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42. He was only an asshole to people who deserved it.

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 11:23 PM

Jun 2018

I met him in real life. There's no doubt that he was cranky, and didn't suffer fools gladly. Which is just a polite way of saying he didn't suffer fools at all.

But to his gathered fans, he was funny, charming, and an incandescent speaker.

I was lucky enough to have dinner with him, and he was a wonderful dining companion, and very charming to the waiter.

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A great writer. He'll be missed. First Speaker Jun 2018 #1

His tastes were a bit creepy for me, but I did like his Star Trek episode. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #47

RIP sir! Coventina Jun 2018 #2

He will be missed still_one Jun 2018 #3

One of the best. bluedigger Jun 2018 #4

:( Solly Mack Jun 2018 #5

He was truly one of a kind. nocoincidences Jun 2018 #6

RIP peekaloo Jun 2018 #7

A veritable giant has passed, and will be greatly missed. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #8

All my SF/comic heroes exboyfil Jun 2018 #9

I was talking about Len about two hours ago MurrayDelph Jun 2018 #45

That man significantly altered my existence. byronius Jun 2018 #10

There were giants in those days. RIP. Hekate Jun 2018 #11

bummer. RIP. i have a glass teat autographed by him certainot Jun 2018 #12

I'm shattered. Aristus Jun 2018 #13

He was one of my greatest writing heroes. Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #14

He was certainly one of the most litigious authors of all time. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #24

He was only an asshole to people who deserved it. Aristus Jun 2018 #42

One of my favorite writers. RIP bluescribbler Jun 2018 #15

PAY THE WRITER! nolabear Jun 2018 #16

I know one thing; he's not going to hell sarge43 Jun 2018 #17

Maybe he's going down there to help us out. Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #38

If anyone could, he'd be the one. sarge43 Jun 2018 #39

Great writer but cannabis_flower Jun 2018 #18

He might not disagree... hunter Jun 2018 #21

Yeah I met him at a bookstore signing in the 80s More_Cowbell Jun 2018 #23

Met him at a science fiction convention cannabis_flower Jun 2018 #29

I met him once; he hit on my wife. SansACause Jun 2018 #35

Not really surprised he hit on your wife. bitterross Jun 2018 #41

One of the greatest English-language essayists Codeine Jun 2018 #19

RIP Harlan Ellison 47of74 Jun 2018 #20

Rest In Peace, Harlan Ellison. calimary Jun 2018 #22

I have no mouth and I must scream AllyCat Jun 2018 #25

"A boy and his dog" SonofDonald Jun 2018 #26

I met Ellison at Dayton's Living Arts Center in 1970. OilemFirchen Jun 2018 #27

A boy and his dog lunatica Jun 2018 #28

All of his stories are that way. Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #30

And the movie was actually pretty good, too. marble falls Jun 2018 #32

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream marble falls Jun 2018 #31

for decades I've heard about the bar bet between Robert Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #33

He was such an influence on me. SansACause Jun 2018 #34

Harlan Ellison certainly mattered. scarletwoman Jun 2018 #36

I have been trying to get in this thread to say BIG R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #37

So sad. I love his work. The Deathbird is one of the greatest stories. bitterross Jun 2018 #40

Ave atque vale. ChazInAz Jun 2018 #43

He was at best a jerk. He pissed off many, many people. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #44

I wish I had written this. MicaelS Jun 2018 #46

My wife and I both had encounters with Ellison before we met. hunter Jun 2018 #48

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