--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seth is this really, really great longtime TM guy. I met > Seth at MIU in Santa Barbara during the summer of 1974. > We were both in the philosophy major together. Seth just > this great, natural "dude". This comes as a shock to me. > The last time we talked was right after Bob Dee's death. > I still have Seth's message on my answering machine because > its so funny. Seth's a big, teddy bear lovable guy. You > know how in the TMO you have some really amazing assholes? > Well Seth is the anti-asshole. Everybody loves Seth.
I don't know Seth, but I wish him well, and those who love him well, too. It's tough when something bad happens to one of these people. When I was living in Sauve (a tiny village of maybe 1200), there was a guy like this who ran a little store that never seemed to sell any- thing, but provided a hangout for many of the local teenagers. I talked with the guy often, and he allowed and encouraged them to hang out there because the alternative in that area of rural France was to go off and become juvenile delinquents. Several times a year, since his store was on one of the most spacious squares in Sauve, he'd throw a big barbeque and party for everyone in town. Musicians would come and play, there would be free food and wine for all, and pretty much the whole town came out and partied until the wee hours of the morning. He went off to India on a combination pilgrimage and buying trip, and on some slippery street in some town, slipped and banged his head on the pavement and died. The shock was *palpable* in Sauve. The village really was in mourning, and felt his loss very deeply. So what did they do in memorium? They threw a big barbeque and party for everyone in town. Musicians came and played the fellow's favorite songs. There was free food and wine for all, and pretty much the whole town came out and partied until the wee hours of the morning. I think he would have liked his going away party. He exited as he lived, loved by many who were partying down outside his store.
