Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

[Dawn Meredith]

Mimi Baez, Joan's sister, was married to the folk singer and poet Richard Farina.

Farina was the best friend of Thomas Pynchon.

Farina is Joan Baez's brother-in-law who died in a motorcycle accident.

Pynchon dedicated Gravity's Rainbow to Richard Farina.

Interesting, new to me [only knew what is on the first line], and with a strange synchronicity to it.

Same here. I knew Farina was married to Joan's sister and that he died in a motorcycle accident. I read Been Down So Long It Looks LIke Up to me at age eighteen.
But the stuff about Joan Baez being an MKULTRA victim is totally new to me. As is the Phil Oachs info. I too loved his music and his politics, see this article by BK as unwitting Cointelpro.
Operation Chaos had to destroy the love/anti war movement as it had become too large. The years between 1967 - 1970 were such a time of hope.
It felt like we- the love generation- really could change the world. Alas, such thought is quickly extinguished. Always. All through history.
The masters in control worship evil.
I weep for my teen-early adult years that now feel like a lie. Of course it was a lie. MLK and Bobby had already been assassinated.
Peace was never an option.
"All we are saying". And then he too was killed, when no-one expected it.
Dawn

I too had not heard of this work Jan, so thanks for posting this.