From: jawod@fuse.net   
      
   David Loftus wrote:   
   > STORY TIME FOR GROWNUPS   
   >   
   > presents   
   >   
   > the Ambivalent but Terribly Funny Mr. Vonnegut   
   >   
   > read by David Loftus   
   >   
   > Monday, May 7, 2007 -- 7:30 PM   
   > Grendel's Coffee House   
   > 729 East Burnside, Portland   
   > Admission is free   
   >   
   > A critic once wrote that Kurt Vonnegut put bitter coatings around   
   > sweet pills. Whether that's accurate or the other way about, the late   
   > Mr. Vonnegut was a memorable read for nearly all of us when we first   
   > encountered him. Writing about intelligence on other planets, his   
   > experiences in World War II, working for faceless corporations, or the   
   > end of the world in various forms, he was never less than thought-   
   > provoking and hilarious. I will commemorate this beloved voice of our   
   > respective youths with a smattering of novel excerpts, stories, and   
   > essays.   
   >   
   > Come have a cuppa joe and a cookie, or tea and a sandwich, at   
   > Grendel's, and enjoy the rare treat of being read to.   
   >   
   > My next projects will be to record Shakespeare's sonnets and Sherlock   
   > Holmes   
   > stories for the Web.   
   >   
   David,   
   That sounds so great...but I live in OHIO.   
   I LOVED Kurt Vonnegut.  One of the more memorable pieces was about the   
   Trafalmadorans who came to earth ... they communicated by tap-dancing   
   and farting...they tried to warn about a fire and everyone just thought   
   they were disgusting.  I laughed and laughed.  His touching accounts of   
   Dresden broke my heart.  He is missed   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)