At MadCon, an ailing Harlan Ellison will say goodbye

thedailypage.com ^ | Sept. 23, 2010 | Josh Wimmer

[Uncle Ike]

Still waiting for “The Last Dangerous Visions” volume of his “Dangerous Visions” anthology trilogy....

[iowamark]

He was certainly entertaining on Tom Snyder's old Tomorrow Show.

[who knows what evil?]

He’s not going to appreciate this, but I met him at several shows in the past, and he was always gracious...a real gentleman. Of course; I didn’t say anything stupid or otherwise p*ss him off...

[SES1066]

Just to fill in the blank, "MadCon" is going on NOW through Sunday, 09-26-2010, in Madison, Wisconsin at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. I have enjoyed some of Mr Harlan and not some of his other of his work, yet he has been an open and noble soul in his working life. I will regret his inevitable loss,

[Lurking Libertarian]

“I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream” bump.

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump!

[AceMineral]

“Soldier”.

[RedRedRose]

I met him at the DC Sci-Fi Convention in 1975, I think. He was trying to get financing to finish his film, “A Boy and His Dog”. He’s gay and invited my first husband upstairs to his room party at the hotel. I was also invited, sort of.

[brivette]

first husband?

[RedRedRose]

RedRedRose has rice wounds on her head.

Harlan Ellison was a great speaker and so interesting. Sad to know that he’s dying.

[Tax-chick]

I didn’t know he was so old, bless his heart. I know there’s a memoir or autobiography out, because I saw Susan Ivanova reading it in an episode of “Babylon 5.” I keep forgetting to check the library catalog.

[Tax-chick]

He’s gay? He wrote about having a vasectomy after a girlfriend had an abortion. I guess he could be “gay” ...

[RedRedRose]

He’s been out of the closet for years. I guess he had a girlfriend experience in those seventy some years.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

A flaming lib (didn’t know he was packing fudge too - his old “Glass Teat” TV columns often mentioned a girlfriend), but a great writer. There was one story I liked but haven’t read in years so I don’t remember the title, but folks drove armed vehicles and fought duels on the highway. Every time some idiot cuts me off I think about it....

[Tax-chick]

OK ... I faded out by the time I graduated college, and only noticed in passing that he was a contributor to Babylon 5.

[Tax-chick]

I remember that story. A car would have a body preserved to fight on by itself ...

Gosh it’s been a long time.

[Artemis Webb]

This is sad news for me. I've been a fan of Ellison not just for his writing but for his commitment to his craft and his refusal to sell out his science fiction credentials for a buck.

Just Damn.

[Stegall Tx]

I used to know the closing paragraph to “’Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” by heart and would recite it to anyone who complained that I was running five minutes late. I figure I'm scheduled to die before I'm fifty by the Ticktockman’s schedule.

“And so it goes...”

Thanks for the pleasure of reading [some of] your work, Mr. Ellison.

[BiteYourSelf]

That sounds a lot like “Why Johnny Can’t Speed” by Alan Dean Foster.