Harlan Ellison says he's dying

[Alaric]

http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=30610

[lugaru]

I love Harlan, he still finds way's to make me smile in what should be a really painful interview.

[bearded]

I am inordinately happy. I am wonderfully happy. I am Icarus-flying-to-the-sun happy. I have led a magical life. I have led exactly the life I would wish to lead. I have led the life I guess that everybody in their heart of hearts wants to lead.

wow.
will i be able to say that? could i say it now?
can you say this?
if we can't, what must we be doing wrong? how can we fix it?
sorry, this really got me thinking. what an extraordinary writer.

[Deaths Jester]

While there's apart of me that's smiling at Harlan's humour, there's a part of me that feels the utter sadness of the closeness to lossing such a great writer!

[daglob]

Depends, of course. He gives no deadline nor cause, and even if he did, my father was given six months to two years to live. That was eleven years ago, and he is still kicking.

I'd heard about what he wanted to do with his unfinished work before. He dislikes what has happened with the work of Robert E. Howard, and didn't want that to happen to him. But maybe he has a little time to finish a couple more stories and finally release The Last Dangerous Visions.

No, I don't really think that last one is going to happen.

[Uncle Yuan]

I'm underwhelmed, myself.  He's 74, says he feels himself slowing down and knows he's going to die.  I'm 42, feel myself slowing down and know I'm going to die.  Someday.  And as daglob said, he gives no reason or timeline.

I'd say Harlan is just getting crotchety and dramatic in his old age, but, really, when hasn't he been?

[Alaric]

I'm underwhelmed, myself.  He's 74, says he feels himself slowing down and knows he's going to die.  I'm 42, feel myself slowing down and know I'm going to die.  Someday.  And as daglob said, he gives no reason or timeline.

I'd say Harlan is just getting crotchety and dramatic in his old age, but, really, when hasn't he been?

Actually, I have it on very good authority that it's more than that.

[Dartman X]

Harlan just appeared in the 'New Scooby Doo Adventures' cartoon, as himself, and I was like..WHAAAATTT? Scooby Doo?!!
He was appearing at a lecture Velma was attending.  Weird.

[daglob]

Harlan just appeared in the 'New Scooby Doo Adventures' cartoon, as himself, and I was like..WHAAAATTT? Scooby Doo?!!
He was appearing at a lecture Velma was attending.  Weird.

As I write this, that episode is on The Cartoon Network.

It is very strange...

[Glitch Girl]

I have finally seen said episode as well.

Very VERY Strange.  I know the Scooby gang looked like the Scooby gang (and even had Frank Welker as Fred), but it didn't feel like "Scooby Doo" and I can't put my finger on why.  Property damage maybe? 

Having Harlin Ellison on there just added to the surreality of it all. 

[lugaru]

Every time this thread gets updated I panic a little.