tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post595974759409007261..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Social media, Shakespeare and the Bear PitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-2088601775022710532015-09-28T16:49:48.966+01:002015-09-28T16:49:48.966+01:00Michael thanks for that. Although Steve Georgiou&#...Michael thanks for that. Although Steve Georgiou's books are valuable a comprehensive biography of Robert Lax is long overdue. I look forward to reading it. Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-52161674293376464692015-09-27T21:24:37.259+01:002015-09-27T21:24:37.259+01:00For those of your readers interested in a deeper u...For those of your readers interested in a deeper understanding of Lax and how jazz influenced his life, Fordham University Press has just published my full biography of him: Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax. The title comes from an approach to living Lax developed from his college days with Thomas Merton watching jazz musicians jam. Lax was an amazing poet and inspirational man, and he lived a fascinating life. Michael N. McGregorMIchael N. McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820956796048044947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-67469982281987837072012-07-16T11:48:46.036+01:002012-07-16T11:48:46.036+01:00The Lax book is pretty much a fluff piece.I wanted...The Lax book is pretty much a fluff piece.I wanted it to be good.It was breathlessly written.The Letters of Merton and Lax ,on the other hand, are wonderful,playful,witty,some written as"anti-letters" in a kind of cryptic code.There is another book on Bob Lax,Thomas Merton and Edward Rice called Merton and friends which is quite good.Columbia university's alumni website had a long piece on Lax right before he passed, which is on the web.{i have trod this path}The Wound Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329621123316492765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-19337286889874799772012-07-15T15:07:38.000+01:002012-07-15T15:07:38.000+01:00The Arriale take on "Touch her sweet lips and...The Arriale take on "Touch her sweet lips and part" sounds a lot like Mike Nock's solo piano version from his 1994 album Touch.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.com