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That may very well be one of his hobbies.
Thankfully, I don't have to deal with him as a person. I met him once, and he was snarky before it became fashionable, but I rather liked him. Maybe he was having a good day. Then again, I was predisposed to like him because I loved his writing.
Has anyone heard anything about how he's doing since he had that stroke?
I haven't heard anything. I didn't even think to ask Hartwell when I was talking to him (lots of other things going on at World Fantasy Convention - didn't get to chat with him for long).
He's been doing therapy & recovering nicely. Btw: for those who know him personally, he's one of the sweetest, kindest people you'll ever meet. True, He does not suffer fools, but the man is a gentleman, courtly & wise.
BEN, he was doing spontaneous sctick after being asked by Willis if he planned to "behave". It was a joke gesture gone wrong and he apologized. Watch the video and you'll see it was a fun moment that misfired with that 1/2 second gesture. I know the man: he's kind, gentle, and compassionate. He has a very different public persona, but as a human, he's a sweetheart. And as a writer, he's a genius and a living legend in American letters. Btw: do you NOT look at piacassos because he was a misogynist prick? Art vs artist is an age old debate, but if one judges art by the personal mistakes of its maker, you're pretty much left with napkin scribblings by Mother Teresa.
Oh, and BEN: Lewis Carroll was a pedophile.
This entire site is supposed to be about "work"; you're the one who brought up some personal, tired old internet gossip. ~next.
This entire site is supposed to be about "work"; you're the one who brought up some personal, tired old internet gossip. ~next.
Yup- Paladin and the Lost Hour is one of the best stories I have ever read as well and I’ve read all of Ellison’s works.
Have you ever read Ellison’s favorite writer - Gerald Kersh’s, works? He even admits ( in the intro to Slippage) that he doesn’t even COME CLOSE to Kersh’s level of excellence and originality. Kersh is the best you can get. As Ellison said: ‘ no mortal can write this well’
I met him three times, once with my wife, and he was nothing but nice to me each time. I'm sure he could be a jerk, but there are also a lot of people he helped over the years, and was good friends with.
James wrote: "I met him three times, once with my wife, and he was nothing but nice to me each time. I'm sure he could be a jerk, but there are also a lot of people he helped over the years, and was good friends..."
Glad to hear that. Like most of us, I'm sure he contained multitudes.
And I need to reread this book.
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Thankfully, I don't have to deal with him as a person. I met him once, and he was snarky before it became fashionable, but I rather liked him. Maybe he was having a good day. Then again, I was predisposed to like him because I loved his writing.
Has anyone heard anything about how he's doing since he had that stroke?
I haven't heard anything. I didn't even think to ask Hartwell when I was talking to him (lots of other things going on at World Fantasy Convention - didn't get to chat with him for long).
He's been doing therapy & recovering nicely. Btw: for those who know him personally, he's one of the sweetest, kindest people you'll ever meet. True, He does not suffer fools, but the man is a gentleman, courtly & wise.
BEN, he was doing spontaneous sctick after being asked by Willis if he planned to "behave". It was a joke gesture gone wrong and he apologized. Watch the video and you'll see it was a fun moment that misfired with that 1/2 second gesture. I know the man: he's kind, gentle, and compassionate. He has a very different public persona, but as a human, he's a sweetheart. And as a writer, he's a genius and a living legend in American letters. Btw: do you NOT look at piacassos because he was a misogynist prick? Art vs artist is an age old debate, but if one judges art by the personal mistakes of its maker, you're pretty much left with napkin scribblings by Mother Teresa.
Oh, and BEN: Lewis Carroll was a pedophile.
This entire site is supposed to be about "work"; you're the one who brought up some personal, tired old internet gossip. ~next.
This entire site is supposed to be about "work"; you're the one who brought up some personal, tired old internet gossip. ~next.
Yup- Paladin and the Lost Hour is one of the best stories I have ever read as well and I’ve read all of Ellison’s works. Have you ever read Ellison’s favorite writer - Gerald Kersh’s, works? He even admits ( in the intro to Slippage) that he doesn’t even COME CLOSE to Kersh’s level of excellence and originality. Kersh is the best you can get. As Ellison said: ‘ no mortal can write this well’
I met him three times, once with my wife, and he was nothing but nice to me each time. I'm sure he could be a jerk, but there are also a lot of people he helped over the years, and was good friends with.
James wrote: "I met him three times, once with my wife, and he was nothing but nice to me each time. I'm sure he could be a jerk, but there are also a lot of people he helped over the years, and was good friends..."Glad to hear that. Like most of us, I'm sure he contained multitudes.
And I need to reread this book.
