Left to Right:
….Cannery Lounge & Bar, Burger Bob's, and Coffee House, Northeast View

…. “ We eat lunch in a glass-and-chrome restaurant that brings no recall at all. It looks as though it’s been built since he lived here and shows the same lack of self-identity seen on the main street.
.... I go to a phone book and look for Robert DeWeese’s number but don’t find it. I dial the operator but she’s never heard of the party and can’t tell me the number. I don’t believe it! Were they just in his imagination? Her statement produces a panicky feeling that lasts for a moment, but then I remember their answer to my letter telling them we were coming and calm down. Imaginary people don’t use the mails. John suggests I try to call the art department or some friends. I smoke for a while and drink coffee, and when I’m relaxed again I do this and learn how to get there. It’s not the technology that’s scary. It’s what it does to the relations between people, like callers and operators, that’s scary.“

Central Business District, Corner Wilson Ave At Main Street, Bozeman, MT. This is one of the few remaining “ Glass and Chrome “ 50’s-60’s Style Restaurants I was able to find on Bozeman’s Main Street. It may or may not be the ZMM Restaurant.
….When Mr. Pirsig was teaching at Montana State College, 1959-1961, The DeWeese family lived in Bozeman, not too far from the Campus. But by time of above ZMM passage, July 1968, they had just built a New Home,`12 miles South of Bozeman, and their address was in the town of Gallatin Gateway, MT.
….So, it isn’t surprising that the phone operator did not know them, and that in 1968 the DeWeese phone number was not in the Bozeman phone directory.
….Despite what the ZMM Narrator reports, my memory is that the DeWeese Family Phone Number back in 2002, was in “The Phone Book”, and still may be.

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A Wide, Irrigated, VERY Green Gallatin Valley Runs South from Bozeman To Cottonwood Canyon.
….As You Can See => The Road Is Nicely Paved.

…. “From the town to the mountains across the valley floor must be less than ten miles, and we cross that distance now on dirt roads through rich green high alfalfa ready for cutting, so thick it looks difficult to walk through. The fields sweep outward and slightly upward to the base of the mountains where a much darker green of the pines rises suddenly up. That will be where the DeWeese’s live. Where the light green and the dark green meet.“

Gallatin Gateway, MT. This road is called 19th Street in Bozeman, but is called => Route 19 South once you get out of town.
….Contrary to the Narrator’s “ now on dirt roads .“ , the road in 2002 is nicely Paved, This pavement, starting in Bozeman, continued all the way to Cottonwood Canyon Road where the DeWeese’s live. Pavement continues on Cottonwood Canyon Road two thirds of the way to the DeWeeses’.
EXPLANATION:
….The DeWeese family live 12 miles South of Bozeman, and their address is in the town of Gallatin Gateway, MT. So, it isn’t surprising in 1968 that the DeWeese phone number was not in the Bozeman phone directory. Nor surprising that the operator did not know them.
NEW TOPIC:
….When the Narrator can't get the DeWeese phone number, he gets a “panicky feeling“, and has to calm down with coffee before he can deal with the problem.
… Persons who have lived very, very, stressed lives will sympathize with the panic feeling brought on by a series of too many new challenges. High-stressed persons, like myself, instantly recognize the need for calming effects of a pause, for rest with food & coffee, etc.

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From The Same Straight Road As Previous Photo.
….A View Back Towards Bozeman, MT.
…… “From The Town To The Mountains Across The Valley Floor … Through Rich Green High Alfalfa “

…. “The wind is full of the light-green new-mown-hay smells and livestock smells. At one point we pass through a cold bank of air where the smell changes to pine, but then are back in the warmth again. Sunlight and meadows …. “

Route 19 South, Gallatin Gateway, MT.

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As Viewed From Gravel Road, We Can Now Pick Out At Left, The Distant “Deep Cut” of Cottonwood Canyon =>
….And See Partly Into the Narrow Cottonwood Canyon Floor.

…. “ …. and the close-looming mountain. Just as we get to the pines, the gravel in the road becomes very deep. We slow down to first gear and ten miles an hour and I keep both feet off the pegs to kick the cycle upright again if it should mush into the gravel and start to go down.

South Cottonwood Road, Gallatin Gateway, MT.

…. Google Satellite gives /\ Above Photo Location As => ~11600 S Cottonwood Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718. GPS = 45.566998, -111.113639, Click Here.
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DATE-LINE: April 16, 2021.. (ChangesSinceRobertPirsig1968Trip),
….As Seen By by Henry Gurr in 2002, 2006, 2012 & 2019. => ,\
…The /\ Above /\ 2002 Photo shows a view of the ZMM Route as it approaches Cottonwood Canyon Road, which is the road to the DeWeese Home
… . As you see, the road is smooth hard packed dirt, with a minimum of gravel. Moreover, this road was the SAME all the way up Cottonwood Canyon Road to the DeWeese Home. Thus by 2002, the amount of gravel was in no way as deep as The ZMM Narrator reports for 1968.
….And on my subsequent trips to the DeWeese Home, 2006, 2012, & 2019, this Cottonwood Canyon Road, itself was pretty much always the same each time, smooth hard packed, with a minimum of gravel.
…However … Because the next 12 Photos Show & Discuss The DeWeese Homestead, I wanted Tina DeWeese to review these 11 Photos, and make editing suggestions. I called her on the phone, and instructed her how to view this /\ Above /\ Photo.

