On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:44 PM, geezerfreak wrote:
The Maharishi had not granted an interview since 1992, but after
days of negotiations with his moony-eyed media chief, Bob Roth,
LOL...
I was summoned to the Global Country of World
Peace.
No passport was required as I "left Holland" and drove to the
Giggling Guru's kingdom, but it really was like entering another
state; or rather, a parallel universe.
Inside the spacious compound, all the men (I saw no women) wore
identical fawn-coloured suits and disconcerting, far-away smiles.
They were polite enough, but the place seemed utterly devoid of
warmth.
Bingo.
However, Roth, a reconstructed San Francisco hippie in his 50s,
repeatedly assured me that, for all manner of reasons, my karma was
"just perfect for this interview".
Which no doubt provided a huge reassurance.
Sal
