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Re: Iain M Banks has terminal cancer - not long to live

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:15 pm
by Mad Dan Eccles
Authors, actually, like artists are (effectively) immortal.

Re: Iain M Banks has terminal cancer - not long to live

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:24 pm
by Diziet Sma
Mad Dan Eccles wrote:
Authors, actually, like artists are (effectively) immortal.
But after a few short decades they stop producing new material.. :(

Re: Iain M Banks has terminal cancer - not long to live

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:03 am
by Geraldine
Diziet Sma wrote:
Mad Dan Eccles wrote:
Authors, actually, like artists are (effectively) immortal.
But after a few short decades they stop producing new material.. :(
Yes but their legacy endures by their work influencing others who follow. :wink:

Re: Iain M Banks has terminal cancer - not long to live

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:15 am
by Cody
Geraldine wrote:
Yes but their legacy endures by their work influencing others who follow.
Newton's first law of motion states a body will remain at rest or continue with uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by a force. This time the force happened to come from a European source. Ours is an extension of the original Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. Yesterday I met someone who changed my life, today we put down a sound that made our aim accurate. Tomorrow is yesterday's history and art will still be there, even if life terminates.
Keith Emerson's sleeve notes to Ars Longa Vita Brevis by The Nice (oh man, can he play keyboards - an awesome live act).

Re: Iain M Banks has terminal cancer - not long to live

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:55 pm
by DaddyHoggy
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