Says someone that probably hasn't sent typo free email in 4 weeks, judging from the samples I do reread when people reply to them.
Thanks, --Chris [email protected] +1-301-270-6524 On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Chris Austin-Lane <[email protected]>wrote: > A picture of a rice cake is not a rice cake, but it's still a rice cake. > It should be painted with attention. > > Thanks, > > --Chris > [email protected] > +1-301-270-6524 > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> Me? Rather give a blowjob than pay a [monetary] fee? I guess that all >> depends on the fee...Bill! >> >> --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: >> > >> > > Chris, and what is that? The fact $120 is a lot more money than you'd >> > > have to pay for a blowjob? >> > > >> > >> > No, not really. Zazen doesn't really remove our actual physical >> existence, >> > and for many people, paying money to a person perceived as more wise is >> a >> > much different experience, no doubt based on our primate biological >> karma, >> > than giving a blow job to a person perceived as more wise. I personally >> > would not recommend a center where people routinely were asked for blow >> > jobs by the teacher to anyone. I would also probably not recommend a >> > center where everything was free; I find the standard (in my >> experience) of >> > having suggested fees to cover costs but no one turned away to work >> well. >> > >> > Perhaps you are one of those people that would rather give a blowjob >> than >> > pay a fee, but most generally people aren't like that. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > --Chris >> > chris@... >> > +1-301-270-6524 >> > >> > >> > ...Bill! >> > > >> > > --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > According to contemporary standards, why yes there is. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks, >> > > > --Chris >> > > > 301-270-6524 >> > > > On Feb 20, 2013 12:14 AM, "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Is there a difference between a teacher giving lessons to >> students for >> > > > > $120 and one giving them in return for a blowjob? >> > > > > >> > > > > ...Bill! >> > > > > >> > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> >> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Merle, >> > > > > > >> > > > > > The biographer interviewed some 427 people who knew John while >> > > alive. I >> > > > > call that working from Primary Sources. What a thorough job, >> Merle! >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Since the subject has left the planet, one has to go to the next >> > > closest >> > > > > authorities. One can also go to writings, movies, videos, >> diaries, and >> > > > > Police records. All of which the biographer did, and more. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Don't you think that such interviewing and canvassing and >> > > documentation >> > > > > is what a legitimate biographer should and must do? I do. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > The fact that Goldman paints what for some is an unpleasant or >> > > > > disillusioning painting of Lennon (and his association with Ono) >> does >> > > not >> > > > > make him a bad painter. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I don't find the work unpleasant at all, but I do find it >> disturbing, >> > > > > and informative. And illuminating into many corners of a >> formative >> > > time in >> > > > > my life. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > For that and for Goldman's outstanding service, I'm grateful, >> even if >> > > > > Lennon is not the star of the Show. The Music stands, though. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Goldman's bio (with Schiller) of Lenny Bruce is pretty good, >> too. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > (this continues to be off-topic in a Zen-echo, and I apologize >> for >> > > that, >> > > > > All). >> > > > > > >> > > > > > --Joe >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > joe no more than your knowledge ..from books..merle >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > My Merle, >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > "Them", who, you mean them Beatles? >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I hear his voice... I see his EYES, as Edgar sees eyes... . >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I read ... progressive tense... Al Goldman's (1988) bio of >> John... >> > > . >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > And, hey, what do you claim to KNOW, and how do you know it, >> if you >> > > > > care for a little Epistemological exercise... . >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Thought so. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > People damn the Press, but we only know what the Press tells. >> And >> > > the >> > > > > illicit Press. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > ;-( >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > But, no, have a go. Don't let me be cause a break in your >> gait, >> > > Mate. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > --Joe ;-) >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > PS And YOU read it... "nowhere"? I challenge you on your >> sources, >> > > > > too. What's a Cousin to do? We're family. >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > ------------------------------------ >> > > > > >> > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read >> or >> > > are >> > > > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ------------------------------------ >> > > >> > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or >> are >> > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are >> reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >
