I came to love this man through his writing, and I believe many posting here did as well. I've read, at least once, just about all of the novels and many essays. Forever the humble optimist, a self ascribed "sore headed occupant of the drawer labeled 'science fiction'." A real treasure.
And how prophetic his book from the 50s–Player Piano.
"We could have saved this thing but we were too damn cheap!" K.V. RIP
First Confuscius, now Vonnegut, and soon someone else will come along that will achieve a higher plane of thought and wisdom than the rest of us mere mortals... dare I say it; so it goes.
If ever you wish your father was around, to pass on good advice and counsel. Tell yourself..He ought to have said what this wonderful man said. Would we listen, no we would sit entranced at his cleverness, we would laugh and we would try to be as funny. but there was only one and he has gone. And I hold his words so dear.
Thank you so much for this treasure ... the combo of Kurt, Billy, that song and the images you've chosen is so synchronous with my life right now that all I can do is quietly laugh, weep, and shake my head ... "Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why." ~ "In every heart there is a room ... a sanctuary safe and strong ..." ~ "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt" ~ " ... and you're the only one who knows."
There isn't a day that goes by where I don't think of Kurt Vonnegut and smile. My heart sinks, my hands begin to shake and I reach for one of his books just to keep me grounded. He is my inspiration and I'm sorry I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I'm glad I got to know him!
I don't think you were supposed to care about his characters. They were a vehicle for his message. If you don't get laughing and crying at the same time, I guess you don't get it.
I am reading Biocentrism and see that Kurt understood the implications of quantum physics!
I'm not a troll...I came to this from a Oates/Vonnegut video...Doesn't anyone else think Kurt was a bit overrated? I mean, yeah he was great, but it's kind of annoying that he's, like, the one modern American writer that everyone claims to be a fan of.
I think with Kurt it's the style and the message that gets everyone. But as far as character development, he's usually pretty thin. I honestly can't remember him ever making me care about any of his characters.
@MckyMseNTarotCrds . There are definitely writers out there who can spin characters much better than Kurt could. But that's not what Makes KV Jr. so likable. Kurt was all of us. Imperfect and simple - yet at times brilliant and complex. He told a story and you filled in the rest. That's why SH5 is different for everyone. He wanted you think, draw your own conclusions... To be better.. Despite all his faults. He never lost hope in us... So it goes.
@Motorcitymilo Why did you have to say that? :'( You just made me cry. Kurt Vonnegut is not only my favorite author of all time, but also one of my favorite people of all time. I can't believe we'll never see him again. And what's worse for me is that i didn't even know about kurt before 2008. It felt horrible to discover such great works as Player Piano, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five and A Man without a country for the first time, only to learn that he died a few months ago.
@zephyrico238 Kurts not gone... We just have to look a little harder to find him. He's all over modern literature, his influences are flowing from the pens of many people he touched throughout his life. He knowingly or unknowingly, made himself immortal by introducing the theory the Tralfamadorians had on life. Kurt is not gone.. He's just in a bad way at the moment... "So it goes" They say...
Yikes, I didn't know he got that pitiful at the end.
Love all his stuff. But "Galapagos" had to be his favorite, being that it was anthropological like he got his honorary PhD for because of "Cat's Cradle."
Sadly, the retarded coming generations wont take notice of him probably. And if another talent like him comes down the pike they'll go unnoticed, or starve because all their stuff is being read for free on-line.
I talk big, but I only bought his worse book, "Blue Beard," lol.
@lensjockeyvideo Holly, I''m sure people have come to appreciate your photo in many different contexts. To answer your question, the reasons we didn't ask:
1) We were making it at 2 in the morning after we heard he died. If we waited for everyone's permission, it never would have been finished anywhere near his death.
2) this video is totally non-commercial, so is the related website, and we make zero money off of any of it. We've put hundreds of free hours of entertainment online too.
@xxxheatherxxx666 If you'd read much of him you'd know that that was "his favorite joke". Read _A Man without a Country_ He knew he wouldn't be in heaven. He made that joke to a group of humanists (which is what he referred to himself as, not atheist). He rolled them in the aisles. Try not to be so presumptuous.
