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dr_john
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Buckminster Fuller wears three
« : 28.04.10 at 17:15 » |
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I was listening to 'Great Lives' on R4 yesterday afternoon (Tues 27th, repeated Fri 30th 11pm) in which John Lloyd was nominating Buckminster Fuller for Great Life status. I was therefore humming TWFAD to myself when Matthew Parris, with appropriately perfect timing, casually announced that BF used to wear three wristwatches.
Coincidence?
(Probably.)
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Rob Spence
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Re: Buckminster Fuller wears three
« Reply #1: 28.04.10 at 22:14 » |
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I had exactly the same thought. BF didn't wear one around his knee, however...
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Ian Ashleigh
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Re: Buckminster Fuller wears three
« Reply #2: 30.04.10 at 20:18 » |
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From Wikipedia
Fuller was a frequent flier, often crossing time zones. He famously wore three watches; one for the current zone, one for the zone he had departed, and one for the zone he was going to.[23][24] Fuller also noted that a single sheet of newsprint, inserted over a shirt and under a suit jacket, provided completely effective heat insulation during long flights.
here is the link to the full entry - no mention of our heroes' song though http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
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Though he had no great gifts of personality or mind, he was quite well respected.
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Kevin Cryan
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Re: Buckminster Fuller wears three
« Reply #3: 01.05.10 at 11:53 » |
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on 30.04.10 at 20:18, Ian Ashleigh wrote:From Wikipedia
Fuller was a frequent flier, often crossing time zones. He famously wore three watches; one for the current zone, one for the zone he had departed, and one for the zone he was going to.[23][24] Fuller also noted that a single sheet of newsprint, inserted over a shirt and under a suit jacket, provided completely effective heat insulation during long flights.
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Buckminster Fuller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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andyw
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Re: Buckminster Fuller wears three
« Reply #4: 01.05.10 at 16:03 » |
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Sorted! - see new reference and footnote 25 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller] if it survives.
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Rob Spence
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Re: Buckminster Fuller wears three
« Reply #5: 02.05.10 at 09:45 » |
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The PA/CJ reference survives. I'm just wondering when the Buddy Rich rebuttal team will swing into action, to squash the vile canard that he was an ostentatious three-watch guy.
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