DATE-LINE: April 16, 2021 => .(ChangesSinceRobertPirsig1968Trip),
….As Seen By Daughter of Bob & Gennie DeWeese => Ms. Tina DeWeese => .
….As Tina brought up the /\ Above /\ Photo on her computer screen, she instantly saw the South Cottonwood Road, with Glaring Yellow Road Turn Warning Signs: From this, she remarked that now this road was asphalt paved, and there were 5 more of those signs. And she had requested the Montana Highway Department to remove them, because these signs greatly detracted from the scenic beauty of the travel, but had no success. .

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The NEXT PHOTO Concerns => Dennis Davis’s Excellent Video Scenic Tour => “Traveling Cottonwood Canyon Road to The DeWeese Home”.
…As you will see, Mr Davis’ Video Opens, showing almost exactly the same View as the /\ Above /\ Photo.
…Therefore => Please FIRST STUDY THIS /\ Above /\ Photo, To Be Sure You Understand Just WHERE IS The Deep Mountain Cut Of Cottonwood Canyon, Relative To The Roads.
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Dennis Davis’s Excellent Video Scenic Tour => “Traveling Cottonwood Canyon Road to The DeWeese Home, & Beyond, Along Cottonwood Canyon Gallatin National Forest Trail”.

The Following Email Thread, Explains just Why & How Dennis Davis Made Video=>.
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FROM => Dennis Davis, July 19, 2021, To Henry Gurr.
….I hope you like this. Made For Henry.mp4.
….Dennis Davis, Cloud Nine Media Arts, Gallatin Valley, MT
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FROM => Henry S Gurr, July 22, 2021, to Dennis Davis.
….Hey Dennis
….Wow! … Terrific!! … Sooo Realistic !!! … Yes I like it !!!
…….Such incredible 3D as the Mountains & View Change, as Go Around Corners, and travel up the Road! ....AND All this is in real time, just as if actually driving slowly there
…AND how did you get this? Camera thru Windshield your car?
...Or camera mounted on the car top?
....AND how to get NO camera giggle, when driving on rough gravel, or walking ?
Sincerely Henry
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FROM => Dennis Davis, July 22, 2021, To Henry Gurr.
….Hi Henry
Delighted you enjoyed this simple video.
….I mounted my [Quad Copter] Drone on top of my car and drove the route. It has an excellent built-in gimbal that is designed against wind movement when flying, but works just as well. Also the remote sits inside with me, so turning on and off is done safely.
….The idea was to provide you with a vicarious visit to Tina DeWeese's and Tom Thorton's place and follow part of the [Cottonwood Canyon National Forest] Trail we hiked together. [In Early August of 2019.]
Of course you know it follows a part of the Pirsig [and Chris Mountain Climb] Pilgrimage trail. In that sense, it is ZMM related, so historical.
….I know you said you thought you had made your last trip to Bozeman, so I decided to give you a small taste of that trip. …
….I intended to use better drone footage along the trail, but that trail turns out to be a no fly zone, National Forest Land. So those shots are done by hand-holding the drone (same with corner street sign). I did not think those hand held drone shots were nearly as effective as the shots with a flying drone.
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.

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To See Dennis Davis’ Video => “Traveling Cottonwood Canyon Road to The DeWeese Home”. .

.. INSTRUCTIONS => Right Click And Select New Tab, AFTER This Page Comes Up, Read The Text, Then Click On "Expanded View" “ For A Great way to show this Video!! (Alternatively just click on the Smaller View to get the "Expanded View"
…The Video Should Start Showing Movement, and Opens, showing almost exactly the same View as the PREVIOUS Photo, so please remember, so you know just where is the deep mountain cut of Cottonwood Canyon.
….ALSO BE AWARE:
a) At first the Video shows travel on “South Cottonwood Road”.
b) Then the Video slows and shows a Green Sigh Cottonwood CANYON Road.
c) Then the Video shows the slow turn ON TO Cottonwood Canyon Road.
d) Then after ~ 25 seconds (at 1:20 min), the Video shows gradual slow turn ~15 degrees to the right. Here you see close-up trees and Guard Rails both sides: This a Bridge where Cottonwood Canyon Road, crosses Cottonwood Creek.
e) Eventually the Video shows a slow turn.to the left, into the Driveway of the DeWeese Home.
f) The Video Continues showing => 1) The Trail-Head for the Gallatin National Forest Trail In Cottonwood Canyon, 2) Scenes along the trail, Then 3) The Log Bridge that crosses Cottonwood Creek, Then 4) Scenes of Kids & Dog playing in the waters of Cottonwood Creek.

Please REMEMBER The Above INSTRUCTIONS, Then Click Here To See Video => “Traveling Cottonwood Canyon Road to The DeWeese Home”. .

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To See More Photo Scenes => In “Territory” Similar To Dennis Davis’ Video:
….These Are 2019 Photos Of => DeWeese Homestead, Horse Barns, Cottonwood Canyon, Robert Pirsig & Chris Memorial Hike On Gallatin National Forest Trail In Cottonwood Canyon, AND Tina DeWeese, Dennis Davis, Lee Glover, and Yours Truly Henry Gurr.
Right Click, Select New Tab. And AFTER this Page of 18 Small Photos Comes Up, Scroll Down To (And Read) Seventh Thru Fifteenth Small Photos. You May Click-On Any Small Photo For A Larger View. A Second Click Will Get The Largest View. The Two Panorama’s Are Very Large, And You Will Have To ClickDrag The Slide Bars To See Whole Panorama. ““
…. Many other photos are available. Please ask HenryG___USCA.edu
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The Approach To the DeWeese Homestead.
….Be Sure To Note =>
..A) At Upper Right, Enormous Ceramic Sculptures.
..B) At Left, High On Left Of House: Iron Sculpture.
..C) At Tree-Line Left: Deck & Furniture & Picnic Table Shade Umbrella.

