Just heard news that Kurt Vonnegut died

!@#$%! · 04.11.2007, 11:01 PM

fuck.
fuck fuck fuck.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/bo...-vonnegut.html

krastian · 04.12.2007, 12:01 AM

Sad indeed.....what a voice.

startur · 04.12.2007, 12:04 AM

i am so saddened by this news... i can't believe it. and it wasn't even from lung cancer

foxforce5 · 04.12.2007, 12:08 AM

How is this sad - aside from him having to live for 84 years?

luxinterior · 04.12.2007, 12:12 AM

I am sad. Shocked, no. But very sad, especially when I think about all of the people I know who also love his writing.

!@#$%! · 04.12.2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by foxforce5

How is this sad - aside from him having to live for 84 years?

well, i owe the man some brilliant hours of bookish joy and for that he has my eternal gratitude and affection.

at 84 he was very lucid, and an outspoken and harsh critic of u.s. foreign policy. he died because he fell & suffered brain injuries-- it wasn't like he just faded away. he could have been around a bit longer.

so it's sad for me. sort of like a grandfather going-- i do love books and the people who write them.

SynthethicalY · 04.12.2007, 12:20 AM

I have yet to read any of his works. But I am sadden when a literary figure who has influenced the literary world dies. May his soul rest in peace.

!@#$%! · 04.12.2007, 12:21 AM

mumbles something..

alteredcourse · 04.12.2007, 12:51 AM

(from the posted article )

His last book concludes with a poem written by Mr. Vonnegut called “Requiem,” which has these closing lines:

When the last living thing
has died on account of us,
how poetical it would be
if Earth could say,
in a voice floating up
perhaps
from the floor
of the Grand Canyon,
“It is done.”
People did not like it here.

Heartbreaking loss . His writing is treasured .

hey alex · 04.12.2007, 01:40 AM

*_____*

oh no! For some reason I never expected Vonnegut to die- He seemed to a grasp beyond... but alas his mortality.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 04.12.2007, 01:44 AM

you know whats really... weird...

earlier today i was googling that "everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" quote.

wow... r.i.p.

jon boy · 04.12.2007, 03:17 AM

very sad news, a sad day.

pao-lino · 04.12.2007, 06:25 AM

this is sad. he's my favourite writer ever. I read all of his book and he's kind of a guru for me.
I suggest, to remember him:
Sirens of Titan
Galapagos
Player Piano
TimeQuake.

He thought me really very much.
After reading galapagos me and some friends of mine put up a musical show based on the novel.
He died for brain injuries due to a domestic accident. I wonder what happened... A ridiculous death would greatly fit in his character.
He would laugh.

RdTv · 04.12.2007, 07:46 AM

I heard about it this morning early, when I was taking care of Vaughn....

I'd say my favorite two of his books are Galapagos and Sirens of Titan, loved the wit and satirical style he embodied.

atari 2600 · 04.12.2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kegmama

SO IT GOES... Oh man, Robert (Instigator) is going to be totally bummed.
RIP Kurt V.

Well, on the bright side, today is David Letterman's birthday.

tesla69 · 04.12.2007, 08:39 AM

I never liked his stuff enough to read it on my own, but the stuff they made us read in school was okay and should be read by anyone with half a brain. They don't make writers like him anymore.

floatingslowly · 04.12.2007, 08:49 AM

I will continue to eat my Breakfast of Champions in his honor.

Quote:

BUTTHOLES LOOK LIKE THIS:
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Rob Instigator · 04.12.2007, 09:03 AM

This is the worst expected news. It was only a matter of time, but FUCK. My surrogate father is gone. The only hero I have ever had. I am severely sad about this. We have lost an american genius, a man who in these times we need more than ever.
Here is a link to an intervuiew he did in 2005 with PBS' show NOW

floatingslowly · 04.12.2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

It was only a matter of time, but FUCK. My surrogate father is gone. The only hero I have ever had. I am severely sad about this.

I almost feel more bad for you than him...

right now he's about to start getting it on with the next batch of astral virgins. the first 99 are surely too sore to continue.

Rob Instigator · 04.12.2007, 09:44 AM

In 50 years I predict his work will be studied like Mark Twain is.
a true american original.
Now they are all dead. Bukowski, Vonnegut, Asimov, Hunter Thompson
all my favorite writers are dead. fuck I feel old.
from the NY Times Obit

He also shared with Twain a profound pessimism. “Mark Twain,” Mr. Vonnegut wrote in his 1991 book, “Fates Worse Than Death” “finally stopped laughing at his own agony and that of those around him. He denounced life on this planet as a crock. He died.”

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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,548	fuck. fuck fuck fuck. -- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/bo...-vonnegut.html
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krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Sad indeed.....what a voice. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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startur bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa Posts: 114	i am so saddened by this news... i can't believe it. and it wasn't even from lung cancer
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foxforce5 bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Utah! Posts: 196	How is this sad - aside from him having to live for 84 years?
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luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	I am sad. Shocked, no. But very sad, especially when I think about all of the people I know who also love his writing. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	I have yet to read any of his works. But I am sadden when a literary figure who has influenced the literary world dies. May his soul rest in peace.
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,548	mumbles something..
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04.12.2007, 12:51 AM	#9
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	(from the posted article ) His last book concludes with a poem written by Mr. Vonnegut called “Requiem,” which has these closing lines: When the last living thing has died on account of us, how poetical it would be if Earth could say, in a voice floating up perhaps from the floor of the Grand Canyon, “It is done.” People did not like it here. Heartbreaking loss . His writing is treasured .
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cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	you know whats really... weird... earlier today i was googling that "everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" quote. wow... r.i.p.
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04.12.2007, 03:17 AM	#12
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	very sad news, a sad day. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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04.12.2007, 06:25 AM	#13
pao-lino bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 200	this is sad. he's my favourite writer ever. I read all of his book and he's kind of a guru for me. I suggest, to remember him: Sirens of Titan Galapagos Player Piano TimeQuake. He thought me really very much. After reading galapagos me and some friends of mine put up a musical show based on the novel. He died for brain injuries due to a domestic accident. I wonder what happened... A ridiculous death would greatly fit in his character. He would laugh.
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RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	I heard about it this morning early, when I was taking care of Vaughn.... I'd say my favorite two of his books are Galapagos and Sirens of Titan, loved the wit and satirical style he embodied.
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tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	I never liked his stuff enough to read it on my own, but the stuff they made us read in school was okay and should be read by anyone with half a brain. They don't make writers like him anymore. Last edited by tesla69 : 04.12.2007 at 08:39 AM. Reason: additional thought
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	This is the worst expected news. It was only a matter of time, but FUCK. My surrogate father is gone. The only hero I have ever had. I am severely sad about this. We have lost an american genius, a man who in these times we need more than ever. Here is a link to an intervuiew he did in 2005 with PBS' show NOW __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	In 50 years I predict his work will be studied like Mark Twain is. a true american original. Now they are all dead. Bukowski, Vonnegut, Asimov, Hunter Thompson all my favorite writers are dead. fuck I feel old. from the NY Times Obit He also shared with Twain a profound pessimism. “Mark Twain,” Mr. Vonnegut wrote in his 1991 book, “Fates Worse Than Death” “finally stopped laughing at his own agony and that of those around him. He denounced life on this planet as a crock. He died.” __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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