*sigh* By autographedcat On October 8, 2002 In Blog Nobody rescues famous SF memorabilia collection links Previous Cthulhu says… Next Weekend Update 7 Comments Add Comment → kyburg I didn’t need to see this. I visited Forry’s house when I was 15 years old -- and it was incredible then. And this is exactly what I had hoped wouldn’t happen. A San Diego newspaper. Didn’t even make the Los Angeles Times, did it? Fucking Los Angeles. We hate everyone. And we eat our dead. Alive. October 8, 2002 Reply Rob Wynne Don’t know if it made the LA Times or not — I got the link from Teresa Nielsen Hayden via a mailing list. I always wanted to go take the grand tour. I HAVE gotten to meet Forry at a few cons, and he’s a wonderful man. -R October 8, 2002 Reply browngirl Yeah. 🙁 I put this in my journal awhile ago, and gave me Forry’s mailing address so I could write him a letter. A. October 8, 2002 Reply bardling I don’t know him and didn’t know of his collection either -- but I still think it is a very sad thing to have happened. *hugs* October 8, 2002 Reply khaosworks This is a fucking crime against humanity. I’m shocked -- amazed -- that the SFWA didn’t try to at least do something -- a fundraiser, anything. If they did, I never heard about it. October 8, 2002 Reply Anonymous And ASFA didn’t either, I guess. Sigh. Paul Mangan [mood: disappointed and depressed] [music: silence] October 9, 2002 Reply aiela That has to be the saddest thing I’ve read in days. Argh. October 9, 2002 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
kyburg
I didn’t need to see this.
I visited Forry’s house when I was 15 years old -- and it was incredible then. And this is exactly what I had hoped wouldn’t happen.
A San Diego newspaper. Didn’t even make the Los Angeles Times, did it?
Fucking Los Angeles. We hate everyone. And we eat our dead. Alive.
Rob Wynne
Don’t know if it made the LA Times or not — I got the link from Teresa Nielsen Hayden via a mailing list.
I always wanted to go take the grand tour. I HAVE gotten to meet Forry at a few cons, and he’s a wonderful man.
-R
browngirl
Yeah. 🙁
I put this in my journal awhile ago, and gave me Forry’s mailing address so I could write him a letter.
A.
bardling
I don’t know him and didn’t know of his collection either -- but I still think it is a very sad thing to have happened.
*hugs*
khaosworks
This is a fucking crime against humanity. I’m shocked -- amazed -- that the SFWA didn’t try to at least do something -- a fundraiser, anything. If they did, I never heard about it.
Anonymous
And ASFA didn’t either, I guess. Sigh.
Paul Mangan
[mood: disappointed and depressed]
[music: silence]
aiela
That has to be the saddest thing I’ve read in days. Argh.