Thank you, Curtis, I've enjoyed your spirit. Ah yes, M stories. Not sure I have the energy for that right now but, perhaps, over time. The good ones would definitely take some writing time.
On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:14 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > You have been a good sport about letting us all join in the thought > experiment. None of my half baked ideas rise to the level of advice. I'm just > thinking out loud and sincerely hope you get a few motivated buyers trying to > outbid each other. It sounds like this is a difficult time for you and hope > you know that none of my humor is meant to be at your expense. And thanks for > clearing up my question about innocence. Aside from my natural ribald > tendencies with language I perform school shows where missing any innuendo > implications means you have lost them for the next 10 minutes. I always have > my Bevis and Butthead meter on high alert. > > Would you care to share some stories with us about your personal time with > Maharishi? > > --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > So much advice, and now getting contradictory! This will definitely be a > > process. And, of course, as I was writing that reply I thought of the > > possible connotations, but just let it go at that. I never have thrust my > > feet in them. It didn't seem congruous with taking good care of them. Also, > > they're a bit small. And, of course, if the buyer wished to remain > > anonymous, I would totally honor that. > > > > If I do sell them, and can, I will let you all know for how much. But if > > the buyer wants total blackout, I will have to honor that. > > > > m > > > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:05 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes, I did, n, and replied to you. Thank you, I do tend to agree with > > > > you, though, I must say, though probably shouldn't publicly, that I may > > > > be softening a bit on that. Perhaps you'll inspire me to harden up > > > > again... > > > > > > Of course this got my attention, but I am going to skip my usual prurient > > > interest to discuss the cash. > > > > > > The market for this item is highly restricted for a few reasons. The > > > group think mentality of the higher ups with their "rules" someone > > > mentioned about this sort of thing puts a downward pressure on the top > > > guys buying this item and being frowned upon by their uppity peers. You > > > don't know what affect this is going to have on your universe of possible > > > buyers and I believe puts Nabby's enthusiastic appraisal in the > > > unrealistic zone. My guess is that you are not going to retire on this > > > item and will be more likely to find that the end price is in the low 5 > > > figures if it gets there at all. > > > > > > Vaj's idea about Shri Ravi Shankar seems like the best idea yet with the > > > combination of deep dhoti pockets and the supporting belief necessary. > > > Plus he would basically be spending other people's donation money for > > > this luxury item so that might allow for a higher price. And he is > > > outside the shame zone of the believers with their old biddy gossip > > > circles and their lives premised on living within the boundaries of "It > > > would be good if..." > > > > > > Oh damn I really can't stand it anymore, I have to ask. Were you writing > > > that last line with complete innocence or were you giving us a bit of a > > > wink and a nudge? I mean a nudge is as good as a wink for a blind horse > > > if you catch my drift. Can there really be such innocence in this world? > > > Perhaps the sandals really have had an affect on you through the years. > > > I'm quite sure they would instantly incinerate if I thrust myself into > > > them... > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:29 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Very few people knew about this till now, almost none of the Rajas. > > > > > > Yet again, I'm hoping that some of you here who may be in contact > > > > > > with appropriate people might forward my original email to them. > > > > > > Perhaps that won't work so well for this group... And I know there > > > > > > certainly aren't a ton of sandals out there. If I am right, there > > > > > > is the pair that I have from the time M left India or, at the most, > > > > > > one other pair from the 50s to the 70s that and then the two pair > > > > > > that I ordered for him that his family may have. And, perhaps, he > > > > > > only ended up using one of those two pair consistently. The sandals > > > > > > are well made and, I'm sure, last many years. > > > > > > > > > > Did you see my post ? Don't sell them for under 1 mill$, 5 is better. > > > > > There are people out there with so much money 5 mill is peanuts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
