Happy Birthday Studs Terkel

[Burma Jones]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studs_Terkel

He's 95 today. God seems to think he's better to have around than Falwell.......

[ThomCat]

1. Happy Birthday to an Awesome historian,

humanitarian and good human being. :toast:

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. he was wonderful on Democracy Now

with Amy Goodman today

We , as progressives, could learn from him.


Read his books , watch his interviews ! He is living history.

[buddhamama]

5. he is living history

and he a master of oral history.

no one comes close to Studs in capturing the human experience in story.

He is a treasure.

Happy Birthday, Studs! :toast: :hug:

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. ok

a :kick: for Studs

[myrna minx]

4. Happy Birthday Studs.

:toast:

[bikebloke]

6. And he has a new book coming out.

His memoirs. I think it's due out next Autnumn.

[Burma Jones]

7. Kick for the night crew

[Book Lover]

8. Many, *many* happy returns of the day, Mr Terkel!

:toast:

[malta blue]

9. He was my commencement speaker in 1991.

A few years later while on a visit to the school, a professor struck him with a vehicle. I believe the prof was DUI but I do not recall, nor do I wish to slander him if this was not the case...

Studs gave a great speech and I remember that moment fondly.