blues7739 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 When I found out late last night I had such a horrible and weird feeling. His writing truly made me feel like we were like minds. He put on paper what I had always hoped, feared, loved, and hated about this world, and he did it with such candor and beauty. I think now would be a great time for everyone to read A Man Without a Country. I smiled constantly throughout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco LP #7 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Vonnegut is up in heaven now. it's a lot more likely that he's actually at Tramalfadar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Deadeye Dick is a great book. That's all I've got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 What a great fucking band we are all fans of. Jeezus Christ they never cease amazing me. People...he was 84. Rejoice in his life...we all end up in the same place. Some of us just have a more interesting journey. Agree with you two. Like others have said, encountering his work contributed to new perspectives and directions in my life. I also love that Wilco has honored him in this way. RIP.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
candyfloss1214 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 One of my favorite short stories is Vonnegut's "Long Walk to Forever." It's about a guy who goes AWOL to tell the girl next-door that he loves her on the day before her wedding. My husband read it to me on the night of our first date. Rest in peace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 No writer ever made me ever feel the way he did. There was sadness and hope in every thing he wrote. "God damnit, you've got to be kind" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco LP #7 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 In case you haven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 "And so on. Trout had a wonderful imagination. "One of the characters asked a death stewardess if he would go to Heaven, and she told him that of course he would. He asked if he would see God, and she said, 'Certainly, honey.' "And he said 'I sure hope so. I want to ask Him something I was never able to find out down here.' "'What's that?' she said, strapping him in. "'What in the hell are people for?'" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 wow - I was amazed to see 3 pages already on Kurt I read so many of his books 20 yrs ago I still think of the Parallel Lives of Wayne Hoover and Dwayne Hoobler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Vonnegut is up in heaven now.it's a lot more likely that he's actually at Tramalfadar Agreed, but I was referring to: Here's something awesome that he once said that is sadly apropos now: "I am, incidentally, Honorary President of the American Humanist Association, having succeeded the late, great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in that totally functionless capacity. We had a memorial service for Isaac a few years back, and I spoke and said at one point, 'Isaac is up in heaven now.' It was the funniest thing I could have said to an audience of humanists. I rolled them in the aisles. It was several minutes before order could be restored. And if I should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, 'Kurt is up in heaven now.' That's my favorite joke." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intodeep Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 One of my favorite short stories is Vonnegut's "Long Walk to Forever." It's about a guy who goes AWOL to tell the girl next-door that he loves her on the day before her wedding. My husband read it to me on the night of our first date. Rest in peace. I read that one too and i always enjoyed it a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 do you think he's talking about us? if so, what would he say?Probably something far more insightful and witty than I could ever come up with. He will be missed. I have a feeling I will be revisiting many of his books in the near future... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kicking_Television Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 favorite. writer. ever. sad loss, luckily i still have much of his to read. Thanks Kurt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 um Fox News....... http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/16/k...fox-news-style/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah, I thought about posting that. It's pretty pathetic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Whoever put that together needs to have their teeth knocked out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Considering the source, I believe Kurt's smiling somewhere. So it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Wow, that's pretty bad. I can't believe that was even aired. Makes me sick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco LP #7 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 KV survived the fire bombings of Dresden, a near impossbility, while going through a POW camp. He's done a far greater service to this country than those faux-patriotic motherfuckers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 um Fox News....... http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/16/k...fox-news-style/Can't watch the video at work. Anyone care to give a summary? Can it possibly be worse than the "Did the Devil Make Him Do It?" article about the VT shooter? Have they officially moved into self-parody now in order to give The Onion a run for its money?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 It's basically a rundown of his accomplishments from a bemused standpoint. They might as well say "For some reason people are impressed by Vonnegut" over and over. "Radical" is used a lot. I think they called him "washed up" or something like that, at some point. It was hard to pay attention after awhile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 From the AV Club website Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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