THE KING OF CANDLESTICKS LONESOME NO MORE! HI HO.
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My favorite writer KURT VONNEGUT JR. died yesterday. I've read every book this man has ever written, some more than once. When I was in school my experimental writing prof Regina Weinreich (Read her blog GOSSIP CENTRAL re-introduced me to Vonnegut's work after she had mentioned that she was close friends with him and would have dinner with him often. I was one of the stars of Regina's class and Vonnegut had a profound influence on my writing. She asked me what my favorite short story was, I mentioned the story in Vonnegut's WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE about Albert Einstein's Dog being the actual genius. She told me weeks later that she had mentioned that to Kurt at one of their dinners together and that he had a good laugh over it. Goodnight Mr. Vonnegut. Goodnight Mr. Vonnegut. So it goes. . . Hi ho.
"I was those seeds,
"I am this meat,
"This meat hates pain,
"This meat must eat,
"This meat must sleep,
"This meat must dream,
"This meat must laugh,
"This meat must scream,
"But when, as meat,
"It's had its fill,
"Please plant it as
"A Daffodil."
-KURT VONNEGUT- SLAPSTICK.