Thanks--a great writer. So I'll tell his favorite joke. "Kurt is up in heaven now." We're here. I hope it really is a good joke and he's having a chuckle wherever he is.
Don't worry about him guys, he's just in bad shape in this point in time. He has 89 years of life to visit, right now hes in a slaughter house in Dresdon, now the woman he has lived with for 8 years is convincing him to finally divorce his wife . now hes enjoying a Pall Mall while he's drawing a picture of an asshole for Breakfast of Champions. May the creator of the universe apologize for the inconvenience. We love you Kurt, you crazy old fart.
A friend told me he read a thesis from a student on his work. I thought, "How arrogant to write a thesis on Kurt's work.." Turns out, he showed up at her door and thanked her for telling him something about himself that he didn't see before. That's humility and grace, and Awakening:)
I was introduced to him in my teens and I have read all of his novels since. I was a bit of a sci-fi freak and a fellow student gave me a copy of Cat's Cradle to see how it would react with my sf-sensibilities. HOLY SHIT NO VORK NEXT DAY!!
He was unique. A wordsmith. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us. . . :) I agree with Tom. I wear red on Friday's to show respect for our troops who are fighting this never ending war but I hate the fact that we are there. I wish the President would listen to us, his people, and bring them home. The world can do without us and we can't fix everything. WHEN are our politicans going to learn that? A country FOR the people and BY the people. . .
Absolutely lovely - thank you guys. KV had a huge impact on my life and thinking. He taught me to see my terror in a different light, a humerous light, one that helped me to carry it better. And so it goes.....
I think he believed in compassion, and the dignity of the human spirit...I think he was sad about the state of humanity, but I think he believed there was hope
There is something about Kurt Vonnegut's humor and observations that makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. I mean that in the best possible way and with the utmost respect and admiration
Its the first time I see this video, and it made me kinda sad really. I was just trying to watch something from Vonnegut and stumbled upon it. I loved this guy, unlike many, he had real compassion.
Kurt got older in age but always was young at heart. he is more likable by young generations because he was always young, and use his talents to show us his inner heart and his desire to see the united states and the world in better hands than the past administrations. may we remember him and may we remain in solidarity with his willing to preserve this world and pass this world to our kids in a better way it was given to us. :)
He was born on 11/11/22 and would have been 89 today. Rest as you may take it, Mr Vonnegut. You are missed on this great big green and blue veil of tears. Folks, let us work for peace in his name.
I just completed my first Vonnegut novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. It exceeded my expectations for a great novel and now has become my favorite book. I do plan on reading more of his novels when time comes.
I agree with what people have previously said, Slaughterhouse was good, but not Vonnegut's best/most endearing. His talent in black humor and writing are better shown in Breakfast of Champions.
I've just read Timequake and absolutely loved it. Might be my favourite thus far, but i love them all too much to know, its just Vonneguts voice throughtout all of them that is consistent and is what I love.
Vonnegut's "A Man Without A Country" is a remarkable look at life, politics, art and himself. I had the joy to meet and speak with Mr. Vonnegut, it remains one of my most precious memories.
Wow, I wonder if that's where Billy Joel got the title for the song - because like Vonnegut he was a huge admirer of Mark Twain . . . had never made that connection. But maybe.
So beautiful. So thoughtfully done. Thank you. My personal Vonnegut favorites include Slaughtherhouse Five, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Cat's Cradle
His ideals are unrealistic and mostly based on pleasent illusions, his political ideals equaly weak, but he is still one of my favorite writters no one could write as humurosly or empatheticaly then him.
Kurt Vonnegut has been my idol ever since the fourth grade when I first read Welcome to the monkey House. It remains to this day my absolute favorite book. He was a genius, and perhaps the funniest writer Ive ever read RIP.
He always puts things into perspective for me. One of my favorite Vonnegut lines comes from the end of one chapter in Hocus Pocus. I can't quote it exactly but it is the scene where Eugene has interviewed for the job at the jail and the Japanese guy shakes him and says: "We have so much in common! We both know how it feels to be a part of our countries' vainglorious lunacy!!!"