“We round a corner and suddenly enter the pines and a very steep V canyon in the mountain, and there right beside the road is a large grey house …. “

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT. April 27, 2021: Daughter Tina DeWeese says => “This ceramic sculpture in the /\ Above /\ Photo was one of several installations on the DeWeese property by a graduate student in the 70’s, Susan Henderson. Sadly, they are barely standing today, 40 some years later.”

…. Our Facebook Creator & Editor, David J. Matos , Contributes This Added Information =>
…A) “The ceramic sculpture is named The Three Graces. Click Here To See 3 Close-Up Photos, Back When Three Graces Were Newly Installed.
…B) Click Here To Learn More About Artist Susan Henderson, Of: Bozeman, MT.

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NEW TOPIC: DATE-LINE: April 27, 2021 by Tina DeWeese & Henry Gurr.
…..PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT TWO DIFFERENT DEWEESE FAMILY WEBSITES WHERE YOU WILL SEE PHOTOS & DISCUSSION OF => “JUST WHO WERE THE DEWEESES”?

….In the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM), we learned that Robert (Bob) DeWeese is an artist and professor of art at Montana State University. But unmentioned in ZMM is the fact that Gennie DeWeese is also quite an accomplished artist!

..1) DeWeese Art Was DeWeese Family’s OLDER & ORIGINAL WebSite => =>
….Gives An EXCELLENT Illustration Of “Who Were The DeWeeses” !
…This older site, shows the art of ALL Family Members => Each with their own unique way and gives their email addresses.
…You will see, for example .=> Tina’s Wire Horse Sculpture, like the one Tina gave to me ( Henry Gurr). AND AFTER this link comes up please => Click on the “Next” or “Back”, to see more examples.

..2) BE SURE TO VISIT THE DEWEESE FAMILY’S NEWER MAIN WEBSITE WHERE YOU WILL SEE PHOTOS & DISCUSSION OF => “Who Were The DeWeeses”
….This Site Opens To => An EXCELLENT Photo (Taken By Robert Pirsig) Of Bob DeWeese & Gennie DeWeese Holding A Yellow Flower!
…Youngest Daughter, Tina DeWeese, says of This WebSite =>
….”Created by Tina as an archive of their life-long contribution to the arts, this website is a tribute to the work of Bob and Gennie. You can explore this website at Blue Link Below.”
“There are links to websites of three of the five [DeWeese] kids, Josh, Gretchen and Jan, but at this time there is no website for Tina, although she too is an artist. Cathie’s primary work is in the areas of human rights, traditional medicine, and she presently assists in teaching a class in Kumiai language, an unwritten language of the indigenous Kumiai Indians of Northern Baja, Mexico. Josh’s and Tina's email contacts are available on the website.”
….”That’s why we made it! It’s intended as both an archive of their [Bob & Gennie’s] work and to educate the public of who they were and their historical contributions. We hope it will be used for educational purposes in interested and educational communities."
Click Here to learn About The Art & Times of Robert & Gennie DeWeese, with Abundant Photos of Their Art. …
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…ALSO BE SURE TO VISIT THE AN EXTENSIVE WEBPAGE CONCERNING => “Who Were Robert (Bob) DeWeese & Genevieve (Gennie) DeWeese?"
….In Addition To A General Introduction To Bob & Gennie, This Page Is A Collection Of => Many Annotated Links To Excellent Photos & Articles About Them.
….Also, It Has An Explanation Of => How Henry Gurr, ZMMQ SiteMaster, Came To Know The DeWeeses While Researching Robert Pirsig ’s Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM).
….Of Necessity => This Page Also Has Much About => Ms Tina DeWeese, Daughter Of Bob & Gennie DeWeese:
…. Overall, This Page Tells Of A Really A Long Wonderful Story, With Space Permitting The High Points, With Links.
….Click Here => For A Huge WebPage On -=> Just Who Were Bob & Gennie DeWeese?

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DeWeese Home With Enormous Iron Sculpture On Left Side of House.
…,At Right Of House, The Mountainside You See, Is On The SE Side of Cottonwood Creek Canyon,
……And To Left Of House, Is Partial View Of Upstream Cottonwood Creek Canyon.

