Velvet Revolution; Opera Musical

[Lynne Murphy]

> >   The name The Velvet Underground was lifted from a pornographic novel.
> >
> Wasn't it borrowed from William Burroughs' NAKED LUNCH?  If so, that's no
> more (and probably less) a pornographic novel than ALICE IN WONDERLAND is a
> kiddies' book or MOBY-DICK a story about whale-watchers.
>
> larry
>

Steely Dan was taken from Naked Lunch, right?  How many band names can a single
novel produce?

Lynne