He's just one of those faces I've known since childhood. What's sad to me is that I told the others here, and there was zero reaction. But they're all under 24.
Spike: I'm not a monster. Xander: Yes! You are a monster. Vampires are monsters! They make monster movies about them! Spike: Well, yeah. Got me there.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Apr 04, 2013 10:55:37 am PDT #17212 of 30001
Because books.
Burrell - Apr 04, 2013 10:57:02 am PDT #17213 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I was going to make a glib joke about zombies and questionable marketing schemes, but then I had to back screen and when it refreshed I saw that Roger Ebert had died. How sad! Such a wonderful writer, and a man who faced such tragic circumstances with so much grace and courage.
-t - Apr 04, 2013 10:58:05 am PDT #17214 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
For $39, probably worth it.
Aw, Roger Ebert. And I just overheard a couple of my co-workers mentioning it, too.
flea - Apr 04, 2013 10:58:25 am PDT #17215 of 30001
information libertarian
His writing since his illness had been just stunning in its clarity and love of life. A great legacy.
Theodosia - Apr 04, 2013 10:59:56 am PDT #17216 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Nightmare tenants: every dark cloud does have a silver lining, even if it turns out to be a tax credit.
Consuela - Apr 04, 2013 11:07:01 am PDT #17217 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
His writing since his illness had been just stunning in its clarity and love of life. A great legacy.
Indeed. I used to watch At the Movies but I didn't really come to appreciate him until about five years ago.
Only 70, man. Such a shame.
flea - Apr 04, 2013 11:07:02 am PDT #17218 of 30001
information libertarian
Ebert 2011 essay on death: [link]
erikaj - Apr 04, 2013 11:12:40 am PDT #17219 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
He'd been through such a lot lately...but his blog taught me to view him with so much more respect. I'm not sure I believe in the afterlife anymore, but if there is one, I hope he and Siskel can find a screening room and go back to hashing stuff out.
DavidS - Apr 04, 2013 11:14:11 am PDT #17220 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's lovely stuff, flea. Thanks for linking that.
*****
I am 69, have had cancer, will die sooner than most of those reading this. That is in the nature of things. In my plans for life after death, I say, again with Whitman:
I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.
And with Will, the brother in Saul Bellow’s “Herzog,” I say, “Look for me in the weather reports.”
Sue - Apr 04, 2013 12:01:33 pm PDT #17221 of 30001
hip deep in pie
So sad about Roger Ebert.
When I was young and dumb, I used to not think very much of him because he seemed to overrate things. I felt like it was a big change in my worldview when I realized he appreciated more.
bon bon, I went through a similar thing with him. I didn't really take him seriously, but through the years, I found I could trust his taste. (I still maintain that lots of boobs got something an extra star, but I am okay with that.)