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Fat Abe · 09-25-2010, 07:51 PM

Thanks for providing us with the link about Harlan Ellison. The story about Ellison seeing John Steinbeck in person was very touching.

Harlan gave kudos to a writer that I haven't read yet.

"My wife has instructions that the instant I die, she has to burn all the unfinished stories. And there may be a hundred unfinished stories in this house, maybe more than that. There's three quarters of a novel. No, these things are not to be finished by other writers, no matter how good they are. It could be Paul Di Filippo, who is just about the best writer in America, as far as I'm concerned. Or God forbid, James Patterson or Judith Krantz should get a hold of The Man Who Looked for Sweetness, which is sitting up on my desk, and try to finish it, anticipating what Ellison was thinking -- no! Goddammit."

Back in the 60's, Frank Sinatra mentioned Tony Bennett's name in an interview for Life magazine.

"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more."

One wonders if history will repeat itself with Paul Di Filippo.

09-25-2010, 07:51 PM	#8
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,826 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Thanks for providing us with the link about Harlan Ellison. The story about Ellison seeing John Steinbeck in person was very touching. Harlan gave kudos to a writer that I haven't read yet. "My wife has instructions that the instant I die, she has to burn all the unfinished stories. And there may be a hundred unfinished stories in this house, maybe more than that. There's three quarters of a novel. No, these things are not to be finished by other writers, no matter how good they are. It could be Paul Di Filippo, who is just about the best writer in America, as far as I'm concerned. Or God forbid, James Patterson or Judith Krantz should get a hold of The Man Who Looked for Sweetness, which is sitting up on my desk, and try to finish it, anticipating what Ellison was thinking -- no! Goddammit." Back in the 60's, Frank Sinatra mentioned Tony Bennett's name in an interview for Life magazine. "For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more." One wonders if history will repeat itself with Paul Di Filippo.