robin (03/27/83)
Good day! Y'know I am really getting tired of hearing about Heinlein and Farmer and those other old sf writers whose time has passed. Why don't we hear anything about some REAL writers, for example, Harlan Ellison(though he really is nor (excuse me, not) a sf writer, he just writes sf stories)? I happen to be of that group of people who like Ellison, so maybe we can get an argument going with those who think that he is not so great. Let's see what we can get going, Allan F. Perry nmtvax!robin robin@nmtvax
jjm (03/29/83)
I recently purchased a rather bizarre record album by Harlan Ellison. He reads "Shatterday" and "Repent, Harlequin". I always liked to read Ellison; hearing him read his own work aloud is marvelous! I reccommend the record highly. It is sometimes available from the Science Fiction Book Club. Has anyone out there bought similar recordings? I notice that there is a recording of Asimov reading excerpts from "Nightfall"... Jim McParland American Bell - Holmdel hou5e!jjm
rich (03/31/83)
You wanted an argument, so here it is, but not for the reasons you think you'll get... Ellison writes good stuff (sometimes), so I won't start a battle over that. BUT, I will no longer read it because the man himself is such an ass! After having heard the man once and having read an in-depth interview he gave, I refused to give my dollars to a man "for entertainment purposes" (which is why any of us buys a science fiction/fiction/fantasy book) who insists that MOST ALL OF US ARE LITTLE BETTER THAN LOWER MIDDLE CLASS MORONS!!! Ellison knocks everyone else's books and movies and the people who read or watch them. He is self-righteous about writing, feeling him- self to be free from any guilt or sin while he berates his peers and calls their readers idiots. I refuse any support for his cause. This, of course, is a personal opinion and in no way reflects the views or opinions of my co-workers or the company I work for. Rich Amber
iy47ab (04/06/83)
Ha-ha!! So some brave Ellison fans have finally popped out, hurrah! Hhes e's my absolute favourite...for a good lesson in love and pain, read "NKL`Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled" -- it proves the popposite of the title, and it is so beautiful. I'm working on getting the records, and I'll porst adn adrdress for the collection soon... arwen
mclure (04/09/83)
#R:nmtvax:-26800:sri-unix:13200016:000:78 sri-unix!mclure Apr 7 10:09:00 1983 I became an instant Ellison convert after reading DEATHBIRD STORIES. Stuart