He is referring to being a soldier in Vietnam and being a Japanese prison warden in a distant country (USA)
Truly a great writer- Does anybody know why he uses "so it goes" so much in like slaughter house five (or the children's crusade) or any other of his books? Is it a literary device or something?
he's saying that they're only dead at that particular time. so it goes means other people are calling him "dead" but he knows that they are perfectly fine in another point in time
SO IT GOES!! I just read Slapstick and could not put it down, much like all the other Vonnegut I've read....
And to tell the truth, I read Slaughterhouse Five first of all 'cause that's what everyone says is his most known book, but dude, to me it's his worst book. Still good, but his others are sooooo much better! Cats Cradle, Sirens of Titan, Slapstick, Player Piano, Breakfast of Champions(with original drawings) all were so much more fun to read for me!!
A great man brings about a great legacy. His memories will always live on in the books he has written and the life experiences he has taught us. He has and will always exist.
I came to love this man through his writing, and I believe many posting here did as well. I've read, at least once, just about all of the novels and many essays. Forever the humble optimist, a self ascribed "sore headed occupant of the drawer labeled 'science fiction'." A real treasure.
And how prophetic his book from the 50s–Player Piano.
"We could have saved this thing but we were too damn cheap!" K.V. RIP
gloorbit 1 week ago
Kurt Vonnegut was a fucking saint!
FleshHungryFiend 3 weeks ago
Though we never met, I miss this man everyday.
TimothyRohe 1 month ago
Deep gratitude to Mr. Vonnegut. Thank you Sir.
TDKinTOKYO 2 months ago
Kurt, we need you now more than ever.
Vonnegut43 2 months ago 2
I feel it wasn't coincidental I grabbed Cat's Cradle in a rush before English class.
To me, he was one of the most humane writers.
I loved his simplicity when explaining some controversial topics.
I loved his honesty.
His words, everything.
Everything he ever said made perfect sense to me.
I wish I could have met him.
normanuuu 2 months ago
First Confuscius, now Vonnegut, and soon someone else will come along that will achieve a higher plane of thought and wisdom than the rest of us mere mortals... dare I say it; so it goes.
RADIOACTIVEBUNY 3 months ago
EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT.
ViperRob42 4 months ago 12
Damn it. Why couldn't I have known about him before 2007? Now it's too late to meet the man that made me understand.
RicoHarkwood 5 months ago
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
"I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone."
SoItGoes7 8 months ago
If ever you wish your father was around, to pass on good advice and counsel. Tell yourself..He ought to have said what this wonderful man said. Would we listen, no we would sit entranced at his cleverness, we would laugh and we would try to be as funny. but there was only one and he has gone. And I hold his words so dear.
captainkundalini1 8 months ago 9
@captainkundalini1 That's a fucking brilliant comment, well done mate.
samandyjohn 4 months ago
busy, busy, busy
saltymessage 8 months ago
And so on.
tjhough13 8 months ago
If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.
zphillipps 8 months ago
An example of an Enlightened man from out the American body politic, c. late 20th C.
Lieu3C4 9 months ago
no pain
jaredmowens 9 months ago
"Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why"
Love you Kurt
moltimondi 9 months ago
Thank you so much for this treasure ... the combo of Kurt, Billy, that song and the images you've chosen is so synchronous with my life right now that all I can do is quietly laugh, weep, and shake my head ... "Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why." ~ "In every heart there is a room ... a sanctuary safe and strong ..." ~ "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt" ~ " ... and you're the only one who knows."
Jaliyajuji 1 year ago 5
Great news, another short story collection just came out for Vonnegut. Pick it up!
adamsstash 1 year ago
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC
jasperminer 1 year ago 4
There isn't a day that goes by where I don't think of Kurt Vonnegut and smile. My heart sinks, my hands begin to shake and I reach for one of his books just to keep me grounded. He is my inspiration and I'm sorry I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I'm glad I got to know him!
MissBobbyMcGee77 1 year ago
we miss you kurt......
littlekev72 1 year ago
Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
monroeward 1 year ago
13 people have no soul.
