Ray Bradbury - 1920-2012

flatsixes · 06-06-12, 10:43 AM

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Ray Bradbury, a boundlessly imaginative novelist who wrote some of the most popular science fiction books of all time, including ***8220;Fahrenheit 451***8221; and ***8220;The Martian Chronicles,***8221; and who transformed the genre of flying saucers and little green men into a medium exploring childhood terrors, colonialism and the erosion of individual thought, died June 5. He was 91.

Mr. Bradbury, I owe my love of reading to you. You opened all of the doors to the universe to me as a young man. I'll never let them close.

Thank you. And may you rest in peace.

Skybird · 06-06-12, 11:34 AM

Farewell.

BossMark · 06-06-12, 11:35 AM

RIP

Sailor Steve · 06-06-12, 11:39 AM

Another of the greats checks out. May you ride among the stars forever.

mapuc · 06-06-12, 12:33 PM

RIP Ray.

I have read many of his short stories and some of his novels

Even seen many of his short movies

Markus

vienna · 06-06-12, 01:25 PM

Thanks and RIP, Mr. Bradbury...

I went out with his daughter a few times in the mid 70's, but I never got to meet him. I did learn one particular odd fact about him. I was between cars at the time I met his daughter and was mainly taking taxi cabs to get around. One night, we got into a cab and the driver said, "Good evening, Ms. Bradbury". This happened a few more times and I asked her how so many cab drivers seemed to know her on sight. She told me it really wasn't her so much as they knew her family. Ray, who wrote about space travel and like subjects, did not drive because he didn't like to drive cars out of fear of accidents, so he would take cabs almost everywhere or walk. Also, friends would often see him walking down the street and give him a lift to wherever he was going...

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STEED · 06-06-12, 01:34 PM

Fahrenheit 451 & Martian Chronicles are the only ones I recall.

Farewell.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Another of the greats checks out. May you ride among the stars forever. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,553 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	RIP Ray. I have read many of his short stories and some of his novels Even seen many of his short movies Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,720 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thanks and RIP, Mr. Bradbury... I went out with his daughter a few times in the mid 70's, but I never got to meet him. I did learn one particular odd fact about him. I was between cars at the time I met his daughter and was mainly taking taxi cabs to get around. One night, we got into a cab and the driver said, "Good evening, Ms. Bradbury". This happened a few more times and I asked her how so many cab drivers seemed to know her on sight. She told me it really wasn't her so much as they knew her family. Ray, who wrote about space travel and like subjects, did not drive because he didn't like to drive cars out of fear of accidents, so he would take cabs almost everywhere or walk. Also, friends would often see him walking down the street and give him a lift to wherever he was going... ... __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 06-06-12 at 02:00 PM.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Fahrenheit 451 & Martian Chronicles are the only ones I recall. Farewell. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!