Comments | xoder: RAW RIP fnord

xoder

RAW RIP fnord

Jan 11, 2007 16:32

Robert Anton Wilson died today at the age of 74. The acclaimed author and godfather of Discordianism is survived by mills of fans.

His Illuminatus! Trilogy was a profound influence on me and it's what drew me to Discordianism in the first place. Without it, I'd have never met malual, who brightened my Rochester experience so much, and if I had never met ( Read more... )

death, discordian

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rosefox January 11 2007, 21:36:44 UTC

Aw. *hug*

xoder January 11 2007, 21:47:13 UTC

Someone on Metafilter said, "my religious life, to the extent that I have one, is almost entirely derived from Robert Anton Wilson," which is a statement I completely agree with. Him and Heinlein, although Heinlein much less so (albeit an earlier influence).

beatsoul January 12 2007, 22:05:39 UTC

I heard that his last words were "zip zip tang".