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago 5
I don't think you were supposed to care about his characters. They were a vehicle for his message. If you don't get laughing and crying at the same time, I guess you don't get it.
I am reading Biocentrism and see that Kurt understood the implications of quantum physics!
MrDlm44 1 year ago
I'm not a troll...I came to this from a Oates/Vonnegut video...Doesn't anyone else think Kurt was a bit overrated? I mean, yeah he was great, but it's kind of annoying that he's, like, the one modern American writer that everyone claims to be a fan of.
I think with Kurt it's the style and the message that gets everyone. But as far as character development, he's usually pretty thin. I honestly can't remember him ever making me care about any of his characters.
MckyMseNTarotCrds 1 year ago
@MckyMseNTarotCrds . There are definitely writers out there who can spin characters much better than Kurt could. But that's not what Makes KV Jr. so likable. Kurt was all of us. Imperfect and simple - yet at times brilliant and complex. He told a story and you filled in the rest. That's why SH5 is different for everyone. He wanted you think, draw your own conclusions... To be better.. Despite all his faults. He never lost hope in us... So it goes.
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago 3
@Motorcitymilo Why did you have to say that? :'( You just made me cry. Kurt Vonnegut is not only my favorite author of all time, but also one of my favorite people of all time. I can't believe we'll never see him again. And what's worse for me is that i didn't even know about kurt before 2008. It felt horrible to discover such great works as Player Piano, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five and A Man without a country for the first time, only to learn that he died a few months ago.
zephyrico238 1 year ago
@zephyrico238 Kurts not gone... We just have to look a little harder to find him. He's all over modern literature, his influences are flowing from the pens of many people he touched throughout his life. He knowingly or unknowingly, made himself immortal by introducing the theory the Tralfamadorians had on life. Kurt is not gone.. He's just in a bad way at the moment... "So it goes" They say...
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago 4
He looks like Chris Finch(aka Shit-break) at 00:14
dohertm2 1 year ago
@dohertm2 I think he looks like Jack Kerouac there :o)
MissBobbyMcGee77 1 year ago
The greatest times in my life were those at which I was both laughing and crying, and many of those moments I owe Kurt. Thank You.
raswelsta 1 year ago
What it says in Slaughterhouse-Five, is that everyone is always alive in some random instance of when and where.
Grant691 1 year ago
Happy Belated Birthday my friend
doughd99 1 year ago
"Everything was beautiful...and nothing hurt." Slaughterhouse 5 - Edgar Derby's headstone.
Thanks Kurt for S5, Cat's Cradle and Welcome to the Monkeyhouse. "So it goes."
Elric33239 1 year ago
Happiest birthday, Mr Vonnegut ... miss you
anniepie1107 1 year ago
Happy Birthday, Kurt. You are missed.
rabokarabekian1 1 year ago
13 people just don't get it.... Whereas 603 understand and mourn the loss of one of the greatest (Albeit not commercial) writers of our time.
"Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber."
;(
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago
I've never smiled so much and felt so happy as when I read the ending of "The Sirens of Titan"
MrSwedenik 1 year ago
.”...we will all live forever, no matter how dead we may sometimes seem to be...”
Kurt Vonnegut
MrSwedenik 1 year ago
Yikes, I didn't know he got that pitiful at the end.
Love all his stuff. But "Galapagos" had to be his favorite, being that it was anthropological like he got his honorary PhD for because of "Cat's Cradle."
Sadly, the retarded coming generations wont take notice of him probably. And if another talent like him comes down the pike they'll go unnoticed, or starve because all their stuff is being read for free on-line.
I talk big, but I only bought his worse book, "Blue Beard," lol.
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lensjockeyvideo 1 year ago
@lensjockeyvideo Holly, I''m sure people have come to appreciate your photo in many different contexts. To answer your question, the reasons we didn't ask:
1) We were making it at 2 in the morning after we heard he died. If we waited for everyone's permission, it never would have been finished anywhere near his death.
2) this video is totally non-commercial, so is the related website, and we make zero money off of any of it. We've put hundreds of free hours of entertainment online too.
