Skarp Hedin
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Well, I just got that quote from a Publisher's Weekly editorial review quoted on Amazon.com.
Link to Dr. Asimov's biography on Amazon.com:
It's Been a Good Life
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[OT]Isaac Asimov Misnomer in LOCUS
- Thread starter Rayston
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Well, I just got that quote from a Publisher's Weekly editorial review quoted on Amazon.com.
Link to Dr. Asimov's biography on Amazon.com:
It's Been a Good Life
Aitch Eye
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I guess it was me that should have been clearer. He apparently got it through a blood transfusion during bypass surgery. Sci-Fi Wire's item on it can be found here:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/print.cgi?2002-03/14/12.00.books
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/print.cgi?2002-03/14/12.00.books
spacecrime.com
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What depresses me a little is that had Asimov publicly discussed his illness at the time, it might have done a lot to decrease prejudice and raise AIDS awareness.
OTOH, how you die is your own business. I can understand wanting to go out in peace and quiet and private rather than wasting your last couple of years in the middle of a media circu, and he certainly did more than his share to educate people during the rest of his life.
yours,
OTOH, how you die is your own business. I can understand wanting to go out in peace and quiet and private rather than wasting your last couple of years in the middle of a media circu, and he certainly did more than his share to educate people during the rest of his life.
yours,
Before this gets really far out of hand, could you please provide a direct link to Harlan's original post?
Copying and pasting just doesn't do it for me and I can't seem to find it on his site.
If this is an April fool's joke, it is in truly poor taste. If this is serious Ellison himself supposedly stated, Locus isn't exactly the New York Times. So just how many people are going to read about it whether or not it's right? So why go out of your way to post this message all over the 'net?
From what I can tell, right now, this just stinks of some sort of urban legend in the making or bizarre attempt at creating a meme.
However a google search reveals that there is a lot of information regarding Asimov's death linked to aids and it's revelation as his true cause of death in Jeppson's forthcoming book (It's been a good life). It's even reported in the SF Chronicle, but the date was April 1 which always makes me cringe. The same information appears in Locus' online site and SciFi wire. So maybe he really did die of the disease.
So are Ellison and Jeppson complaining that Locus is reporting a "cover up" of the information? Or is the information patently false?
Interested, but need more info.
Copying and pasting just doesn't do it for me and I can't seem to find it on his site.
If this is an April fool's joke, it is in truly poor taste. If this is serious Ellison himself supposedly stated, Locus isn't exactly the New York Times. So just how many people are going to read about it whether or not it's right? So why go out of your way to post this message all over the 'net?
From what I can tell, right now, this just stinks of some sort of urban legend in the making or bizarre attempt at creating a meme.
However a google search reveals that there is a lot of information regarding Asimov's death linked to aids and it's revelation as his true cause of death in Jeppson's forthcoming book (It's been a good life). It's even reported in the SF Chronicle, but the date was April 1 which always makes me cringe. The same information appears in Locus' online site and SciFi wire. So maybe he really did die of the disease.
So are Ellison and Jeppson complaining that Locus is reporting a "cover up" of the information? Or is the information patently false?
Interested, but need more info.
Thorntangle
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I couldn't find the story on his site either. Can somebody please post the link?cbatt said:
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The Link to Harlans Post is on the Visitor Forums
Found Here
http://harlanellison.com/heboard/brdbull.htm
Sorry for the confusion.
The misnomer is that Asimov's widow wanted to cover it up.
Asimov did die of aids recieved during a blood transfusion.
Thanx
Rayston
The Link to Harlans Post is on the Visitor Forums
Found Here
http://harlanellison.com/heboard/brdbull.htm
Sorry for the confusion.
The misnomer is that Asimov's widow wanted to cover it up.
Asimov did die of aids recieved during a blood transfusion.
Thanx
Rayston