“ …. with an enormous abstract iron sculpture attached to one side and beneath it sitting in a chair tipped back against the house surrounded by company is the living image of DeWeese himself with a can of beer in his hand, which waves to us. Right out of the old photographs.“

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT. Concerning the “ enormous abstract iron sculpture“ (In The Above ZMM Passage): On April 27, 2021: Tina DeWeese says => “This was made by Bill Sage, a student of Dad’s from the 50’s. This sculpture is still there, as you see it in this above picture, 53 years later!
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DATE-LINE: April 27, 2021 by Henry Gurr.
ZMM Research Question Based On The Above Passage: Does Anybody Know Of Any More Of These Old DeWeese Family Photos?
….In order for Author Pirsig to know, as he arrives, “ Right out of the old photographs.“, he would have to remember photos, dating back to his time at Montana State College (1959- 1961), OR sent to him by DeWeese Family.
Many Such Photos Probably Still Exist In =>
..A) Author Robert Pirsig & Wife Wendy’s Family Scrapbooks, one of which was mentioned by Mr. Pirsig in regard to a photo he took of Bob & Gennie holding A Yellow Flower.
..B) Also. Mrs. Wendy Pirsig has told me there is a collection of her husband Robert’s Stereo 3D Photos. These surely will have more than the 12 known color photos by Mr. Pirsig, and posted this ZMMQ WebSite. (See TOP small photo in Menu at left.). ….….This leads me to hypothesize that author Pirsig had taken many more photos than the twelve currently available. I also hypothesize that these additional photos were the foundation for much of Mr. Pirsig's vivid (and factual) landscape descriptions in ZMM.
..C) Continued from B) above => In Mr. Robert Pirsig’s October 5, 2001 letter to me, he said, “slides were reproductions made in 1975 for a lecture about the 1968 trip and I still have the original stereopticon slides from which they were made. I have made a note to find a commercial reproduction service that can digitize from 35 mm slides.”
Again =>These stereopticon slides surely would have more than the 12 known photos.
..C) The DeWeese Family Scrapbooks & Files, most of which have been transferred to Montana State University Archives.
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DATE-LINE CONTINUED: April 27, 2021 by Henry Gurr.
NEW, BUT RELATED TOPIC:=> Mr. Pirsig's Twelve Known 1968 Color Photos Of His Original "ZMM Trip" => Are “Written Into ZMM” !
….In the ZMM Narrative, it is readily apparent that, some of Mr. Pirsig's factual ZMM descriptions (look like they, as he says, came) “Right out of the old photographs.“. Is this hinting that he, on purpose, also wrote photos into his ZMM book?. For answer, consider the following =>
EXAMPLES OF PHOTOS “WRITTEN INTO ZMM, Are To Be Found, As You Will Read, In Forthcoming Series Of Photo Captions, As Next =>
..FIFTH NEXT CAPTION: “ open porch deck he and his guests are on is unfinished and unweathered.” … ... NOTE: The un-painted wood railing is behind Gennie.
..SIXTH NEXT CAPTION: “among trees and deep grass where a horse, partially hidden by the trees, grazes without looking up.
..EIGHTH NEX CAPTIONT … NOTE: This Happens To Be On Same Photo. “The stream itself appears another fifty feet down and away from the house,”. … NOTE: Cottonwood Creek (“the stream”), is in a low area, just before the distant pine trees.
.. TENTH NEXT CAPTION: “ We step up onto the deck. Between the floorboards it has spaces, like a grate. I can see the ground through them.“ … NOTE: The “floorboards …like a grate” are at Gennie’s feet.
..THIRTEENTH NEXT CAPTION "Some neighbors just came over with a mess of trout for dinner.” ….. “I can smell the aroma from the frying trout in the kitchen.”


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(1 OF 4): “WHO ARE THE DEWEESES?”=>
….In The Very Beginning Of ZMM’s Chapter 12, At Cooke City, MT =>
….Getting Close To Yellowstone National Park, John & Sylvia Sutherland Have Just Questioned
….~“Who Are The DeWeeses?” AND The Narrator Replies =>

.. It’s about the people we’ll be staying with tomorrow, the DeWeeses. .. I’m not sure what the question was but add, "He’s a painter. He teaches fine arts at the college there [Bozeman MT], an abstract impressionist." .
... They ask how I came to know him and I have to answer that I don’t remember which is a little evasive. I don’t remember anything about him except fragments. He and his wife were evidently friends of Phædrus’ friends, and he came to know them that way. .. They wonder what an engineering writer like myself would have in common with an abstract painter and I have to say again that I don’t know. I mentally file through the fragments for an answer but none comes.
.... Their personalities were certainly different. Whereas photographs of Phædrus’ face during this period show alienation and aggression—a member of his department had half jokingly called it a "subversive" look—some photographs of DeWeese from the same period show a face that is quite passive, almost serene, except for a mild questioning expression.”
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April 27, 2021” Tina DeWeese says => “I know this is Pirsig’s commentary and you won’t want to change that as he wrote it. But for future reference, Bob DeWeese was an abstract expressionist. (not impressionist).
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A VERY GOOD ARTICLE SUMMARIZING THEIR LIVES =>
….Montana’s Legendary Art Pioneers: Bob And Gennie DeWeese. By Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer Dec 25, 2011
…. Thanks to Bozeman Chronicle, for Photo & Article: Click Here.
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DATE-LINE: May 4, 2021. by Henry Gurr.
….April 27, 2021: Tina DeWeese says => “Here’s the Hotlink to our Website, which shows [same /\ Above /\ Photo view of Bob and Gennie, but shows considerably] more of their Art Studio.”
AFTER THE ABOVE BLUE LINK COMES UP => YOU SHOULD TAKE TIME TO STUDY DETAILS IN THE LARGER BETTER VERSION OF THE /\ ABOVE /\ SMALLER PHOTO =>
…. Which Shows Bob & Gennie In Their Art Studio Work Room, At The Lowest Level Of Their Cottonwood Canyon Home.
….We See In This Work Room, The State Of Creative Chaos, Just As It Was Back In ~1980.
=> The Blue Link ABOVE has a somewhat larger photographic scene: Right Click On This Link, Select New Tab and AFTER photo comes up, Please Notice =>
..A) The corner of the room, seen left of center, is toward ~East. This is because the home is oriented parallel to Cottonwood Canyon & Road, which trend Southeast,
..B) Looking out the window at left, you can see the horse pasture is covered with snow. It’s Winter Time with Bob & Gennie having extra clothing.
..C) And upper left in the window view, you see the Pine Tree Covered slope. This is the Northeast Mountain Edge Of Cottonwood Canyon. To the right of this slope is, Upstream, Cottonwood Canyon, trending Southeast.
..D) With magnifying glass, at the bottom of photo, you can read the well-organized hand writing on Strip Of White Paper. You can make out that some of the “data” is practically in columns. We will have to ask the DeWeese siblings whether this writing was Gennie’s or Bob’s?

