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#1 2012-08-01 07:19:10

formby
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Gore Vidal...

The wonderfully acerbic Gore Vidal has been taken to Jesus....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19074230

In quotes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19075751


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#2 2012-08-01 09:01:18

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Re: Gore Vidal...

"There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise."

Erudite, pedantic, entertaing, but for God's sake who would be stupid enough follow his advice?
I did like his books, though specially the one on emperor Julian the apostate, whose first lines are a satire on Marcus Aurelius' memoirs. I don't think he was aiming high, I think he wrote it feeling comfortable amongst equals(!).

Last edited by Chévere (2012-08-01 09:03:22)


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#3 2012-08-01 09:36:55

formby
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Re: Gore Vidal...


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#4 2012-08-01 16:53:41

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Re: Gore Vidal...

 

#5 2012-08-02 01:06:44

4F Hepcat
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Re: Gore Vidal...

The conscience of America as one of my old muccas use to say.

His house on the Amalfi coast was somewhat grandiose with magnificent reviews:

http://www.channel4.com/news/my-drunken-night-with-gore-vidal


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#6 2012-08-02 15:20:48

formby
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Re: Gore Vidal...


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#7 2012-08-03 00:41:16

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Re: Gore Vidal...

He said McVeigh was a patriot.

He had a sexual encounter with Jack Kerouac too.


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#8 2012-08-03 08:47:03

formby
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Re: Gore Vidal...


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#9 2012-08-03 11:07:19

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Re: Gore Vidal...


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#10 2012-08-03 13:41:12

formby
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Re: Gore Vidal...


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

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#11 2016-02-03 01:40:47

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Re: Gore Vidal...


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#12 2016-02-03 23:57:15

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