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End of an era, Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007. Will his avatar remain? |
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Desmond Shang
Guvnah of Caledon
Join date: 14 Mar 2005
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04-11-2007 22:42
One of my favourite authors and visionaries has passed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_re_us/obit_vonnegut As a small addendum to his incredible life, is there a respectful way of keeping his avatar available to perhaps historians and archivists? http://www.answers.com/topic/vonnegut-secondlife-jpg http://blip.tv/file/128184 _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
Gone, avi, gone
Join date: 17 May 2006
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04-11-2007 23:09
And so it goes...
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Brenda Connolly
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Join date: 10 Jan 2007
Posts: 25,000
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04-11-2007 23:16
And so it goes...  Last ship to Trafalmador leaves in 5 minutes. _____________________
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Osprey Therian
I want capslocklock
Join date: 6 Jul 2004
Posts: 5,049
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04-11-2007 23:27
Aw.
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Ged Larsen
thwarted by quaternions
Join date: 4 Dec 2006
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04-12-2007 06:37
Ahh, such a great writer -- now I'll have to re-read all his books.
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Mykyl Nordwind
Registered User
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 105
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04-12-2007 06:53
I actually almost named my land Tralfamadore... he will be missed.
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Amity Slade
Registered User
Join date: 14 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,183
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04-12-2007 07:48
He was a victim of a series of accidents. As are we all.
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Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
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04-12-2007 10:25
Happy travels Kurt.
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Gillian Waldman
Buttercup
Join date: 1 Oct 2006
Posts: 697
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04-12-2007 10:58
He spoke at my undergrad graduation back in 1994...this was when Generation X was being blamed for being lazy. He said (not an exact quote, I would need to look it up), "You're not Generation X, you're Generation A." He will be missed.
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Haroldthe Burrel
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Join date: 24 Apr 2006
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04-12-2007 11:16
Nice, nice, very nice
Nice, nice, very nice So many people in the same device I wanted all things to make sense So we'd be happy instead of tense Give my regards to Kilgore Trout. |
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Infiniview Merit
The 100 Trillionth Cell
Join date: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 845
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04-12-2007 11:53
Sorry to hear he is gone, he was an excellent writer.
I had no idea he had been in SL that is soo cool. _____________________
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Pie Psaltery
runs w/scissors
Join date: 13 Jan 2004
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04-12-2007 18:19
An extraordinary imagination ended in the most ordinary of circumstances... Kurt would have appreciated the irony.
If Kurt didn't cancel his account, one would imagine it could remain in the SL datebase forever. Maybe Philip could log into it every once in a while for inspiration. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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Join date: 10 Jan 2007
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04-12-2007 18:20
Perhaps he could be turned into the Ultimate Landbot
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