Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
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mekender
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
damn, he was one of the good ones too...
i love some of the speeches he gave on global warming
i love some of the speeches he gave on global warming
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Rod
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
Posted first, looked second. Deleted my post. Good guy though I think two things might have hastened his departure.
one can be a Democrat, or one can choose to be an American.
Good acting requires an imagination; reality requires a person not getting lost in their imagination.
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Good acting requires an imagination; reality requires a person not getting lost in their imagination.
"It's better to have a gun if you need it". Felix's opthamologist
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SoupOrMan
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
Dang. I actually liked "Sphere" for what it was worth, a good read while waiting for evening recoveries.
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Frosch
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
Damn. He was a good author and sane, too.
It's never the nihilistic, america-hating blowhards, is it?
It's never the nihilistic, america-hating blowhards, is it?
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Old Grafton
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
Remember the line from Unforgiven--- "We all got it comin', kid...."Frosch wrote:Damn. He was a good author and sane, too.
It's never the nihilistic, america-hating blowhards, is it?
Just keep tryin' to outlive the barstids. Teddy K's gonna go soon, f'rinstance.
I'm not old--It's too early to be this late.
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Dub_James
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Perhaps one of the best modern day American storytellers.
He'll be missed.
He'll be missed.
Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
-She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
-She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
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Denis
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Re: Author Michael Crichton, dead at 66.
Also a reasonable everyday philosopher and observer of human nature. Have a look at his essays. I like the "how to fight" one. Much wisdom there...Dub_James wrote:Perhaps one of the best modern day American storytellers.
He'll be missed.