…. Concerning the /\ Above /\ Photo => Tina DeWeese Sends ADDED INFORMATION About Her Mom & Dad’s “Art Studio Work Room”
….[Tina continues her => ] “Thinking … might want to add a comment about the congestion of varied and various art objects in the studio. There was period when my dad had a hand scrawled sign above his studio door => ACCUMULATED ACCUMULATIONS.”
….”He wrote a poem about The Studio, you can see here, together with poems written by their granddaughter, Mira Shimabukuro, about each of them: These are wonderful character studies of these enigmatic folks, her grandparents. ”
….”The image on this page [Blue Link Above] is from a painting he made of an earlier studio on Main Street Bozeman, before they moved to Cottonwood in 1965. It was once upon a time the old Moose Lodge, the entire floor of the building and situated above the VFW. This was the studio where the famous “studio parties” happened, the congregation of artists and intellectual “radicals” from MSU, one among whom was Bob Pirsig on occasion. This was also the studio in which they, among MSU friends, directed and performed a tremendous production of Kurt Weil’s Three Penny Opera. (Remind me to share pics with you another time.)”
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…. For More About Bozeman “Parties” => Right Click Here, and Open In A New Tab. And AFTER Page Comes Up => Scroll down to => “Yearly 4 of July Art Community Get-Togethers.”

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(2 OF 4): “WHO ARE THE DEWEESES?”=>
….Robert DeWeese (1920 – 1990): A Portrait by Sil Strung.
.... Youngest Daughter Tina DeWeese says this was “ a portrait by our friend and neighbor Sil Strung. [This portrait] has been used on many occasions, one of which was for his memorial Celebration of Life in 1990."
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At Link Below => You May Read About The Life AND Art of Robert DeWeese
….In An Exhibit Retrospective Document by The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.
….”The Holter Museum of Art is pleased and honored to present Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead. This examination of Robert DeWeese, his art and his legacy, came about through the efforts and attention of many. Several years in the making, this exhibition began with the gift of over 1,000 pieces of Robert DeWeese’s art. The Holter Museum is grateful for the generosity of the DeWeese family. …. We appreciate beyond measure their contributions that enabled us to explore—and celebrate—Robert DeWeese’s gifts to Montana’s art and culture.”
…. For Complete Article, With One Photo, Click Here.

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(3 OF 4): “WHO ARE THE DEWEESES?”=>
….Pepper, Painting of Pepper, And Genevieve "Gennie" DeWeese (Née Adams) (10 January 1921 – 26 November 2007),
…. A Modernist Painter And Prominent Member Of The Art Community In Bozeman, Montana.

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April 27, 2021: Tina DeWeese says, ”Gennie’s dog’s name was Pepper. Pepper was a model for many paintings, drawings, and prints through the years that she was a part of the family.”
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….Gennie DeWeese (1921-2007) And Her Husband, Robert "Bob" DeWeese (1920-1990) Were Notable For The Major Role They Played In The Development Of The Montana Contemporary Arts Community.

…A) Click Here To Read This Very Nice Gennie DeWeese Wikipedia Article.

…B) Click Here To Read This Very Nice Robert DeWeese Wikipedia Article.

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An Excellent Biographical Overview Of Life And Art Of Gennie DeWeese,
….This Is Given In A Video Talk By Bob & Gennie’s Youngest, Josh DeWeese.
…,,,, Our Facebook Creator & Editor, David J. Matos , Contributes The Following About The ”Matriarchs Of Modernism”Talk, Which Is Adapted From The Yellowstone Art Museum WebSite =>
·. ·
GENNIE DEWEESE.
…. Aug 22 2021: The Yellowstone Art Museum hosted an excellent ”Matriarchs of Modernism” exhibit this summer featuring the art. of Gennie DeWeese among others.
….Ceramics artist Josh DeWeese, the DeWeese’s youngest child, gave a presentation on his mother for the museum's Gallery Conversations series.

Concerning The Above Josh DeWeese Video Talk => We Can't Improve On Tina DeWeese's Description.
…."[This] excellent talk by my brother Josh is a thorough and generous biographical overview of the life and art of our mother. He offers insight into the cultural spirit of the times that influenced Mom's lifetime of dedication and passion as a painter and printmaker. Together with her life partner and father of their five kids, Gennie and Bob became a hub of local, state and national community of artists and like minded liberal thinkers of the times.”
…."Josh's unique perspective as the youngest of five offers crucial and familial insight into the complexity and vitality of their lives. He was deeply influenced by their fundamental premise that ART and LIFE are one and the same, and his life has become testimony to the scribbled note in one of Dad's journals: 'responsibility is the ability to respond'."
…. Life And Art Of Gennie DeWeese: A Video Talk By Josh DeWeese. Click Here.

