A devoted McLuhan follower Bob remembers in Dialogue 11. Almost homeless and of little means, Scharfe edited an anti-abortion Catholic newsletter and, as the late-1970s student editor of the Innis Herald, "hijacked the paper" into McLuhan articles. A painter and cartoonist with a "Wyndham Lewis aspect," he stood "too close" to interrogate people — a learned use of Edward Hall — and became close to the McLuhan family before, Cameron notes, dying young.
Across the dialogues
A portrait of a McLuhan devotee — the Innis Herald editor who hijacked the paper
Scharfe lived almost homeless, in the same clothes, with little money — surviving on McDonald's suppers after the Monday Night Seminars.
"he was this almost homeless guy. You know, he would be around with the same clothes, didn't have much money"
Devoted to media ecology, Scharfe became very close to the McLuhan family.
"he was very devoted to Mediacology and he became very close to the McLuhan family."
As Innis Herald editor he hijacked the paper into McLuhan articles — "a medium to put on Toronto with."
"He had found a medium to put on Toronto with."
Scharfe died young from his habits — he and Wayne Constantino alike.
"died young from his habits, right?"
Connections
A devoted follower who became close to the McLuhan family and steered the Innis Herald toward McLuhan.
A painter and cartoonist with a "Wyndham Lewis aspect" — aggressive, standing too close to interrogate.