tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post9206871288309701913..comments2023-10-28T10:50:43.449-04:00Comments on Crankster: And So It GoesCranksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-20064543887632925762007-04-15T21:11:00.000-04:002007-04-15T21:11:00.000-04:00Hearts-A lot of people have mentioned Tralfamidore...Hearts-<BR/>A lot of people have mentioned Tralfamidore. All of a sudden, I realize that my particular brand of geekiness isn't as idiosyncratic as I thought!Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-12601497316796854492007-04-14T22:00:00.000-04:002007-04-14T22:00:00.000-04:00He was one of my gods. When I first read him, he ...He was one of my gods. When I first read him, he was one of the few adults who seemed real, and hooked up to the greater truths.<BR/><BR/>I thought briefly of writing a memorial to him, but decided to brood instead. I'm sure he is enjoying Tralfamidor immensely, and also that he would have loved your tribute.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-57538039065745033402007-04-14T00:11:00.000-04:002007-04-14T00:11:00.000-04:00My hat's off, Boss.My hat's off, Boss.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-64414716988330636602007-04-13T22:01:00.000-04:002007-04-13T22:01:00.000-04:00Puss-Funny to be reminded of him this way, isn't i...Puss-<BR/>Funny to be reminded of him this way, isn't it?<BR/><BR/><BR/>John-<BR/>Thanks for the url. And for introducing me to his stuff back in HS.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mist-<BR/>I remember scouring used book stores for those little paperbacks!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Judith-<BR/>In the piece John mentioned above, he claimed that he was planning on suing Brown and Williamson tobacco for the fact that he was Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-21713887013647192012007-04-13T16:09:00.000-04:002007-04-13T16:09:00.000-04:00I love that you chose to include the asshole drawi...I love that you chose to include the asshole drawing. <BR/><BR/>I lost track of Vonnegut a bit in recent years, but boy, did he define things for me in my 20s and 30s. <BR/><BR/>A sad day indeed.The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-17095396636480892182007-04-13T11:31:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:31:00.000-04:00Nice tribute ...and better even because you met hi...Nice tribute ...and better even because you met him! <BR/>PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-77819280886098437412007-04-13T08:05:00.000-04:002007-04-13T08:05:00.000-04:00I was fortunate to "meet" him at a book signing ab...I was fortunate to "meet" him at a book signing about ten years ago. It was a decidedly brief interaction, but I cherish it nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>I had thought about writing my own tribute to Vonnegut as he has been consistently one of my favorite authors since high school as well, but words were failing me yesterday and I chose to write about ice cream instead. Thanks for sharing your own Renpuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294817542994669409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-42548742065866108082007-04-13T04:51:00.000-04:002007-04-13T04:51:00.000-04:00Crankster - I believe that speaking with him was t...Crankster - I believe that speaking with him was the equivalent of getting a guitar lesson from Bob Dylan, or painting with Picasso. I loved the way he used ludicrous comedy and stinging truth to highlight the fundamental absurdity of war, to challenge poverty, question authority (''true terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country''), and as Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307596339529823805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-28765344996130039252007-04-13T01:07:00.000-04:002007-04-13T01:07:00.000-04:00My heart hurts.I called my dad first thing this mo...My heart hurts.<BR/><BR/>I called my dad first thing this morning. I thanked him for having all those dusty Vonnegut's (published by Penguin or Penguin House or something) on the shelves when I was a kid.<BR/><BR/>All day long, all I have been saying is:<BR/><BR/>"And so it goes"mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-30167793015536136962007-04-12T18:48:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:48:00.000-04:00Crankster, can't help but to suggest checking out ...Crankster, can't help but to suggest checking out a hilarious short piece he did for "In these Times," wherein he suggests an entirely novel theory for suing a tobacco company:<BR/><BR/>www[dot]inthesetimes[dot]com[slash]article[slash]154[slash]false_advertising/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-25234423047793669242007-04-12T16:51:00.000-04:002007-04-12T16:51:00.000-04:00Lovely tribute and I'm still awestruck that you me...Lovely tribute and I'm still awestruck that you met him.<BR/><BR/>I felt quite shocked by the news...<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-5009901010824878432007-04-12T15:49:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:49:00.000-04:00Scott-I can see the slogan now: "Kurt Vonnegut: pe...Scott-<BR/>I can see the slogan now: "Kurt Vonnegut: perfuming used book stores since 1968."<BR/><BR/>Actually, not a bad epitaph!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Olives-<BR/>I always loved that one, too. And his cameo in <I>Mother Night</I>!<BR/><BR/>Regarding the other, I needed <B>something</B> to make it possible for us to conduct communication!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Spellbound-<BR/>Actually, it seems like the kind Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-42040444332534584762007-04-12T15:06:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:06:00.000-04:00Crankster,In our little tight blogging circle you ...Crankster,<BR/><BR/>In our little tight blogging circle you are among a half-dozen who have written tributes to Vonnegut.<BR/><BR/>My tribute would be gettting stoned this weekend and, for the upteenth time, viewing Slaughterhouse Five. I think that's appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Btw, I saw Jon Waters give a spoken-word concert in DC a couple of years ago. He's a third stand-up comedian, a third M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-34580463647257676302007-04-12T14:13:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:13:00.000-04:00He has been a favorite of mine since the first tim...He has been a favorite of mine since the first time I opened one of his books in HS, and then devoured everything else I could find of his. What an amazing man he was. I have read Venus too; in fact, I think I have a copy. It is odd that he died in such a random way, but shit happens, and so it goes...Spellboundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509472793661588823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-18761776370522216492007-04-12T13:53:00.000-04:002007-04-12T13:53:00.000-04:00I personally found his performance with Rodney Dan...I personally found his performance with Rodney Dangerfield (Back to School) insanely funny. If you don't know - dangerfield has a paper on Vonnegut due so he hires Vonnegut to write it. Needless to say, Dangerfield's paper failed. Hehehehehehe. <BR/><BR/>I think it's cool you found a way to relate to Engineers through his writing as well.Pickled Oliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327480619332102067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-54518474327178312462007-04-12T13:36:00.000-04:002007-04-12T13:36:00.000-04:00If you've ever gone into a musty old used bookstor...If you've ever gone into a musty old used bookstore and smelled weed, chances are it was coming from the Vonnegut's down on your lower right- the ones with the dog eared corners and dirty pages...<BR/><BR/>And so it goes...Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.com