Crying of Lot 49 first.

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msw1984 t1_itn4pq5 wrote

Reply to comment by beaverteeth92 in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

I've only read Infinite Jest. Haven't read any Pynchon. Which novel would you suggest I start on of his? Gravity's Rainbow? The Crying of Lot 49? V.? Inherent Vice?

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msw1984 t1_itk4179 wrote

Reply to comment by bathands in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

So similar to David Foster Wallace fans then? Not surprising that Pynchon was a huge influence on DFW.

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