Thomas M. Disch committed suicide in his apartment on July 4.
Ellen Datlow's LiveJournal post:
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/93886.html
Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Disch
If anyone sees any sort of official obituary on the web before I post
anything about it,
Locus has an online obit
http://locusmag.com/2008/Disch_Obit.html
john
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thomas M. Disch committed suicide in his apartment on July 4.
Ellen Datlow's LiveJournal post:
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/93886.html
On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, John Garcia wrote:
Locus has an online obit
http://locusmag.com/2008/Disch_Obit.html
Thanks, the obit wasn't there or the link wasn't working when I checked
the Locus site last night.
Julia
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(Got that one courtesy my friend Twitch.)
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On 7/7/08, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thomas M. Disch committed suicide in his apartment on July 4.
Disch was the toastmaster at an early ConQuest (an annual Kansas City
SciFi convention), and actually signed toasters.
If you ever get a chance to read his non-fiction _The Dreams
http://www.locusmag.com/2007/2007NewsArchive.html
SF and fantasy writer Fred Saberhagen, born 1930, died June 29, 2007,
at the age of 77. He began publishing in 1961 with short stories in
Galaxy and If magazines, and published collection Berserker in 1967,
first in a series about interstellar
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=170988
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Not to mention Uncle Iroh, the coolest old guy in cartoon history.
Jim
Firebending Maru
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On 25 Nov 2005, at 4:34 am, Doug Pensinger wrote:
William wrote:
He will be cremated and we will scatter his ashes at one of his
favourite walks. He had a good life right up until the end and
we'll miss him.
I'm very sorry for your loss, William. Did you have him since he
was a
William T Goodall wrote:
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just before
noon. He hurt his leg on Friday which turned out to be a fracture which
turned out to be due to bone cancer. He'd been at the veterinary
hospital since Friday on painkillers while we waited to
William wrote:
He will be cremated and we will scatter his ashes at one of his
favourite walks. He had a good life right up until the end and we'll
miss him.
I'm very sorry for your loss, William. Did you have him since he was a
pup? A friend has a rescue Greyhound; they're beautiful,
On Nov 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just before
noon.
I know that sorrow. It's impossible to describe to those who've never
felt it, and worthless to try to explain to those who would trivialize
it. My condolences.
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just before
noon. He hurt his leg on Friday which turned out to be a fracture
which turned out to be due to bone cancer. He'd been at the
veterinary hospital since Friday on painkillers while we waited to
find out our options. When
From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Brin-L brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: RIP Ed
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:33:30 +
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just before noon.
He hurt his leg on Friday which turned
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William T
Goodall
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just
before noon. He hurt his leg on Friday which turned out to be
He will be cremated and we will scatter his ashes at one of
his favourite walks. He had a good life right
William T Goodall wrote:
Ed, our twelve year old greyhound, was euthanised today just before
noon. He hurt his leg on Friday which turned out to be a fracture
which turned out to be due to bone cancer. He'd been at the
veterinary hospital since Friday on painkillers while we waited to
find
The Daily Show had the perfect call out on Bush on that with reporting
from Times Square that the War on Terror had been won.
On 8/4/05, Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Aug 4, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Dave Land wrote:
On Aug 4, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Gary Denton wrote:
Of course, now the
Of course, now the Prez is back to calling it the War against Terror.
Doesn't matter, I expect to hear about troop withdrawals before the
midterm elections, everything with CheneyCo. is politics and Rove if
not indicted will devote all policies toward supporting the GOP in
Congress.
--
Gary
On Aug 4, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Gary Denton wrote:
Of course, now the Prez is back to calling it the War against Terror.
That's a little surprising to me, because despite his linguistic
disabilities, he seems to be pretty good message discipline. Maybe
they decided not to change the term, after
On Aug 4, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Dave Land wrote:
On Aug 4, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Gary Denton wrote:
Of course, now the Prez is back to calling it the War against Terror.
That's a little surprising to me, because despite his linguistic
disabilities, he seems to be pretty good message discipline.
Folks,
George Lakoff, cognitive psychologist, linguist and leading light in the
science of framing debates, notes a change in the language that the
Bush administration is using to describe what it now terms the global
struggle against violent extremism.
A key point:
... [D]ropping the
At 03:44 PM Monday 8/1/2005, Dave Land wrote:
Folks,
George Lakoff, cognitive psychologist, linguist and leading light in the
science of framing debates, notes a change in the language that the
Bush administration is using to describe what it now terms the global
struggle against violent
On Aug 1, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 03:44 PM Monday 8/1/2005, Dave Land wrote:
George Lakoff, cognitive psychologist, linguist and leading light in
the
science of framing debates, notes a change in the language that the
Bush administration is using to describe what it now
Dave Land wrote:
George Lakoff, cognitive psychologist, linguist and
leading light in
the
science of framing debates, notes a change in the
language that the
Bush administration is using to describe what it now terms
the global
struggle against violent extremism.
And the new
of his papacy, Europe may again be as
un-Christian as it was when St Benedict, one of the patron saints of
Europe, founded his pioneering monastic order, the Benedictines, 15
centuries ago. Christian Europe: from Benedict to Benedict. RIP.
Europe is now the most secular continent on earth
]
Subject: Re: Screensavers, Call For Help - RIP
Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://leo.typepad.com/tlr/2004/05/comcast_fires_t.html
The entire staff of Tech TV has been fired by Comcast.
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The entire staff of Tech TV has been fired by Comcast.
Pretty well sucks since Tech TV was actually a very good cable channel
and its competition G4 (owned by Comcast who recently bought TechTV)
pretty well sucked.
That's one way to get
Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://leo.typepad.com/tlr/2004/05/comcast_fires_t.html
The entire staff of Tech TV has been fired by Comcast.
