DCP does love to name drop
DCP does love to name drop
Today on his blog we learn the exciting story of the time he was in the same room as William F Buckley. I believe we have heard this story on his blog before, noteworthy in my mind due to its lack of noteworthy-ness.
But wait, there’s more! A few days later DP learns from his friend that William Buckley actually remembered DP’s name and where he had recently served his mission.
I wonder if the reason Dan feels so much contempt for Hitchens is because Hitchens was his contemporary and lived the life DP dreamed of. Hitch was actually engaged with Buckley, as seen here:
https://youtu.be/FIbdbrN9cwo
And
https://youtu.be/MoKFGYmZjS4
I doubt Hitch thought anything of it, as he was constantly in conversation with the world’s most esteemed intellectual individuals.
Imagine DP at that discussion table. He would be considerably out of his intellectual league.
But wait, there’s more! A few days later DP learns from his friend that William Buckley actually remembered DP’s name and where he had recently served his mission.
I wonder if the reason Dan feels so much contempt for Hitchens is because Hitchens was his contemporary and lived the life DP dreamed of. Hitch was actually engaged with Buckley, as seen here:
https://youtu.be/FIbdbrN9cwo
And
https://youtu.be/MoKFGYmZjS4
I doubt Hitch thought anything of it, as he was constantly in conversation with the world’s most esteemed intellectual individuals.
Imagine DP at that discussion table. He would be considerably out of his intellectual league.
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Honestly, a lot of people are fond of retelling stories of their "brush with greatness." Nothing wrong with the genre necessarily, in my opinion.
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The game to play is degrees of separation from Daniel C. Peterson.
DCP met with Hugh Nibley
Hugh Nibley met Charles Lindberg
Charles Lindberg met Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan met Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini had a seance with Jesus
Jesus returned and reported on Daniel C. Peterson
Full circle.
DCP met with Hugh Nibley
Hugh Nibley met Charles Lindberg
Charles Lindberg met Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan met Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini had a seance with Jesus
Jesus returned and reported on Daniel C. Peterson
Full circle.
Cry Heaven and let loose the Penguins of Peace
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Agreed. It also adds some interest to DCP’s blog.Alphus and Omegus wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:07 amHonestly, a lot of people are fond of retelling stories of their "brush with greatness." Nothing wrong with the genre necessarily, in my opinion.
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”~Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
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For sure. Huge Nibbler loved to tell people he literally brushed shoulders with Hitler. And no, I’m not making that up.Alphus and Omegus wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:07 amHonestly, a lot of people are fond of retelling stories of their "brush with greatness." Nothing wrong with the genre necessarily, in my opinion.
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Hugh Nibley claimed he bumped into Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Gertrude Stein, and the Grand Duke Vladimir Romanoff. Dishonesty is baked into Mormonism.
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I once saw the Dalai Lama on television, as also Alan Watts... that's pretty impressive right thar....
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I stayed at a Holiday Inn once and it was totally uneventful.
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Now all we need is for him to set by Mick Jagger.
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I once saw Quorum of the Seventy open for Green Day.
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If I’d ever had a conversation with someone like Buckley, it’d probably be something I would share with people somewhat regularly. Those little moments, for whatever reason, tend to stand out to us, and their personal significance makes us want to share them with others (and usually makes us overshoot their overall importance).
I got hit in the face by a pancake at an Aquabats show at The Huntridge Theater. I share that experience with musicians fairly often, as it was pretty memorable to me. More-often-than-not, it’s met with mild amusement… yet, I keep on sharing it because it was personally important to me.
Which, now that I type this, that a pancake to the face with personally important… gah, that’s kinda depressing.
I got hit in the face by a pancake at an Aquabats show at The Huntridge Theater. I share that experience with musicians fairly often, as it was pretty memorable to me. More-often-than-not, it’s met with mild amusement… yet, I keep on sharing it because it was personally important to me.
Which, now that I type this, that a pancake to the face with personally important… gah, that’s kinda depressing.