Elliott
Here’s some horrible news. Elliott Grasett died of a heart attack on Tuesday. I was in his address book so a relative very kindly let me know.
I checked, and – he commented here that day. On Indulge me for a moment. There’s always something so poignant about that – you know – ‘Why I was just talking to him yesterday…’
Very sad. I always enjoyed his comments; they seemed to bespeak a sterling guy.
Christian Jago died more than a year ago. And I suspect that something major – death or disability or kidnapping or something – happened to Karl, who used to comment regularly and often (and amusingly) and who also emailed me a lot, and then stopped abruptly – and then his email address stopped working.
So take care of yourselves. Button up your overcoats. Stay alive.
I didn’t ‘know’ Elliot or Christian, but I wish their friends and family well.
I miss Karl,he was funny, clever and uncompromising.
Well, I didn’t know them face to face, but I feel I knew one aspect of them.
I miss Karl too. I emailed him to ask if all was well, of course, but as I mentioned – the message bounced back.
I miss them all.
‘Indulge me for a moment’ is exactly what N&C did (for the last time) with respect of Elliot.
That is sad!
Gosh, it happened so suddenly?
I send my condolences to his loved ones.
OB: on the 13-02-2009: 12:49:00, said:
“I am in receipt of notes from the copy-editor of Does God Hate Women? on the subject of “possible defamation/points of contention that could cause offence.” There are eight items; all but two ask about ‘defamation’ of or ‘inflammatory’ statements about Islam; none are about the Vatican, the Southern Baptist Convention, the FLDS, Hindutva, Orthodox Judaism, or any other religious outfit or religion discussed in the book. The passages questioned, like the book as a whole, is heavily referenced, while ‘defamation’ refers to false statements. In short – internalized censorship is alive and well and flourishing.
Elliott on the 2009-02-14-14:27:50, said
“If the worst comes to the worst, you could leave pages in the book bereft of type, except for the notice, “This page intentionally left blank.”
You could then publish the deleted material here, where we could print it out, and paste it into the blank pages.”
Well, Elliot will now certainly leave a blank page at B&W!
Didn’t know him, but I’m very sorry for your loss, OB.
I didn’t know Elliot, but Christian posted as Potentilla (spelling?) and was a brillant woman, a fierce debater. She had no patience with nonsense nor was she an academic full of subtle distinctions that lay-idiots like myself find sterile. What’s more, she knew that she was dying, wrote with the force of someone who realizes that each post may be her last.
We seem to lose the good ones way too soon; my condolences to their loved ones.
Karl, hopefully, is just taking a break, on some tropical paradise island completely cut off from the world. Still miss reading his funny, pithy comments.
Yeah, I sure hope Karl is somewhere replete with papayas and mangos. Only I think he would have said good-bye.
I always suspect it was something to do with Oakland traffic…
(Despite all the emailing I never knew his last name, so can’t find out.)
My condolences. You wrap up warm and stay with us too, OB.
It is hard to believe that it is over a year since potentilla departed this world.
She was ever so smart. Despite not being able to communicate with her I always enjoyed reading her very knowledgeable comments and learning what she had to say.
I hope Colin auspiciousdragon.net is wearing well, as the loss must indeed be very painful.