Chris, Me? Rather give a blowjob than pay a [monetary] fee? I guess that all depends on the fee...Bill!
--- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > Chris, and what is that? The fact $120 is a lot more money than you'd > > have to pay for a blowjob? > > > > No, not really. Zazen doesn't really remove our actual physical existence, > and for many people, paying money to a person perceived as more wise is a > much different experience, no doubt based on our primate biological karma, > than giving a blow job to a person perceived as more wise. I personally > would not recommend a center where people routinely were asked for blow > jobs by the teacher to anyone. I would also probably not recommend a > center where everything was free; I find the standard (in my experience) of > having suggested fees to cover costs but no one turned away to work well. > > Perhaps you are one of those people that would rather give a blowjob than > pay a fee, but most generally people aren't like that. > > Thanks, > > --Chris > chris@... > +1-301-270-6524 > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@> wrote: > > > > > > According to contemporary standards, why yes there is. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > --Chris > > > 301-270-6524 > > > On Feb 20, 2013 12:14 AM, "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > Is there a difference between a teacher giving lessons to students for > > > > $120 and one giving them in return for a blowjob? > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > > > > > The biographer interviewed some 427 people who knew John while > > alive. I > > > > call that working from Primary Sources. What a thorough job, Merle! > > > > > > > > > > Since the subject has left the planet, one has to go to the next > > closest > > > > authorities. One can also go to writings, movies, videos, diaries, and > > > > Police records. All of which the biographer did, and more. > > > > > > > > > > Don't you think that such interviewing and canvassing and > > documentation > > > > is what a legitimate biographer should and must do? I do. > > > > > > > > > > The fact that Goldman paints what for some is an unpleasant or > > > > disillusioning painting of Lennon (and his association with Ono) does > > not > > > > make him a bad painter. > > > > > > > > > > I don't find the work unpleasant at all, but I do find it disturbing, > > > > and informative. And illuminating into many corners of a formative > > time in > > > > my life. > > > > > > > > > > For that and for Goldman's outstanding service, I'm grateful, even if > > > > Lennon is not the star of the Show. The Music stands, though. > > > > > > > > > > Goldman's bio (with Schiller) of Lenny Bruce is pretty good, too. > > > > > > > > > > (this continues to be off-topic in a Zen-echo, and I apologize for > > that, > > > > All). > > > > > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > joe no more than your knowledge ..from books..merle > > > > > > > > > > > > My Merle, > > > > > > > > > > > > "Them", who, you mean them Beatles? > > > > > > > > > > > > I hear his voice... I see his EYES, as Edgar sees eyes... . > > > > > > > > > > > > I read ... progressive tense... Al Goldman's (1988) bio of John... > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > And, hey, what do you claim to KNOW, and how do you know it, if you > > > > care for a little Epistemological exercise... . > > > > > > > > > > > > Thought so. > > > > > > > > > > > > People damn the Press, but we only know what the Press tells. And > > the > > > > illicit Press. > > > > > > > > > > > > ;-( > > > > > > > > > > > > But, no, have a go. Don't let me be cause a break in your gait, > > Mate. > > > > > > > > > > > > --Joe ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > PS And YOU read it... "nowhere"? I challenge you on your sources, > > > > too. What's a Cousin to do? We're family. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or > > are > > > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! 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