[MD] New Pirsig Interview with the Times

[ian glendinning]

Talking of the Magic Bus ... I see ZMM merited a mention in this
recent Times review of the 60's and 70's ....

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,26689-2207212.html

Ian

On 8/1/06, ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com> wrote:
> Adler update ...
>
> Funded by Max Adler 1928 then various family members including son
> Robert Adler from 1952 to 68 ... no mention of our Mortimer J Adler.
>
> (Several Adler's (Ignatz, Cyrus and Levi) mid 19thC immigrants via NY
> moving to Chicago, in Law etc, several with Mortimer and Jerome as
> sons names, but no direct family ties found.)
>
> Ian
>
> On 7/31/06, ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Your "ironic humour" kills me Ant.
> >
> > BTW I said "I must check" - so google will be in there naturally, when
> > I 'm free of the day job today, meantime, just trying to share the
> > interest around .... ;-)
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > On 7/31/06, Ant McWatt <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Ian,
> > >
> > > >Just in case an on-line link doesn't turn up, could you look to
> > > >capture an electronic copy for us non-UK residents ;-)
> > >
> > > I'm sure the Times will put the interview on their website but if they don't
> > > I'll do my best in trying to get an electronic copy for you.
> > >
> > > >Incidentally, I visited my second Pirsig location at the weekend.
> > >
> > > Didn't you visit more than one "Pirsig location" while in Liverpool last
> > > year?  I'm already giving tourists guided ZMM tours around Liverpool on a
> > > motorbike and sidecar.  :-)
> > >
> > > >Uni Chicago and Uni Illinois at Chicago at Navy Pier.
> > > >All significantly re-developed since Bob's time.
> > >
> > > I'm sure Bob will be saddened to hear this considering the great time he had
> > > there...
> > >
> > > >(Bob never mentions sailing until after his success with ZMM, but I
> > > >wonder if he picked up his interest in Chicago. Some great sailing on
> > > >Lake Michigan.)
> > > >
> > > >Interestingly, one of the the older buildings just in-land from the
> > > >head of Navy Pier is remodelled and in use as the Chicago School of
> > > >Psychology, rather enigmatically branded simply as "The Chicago
> > > >School" ... leaving psychology to the imagination ...
> > > >
> > > >BTW must check is "The Adler Planetarium" anything to do with our
> > > >favourite Chicago School Mortimer Adler ? Mentor of Chairman McKeon ?
> > > >or am I getting ahead of myself here ?
> > >
> > > Some good biographical detail/questions there Ian which I'm sure future
> > > historians will appreciate the answers to.  However, surely the answer to
> > > the last query will be found fairly quickly through Google?
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Anthony.
> > >
> > >
> > > www.robertpirsig.org
> > >
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