tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post2689846108682398715..comments2024-03-28T22:32:39.500-07:00Comments on Total Dick-Head: Paul Williams 1948-2013Ragle Gummhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951340313214410331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-7399103907736728832013-03-30T21:02:48.773-07:002013-03-30T21:02:48.773-07:00Very sad. I was a reader of some SF and fantasy wh...Very sad. I was a reader of some SF and fantasy when young, and I was familiar with the name Philip K. Dick but had never read him. In Fall 1975, just turned 20 and away at college for the first time, I read Paul's article about PKD in Rolling Stone (still have the original copy at my parent's house) and it spurred me to read THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. I enjoyed it but I was left with a vague feeling of..."Is this what all the shouting's about?" But I then read THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH and was blown away. It was not just the awesome effects of the novel that got me, but Dick's voice. One can't necessarily recognize his unique voice by reading only one novel by him, but read more than one and it becomes immediately apparent. From then on I bought everything I could find by Dick and became avidly fanatic for his work. <br /><br />Later, after Dick's death, when I first heard of the Philip K. Dick Society Newsletter, to be edited by Paul, I promptly sent in my cash and was a subscriber for the entire run of its publication. <br /><br />It's tragic that Paul's last years were blighted by his accident and declining health, but Paul made a difference in the world, and people who have never heard his name were touched by him.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-82448110178428602362013-03-30T03:53:56.201-07:002013-03-30T03:53:56.201-07:00I'd love to read that essay David if you know ...I'd love to read that essay David if you know where it can be accessed?Gionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-994717695567848502013-03-28T15:17:34.508-07:002013-03-28T15:17:34.508-07:00Indeed a sad day for Paul's family, friends an...Indeed a sad day for Paul's family, friends and PKD fans everywhere. When we needed him he was there for us. God bless you, Paul!Dave Hydenoreply@blogger.com