Pretty well sucks since Tech TV was actually a very good cable channel
and its competition G4 (owned by Comcast who recently bought TechTV)
pretty well
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Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: Screensavers, Call For Help - RIP
Robert Seeberger wrote:
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The entire
Peter Ustinov and Alistair Cooke have passed on. Ustinov's greatest
performance (among many) was probably as Capt Vere in his film
adaptation of Billy Budd, while Aistair Cooke was just too cool.
they will be missed
john
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Ustinov's greatest
performance (among many) was probably as Capt Vere in his film
adaptation of Billy Budd,
And best speaking role was in Grendel, Grendel, Grendel
On Mar 30, 2004, at 9:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/30/2004 7:35:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ustinov's greatest
performance (among many) was probably as Capt Vere in his film
adaptation of Billy Budd,
And best speaking role was in Grendel,
In a message dated 3/30/2004 7:52:56 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And best speaking role was in Grendel, Grendel, Grendel
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IIRC he got a Grammy for that.
john
Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Paul Winfield has died.
He was also in one of my favorite ST:NG episodes, Darmok. One of
the more original episodes of the run, I thought.
And he narrated City Confidential on AE. I swear, I wouldn't watch
that show
Did you know there's a Tenagra Observatory whose name is based on the
episode? http://www.tenagraobservatories.com/Who%20are%20we.htm
There's also a Darmok Dictionary at
http://www.chaparraltree.com/sflang/darmok.shtml.
Tom Beck wrote:
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Did you know there's a Tenagra Observatory whose name is based on
the episode? http://www.tenagraobservatories.com/Who%20are%20we.htm
There's also a Darmok Dictionary at
http://www.chaparraltree.com/sflang/darmok.shtml.
Both of these links were tres cool.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Paul Winfield has died.
He was also in one of my favorite ST:NG episodes, Darmok. One of the more original
episodes of the run, I thought.
Jim
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Jim Sharkey wrote:
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Paul Winfield has died.
He was also in one of my favorite ST:NG episodes, Darmok. One of
the more original episodes of the run, I thought.
And he narrated City Confidential on AE. I swear, I wouldn't watch
that show as much as I do if it weren't for
Paul Winfield has died. An emmy winning character actor who'd also been
nominated for an Oscar, he guest-starred on Star Trek (He was Cap't Terrell
in The Wrath of Khan) and Babylon 5 among others.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934902/
Article on his career is here: http://tinyurl.com/34u94
I'm more sad for John Ritter. I never liked him as an actor (or as a
person), but to die at 55 isn't a great thought.
Kevin T. - VRWC
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On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 09:44 PM, Gary Nunn wrote:
Since no one else has mentioned it I thought that I would mention
Katherine Hepburn's recent death on Sunday past. Ms. Hepburn was
possibly the finest actress in American film for over six
decades (her
john
Seems like we lost several
Since no one else has mentioned it I thought that I would mention
Katherine Hepburn's recent death on Sunday past. Ms. Hepburn was
possibly the finest actress in American film for over six decades (her
only competition might be Meryl Streep); nominated for an Academy Award
12 times, she won
Since no one else has mentioned it I thought that I would mention
Katherine Hepburn's recent death on Sunday past. Ms. Hepburn was
possibly the finest actress in American film for over six
decades (her
john
Seems like we lost several great entertainers in the last week...
Of course
that Hepburn and Peck sis, but I grew up watching him.
Gary
My typing sucks tonight, that line should read.
that Hepburn and Peck did, but I grew up watching him.
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In a message dated 7/1/2003 6:45:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Seems like we lost several great entertainers in the last week...
Of course Katherine Hepburn, but also Gregory Peck and Buddy Hackett.
Perhaps Buddy Hackett didn't have quite the impact on
Gary Nunn wrote:
Of course Katherine Hepburn, but also Gregory Peck and Buddy
Hackett. Perhaps Buddy Hackett didn't have quite the impact on
serious acting that Hepburn and Peck did, but I grew up watching
him.
Buddy Hackett died? I didn't even hear that. Did you ever see his stand up? He
Buddy Hackett died? I didn't even hear that.
Jim
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20030701_1990.html
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Now that ABC is doing a rip off, I may as wll join in as well.
Do you read Brin because he's
Less pretentious?
or
Reads great?
William Taylor
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Time to make the Traeki
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that ABC is doing a rip off, I may as wll join in as well.
Do you read Brin because he's
Less pretentious?
or
Reads great?
I'll say Reads great!
Anyone up for saying Less pretentious and having a cat fight?
Julia
who's going to go turn
At 04:52 PM 1/26/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that ABC is doing a rip off, I may as wll join in as well.
Do you read Brin because he's
Less pretentious?
or
Reads great?
I'll say Reads great!
Anyone up for saying Less pretentious and having a cat fight
In a message dated 1/26/2003 3:47:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyone up for saying Less pretentious and having a cat fight?
Julia
who's going to go turn on the TV soon, after she checks the directions on
the frozen thing she'll be cooking for dinner,
At 20:04 26-01-2003 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
And we have frozen things on a regular basis. Something you just stick in
an oven for awhile, stopping once to stir or pull off the cover or
something, is a pretty easy thing to fix for dinner.
SIGH
So much for the fine art of cooking...
From the article:
Bill Mauldin, the Army sergeant who created Willie and Joe, the cartoon
characters who became enduring symbols of the grimy, irrespressible
American infantrymen who triumphed over the German army and prevailed
over their own rear-echelon officers in World War II, died today
My wife just called to tell me that one of our favorite people from church,
Fred Haber, died this afternoon. None of you probably know who he is, and
I'm not sure if you'll find his name in any histories of the space program,
but Fred was the launch control officer at Vandenberg and other places
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