Richard Pryor - RIP

[darkesta]

Damn. A day after the pioneer of humor in sf dies, one of the greatest comedians of all time follows suit.

While some may remember Pryor for his role in the godawful Superman 3, the man was one of the greatest standup artists of all time. In fact, just last year, Comedy Central had a special called 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. Pryor was no

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[cogitationitis]

I found out about Bob Sheckley mid-day Saturday, and all the Dealers here at Philcon were talking about it. He never quite recovered from when he fell ill in the Ukraine. Part of the problem of a fandom that reach a peak in the 50's in that now, all those classic greats are *old*.