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Michael Crichton Dies
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Posted on 11/05/2008 9:53:39 AM PST by MeanGreen2008
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To: oldvike
To: nina0113
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posted on
11/05/2008 11:34:08 AM PST
by
Steve0113
(Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -A.L.)
To: MeanGreen2008
I enjoyed everything the guy did. God bless him and his family.
To: americanophile
I understand. Last night has messed us all up. :-(
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:02:11 PM PST
by
oldvike
To: MeanGreen2008
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:06:43 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: MeanGreen2008
He was a once-in-a-lifetime author IMO. What an imagination!
RIP.
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:09:13 PM PST
by
HelloooClareece
("We make war that we may live in peace". Aristotle)
To: abb
That’s one of my favorite qualities of Michael Crichton’s novels; once I start reading, I go on a reading BINGE. I don’t stop until I’m done.
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:20:51 PM PST
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(Halo 3: Recon - Due out in Fall 2009!)
To: MeanGreen2008
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:36:41 PM PST
by
Biggirl
(Throw The Bums OUT!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
To: MeanGreen2008
WOW, I have been avoiding the news to obvious reasons and had not heard this. What a tragedy.
He recently said that in 20 years Al Gore and his buddies would be revealed as complete idiots for their hysteria on Global warming. If I am still alive when that happens I will give Dr. Crichton a big shout out.
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:50:14 PM PST
by
elizabetty
(Limited Government (4 July 1776 ---4 Nov 2008 ) R.I.P)
To: Domandred
Bookmarked the link to purchase that book later in time.
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posted on
11/05/2008 12:51:51 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(Every FReeper is on Obama's Black List. He will try to have us all "taken care of." Mark my words)
To: MeanGreen2008
Very sad news. He wrote real page turners, but they actually had some thought behind them. State of Fear is simple, fast-moving, readable, opinionated but not preachy, and altogether a truly excellent, thought provoking book (and it has a great ending...).
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posted on
11/05/2008 1:13:57 PM PST
by
livius
To: MeanGreen2008
One of my personal favorites was ‘Disclosure’.
Terrific writer. RIP
To: SJSAMPLE
Having worked in the Aerospace/Defense industry for 20 years, I thoroughly enjoyed Airframe. He really had insight into the industry and its internal politics.
To: MeanGreen2008
Talk about just ruining a bad day. I met the man once and in person, he had the quiet reserve of a man who had sought truth wherever it led him; yet when he spoke to the large gathered crowd, he elevated, he enlightened, and he never, never bored. One of my heros has passed...
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:01:40 PM PST
by
StAnDeliver
(Schadenfreude!)
To: MeanGreen2008
Oh no. I have only read one of his books, State of Fear, great read.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:04:22 PM PST
by
LayoutGuru2
(Know the difference between honoring diversity and honoring perversity? No? You must be a liberal!)
To: Red Badger
I enjoyed that book, very well done. The movie? *gack*
He was one of my favorite authors, and I didn’t even know he was sick. RIP.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:10:03 PM PST
by
Betis70
To: MeanGreen2008
one of his ex-wives was the actress on Sledgehammer. I think she and Crichton wrote the Twister screenplay together.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:14:13 PM PST
by
isom35
To: MeanGreen2008
Terrible loss. I read
Sphere when I was 8 years old and I've loved (most of) his work ever since.
Jurassic Park was a defining pop culture experience for me as a kid (both the book and the movie). While on QRF duty in Mosul, Iraq, I picked up
Prey off a bookshelf and read the entire thing in one sitting in just a few hours. It was impossible to put down. Plus there's his incredible
"Aliens Cause Global Warming" speech that showed just how articulate and intelligent he was.
Mr. Crichton's passing is a true tragedy. I will miss what he brought to us all.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:15:29 PM PST
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: MeanGreen2008
That’s too bad. I loved Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and The Andromeda Strain. Prayers for him and his family.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:53:39 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(The Middle East: We put the OIL in TURMOIL!)
To: Red Badger
Time Line.
My fave too.
I agree, GREAT book, movie so-so.
But the movie was fun anyway, just to see some of the stuff from the book on screen.
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posted on
11/05/2008 2:55:07 PM PST
by
Joya
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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