Pop-culture referennces

I really enjoy this book, not only for the writing style, but also for the references to popular culture contemporary to the book's publication. Published in 1965, at the height of the Beatles' career, and the so-called "British Invasion," the opening chapters make several references to the Beatles. Oedepia's husband, coming home form his job at the record store, mentions the new single "I want to kiss your feet,' by the band "Sick Dick and the Volkswagons." The title closely mimics "I want to hold your hand" by the Beatles, who also called themselves at one point "Long John and the Silver Beatles." The use of Volkswagon is also a funny ply on "Beatles." Later, Pynchon directly mentions the Beatles as he introduces "Miles," with "a Beatles haircut and a...mohair suit." He is a high school dropout who sings in a band called the "Paranoids" who sing in British accents in order to sell more records.