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We have lost a great writer.

Kurt Vonnegut died recently. He was one of those amazing, larger than life people that has left a lasting mark. If you ever read any of his books, make sure you read chapter one of the novel Slaughterhouse Five. In it he explains why he wrote the book in the way that he did. The story is autobiographical yet he chose to portray the main character as a frail Army Chaplain's assistant, not the brave Army scout that he actually was during WWII.

Just like with the loss of JFK, John Lennon, The Pope, or even Dimebag (anyone? anyone? hee hee) you can practically feel the collective loss felt by many.

To get a sense of it, check out this Google News link.
http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&tab=wn&q=kurt+vonnegut&sa=N&start=10

I thought I'd post this as a way to honor the guy. Even though he doesn't have a lot to do with the internet, I thought it was important in a way because a lot of us are training to be some type of writer.

Posted by Blender on April 14, 2007 02:21 PM |

Comments

MY mom, who is a Republican loved Kurt Vonnegut, which tells you that humor mixed with humanism is an irrestible (and rare) concoction. She went to a musical version of "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" on Broadway in the early 1980s. I think she still has the cast tape. There was a song on it about Cheese Nips.

Posted by: Ramonac | April 16, 2007 12:09 AM

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