J.G. Ballard dies at 78

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8007331.stm

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:cry: :cry: :cry:

one of my fave writers...

don't know how many times i read cocaine nights, the atrocity exhibition and myths of the near future...

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that's real sad news. i read few his because of .. you know what, and he's also one of my favorite writer.
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Feck. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Gutted :cry:

One of my favourite books is The Drought :notworthy:
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awful news, one of my fav writers too.

:( :( :( :(

lots more info and links here........

http://www.ballardian.com/rip-jg-ballard-1930-2009
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silentNate wrote:Gutted :cry:

One of my favourite books is The Drought :notworthy:
great book. Conversely I finished the drowned world a couple of months ago - so uncomfortably claustrophobic.

RIP JG
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Terrible news - a favourite of mine.
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Mentioned on the BBC news the other day. No mention of Crash :innocent:

I always wondered why the stuff about Liz Taylor didn't make it into the film. :twisted:

Sad loss.
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Oh wank. They seem to be dropping all too frequently these days. :(
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Ballard article in today's Guardian including a couple of references to :von:

...........http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/ap ... tecture-tv
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Sad news. He was a real visionary.

'Like all great shopping malls, the Metro-Centre smothered unease, defused its own threat and offered balm to the weary.'
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the_inescapable_truth wrote:'Like all great shopping malls, the Metro-Centre smothered unease, defused its own threat and offered balm to the weary.'
Kingdom Come. One of the best :( :notworthy:
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Dr. Moody wrote:Ballard article in today's Guardian including a couple of references to :von:

...........http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/ap ... tecture-tv
Well it would, being Dave Simpson writing the music bit.
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:!: so it is, he manages to get :von: in there quite a bit. :wink:
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And why not? ;D
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EvilBastard wrote:Oh wank. They seem to be dropping all too frequently these days. :(
That's because WE are becoming old sods. All our heroes are coming to a tricky age.

I don't see Tokio Hotel or Avril Lavigne drop dead any day soon... :|

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Izzy HaveMercy wrote: I don't see Tokio Hotel or Avril Lavigne drop dead any day soon... :|
Ballard shouldn't be mentioned in the same breathe as Avril :x

Sadly I think she'd get more press if she died- we live in a sick, sad world :(

Enjoyed the Gruaniad piece in the G2 today :innocent:
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