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May 24, 2011
RIP, Chris Pirsig
I'm rereading Robert M. Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and I read today that his son Chris was killed in a robbery outside of the Zen center in San Francisco. So, at lunch, I drove down there to see where it happened. Now, this was a long time ago - his son Chris was killed in a robbery attempt in 1979. But I felt a connection to them story since I'm reading it and discovered that his son was killed less than a mile from where I work.
So, I drove down tot he Zen cernt today at lunch. Now, keep in mind, that "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is the most widely read philosophical book in recorded history. It sold millions of copies in 23 languages.
But the people there at the Zen center a) didn't have the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for sale and b) didn't have any clue who'd written the book or even that his sone was killed outside the building. I shouldn't be surprised. People are so stupid it's just beyond comprehension..
Posted by Rob Kiser on May 24, 2011 at 12:54 AM
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