Rustygb96 1 year ago
@Rustygb96 sorry to get upset! Love the video!
Holly
lensjockeyvideo 1 year ago
I enjoyed reading Vonnegut when I was in my late teens and early twenties. Then one day the fog lifted and I shed the naivete of youth.
TrooperRaven 1 year ago
kurt vonnegut, enjoy the humming and violet light
this man was a genius, Great video!
Whispering24601 1 year ago
Kurt's just farting around in another place in time.. At least i hope he is. We need that hope.
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago
Kurt's up in heaven now.
tjclarinet 1 year ago
kurt was an atheist (as am i) so no, he is not up in heaven now
xxxheatherxxx666 1 year ago
@xxxheatherxxx666 If you'd read much of him you'd know that that was "his favorite joke". Read _A Man without a Country_ He knew he wouldn't be in heaven. He made that joke to a group of humanists (which is what he referred to himself as, not atheist). He rolled them in the aisles. Try not to be so presumptuous.
tjclarinet 1 year ago
@tjclarinet Well said.... The old man would approve!
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago
@Motorcitymilo thanks
tjclarinet 1 year ago
I hope that he is in Heaven, and I hope it's the Heaven that is right for him
breeeegs 1 year ago
RIP , so it goes... i hope everything is going well on heaven. pee-too-weet
gowhitesox12 1 year ago
I would make a passionate speech about him, but I'd say it'd be more fitting to say:
So it goes.
IndianaJoker 1 year ago
Thanks--a great writer. So I'll tell his favorite joke. "Kurt is up in heaven now." We're here. I hope it really is a good joke and he's having a chuckle wherever he is.
brianyansky 1 year ago
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So it goes.
IndianaJoker 1 year ago
Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
philnoll 1 year ago
i'm sure he is in heaven now!!!!!!
so it goes.
Hasheteer 1 year ago
@Hasheteer That was Kurt's favorite joke.
marinchristopher 1 year ago
:'( -sigh- He was a simple and complex person, which doesen't make any common sense I know.. R.I.P. Mr. Vonnegut :')
TheDollTourniquet 1 year ago
So it goes
Monotonyman2010 1 year ago 3
I've watched this video at least a dozen times. Great work.
As for Kurt, I've read about four or so of his books, and I keep wanting more and more once I've finished one.
May he rest in peace and will someone please find his grave and tell us so I can put flowers on it.
Boxedupkid1 1 year ago
Has anyone else seen the disgraceful obituary that Fox News did on Kurt?
Do a Youtube search for: "Fox News Obituary Trashes Kurt Vonnegut"
You have to see it to believe it.
zooeyhall 1 year ago
Don't worry about him guys, he's just in bad shape in this point in time. He has 89 years of life to visit, right now hes in a slaughter house in Dresdon, now the woman he has lived with for 8 years is convincing him to finally divorce his wife . now hes enjoying a Pall Mall while he's drawing a picture of an asshole for Breakfast of Champions. May the creator of the universe apologize for the inconvenience. We love you Kurt, you crazy old fart.
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rollindts44 1 year ago
A friend told me he read a thesis from a student on his work. I thought, "How arrogant to write a thesis on Kurt's work.." Turns out, he showed up at her door and thanked her for telling him something about himself that he didn't see before. That's humility and grace, and Awakening:)
kirk75248 1 year ago
I found this right after I had finished Breakfast Of Champions, and the ending just killed me...I couldn't help crying
dshznt182 1 year ago
Soon he will (would) turn 90... still missing him :'(
sternkern 1 year ago
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Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
Mr. Vonnegut, you will be missed.
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lafertyc 1 year ago
Beautiful, beautiful. Would he give a shit?
scottsprunger 1 year ago
Me and Mike Ve Vork in Mine
Holy shit ve have good time
Vunce a veek ve get our pay
Holy shit no vork next day
I was introduced to him in my teens and I have read all of his novels since. I was a bit of a sci-fi freak and a fellow student gave me a copy of Cat's Cradle to see how it would react with my sf-sensibilities. HOLY SHIT NO VORK NEXT DAY!!
scoob2007 1 year ago
R.I.P. Beautiful soul...
