Happy Birthday to Max Weismann*, philosopher, classicist, architect, bon vivant, raconteur, discerning pintsman, and Director of The Center for the Study of Great Ideas.
Max Weismann is also the Commodore of Chicago's Ambassador East Pump Room. His Station is at the northeast corner of the elegant horse shoe bar and from his perch he dispenses good will and jambs his long athletic arm deeply into his pockets - to the elbows mind you - to bring coin of the Republic in saloon largess only matched by Boz O'Brien -owner of Midway Airport's Reilly's Daughter Pub.
Max makes Henry Kissinger go bashful
Brian Erlacher was sacked by Max
Jim Thome asks Max to watch him in the cage
Mayor Daley opens his mail
The Lincoln Park Zoo sings to Max at Christmas
The Black Hawks sing Chelsea Hammer whenever Max drops a cocktail napkin to catch the eye of a Swedish Stewardess
Max gets tips from bartenders
Max Weismann uses only the vowels he truly needs
Max never needs Tom Skilling - clouds part with his advent
When it is raining, it is because he is sad.
Even his parrot's advice is insightful.
If there were an interesting gland, his would be larger than most men's entire lower intestines.
His shirts never wrinkle.
He is left-handed. And right-handed.
Even if he forgets to put postage on his mail, it gets there.
He once knew a call was a wrong number, even though the person on the other end wouldn't admit it.
You can see his charisma from space.
Max Weismann is my friend - Happy Birthday, Max!
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Max Weismann is an American philosopher and a long time friend and colleague of Mortimer Adler, with whom he co-founded the Center for the Study of the Great Ideas in Chicago. He is director and president of the Center and has dedicated his time and talents to promoting the philosophical and pedagogical ideas of Dr. Adler. He also compiled, edited and published, How To Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization, a 600 page tome of never published work from Adler’s television series, The Great Ideas. Weismann serves as chairman of the Great Books Academy [over 3.000 students] and is professor of philosophy at Rushmore University.[1]
Prior to his career in philosophy and education with Dr. Adler, Mr. Weismann was a consultant in the field of architecture, construction management and exhibit design and fabrication. He worked on famous projects like the Century 21 Exposition, 1964 New York World's Fair and Expo 67, with such notables as Walt Disney, Frank Lloyd Wright, Buckminster Fuller, Mies van der Rohe, Louis I. Kahn, Paul Rudolph, Marcel Breur, José Luis Sert, Edward Durell Stone, Minoru Yamasaki, Harry Weese, Moshe Safdie, Jacques Yves Cousteau, Alexander Calder, and Edward L. Barnes. Mr. Weismann oversaw the development and construction of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Weismann also invented a revolutionary color imaging system, that was used worldwide in the fields of color proofing and printing, graphic design, television and advertising.
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7 comments:
Weismann on Hickey . . .
For those of you who frequent this blog, you are well aware of Pat’s unrelenting assault on the untruths and injustices in our society and community. I call that to your attention, because our esteemed wordsmith in penning his birthday accolades for me on this day, was remiss to mention (that’s Pat) that one of the most important features of my resume, is my abiding respect and friendship for him and his good works.
Viva Max! Siempre!
Though I have never met Max, I know that I would like to share a Dos XX with him.
Pat, how can I send material to you? there's no email address listed on your profile.
Vic
Sharing a Dos XX with you, would be my pleasure, indeed!
dear mx,
happy birthday and may you have many more...
nino
Regards Max, from The Gator!
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