I myself, after 30 years of reading Ellison, have had quite a good fun ride, but have also had enough. I suspect that if he were honest, he might say the same thing: "I am a crotchety old piece of shit, I've expounded the same ideas time after time for decades, I'm damned smart and damned mad, and I wish I could transcend those things and actually say something important." He's spewed his words. They were brilliant words, sometimes, but most times merely smart and banal and showy. Enough.
he really knows how to be diplomatic, doesn't he? Respect that he speaks his mind and I totally understand his point, though I also get fans and fandoms opposite position
@bludytiger Yeah I suppose you're right, and he does seem a little more jovial in actual conversation. But from a fan's perspective, I'd really hate to get a reception like that from a writer I admire.
What a horrifically ungrateful prick. I would imagine that the act of signing books over and over again for hours on end would be grating on the nerves, but these guys are your FANS. They liked you enough to fork over their hard-earned money so you could be pasted on youTube insulting them. If you are going to write, and you expect to be successful at it, you should at the very least show more gratitude for the people who support you. This crotchety old bastard has none.
@fajaklaus Lol, he does write, and he IS successful at it. He is more of a guy who would like to have a conversation with someone rather then meet someone for 5 seconds to get an autograph from a false idle. It isn't something that has really developed over time with him, he has kind of always been like that. Don't get me wrong, he can be a prick. The guy who stirs things up, goes against the grain, someone who will question and challenge. But that is who he is and what makes him himself.
@fajaklaus i find the more emotional, idealistic, cool and sensualistic speaker in that old 60s interview much more appealing than this ungrateful whiny jew...........how could they be one and the same person..............somebody explain?
I now fantasize about one day putting this guy in his place. Sure, he can walk all over the innumerable, hypersensitive geeks who are intimidated by him, but someone like myself has a zero tolerance policy against people who seem to have a grudge against you for no reason. Humiliating this brilliant writer, but total asshole just makes my heart swell with glee. In some respects, I can see how I am similar to him. We both say exactly what is on our minds. But I'm more handsome, of course.
Gotta love this guy He's like the wonderfully eccentric, whacked - out, unpredictable uncle that the rest of the family avoids like the PLAGUE, but you get him & where he's coming from, at least partially, & you hope that he understands you somewhat.
@ToxicWastoid He hasn't responded yet, but here's a valorous opinion from myself in the meantime. I understand where Harlan's disgust for particular fanboys comes from. There is a certain undesirable element that one must put up with in a line of work such as his. That said, if this man pissed on my shoe when I asked him for an autograph, I would have sent his fucking ass into a coma; no hesitation, no remorse. I'd simply spit on his passed out body and never look back.And to think I idolized...
I myself, after 30 years of reading Ellison, have had quite a good fun ride, but have also had enough. I suspect that if he were honest, he might say the same thing: "I am a crotchety old piece of shit, I've expounded the same ideas time after time for decades, I'm damned smart and damned mad, and I wish I could transcend those things and actually say something important." He's spewed his words. They were brilliant words, sometimes, but most times merely smart and banal and showy. Enough.
dirtsheep 1 day ago
he really knows how to be diplomatic, doesn't he? Respect that he speaks his mind and I totally understand his point, though I also get fans and fandoms opposite position
MulkEntertainment 1 week ago
Fuck fans.
Just because people buy a book doesnt entitle them to anything more than an autograph at a book signing.
I love the fact that Ellison doesnt kiss his fans asses and he doesnt cater to their whims or desires.
Buy it, read it, like it but dont think somehow your insights are worth a fuck or that anybody owes you anything.
If you dont like that, write your own fucking book.
Oh and get a life.
MultiSmartass1 1 month ago
I had a life drawing model (ie, a naked chick on a stand) once say that people from ohio are all crazy. I think she's right.
NotNamedJones 3 months ago
I love his shirts.
MrXmyselfx 6 months ago
@bludytiger Yeah I suppose you're right, and he does seem a little more jovial in actual conversation. But from a fan's perspective, I'd really hate to get a reception like that from a writer I admire.
fajaklaus 6 months ago
"I'm a little Jew from Ohio!"
I laughed so hard. This mas is awesome. :D
vulcangrl13 6 months ago
What a horrifically ungrateful prick. I would imagine that the act of signing books over and over again for hours on end would be grating on the nerves, but these guys are your FANS. They liked you enough to fork over their hard-earned money so you could be pasted on youTube insulting them. If you are going to write, and you expect to be successful at it, you should at the very least show more gratitude for the people who support you. This crotchety old bastard has none.
fajaklaus 7 months ago
@fajaklaus Lol, he does write, and he IS successful at it. He is more of a guy who would like to have a conversation with someone rather then meet someone for 5 seconds to get an autograph from a false idle. It isn't something that has really developed over time with him, he has kind of always been like that. Don't get me wrong, he can be a prick. The guy who stirs things up, goes against the grain, someone who will question and challenge. But that is who he is and what makes him himself.
bludytiger 6 months ago
@fajaklaus i find the more emotional, idealistic, cool and sensualistic speaker in that old 60s interview much more appealing than this ungrateful whiny jew...........how could they be one and the same person..............somebody explain?
posthumanhero 6 months ago
I see some interviews with this guy and I'm like "I couldn't agree more!" like this watch?v=E3NeAZG_tgI
Then I see ones like this, and I'm like "What an unlikable asshole"
ie727 7 months ago
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LeonSKennedy828 7 months ago
I now fantasize about one day putting this guy in his place. Sure, he can walk all over the innumerable, hypersensitive geeks who are intimidated by him, but someone like myself has a zero tolerance policy against people who seem to have a grudge against you for no reason. Humiliating this brilliant writer, but total asshole just makes my heart swell with glee. In some respects, I can see how I am similar to him. We both say exactly what is on our minds. But I'm more handsome, of course.
wmotamedi 7 months ago
I can only aspire to one day be as crotchety and eccentric as Ellison.
neosoc 11 months ago
What does his shirt say?
DragonFly122 1 year ago
Gotta love this guy He's like the wonderfully eccentric, whacked - out, unpredictable uncle that the rest of the family avoids like the PLAGUE, but you get him & where he's coming from, at least partially, & you hope that he understands you somewhat.
knoxvilleguy2 1 year ago
I'd share my opinion on Harlan Ellison, but then I'd fear he might try and file another frivolous lawsuit.
AnonNation 1 year ago
@AnonNation Grow a pair and voice your opinion(s).
ToxicWastoid 1 year ago
@ToxicWastoid He hasn't responded yet, but here's a valorous opinion from myself in the meantime. I understand where Harlan's disgust for particular fanboys comes from. There is a certain undesirable element that one must put up with in a line of work such as his. That said, if this man pissed on my shoe when I asked him for an autograph, I would have sent his fucking ass into a coma; no hesitation, no remorse. I'd simply spit on his passed out body and never look back.And to think I idolized...
wmotamedi 7 months ago