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04.12.07, 07:00 AM #1Sinner's Swing!
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Vonnegut Dead at 84
For all you 'Linkers that like them pretty words...beatnik writer Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday...looks like he had some kind of brain injury from a fall he took...I read his book Slaughterhouse-Five...it was ok not a huge fan of his writing...I know a lot people think he was as relevant as ever but to me he seems to be speaking to another generation...ie the 50s and 60s...but maybe i'm wrong
anyway here is the story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/.../obit_vonnegutKosovo Je Srbija
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04.12.07, 08:17 AM #2Romeo Delight
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I loved him in "Back to School" circa 1987
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04.12.07, 09:39 AM #3Hot For Teacher
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He was an incredible writer...I read most of his books and really loved all of them...in fact, my first band was called "Ice 9" an allusion to one of his books.
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04.12.07, 12:01 PM #4Hang 'Em High
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Damn. "Breakfast Of Champions" saved/changed my life at one time.
R.I.P. Mr. V."The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."George Bernard Shaw
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04.12.07, 12:09 PM #5Sinner's Swing!
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Vonnegut was one of my favorite writers. I have read Timequake, Bluebeard, Hocus Pocus, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions, and Bamboo Snuff Box. Timequake being my favorite. Until I had read Cat's Cradle, I never knew where Joe Satriani had gotten the title of Ice-9 for one of his songs.
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04.12.07, 12:37 PM #6Everybody Wants Some!!
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A true modern master. Literature is a far better pool because of him.
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04.12.07, 12:54 PM #7The Full Bug
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Great writer. RIP
ALEX IS GOD!!!
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04.12.07, 07:51 PM #8I'm The One
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So it goes.
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04.12.07, 09:20 PM #9Sinner's Swing!
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One of my favourite writers. RIP Mr. Vonnegut.
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04.12.07, 09:29 PM #10Take Your Whiskey Home
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The Daily Show just did a funny, awesome short "Moment of Zen" tribute to Kurt Vonnegut to close out the show. Catch the repeat if you can!
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