….HISTORY EXPLANATION => Pirsig fans will remember that the Narrator in book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance visits with the DeWeeses when he comes to Bozeman. This also happened in real life in 1968 when Josh DeWeese was still a small child and as documented in Robert M. Pirsig's own photos from that trip.
Click Here To See Mr Robert Pirsig’s Photo Of => Horse and Josh DeWeese. Professor Robert DeWeese, and Chris, July 1968. AFTER the Five Albums Page Comes Up, Click On Photo Of TOP Album, THEN Scroll Down To The 9th Photo, At Lower Right.

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(4 OF 4): “WHO ARE THE DEWEESES?”=>
….West House Wall Of DeWeese Homestead, With Deck & Above Deck (Partly Hidden) Is Gennie DeWeese’s Large Manipulated Sheet Metal Relief Sculpture, Already Seen In 4th & 5th Previous Photos.
….ALSO Low Along Walkway, On South Wall, Is A SECOND Rectangular Framed Sculpture.
……Plus High On House At Extreme Photo Upper Right Edge Looks Like Yet Another Art Work!

…. “I’m so busy keeping the machine up I can’t take my hands off the grips and I wave a leg back instead. The living image of DeWeese himself grins as we pull up. .. "You found it," he says. Relaxed smile. Happy eyes. .. "It’s been a long time," I say. I feel happy too, though strange at suddenly seeing the image move and talk.“

DeWeese Home, Cottonwood Canyon Road, Gallatin Gateway, MT. April 27, 2021: Tina DeWeese says “The large manipulated sheet metal relief sculpture [high at right, on the West wall of the house] was made by Gennie in the 60’s. The smaller piece [by walk way South wall] was Bob’s, a compositional construction of found wood scraps.”
….To see the artwork mentioned in the title above, double-click on the photo till you get the largest photo.
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An Excellent Overview: Bob & Gennie DeWeese And Their Life Of Art.
Thanks to Bozeman Chronicle For Article & /\ Above /\ Photo.
….This Is SAME Article Mentioned (with Link) TWO Photos Previous. Click Here For Entire Article.

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To See More Photos Of DeWeese Homestead, Horse Barns, AND Photos In Cottonwood Canyon, Plus Along The Gallatin National Forest Trail In Cottonwood Canyon, Plus Tina DeWeese, Dennis Davis, Lee Glover, and Yours Truly Henry Gurr.
Right Click, Select New Tab. And AFTER this Page of 18 Small Photos Comes Up, Scroll Down To (And Read) Seventh Thru Fifteenth Small Photos. You May Click-On Any Small Photo For A Larger View. A Second Click Will Get The Largest View. The Two Panoramas Are Very Large, And You Will Have To ClickDrag The Slide Bars To See Whole Panorama. ““
…. Many other photos are available. Please ask HenryG___USCA.edu
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Close Up => West Side Wall & Entrance to DeWeese Home.
….Contrary To The ZMM Narrative, The Porch Deck (In This 2002 Henry Gurr Photo), Painted Light Blue To Match The House.

…. “We dismount and take off our riding gear and I see that the open porch deck he and his guests are on is unfinished and unweathered. DeWeese looks down from where it is only a few feet above the road on our side, but the V of the canyon slants so steeply that on the far side the ground descends fifteen feet below the deck.“

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT. Back in 1968, When The Narrator, Chris & Sutherlands arrived, the DeWeese Home was relatively new. That’s why the ZMM Narrator earlier in Bozeman,discovered that the telephone operator didn’t have the DeWeese Home phone number, or. directions to their house.
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…. April 27, 2021, Tina DeWeese says => “This deck rail today is painted brick red and the Virginia Creeper and Pussy Willow have created a shield from the road, which has become heavily used by the public!”
….”Relative to your [Henry Gurr’s /\ Above 2002] Photo when the Willow and Virginia Creeper were BABIES!! This to the NW corner of the deck.” =>
…. Tina follows the above words with An Illustrative Attached Photo, which is the NEXT Photo.
….Speaking of her Parents in a later email, Tina said => They moved to Cottonwood in 1965.”. ….Thus in July 1968, three years later when the Narrator saw and said => “ the open porch deck “ could look new and unpainted to the Narrator, Chris, & The Sutherlands when they arrived..
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Here Again We Note The Factual Precision Of ZMM.
…. One of Robert Pirsig’s Twelve Known 1968 Pictures shows Gennie holding a tray of Trout. But beside Gennie is seen a small portion of deck handrail, which indeed is unpainted, and relatively new wood, just as the Narrator says in ZMM Passage above.
…..Because this photo happens to be at the rear of the house, you can also see down the steep slope to Cottonwood Creek in the distance. These facts are also written into =>The Factual Precision of the ZMM Narrative!
… Mr. Pirsig's 1968 Color Photo Of Gennie DeWeese & Trout.
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WE SEE FACTUAL PRECISION WRITTEN INTO ZMM.
…A) ZMM Passage 6th Photo Previous Said =>….“Right Out Of The Old Photographs.“
…B) AND In Above ZMM Passage We Read => “ Open Porch Deck He And His Guests Are On Is Unfinished And Unweathered.”
..… The Narrator gives us a related hint re how Robert Pirsig does his writing of ZMM => On page 110 when at (The Rock Creek Vista Point) he mentions they take obligatory “record photographs“!
…Certainly, this illustrates that as ZMM Author Robert Pirsig is writing, these photographs are on his mind. Of course, he tries to pretend he and his friends are NOT "tourists" as they take these photos.