Olimpia963 1 year ago
Thank you for a beautiful an thoughtful tribute : )))))))))
FacetonoFace 1 year ago
this makes me love you
funbags31 1 year ago
one word... "Wow"..
yelnats21 1 year ago
He was unique. A wordsmith. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us. . . :) I agree with Tom. I wear red on Friday's to show respect for our troops who are fighting this never ending war but I hate the fact that we are there. I wish the President would listen to us, his people, and bring them home. The world can do without us and we can't fix everything. WHEN are our politicans going to learn that? A country FOR the people and BY the people. . .
Songsmirth 1 year ago
@Songsmirth
Well said, the word you may be looking for is socialism :)
onbeyondade 1 year ago
Slaughterhouse Five was amazing. His style and sense of humor were so ahead of his time.
ultimatenate 1 year ago
@ultimatenate
He's still ahead :)
onbeyondade 1 year ago
Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
Creedemore 1 year ago
Kurt is up in heaven now.
LeLimeLine 1 year ago 3
@LeLimeLine That's his favorite joke.
Grant691 1 year ago
Rest in peace Mr. Vonnegut. Your beautiful words will live on.
llaformer 1 year ago
Kurt is up in Heaven now.
SpaceAndrew 1 year ago 2
Absolutely lovely - thank you guys. KV had a huge impact on my life and thinking. He taught me to see my terror in a different light, a humerous light, one that helped me to carry it better. And so it goes.....
ShaktiLIfe 1 year ago
"Kurt is up in heaven now"
Kurt's favourite joke!
nienkemark 1 year ago 2
So it goes.
MrZeguy 1 year ago
I can only describe his writing in one way. As dark, as cynical, as pessimistic, and hopeless as it ever may have gotten
"Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt."
TheKevinWalker 1 year ago 3
He's alive in another time.
CujoShuntStrikesBack 1 year ago
So it goes...
danee8888 1 year ago 30
he's not really dead...
bonzot 1 year ago 16
@bonzot Oh god don't even start :P
RADIOACTIVEBUNY 3 months ago
miss him too, i cant say no one will inspire me like he did, his books are unmatched!
BigAL0006 1 year ago
Stirring of the soul without religious potspoon.
islandrocketman 1 year ago
@islandrocketman Yes, verily.
malcolmbryant 1 year ago
:'(
Keesakeehitin 1 year ago
Brilliant man.
ryandsucks 2 years ago
life is no way to treat an animal.
t3hwh1p 2 years ago
That epitaph at the end made me cry harder and longer than I've done in a while.
God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut.
rushguy1 2 years ago 4
he didnt believe in god lol
morbentfel 2 years ago
Good lord, what did he believe in?
tetrisclock 2 years ago
What is there to believe?
TheKevinWalker 1 year ago
I think he believed in compassion, and the dignity of the human spirit...I think he was sad about the state of humanity, but I think he believed there was hope
breeeegs 1 year ago
Thank you!
11bstoker11 2 years ago
miss him....
CityzenJane 2 years ago
lovely
sean2mush 2 years ago
Somebody [Sometime to sometime] He Tried
LanaBear88 2 years ago 33
A moving memorial for a truly remarkable person.
He only wanted better for everyone.
amusiathread 2 years ago 2
Such a rare beautiful man- so very funny and yet compassionate and fearless. He lives on for generations to learn and laugh from his books.
helenheather 2 years ago
so it goes
dbspaceoditty 2 years ago 2
hi ho.
macandrewes 2 years ago
I only wish I could communicate by farting and tap dancing.
ncittadino 2 years ago 4
everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
Ehiguy102 2 years ago 5
There is something about Kurt Vonnegut's humor and observations that makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. I mean that in the best possible way and with the utmost respect and admiration
breeeegs 1 year ago
What a better world we could have if we loved each other as we love ourselves...
raswelsta 2 years ago
What a better world we could have if we loved each other like Kurt loved us.
