On Wed, 25 May 1994, Scott Fisher wrote:
> ~ Car content? Well, I think that if I think of why car project as a
> ~ journey and a process (and forget about the distination a little)
> ~ that it will carry me along and result in a much better end product, as
> ~ well as a much better time, in the interim.
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> Also, specifically LBConvertible content:
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> Pirsig speaks, if somewhat condescendingly, about touring in cars,
> about the feeling of being boxed up and watching the world go by
> through the windscreen as if watching it on television.
>
Yes, that's right in the first few pages I've read to date ! I caught
that too and thought "Well, I can be IN the scene and contemplate even
MORE in the TR3 because I don't have to keep my balance(physically) all the
time"
> I put the book down and went for a ride in my Midget.
That was much more interesting than reading about some dumb motorcycle,
> anyway... :-)
>Ditto - I drove the Spitfire and got in the most incredable thunderstorm.
Then I went home and the same thing - a huge storm - happened in the book.
This is getting wierd!
CB
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