Paul Francis opened this issue on Mar 19, 2008 · 7 posts
Paul Francis posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 1:22 PM
Arthur C Clarke has died. "2001:A Space Odyssey" and "Childhood's End" launched me into the cosmos and I've never looked back....in 1969 I had to wait outside the cinema in the car while my dad and older brother went to see "2001" as it was claimed that, at 9 years of age, I'd be too young to understand it....got my own back when it came out on VHS, by watching it from beginning to end about twenty times.....
He left instructions for a strictly secular funeral, with no religous overtones - way to go!
I went to the same school as him, Huish's Grammar School in Taunton, Somerset, although about 45 years after he was there......
Condolences to his family and bereaved ones.
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TheBryster posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 2:49 PM Forum Moderator
Small world, big universe, nice tribute.
Available on Amazon for the Kindle E-Reader
All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bikermouse posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 5:04 PM
I thought I felt a disturbance in "the force" this morning . . . It felt like Paul McCartney had died or something. Now I know why. Sad.
tom271 posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 5:09 PM
I really loved Childhood's end.... I guess he is on his way to his odyssey.... He will live on as long as people are interested in space...
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FranOnTheEdge posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 6:59 PM
If I could make a hundredth of the impact that Arthur C. Clarke did in his life time I would be astonished. He has been a great influence on many of us and probably will continue to do so even after he himself has left us.
A nice guy.
I hope his 3 wishes come true.
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
bobbystahr posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 7:18 PM
small body...Huge Loss...this is the passing away of a true visionary...he will be missed.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Thandaluz posted Wed, 19 March 2008 at 7:26 PM
Arthur C. Clarke, happily he will be substituted, but never overcome.
A believer of the knowledge and your faith could not be tested, therefore she doesn't base on evidence; she bases on a deep need of believing, Carl Sagan said like this.
Sadness deep, but certainly cheerful for having read and attended a lot of your work.