phoenix@genat.UUCP (phoenix) (03/19/86)
In article <156@minnie.UUCP> chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad) writes: >anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) says: >> >> I was told that when Beck's book Illusions was >>published, many people committed suicide. Is there any >>truth to that? His books are wierd, but not that wierd. >> > > Yes, there is truth to that rumor. I remember when I was >living in Seattle, reading a story in the news about a teenage couple >that committed joint suicide, leaving a note that indicated the book >Illusions was a major contributor to their decision. > > There followed some interviews with a psychologist discussing >the role Bach's book in recent teenage suicides. > > Wasn't there a similar phenomenom concerning a song named >Blue Monday, or something like that? I may have the song wrong but I do >recall hearing about the occurence. > > >-- > Chris Grevstad > > If things don't change, they will probably remain the same. Well, outside of pointing out the obvious (eg., *Suicide is Painless* from the movie and the tv series M*A*S*H), there is a ban put on the song *Take Your Life* from the album "Doonesbury's Jimmy Thudpucker's Greatest Hits". To my (uncertain) knowledge, this lp is banned in Canada from being played on the air. -- The Phoenix (Neither Bright, Dark, nor Young) ---"A man should live forever...or die trying." ---"There is no substitute for good manners...except fast reflexes."