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Curiousity Didn't Kill This Cat: RIP, Studs Terkel

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by zeke12, Oct 31, 2008.

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  1. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    zeke12, Oct 31, 2008
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  2. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Aww, shit.
     
    buckweaver, Oct 31, 2008
    #2
  3. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Damn. RIP.
     
    Beaker, Oct 31, 2008
    #3
  4. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    I wanted, for a long time, to meet two particular grand old gentlemen of American culture before they died: Buck O'Neill and Studs Terkel. Now they're both gone. Dammit. This man carried with him history such as isn't carried any more. We lost a touchstone to the 20th century today. And a sweet, talented, brave man. RIP.
     
    writing irish, Oct 31, 2008
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  5. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    The voice of America in many ways. RIP.

    I wonder if he voted early.
     
    Clerk Typist, Oct 31, 2008
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  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Damn, damn, damn.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 31, 2008
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  7. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Studs Terkel never learned to drive. Of all the things about the man. That was the thing I always wondered about. Why not learn to drive?
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Oct 31, 2008
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  8. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    A tiny giant, and one of our greatest oral historians. A fitting tribute for any writer's passing is to read their work. Do so. Go read 'Worklng.'
     
    jgmacg, Oct 31, 2008
    #8
  9. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Great name, great writer, not a bad actor and seemed like a really good guy. RIP.
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 31, 2008
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  10. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Hard Times was his masterpiece.
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Oct 31, 2008
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  11. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    And won his Pulitzer for 'The Good War,' yes? A great big body of work, fallen a little out of fashion lately. The youngsters here can make a fine remembrance of reading him.
     
    jgmacg, Oct 31, 2008
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  12. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Damn this dust!
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 31, 2008
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