[MD] A man of excellence?

[MarshaV]

Hi Michael,

To be fair, I have not read his books or any other papers written by Burroughs.  And though 'yuck' is a dimwitted word, it was the most he inspired.  He seemed a witless and very sad little man.  And those guns?  I was astonished that so many musicians and creative types worshipped him.  


Marsha




On Nov 22, 2012, at 1:58 PM, "Michael R. Brown" <mrb at fuguewriter.com> wrote:

> Marsha,
> 
> What elicited your YUCK!!! response about Burroughs? One can say YUCK!!! about anything. ; )
> 
> Burroughs has to be understood as not just a straight man - he's playing multiple games.
> 
> In Pirisigian terms, you could look at him as taking SQ so far it self-destructs.
> 
> 
> MRB
> 
> On 11/22/2012 2:01 AM, MarshaV wrote:
>> Michael,
>> 
>> I had never heard of William Burroughs, and being curious as to what might be seen as valuable to MD men I just watched 'William S. Burroughs: A Man Within'.  YUCK!!!   I found the whole scene presented in this documentary depressing and low-value.  Is Burroughs suppose to represent a man of excellence?  Yuck!  Yuck! Yuck!!!
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha
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