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From: barth@tellab1.UUCP (Barth Richards)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: velvet underground name
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 14:11:10 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  8 14:11:10 1985
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Keywords: William S. Burroughs, Steely Dan

In article <313@g.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> ckk@g.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA (Chris Koenigsberg) writes:
>The Velvet Underground got their name from a book by William Burroughs. His
>writings also spawned the term Heavy Metal, and Steely Dan. He has
>also recorded poetry on albums with Laurie Anderson and John Giorno.
>His stuff is not for little kids, it's pretty upsetting and disgusting.
>Just right for rock and roll.

As I recall Steely Dan was a steam powered dildo. Maybe someone who is more
familiar with the Burroughs novel in question could back me up on this (or
correct me...which ever).


                                     Barth Richards
                                     Tellabs, Inc.
                                     Lisle, IL

                                    "If God's up there, we're his excrement."
				    -Ron Geesin