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Northwest View => The Deck of the DeWeese Home April 27, 2021:
…This Photo From Tina DeWeese Shows The Deck Rail Is “Painted Brick Red”.
…… And As Tina Says: “In Summer Time The Virginia Creeper Plus Pussy Willow Have Created A Shield From The Road, Which Has Become Heavily Used By The Public!”

….[ “We dismount and take off our riding gear and I see that the open porch deck he and his guests are on is unfinished and unweathered. “ ]

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT.
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April 27, 2021: And Tina DeWeese says Of Her Emailed Photo /\ Above =>
Relative to your Photo [Henry Gurr’s 2002 Previous Photos of the DeWeese Home’s Deck], back when the Willow and Virginia Creeper were BABIES!”
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Here Again We Are Reminded Of => The Factual Precision Written Into ZMM !
….AND just in case you missed it, in Previous Photo, here is the link to =>
Mr. Pirsig's 1968 Color Photo Of Gennie DeWeese & Trout. This Factual Precision => Was/Is “Written Into ZMM “ open porch deck he and his guests are on is unfinished and unweathered.”

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A 2002 Photo Of Gennie DeWeese, And Her Daughters Tina & Gretchen.
….Taken in the DeWeese Home Dining Room, Which Continues To Look Much The Same Through The Years I Have Been There,
…. RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT “NEW TAB” => To See This Photo In Henry Gurr’s Personal ZMM Route Experiences Album; Click Here.

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Behind The DeWeese Home We See Cottonwood Canyon Valley Floor Plus More Ceramic Sculptures.
….And Seen Above The Ceramic Fish Is The Whitewater Of Cottonwood Creek.

…. “The stream itself appears another fifty feet down and away from the house, among trees and deep grass where a horse, partially hidden by the trees, grazes without looking up. Now we have to look high to see the sky. Surrounding us is the dark-green forest we watched as we approached.“

DeWeese Homestead, Gallatin Gateway, MT.

Concerning the /\ Above /\ 2002 Photo =>
….April 27, 2021:Tina DeWeese says => “These are fallen segments of another sculpture by the same artist mentioned earlier, Susan Henderson. I don’t remember who made the fish. This area, like the deck, is much grown over today, from when this picture was taken.”
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,,,,A REPEAT OF INFORMATION SHOWN IN A PREVIOUS PHOTO =>
,,,, Our Facebook Creator & Editor, David J. Matos , contributes this added information, concerning Susan Henderson’s Huge Ceramic Sculpture seen in Two Previous Photos =>
…A) “Susan Henderson Created +This ceramic sculpture, which is named The Three Graces. Click Here To See 3 Close-Up Photos, Back When Three Graces Were Newly Installed.
…B) Click Here To Learn More About Artist Susan Henderson, Of: Bozeman, MT.


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A Modern Version of Traditional Yurt Made In The 1970’s.
…By The Deweeses And Their Family Carpenter Friend Joop.
…..AND With Tina DeWeese As Assistant.
…….Notice That Yurt Platform Is Raised Up On Stilts To Be Above Flood Waters!

…. “’This is just beautiful!’ Sylvia says.
….The living image of DeWeese smiles down at her. ‘Thank you,’ he says, ‘I’m glad you like it.’ His tone is all here and now, completely relaxed. I realize that although this is the authentic image of DeWeese himself, it’s also a brand-new person who’s been renewing himself continually and I’m going to have to get to know him all over again.“

DeWeese Homestead, Gallatin Gateway, MT. In /\ Above Photo, notice the Wooden Walkway, which connects to the Stream Bank where I’m standing to take the photo. The Wooden Walkway gives access to the Yurt front door & storage platform, positioned along the right side of the Yurt.
….This Yurt was so successful thru the years that a Second Quite Similar Yurt was constructed nearby. These were low cost rental housing for Deserving Art Students at Montana State University.
…Despite the Super Cold of Montana Winters, a Central Wood burning Stove With Cook Top keeps the inside nice & cozy as needed. The Smoke Flue Pipe, seen at top of Yurt, also contribute to inside heat as it extends, ~4 feet from the Stove, to the roof line.

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Yes, Indeed, There Are Those Deck Boards With Spaces to See the Ground Below

…. “ We step up onto the deck. Between the floorboards it has spaces, like a grate. I can see the ground through them.“

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT.

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You Will Just Have to Imagine All These Guests On The Porch Deck At the DeWeese Home.

