Richard Brautigan (a 5min presentation)

[KovenKult]

Brautigan was a genus. And he still haunts Washington Square Park in North Beach, San Francisco. I Know, because he has share his presence with me there on a few occasions. Each visit was Melancholy, strangely even a bit morbid. But they were always memorable and sacred to me. 'Cheer's! Richard. Feel free to do us a favour and drop in any time you want! Hail & Farewell!"

[MercierQuentin]

i'm a rela fan also, i work about it and about him, maybe if it's possible, i would like to use your video for an art work, can I, say to me quicky please, :) ???!!!

[sneezepal]

Shades of English 101. Brautigan was great, but sometimes a bit too enamored with himself. I suppose this stuff was cutting edge back in 1970. Brautigan was just canny enough to consider that whole album a prank---if you bought it, joke's on you. The guy was, in many ways, ahead of us all. 

[bongchampion]

breasts.

[unacarafea]

I can tell that there are many people that don't get Brautigan. They expect a complicated, intricate product from him and don't open themselves up to simple yet profound thoughts. It's tough to do and I think one of his underlying thoughts in just about everything he wrote.

[misterfishermaan]

i met him once.he kept looking over my shoulder taking notes.before i could scream"THEFT!" he ran off

[hookalakah]

Used to have this album. At thirteen I thought it was profound. Now, however...

[youhavegeniusshins]

@hookalakah Who said it was meant to be profound?

[sonjasayssmile]

I'm a huge Brautigan fan... but his voice sounds like Big Bird's (from Sesame Street) to me.

[ksol1460tv]

@sonjasayssmile "It was the voice of an Anglican divinity student under heavy sedation."

[georgelee43211]

too bad he died,rich was a great writer.

[Mazurka1001]

everybody has to die, it's part of life.

[Hindasound]

While it's great to hear his voice, I'm glad I did not spend a dime to buy the recording!

The light switch thing was not funny, Richard! I know you're reading this!! ;)

[naturbouy]

I don't think I have ever seen a more inane representation of a writer's life. It looks like one of those undergraduate 'powerpoint' displays that two people have to quickly do before assessment in a university 'teaching creative' writing class. The point of his life is that you couldn't nail it!!

[timetobuyawatch]

Beginning at 4:08, I was like, "say it don't spray it, dude."

[666Todesengel666]

I always Said Br-oi-ti-gan

[luckyswine]

Name pronounced "Braw-ti-gan"

[mellonxcolliee]

how do you pronounce brautigan?

brow-ti-gan or braw-ti-gan?

thanks xx

[ShermerIllinois]

I've heard it pronounced: Braun-Again (when you feel like brushing past the T sound) or Braw-tuh-gin... Emphasis on "Braw".

(and "gin" as in the "Guh" sound not gin as in the alcoholic beverage... Phonetics can be hard to write out in text, sorry.)

I could be wrong, though.

[Devilbabytales]

I also have the album and was talking to a friend only this night about Richard, about how that every time I eat a salad I think of him as the little piece of green pepper, sitting on the side, ready to jump off.

Richard would have wanted it that way.

Truely missed, he still touches others.

[JonChristopher999]

His daughter, Ianthe Brautigan, did indeed write an incredible book called 'You Can't Catch Death', about her life with her father. Although sadder than much of what Richard himself wrote, as you can imagine, it's every bit as beautiful as his own writings.

[shitdog1234]

truly amazing to here brautigan's voice. anyone know where i could get my hands on a copy of the album?

[candlebar]

Try Ebay, that's where I got my copy.

[wayne763]

A very important and brilliant and beautiful female friend (maybe mentor is the word) gave me In Watermelon Sugar and I thought nothing of it at the time. But I picked it up one stoned and scatterbrained night and was really delighted. The thought that there are freakier, crazier, wierder people out there than you (and there always is) is comforting.

[MNWilt]

wow, it really is cool to hear his voice. he was brilliant!

[unacarafea]

I once met Brautigan at Enricos in S.F. He was smiling, sarcastic and taller than I thought he would be. His daughter wrote a great book about him. I can't recall the title but it showed a side of him that I did not get from his writings.

[ksol1460]

His daughter Ianthe's book is called You Can't Catch Death.

[hlnklr]

wow... i got chills

[cheappuss]

Campbell Soup!

[AnthonyBono]

Thank you so much!  This man is my hero.

[SteveRamone0075]

I'd never heard of the album, but I've read several of his books and loved them.

Revenge of the Lawn was the first one I read and I've been tracking down the others since then: A Confederate General From Big Sur, Sombrero Fallout, Trout Fishing In America, An Unfortunate Woman, In Watermelon Sugar and the Edna Webster Collection so far. I think he would have to be my favourite author.

[Gartenzwerg360]

RB is my fave author.

I never imagined his voice would sound like this.

I was very surprised.Thank you for posting.

My only disapointment was that you mentioned his death at the end.I wish you would have left that unimportant fact out.His life was much more than that.

[orannatan]

me too

[PatMcHugh]

A very fine presentation indeed!

[14091973]

Fantastic...we have the album listening to Richard Brautigan..but it is great to see it having the chance of reaching so many people.