MrOneiro 2 years ago 3
even now some two years and a tad on- this wonderful tribute reduces me to tears- what a wonderful bunch of people we could be- if only we listened
trustterry11 2 years ago 2
Its the first time I see this video, and it made me kinda sad really. I was just trying to watch something from Vonnegut and stumbled upon it. I loved this guy, unlike many, he had real compassion.
nyguy 2 years ago
Kurt got older in age but always was young at heart. he is more likable by young generations because he was always young, and use his talents to show us his inner heart and his desire to see the united states and the world in better hands than the past administrations. may we remember him and may we remain in solidarity with his willing to preserve this world and pass this world to our kids in a better way it was given to us. :)
juan1974mendez 2 years ago 2
This is perhaps my favorite video on YouTube.
SoltGoes 2 years ago
He was born on 11/11/22 and would have been 89 today. Rest as you may take it, Mr Vonnegut. You are missed on this great big green and blue veil of tears. Folks, let us work for peace in his name.
TomUltranova 2 years ago 26
Thank you for this touching video. I read every book by Kurt Vonnegut. He was a great author.
schwatzwutz 2 years ago
Kurt is STILL up in heaven, now.
Manojunk 2 years ago
So it goes. RIP, Kurt.
JamesAlemang 2 years ago
anyone who believes in purity of human kindness after living through a century of destruction is the greatest roll model I can fathom
commonsense987 2 years ago 4
@commonsense987 You are so right.
malcolmbryant 1 year ago
so it goes.
fhury78dk 2 years ago
Over the years I have read everything that Kurt wrote and invariably each one became my favorite.
He was truly a conscience of mankind even in the troubled existence he lived.
In one of his last interviews he spoke about sueing the cigarette companies because smoking did not kill him!
smithfb 2 years ago 3
God Bless You, Mister Rosewater is my favorite.
weegierus 2 years ago
I just completed my first Vonnegut novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. It exceeded my expectations for a great novel and now has become my favorite book. I do plan on reading more of his novels when time comes.
TwilightElk 2 years ago
Good for you, my friend. You may want to check out "Breakfast of Champions" Take care.
Prokifiev 2 years ago
slaughterhouse-five was the first i read too.
cat's cradle is almost as good... but SH5 is still my favorite
Matt482942 2 years ago
I suggest you make time starting now.
brouge11 2 years ago
I agree with what people have previously said, Slaughterhouse was good, but not Vonnegut's best/most endearing. His talent in black humor and writing are better shown in Breakfast of Champions.
AuroraBoredom 2 years ago
My favorite had to be Cat's Cradle
billyrayndom 2 years ago
Accept our apologies for what?
Joraw 2 years ago
For everything, but the most famous quote was "..our apologies, we were rolling drunk on petroleum"
billyrayndom 2 years ago
OK, so I'm like shedding a few right now.
redkeithh 2 years ago 3
I like DEAD EYE DICK!
RemyKURR 2 years ago
Timequake was great... but slaughterhouse-five will always be greater :-P
Matt482942 2 years ago
Time Quake was by far my favorite one of all of the ones I have read thus far, and nothing is coming close. As far as I am care, that is how it goes.
leftoutofit 2 years ago
I've just read Timequake and absolutely loved it. Might be my favourite thus far, but i love them all too much to know, its just Vonneguts voice throughtout all of them that is consistent and is what I love.
joewilde88 2 years ago
What else can I say, Vonnegut helped shape my sense of humor, or he helped expose it. We're all lucky to have read his work.
koenraadicus 2 years ago
I find it ridiculous that the only book widely read from Vonnegut is Slaughterhouse. That was my least favorite book of his.
I'd rather see people reading Sirens of Titan or Breakfast of Champions.
Oh well. Any Vonnegut is better than no Vonnegut.
tristramshandy3 2 years ago
Vonnegut's "A Man Without A Country" is a remarkable look at life, politics, art and himself. I had the joy to meet and speak with Mr. Vonnegut, it remains one of my most precious memories.
dawgnpony 2 years ago
Such a beautiful tribute. RIP
Smartassawhip 2 years ago
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Smartassawhip 2 years ago
Wow, I wonder if that's where Billy Joel got the title for the song - because like Vonnegut he was a huge admirer of Mark Twain . . . had never made that connection. But maybe.
