anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) (03/04/86)
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. Steve Anich
tewok@umcp-cs.UUCP (Wayne Morrison) (03/05/86)
Richard Beck? If this is the book with the blue feather on the cover, its Richard Bach. He also wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Wayne Morrison ARPA: tewok@brillig UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!tewok Parallel Computation Lab University of Maryland (301)454-7690
entropy@fluke.UUCP (Terrence J. Mason) (03/06/86)
In article <666@puff.UUCP> anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) writes: > > 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. > > Steve Anich I don't know whether that rumor is true, but I might have to agree that this particular book IS that weird (whatever that means) -- terrymason {uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,ssc-vax}!fluke!entropy
chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad) (03/11/86)
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 {sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!chris ucbvax!calma!nrcvax!chris ihnp4!nrcvax!chris If things don't change, they will probably remain the same.
joe@oucs.UUCP (Joseph Judge) (03/12/86)
> In article <666@puff.UUCP> anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) writes: > > > > I was told that when Beck's book Illusions was isn't it Bach - Richard Bach 'Illusions' the book with the feather on it?? -- Joseph Judge C.S Department 414 Morton Hall Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701 ihnp4!{amc1,cbdkc1,cbosgd,cuuxb,}!oucs!joe All the same, we take our chances, Laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances, Plus ca change, Plus c'est la meme chose.
EV9@PSUVMA.BITNET (03/19/86)
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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."