[MD] belief

[david buchanan]

Arlo said to dmb:
Some days I don't know where you continue to find the gumption, DMB. Have a great presentation at Montana State Univeristy's Pirsig Conference next month. I am sure the dialogue there will be very high Quality (maybe a pleasant change for you?), in part because of the knowledge and insight into Pirsig's ideas you will bring.

dmb says:
Thanks, Arlo. And yes, I imagine it will be quite refreshing to talk at length with folks who appreciate Pirsig's work. I expect to get my gumption batteries fully charged. Thanks to Anthony, I'll have the privilege of presenting on the first night along with a philosophy student, a philosophy professor, an English professor and the University's President. Tina DeWeese is cooking up some casual fun for a bunch of us too. We haven't met yet, but Lee Glover and I will probably be hanging out afterward. 


Arlo continued:
Please tell Lee Glover to consider making her film available on-line following the conference, it sounds fascinating. In fact, please ask to the event organizers to consider posting information and materials from all the presentations online post-conference.


dmb says:
Lee's film will be presented as part of the "Pirsig Pilgrim" sessions on the second day. (I think Lee is a he.) I haven't seen it yet, but based on this arrangement I'd guess his film is focused on the motorcycle trip. 
I heard some rumors about shooting a documentary of the Pirsig events and maybe a PBS crew from the local public TV station. I think it'll okay for me to post a transcript of my own talk regardless of what the University does and I imagine that MSU would want to make everything available but that's just a guess. 
Wish you were on the roster, Arlo. I'd like to hear that talk and have a beer afterward too. If it weren't for the budget restraints,..