tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post4822767155537452315..comments2010-08-17T14:19:39.286-07:00Comments on Out of the cradle endlessly rocking: 9/20/08 - RIP DFWCrozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769376137931478201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post-16724506957123732412008-10-05T19:21:00.000-07:002008-10-05T19:21:00.000-07:00alas, the fate of the true and unmistakable genius...alas, the fate of the true and unmistakable genius has too often been death by their own hands (virginia woolf, kurt cobain, elliot smith, and van gogh's ear). i agree with all that you've said about wallace, his brilliance and power wielding the written word, and the talent it takes to artfully mask his private anguish with the witty, sharp, sarcastic hilarity of his public published works. <BR/>i myself wish he could now be stored in my pocket and taken out for key experiences in order to share them, and then write them. i'd laugh until i died. rip dfw. rip.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872585952093619932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post-6037035389054954692008-10-05T19:20:00.000-07:002008-10-05T19:20:00.000-07:00alas, the fate of the true and unmistakable genius...alas, the fate of the true and unmistakable genius has too often been death by their own hands (virginia woolf, kurt cobain, elliot smith, and van gogh's ear). i agree with all that you've said about wallace, his brilliance and power wielding the written word, and the talent it takes to artfully mask his private anguish with the witty, sharp, sarcastic hilarity of his public published works. <BR/>i myself wish he could now be stored in my pocket and taken out for key experiences in order to share them, and then write them. i'd laugh until i died. rip dfw. rip.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872585952093619932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37262588.post-18776697656592924442008-10-05T09:38:00.000-07:002008-10-05T09:38:00.000-07:00Just wanted to point you and your readers to this ...Just wanted to point you and your readers to this incredible DFW article that my friend Peter pointed me to yesterday when I asked him if he had "an essay handy on why sports are sweet":<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=allmike brotzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921339310108224919noreply@blogger.com