[MD] Changes in 2011

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 2:57 PM, ADRIE KINTZIGER <parser666 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good evening , Dan,thx for  reflecting.
>
> Dan:
> In my time here, it seems to me there are those who are genuinely
> interested in furthering Robert Pirsig's MOQ, not their own agenda.
> Unfortunately, they are in the minority, not the majority. They need
> their own space, or so it seems to me.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Adrie, fast shorty.
>
> I have the same problems , Dan,I have to study far side pragmatism,
> all details of the works, all the archives, the postings, The work that was
> proposed to examine by Pheadrus, James' works, as David recognised, he did
> not suck it out of his thumb, the proposal is really there....but most of
> all,!! the implications of this on the developments in pragmatism,
> philosophykal science
> and the fields of knowledge,- all at the same time, and not to forget ,with
> some
> fast runners like you and David, Matt, Horse, some others, in the running.
>
> Have to work on these things in a language that is not in my fingers yet,
> but its
> improving, never using dictionary's or spellingcontrols enforces me run a
> steaper curve than with them.
>
> I hate to inform some others, Dan, but as an aside only of course, what i
> can do here in a language that is not mine, is only 5 % of what i can do in
> Dutch or Flemish, even with the other 95% to upcome,i will still have to
> remain in the welcome shadow of the big tree's around here,and a do not
> dislike this position,
> i'm a reader of books, not an author, or shredder, i need the secrets of the
> words, i need to have the paper thinghy.
>
> There are so many things i still like to discuss with you, important things
> , unspoken of.
>
>
> allow me to give an example.
>
> I'm still working on the Graphikal idealism projected by the author, in
> LILA,
> the Currier and Yves like scenery mentioned to be tought of, around the
> Hudson.
>
> I want to see it.
> I have an example that is interesting.
> Of course it is only a downloaded one.
>
> But it depicts The Hudson on a Currier and Yves made idealised print
> near Sandy hill or Hills, together with a sort of sawmill, driven by the
> stream.
>
> On google earth however, looking upon the Hudson above Staten Island but
> still under the statue of liberty, i can only find sand hills, sand hills
> hotels, sand hills junctions, etc
>
> I do not find SanDY hills geograpically, to locate it , pin-point it ,to see
> the angle and the exact location.
> I'v like to know for sure =Sandy congruent with Sand hill for location?
> Does it still exist physikally, or did it die in the urbanisation?
>
> This keeps on eating me , Dan!, the reason is that i like to really purchase
> some super mint quality Currier and Yves prints that are still availiable in
> the US.
>
> But , specifically, i like to surch for depicted locations that are
> congruent with the locations passed by by the Arete----- Im a purist.
>
> I'v installed a new fireplace, painted my livingroom, ditched all my
> furniture,the house is empty now, i want to purchase this art to redecorate
> my livingroom.
>
>
> Some help from a clever native Mercan with a hart for art and the works,
> would be very welcome,.....do you like to see the picture,to see if you'r
> able to help me out with Sandy hills?,......I don't have acces to pirsigs
> boat log.
>
>
> Do i send it?

Hi Adrie

I don't know if this will help...

When I was in the process of publishing LILA'S CHILD I had an idea for
the book cover: a picture of a doll in the grotto in the Sandy Hook
area where Phaedrus left Lila's doll. Remember?

Anyway, I wrote to Mr. Pirsig asking if a person was to go to New
Jersey and search for the grotto, what would they find? I had a crazy
idea of driving out east, finding the place, bringing an old doll that
matched the description in LILA, and taking a picture to be used as
cover art. My publishing company is named Lost Doll Publishing, btw.

Mr Pirsig wrote back that he had read of Al Gore (who was Vice
President at the time) leading a clean-up of the Sandy Hook naval base
and that the odds were the grotto no longer existed. He also mentioned
that he also had some ideas for cover art of ZMM but the publisher
nixed them, preferring to work with professional graphic artists,
which I found very interesting.

I never made the trip so I don't know what has happened to the area.
But, I would suggest doing a search for Sandy Hook, not Hills, and see
what you come up with. And yes, I would love to see the picture.
Please send it to me privately, if you don't mind.

Thank you!

Dan