I picked up this book by Brad Warner a few weeks ago. He also wrote Hardcore Zen. He is from Akron (just down the street from me) and is playing at the Kent Stage (down the street the other way) with his band, 0DFx (Zero Defects) on May 4, the anniversary of the Kent State shootings. I’m taking my son since the band is an old school punk band and Brad is the bass player (my son plays 4-string and 6-string bass).
Through Brad’s website, I found KentZendo, a local group that has regular meetings for teaching and zazen (seated meditation). Maybe I will check it out!
Personal notes re: Kent State:
- My dad worked there doing elevator maintenance for Otis Elevators and was at work the day of the shootings.
- I attended Kent for one year in 1980.
- I have applied to graduate school and a full scholarship at Kent in the School of Library Science. The scholarship is for Youth Librarians with a focus on museums.
