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August 16, 1977. The King of Rock & Roll dies. "Live Forever!" | ||||
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Born August 24, 1899: Jorge Luis Borges. A translation of his Preface To The Martian Chronicles was posted here by Captain Wilder. https://raybradburyboard.com/ev...271020012#6271020012 Belated Thank You to Captain Wilder. Open Culture had this post by Colin Marshall about Borges last April: http://www.openculture.com/201...ile_of_a_writer.html Incidentally, Open Culture also has this recent post, by Marshall as well, about Ray Bradbury's Futuria Fantasia: http://www.openculture.com/201...d-as-a-teenager.html | ||||
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He had a dream. Fifty years ago today. "Live Forever!" | ||||
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1976: Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars at Utopia Planitia John King Tarpinian You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley | ||||
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And here it is! I notice that Mars didn't have any ugly fashions back in 1976 as we did. "Live Forever!" | ||||
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Fifty years ago today we lost control of our television sets! Cheers for all who contributed to THE OUTER LIMITS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnf6oJZgevU | ||||
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1937: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit published John King Tarpinian You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley | ||||
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1960: The Flintstones made its television debut. To this day there are children taking their vitamins not knowing who Fred and Barney are. John King Tarpinian You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley | ||||
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Glad you liked the translation! I was able to hand deliver it directly to Mr. Bradbury in February 2009... whenI mentioned Borges, his tired eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: I met him! I hope he enjoyed what Borges wrote about his book... a book that changed my life by shaping my dreams as a young boy.
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2nd October 1959. A little thingy premiered. 2nd October 2002. Doug Spaulding joined the Bradbury board. Did anyone bring cake? Because I would like cake. "Live Forever!" | ||||
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Fifty-three years ago today a wonderful thing happened. The greatest TV show of all time debuted. It's never been topped. Perfect acting, directing, writing - everything was exactly as it should be for a situation comedy. Happy anniversary, TAGS! "Live Forever!" | ||||
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That little thingy never caught on... (I was being ironic.)
No cake. We had some to celebrate your decade here, but you don't get any for your 11th year  - Phil Deputy Moderator | Visit my Bradbury website: www.bradburymedia.co.uk | Listen to my Bradbury 100 podcast: https://tinyurl.com/bradbury100pod | ||||
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Fahrenheit 451 was published on this date in 1953...60 years ago. For you collectors out there; the paperback is the true first edition, with the hard back following about a week later. John King Tarpinian You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley | ||||
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Now THAT'S a date worth celebrating! The 60th anniversary edition of the novel, from Simon & Schuster, is a must: the collection of essays, reviews and ephemera at the back (written, edited and assembled by Jon Eller) is excellent. http://books.simonandschuster....adbury/9781451673319 - Phil Deputy Moderator | Visit my Bradbury website: www.bradburymedia.co.uk | Listen to my Bradbury 100 podcast: https://tinyurl.com/bradbury100pod | ||||
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