Hi Jan-Anders, How fantastically delightful! Who knew a bathroom could be so insightful. And I'm still trying to figure out how the girl got in the shower... I am certainly glad she did though! Henry's reaction is priceless!
Thanks for sharing, Dan http://www.danglover.com On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 6:57 AM, Jan Anders Andersson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan and others > > Seen this? > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPJmm4_rcSU > > nice summary and references to both Bosch and Buddha > > hope you enjoy it > > Jan-Anders > > > 17 maj 2014 x kl. 09:36 skrev Ant McWatt <[email protected]>: > >> Dan, >> >> Many, many thanks for the additional biographical details about Henry >> Miller. I suppose seeing now that Miller influenced Jack Kerouac's writing >> who, in turn of course, influenced Pirsig, I suppose we shouldn't be TOO >> surprized that Miller's and Pirsig's writing have deep similarities >> especially about subjects such as art and mysticism. >> >> I'm therefore looking forward to reading "Big Sur" more than ever now! >> >> Happy reading! >> >> Ant >> >> >> www.robertpirsig.org >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Ant McWatt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dan, >>> >>> I hadn't realised either that Henry Miller's "Big Sur and the Oranges of >>> Hieronymus Bosch" was written extensively "about artists of all sorts... >>> [and that he claimed] even the community plumber is an artist. Reminds me a >>> lot of ZMM." >>> >>> I, for one anyway, will be making sure to also read Miller's "Big Sur" book >>> this Summer if only due to your intriguing comment quoted above. Many >>> thanks for pointing this similarity out between the two books. Much >>> appreciated. >> >> >> Dan Glover replied to Ant McWatt, May 17th 2014: >> >> >> Hi Ant, >> >> I'm about 1/2 way through with the book and enjoying it immensely. >> While it isn't a travel-related book like ZMM it is definitely worth a >> read... I think you'll see the resemblance. From Wiki: >> >> "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an >> American writer. He was known for breaking with existing literary >> forms, developing a new sort of semi-autobiographical novel that >> blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, >> explicit language, sex, surrealist free association and mysticism, >> always distinctly about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller >> and yet also fictional." >> >> The article goes on to say his work had a heavy influence on the Beat >> writers, especially Jack Kerouac, the only one Miller cared for. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dan >> >> http://www.danglover.com >> >> -- Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