YankHoe 2 years ago
So beautiful. So thoughtfully done. Thank you. My personal Vonnegut favorites include Slaughtherhouse Five, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Cat's Cradle
graciesleg 2 years ago
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monkeysnail 2 years ago
Slaughterhouse-Five is my favourite book of all time.
djcondra 2 years ago
I had to laugh like hell
cyberprunes 2 years ago
look at hocus pocus and other works, cyberprunes knows that vonnegut would have said this bout his own memorial. This is not being disrespectfull
smokinhalf 2 years ago
...and I thought I made the perfect vonnegut reference. lol
cyberprunes 2 years ago
His ideals are unrealistic and mostly based on pleasent illusions, his political ideals equaly weak, but he is still one of my favorite writters no one could write as humurosly or empatheticaly then him.
bumzurvaj 2 years ago
Nice tribute to one of the finest story tellers who ever spent time on this planet.
:)
ValsHere 2 years ago
Kurt is up in heaven now ;) !!!
MuodyRoyalProdigy 2 years ago 5
He was the original Chuck Palahniuk.
chickennugget882 2 years ago 2
kurt rocks
he kinda reminds me of the old guy Walter from the tv show fringe i LOVE that show and i love kurt's big brain!
he is a rare soul that we were lucky to be among
XiristhevirisX 2 years ago
Kurt Vonnegut has been my idol ever since the fourth grade when I first read Welcome to the monkey House. It remains to this day my absolute favorite book. He was a genius, and perhaps the funniest writer Ive ever read RIP.
Tapeduc 2 years ago 3
He always puts things into perspective for me. One of my favorite Vonnegut lines comes from the end of one chapter in Hocus Pocus. I can't quote it exactly but it is the scene where Eugene has interviewed for the job at the jail and the Japanese guy shakes him and says: "We have so much in common! We both know how it feels to be a part of our countries' vainglorious lunacy!!!"
He is referring to being a soldier in Vietnam and being a Japanese prison warden in a distant country (USA)
TheWirsching 2 years ago 2
etc.
planetoperator 2 years ago
Kurt is the Man. :-)
If someone ever lived a full and nice life.. it was him.
RatafakTehPlachta 2 years ago
I love Kurt Vonnegut and disagree with just as much of his philosophy as I disagree with.
Questpeace 2 years ago
Kurt is up in heaven now.
discoveryii 2 years ago
Truly a great writer- Does anybody know why he uses "so it goes" so much in like slaughter house five (or the children's crusade) or any other of his books? Is it a literary device or something?
227131006164893 2 years ago
he's saying that they're only dead at that particular time. so it goes means other people are calling him "dead" but he knows that they are perfectly fine in another point in time
owlertheprowler 2 years ago
SO IT GOES!! I just read Slapstick and could not put it down, much like all the other Vonnegut I've read....
And to tell the truth, I read Slaughterhouse Five first of all 'cause that's what everyone says is his most known book, but dude, to me it's his worst book. Still good, but his others are sooooo much better! Cats Cradle, Sirens of Titan, Slapstick, Player Piano, Breakfast of Champions(with original drawings) all were so much more fun to read for me!!
staphinfection 2 years ago
Kurt is up in heaven now
dexybrother69 2 years ago
Just don't tell him that :)
MeekMisters 2 years ago
well there we are and so that goes- but then its nice to know that once in a while we are really touched by someone who expressed it all
trustterry11 2 years ago
so it goes
chatnoir5 2 years ago 3
So it goes... Mr. Vonnegut. So it goes....
Hurley1918 2 years ago
A great man brings about a great legacy. His memories will always live on in the books he has written and the life experiences he has taught us. He has and will always exist.
So it goes.
Thank-you Mr. Vonnegut
dunjohewin 2 years ago
So it goes.
Jake1993x 2 years ago
Just finished reading Titans. Fantastic stuff, Kurt. I wish you could have stayed around to write a couple more. You will never be forgotten.
prplehaze1984 2 years ago