Douglas Rushkoff to Robert Anton Wilson

Author Douglas Rushkoff fills the late Robert Anton Wilson in on what he's missed since passing away on February 11, 2007.

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[Jcolinsol]

Bleh, I would hope that RAW would have a more skewed and less trite insight into current events.

[TheSadieCam]

Yes, Robert Anton Wilson would definitely embrace the chaos of the Occupy movement on that basis alone. It keeps us one step ahead of the fnords . I'm not a social butterfly, but I've gotta say that I did hang out with Wilson long ago, and he was an absolute hoot. Drunk as a hoot owl but sharper than a tack in the brain. An authentic fellow.

[TheGubernot]

I stood in my garden gazing at the stars in Awe, in particular that one enigmatic wonder of the Universe... Sirius! The Dog Star! It was truly humbling trying to comprehend time and space,the multiverse and the many legends. A beautiful few moments. Then I looked down and saw I'd trodden in a Dog turd and I thought,"I wonder what Robert Anton Wilson would say about this?". Lol! Miss you Bob.

[ljeezy2454]

love you bob. its a blessing being able to look out onto the same bay in capitola every day that you once did. thanks for keeping my mind open

[matmanuk]

bit ranty at the beginning but you pick it up nicely at the end... great message :)

[PelorianPages]

Thanks so much for this wonderful message from the heart. Bob's writing navigated through BS (belief systems) with the ease of a flying lasagna, and yet he could balance sarcasm and optimism in such a masterful way that I couldn't help but smile as I contemplated his analysis of the insanity of our primate herd. I too had the pleasure of Bob and Arlen's company, and your description brought tears. Bob was brilliant, often caustic, but also entirely, disarmingly humble and kind. Thanks, Doug.

[moccasinbend]

Great.

[sex6cult9revolution]

About two minutes in and I'm already imagining in my mind some wise ass responses that RAW might have come up with. He would have definitely embraced the term "teabagger".

[juppukun]

I love how today, I was thinking of reading and re-listening some of Bob's lectures and essays and when I came back home from a gruelling day at work, my roommate informs me there is a Robert Anton Week going on right now. The timing could not have been more perfect. I wonder what would Bob have to say about how SOPA and the protect IP acr are trying to stop the free flow of information that's going around the world faster and faster, as Bob once pointed out... Thank you Douglas for this video.

[MrQ82]

That was great. Thanks Doug.