R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

Re: The Better Part of Wisdom, yes, it is. I remember it being a little bit awkward, as if Bradbury was pushing himself to write about something he wasn't really that familiar or comfortable with. But it's a sweet story.

Reread "The Jar." God, what a creepy little bit of ugliness. "Tom Carmody, who would never smile again..."

The whole damn book is like that! And god I love it.

warning: video

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/414933/june-06-2012/sign-off---ray-bradbury-tribute

Re: The Better Part of Wisdom, yes, it is. I remember it being a little bit awkward, as if Bradbury was pushing himself to write about something he wasn't really that familiar or comfortable with. But it's a sweet story.

The section of the grandpa's monologue reminiscing in the most lyrical terms his golden friendship with the boy comes as close to authentic poetic prose as I've ever read. I'm astounded Bradbury could write this well. As a result, I tore through about nine stories in one sitting.

btw my first awareness of RAY BRADBURY as an eminence came when Epcot, then known as EPCOT Center, announced that he'd contributed to the development and script for the Spaceship Earth ride.

And funny you should say that!

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/06/honoring-ray-bradburys-contribution-to-epcot/

'Make sure when you wake up in the morning that you know you accomplished everything you possibly could the previous day. And then do it again!’

There are two kinds of people in this world....

Mr. Bradbury and Dr. Morbius

"Doctor" if you're feeling nasty

As with R A Heinlein, I prefer his earlier work to his old coot pronouncements.

oh I dunno: Morbs still writes excellent reviews.

I saw that coming from miles away like the last Martian astronomers saw the rockets leaving the surface of the Earth

I knew Colbert was a fan (thus the link above) but how had I missed the existence of this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSoigRHHNLM

Such a great story.

could not turn that off (meta!)

i think that was the first short story i ever read

it was kind of all downhill after that

And now his house is gone.

http://file770.com/?p=20397

There came soft rains?