Re: Preliminary Report on Westercon 55, Parte Deux

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Tue Jul 09 2002 - 11:50:21 MDT


> (Eliezer S. Yudkowsky <sentience@pobox.com>):
> Phil Osborn wrote:
> >
> >I found myself thinking, however, who will one day
> >deliver Harlan's eulogy? I can't think of anyone but
> >Harlan himself who could possibly begin to do justice.
>
> It may be strange that Harlan Ellison should live forever when so many
> less annoying people are dead. Nonetheless that seems the most likely
> outcome. As you say, who would deliver his eulogy? There would be too
> much competition.

He'll probably have written his own eulogy beforehand; but since
public performance is restricted by copyright, no one will be able
to read it at his funeral, so the mourners will have to buy it in
printed form sold by his heirs.

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