…. “With a "Well, I’m not quite sure how to do this" tone and smile, DeWeese makes introductions all around, but they’re in one ear and out the other. I can never remember names. His guests are an art instructor from the school who has horn-rimmed glasses, and his wife, who smiles self-consciously. They must be new. .. We talk for a while, DeWeese mainly explaining to them who I am, …. “

DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT. .
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THE TOPIC OF => MASTER MOTIF IDEAS => AND DISCUSSION OF IDEAS CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PHOTOS OF THIS ALBUM =>
….For Example => In a Long Previous Photo showing The Hotel Hurzler in Laurel, MT, The narrator says “The branches and leaves move with each light breeze as if it were expected, were what had been waited for all this time. ….
….As stated in those previous photos, our minds should come to attention when we read => The Above Word “Breeze.”
…AND similarly, our minds should come to attention => with any Narrator mention of words related to => “The wind” & “Listening to the wind”: These are Narrator words, which happen in NEXT PHOTO.
….At such occurrence =>We should immediately think of “MASTER MOTIF IDEAS”, as discussed in => “The Guidebook To ZMM”!
….THEN we are supposed to wonder what major “new arrival” ” is being thusly pre-announced: … What’s coming? …What is being foretold?
….Please consider the following =>
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IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT PHOTO => PLEASE KNOW THAT => … “The Wind” or “Listening To The Wind” … Are Yet Additional ZMM “Master Motifs”, As Is Much Discussed In => The Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. by Ronald L. DiSanto, Tomas J. Steele.
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AFTER THE NEXT PHOTO => **THE FOLLOWING FIVE PHOTOS** WILL BE GIVING FULL ATTENTION TO ZMM “MASTER MOTIF => ” WIND”.

….The Idea Of A “Master Motif” Comes From => “The Guidebook To ZMM” .
…. But In A Literary Work, What Is A Motif?
….”A Motif is a literary technique that consists of a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a literary work. Sometimes, a motif is a recurring image. Other times, it’s a repeated word, phrase, or topic expressed in language. A motif can be a recurring situation or action. It can be a sound or smell, a temperature, even a color. …. The key aspect is that a motif repeats, and through this repetition helps to illuminate the dominant ideas, central themes, and deeper meaning of a story.”
For Further Discussion, Explanation & Details Re Motif, Click Here: Then scroll around the succession of ~7 photos, to continue all the reading to the end of page.

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In Explaining Who He Is => The ZMM Narrator Uses SIX New Master Motifs =>
… 1) “HERE NOW”
… 2) “THE SUN DIFFUSES”
… 3) ”A HALATION OF THE LIGHT COMES”
… 4) THE HALO EXPANDS”
… 5) “A SUDDEN FLASH”
… 6) “A SINGLE BIRD CRIES PLAINTIVELY”

…. “ But what DeWeese and I know and the Sutherlands don’t know is that there was someone, a person who lived here once, who was creatively on fire with a set of ideas no one had ever heard of before, but then something unexplained and wrong happened and DeWeese doesn’t know how or why and neither do I. The reason for the impasse, the bad feeling, is that DeWeese thinks that person is here now. And there’s no way I can tell him otherwise.
.. .. For a brief moment, way up at the top of the ridge, the sun diffuses through the trees and a halation of the light comes down to us. The halo expands, capturing everything in a sudden flash, and suddenly it catches me too.
.... "He saw too much," I say, still thinking about the impasse, but DeWeese looks puzzled and John doesn’t register at all, and I realize the non sequitur too late. In the distance a single bird cries plaintively.
….. Now suddenly the sun is gone behind the mountain and the whole canyon is in dull shadow.“
DeWeese Home, Gallatin Gateway, MT.
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As You Read ZMM, BE ALERT FOR MASTER MOTIFS SUCH AS THE SIX LISTED ABOVE AT TOP.

….In EACH of these, Author Robert Pirsig is Sending & Revealing Important Messages For You, The ZMM Reader.

…WHEN YOU READ ZMM MASTER MOTIF PHRASES LIKE THESE SIX => PAY ATTENTION!!
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SIDE NOTE: The Narrator says => “I Realize The Non Sequitur Too Late”
…. DeWeese & John are confused, because there is no way for them to know => WHO IS THE **HE** THAT => "saw too much."
….The phrase => “ In the distance a single bird cries plaintively “ is Author Robert Pirsig’s way of telling us as readers that something pretty bad has happened.


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Professor Forest B Shearon, In His Book Review Of ZMM Writes =>
…."Thus the narrator, caught in the sun-created halo, blurts out to his confused friends his deepest fears about the madman who formerly resided in his body. Because Phaedrus "saw too much," the light went out for him just as the sun set ‘ suddenly the sun is gone ‘“ for the narrator that day on DeWeese's deck. The episode is a clear example of Pirsig's artistic manipulation of imagery in an autobiographical book.” .
….Passage above is from Guidebook to ZMM . . on page 332,
This valuable guidebook is by Ronald DiSanto & Tomas J. Steele.

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IN ADDITION => BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR MASTER MOTIFS IN ZMM THAT INVOLVE => “HERE & NOW” Such As =>
.. hereness and nowness. (1)
… ‘here and now”(of things) (3)
… “here now” (8)
… “here right now” (2)
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…FOR EXAMPLE1: People In A Hurry, Going Somewhere Else, Are An opposite of Quality. =>
…. what’s here right now is just something to get through. The drivers seem to be thinking about where they want to be rather than where they are.
…FOR EXAMPLE2: “Here & Now” Is A Major Point Of ZMM, Because This Is An Essence of QUALITY =>
…. The past cannot remember the past. The future can’t generate the future. The cutting edge of this instant right here and now is always nothing less than the totality of everything there is.
….Value, the leading edge of reality, is no longer an irrelevant offshoot of structure. Value is the predecessor of structure. It’s the preintellectual awareness that gives rise to it. Our structured reality is preselected on the basis of value, and really to understand structured reality requires an understanding of the value source from which it’s derived.

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