"You can't have my heart."

[greygirlbeast]

I woke to the news of Ray Bradbury's death. I'm not going to say much about it, because this is something that hits me in the gut and the head and the heart. I need time to allow it to sink in. I've said too many times that I might never have become an author without Ray Bradbury. He showed me how to rub two words together and make a spark that

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[flameelf]

...I sat there for five minutes going, "That's Ian McShane, isn't it? It's GOT to be, but he's not a small person!"

I was extremely impressed with it. Snow's speechless emoting at the very end is pretty amazing, too. Not ever liking the emo "Twilight" character but enjoying Stewart's turn as Joan Jett, I was glad to see her given such range here.

Nechtan :)

[greygirlbeast]

"That's Ian McShane, isn't it? It's GOT to be, but he's not a small person!"

Same here.

All your other points, yes.

[19_crows]

Your post was where I saw the news of Ray Bradbury. My dad knew him in the days of early Los Angeles fandom. Thanks for the reminder that he died during the transit of Venus.

[robyn_ma]

I can say nothing when such a giant falls, other than that I wish Mr. Electrico had made good on his word, back there in 1932. Although perhaps it is selfish of the rest of us to want more. Bradbury gave us plenty.

[greygirlbeast]

Bradbury gave us plenty.

Times ten.

[robyn_ma]

He'd just had a piece in The New Yorker, too. Lovely writing, as always.

[witchchild]

I saw Snow White over the weekend with a friend of mine. Agreeing with you on all point.

[ladyblue56]

But...that Ray Bradbury died during the 2012 Transit of Venus, that's poetry.

Oh damn, I did not know Ray Bradbury had left us until I read your post. Sad news but fitting to read it from you instead of on generic news. Thank you.

His passing during the transit of Venus is rather poetic and just jumping off point.