STEWART COPELAND

by **GinaSuperCat** on 13 Apr 2007 05:31

Aw, shoot, just found out about this...he was scheduled to give a speech later this month, now it will be a tribute...

by **georgygirl** on 13 Apr 2007 05:32

I beg your pardon...

Who is he?

:?:

by **Grant** on 13 Apr 2007 05:56

[img]<img src="http://www.mscd.edu/~physics/denn/vonnegut.gif">[/img]

http://www.mscd.edu/~physics/denn/vonnegut.gif

by **DirtyMartini** on 13 Apr 2007 13:07

Fish gotta swim
Birds gotta fly
Man gota sit and wonder why, why, why.
Fish gotta rest
Birds gotta land
Man gotta tell himself he understand.

--KV

by **sockii** on 13 Apr 2007 13:09

Vonnegut was one of my heroes. *sigh*

The world is a diminished place without him.

(And if you don't know who he is, go pick up a copy of "Cat's Cradle" or "Mother Night" immediately.)

by **Omaha_Perez** on 13 Apr 2007 15:40

[quote="sockii"]Vonnegut was one of my heroes. *sigh*

The world is a diminished place without him.

(And if you don't know who he is, go pick up a copy of "Cat's Cradle" or "Mother Night" immediately.)[/quote]

Those are 2 of my 3 favorite Vonnegut's, Sockii. The third is Sirens of Titan. Slaughterhouse Five is of course his most famous but these three are my personal favorites. We lost a great voice when KV passed away...

by **zilboy** on 13 Apr 2007 16:45

I was always fond of "Harrison Bergeron."

by **animal** on 13 Apr 2007 17:13

My only recollection of his work was in the movie Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield.

Quote from Wikipedia.

Vonnegut played himself in a cameo in 1986's Back To School, in which he is hired by Rodney Dangerfield's Thornton Melon to write a paper on the topic of the novels of Kurt Vonnegut. Recognizing the work as not Melon's own, Professor Turner tells him, "Whoever did write this doesn't know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut."

RIP

by **georgygirl** on 13 Apr 2007 20:07

Thank you for the pic Grant.

I have to confess that I never heard anything about him before...

:roll:

by **Divemistress of the Dark** on 13 Apr 2007 21:53

I'm on a minor R. Crumb kick at the moment...why am I reminded of this...

by **Grant** on 14 Apr 2007 01:48

[quote="georgygirl"]Thank you for the pic Grant.

I have to confess that I never heard anything about him before...

:roll:[/quote]

You are in for quite a treat.

by **Rusty James** on 20 Apr 2007 22:55

I have read quite a few books by Vonnegut, most notably was "Breakfast Of Champions" and "Slaughterhouse Five". Some of his works were and possibly still are required reading for many literary courses in colleges and universities. Check this guy out, he is well worth a read.
"..........beavers!" Breakfast Of Champions

STEWART COPELAND

Kurt Vonnegut: 1922-2007

Kurt Vonnegut: 1922-2007

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