Fish, this sketch of Vidal is one of your finest works. It’s hard to capture a man that was so complex. I love the look of pure disgust on his face.
He will be missed. Thankfully I have his books and essays to remind me of his strength and sheer love/hate for this country. His legacy was written in stone long before his death.
RIP Gore.
Paul
Thank you Mr. Fish, your simple and pure drawing is bringing tears to my eyes. I thank you because it’s the best tribute, ode to etc. I read a few articles over the last 48 hours, one in particular by John Nickols was followed by a litany of disrespectful idealogicaly driven hate, I can’t think of any other word for it, a lot of it I think was because he was gay and has a family connection (cousin) to Al Gore. It really sickened me but I wasn’t surprised. Sadly that the culture we currently are surrounded by. So thank you for your respectful comment on the passing of a pull no punches man that no words have captured as well as your art.
Lady Dedlock
Yeah. That would be the “culture” that rushes out to (join the haters and) buy chicken sandwiches just to reinforce their support for the prevention of OTHER peoples exercising of their own God-given civil rights. I’m sure it’s exactly what Jesus would do.
Hello Mr. Fish – its been a long time but, like Jesus, I’ve found you again ; -)
A lot of us are going to miss Mr Vidal, whose acerbic remarks were always good for a laugh, but at the same time, were (often) deeply serious. I remember doing a reading with some school friends of «Visit to a small planet» – this must have been in 1956-57, i e, not long after it was screened on television, but probably before – or at the same time – that it debutted on Broadway. Requiescat in pace….
Henri
Lady Dedlock
A paragon of courage.
Why is it “we the people” ALWAYS vote down the ones who actually do work toward our best interest (Gore, Nader)? We are idjuts!
The world is a dimmer place for this loss. One of Vidal’s strongest legacies are his essays, that surpass his fiction. His burning wit and keen insights on American society will be sorely missed. Indeed, America has changed much since Vidal’s boyhood, from a republic to a Colonialist empire. It would have been great if Vidal realized his political aspirations, we might have finally seen a politician truly “for the people”. Alas, the powers that be would not have it so. RIP Vidal, at least in this heart your light burns.
Vidal, the frequent guest of Johnny Carson, whose taped appearances have somehow all been disappeared down the memory hole, like photographs airbrushed to remove the politically disfavored.
No place in the broadcast media for a voice like his today.
Fish, this sketch of Vidal is one of your finest works. It’s hard to capture a man that was so complex. I love the look of pure disgust on his face.
He will be missed. Thankfully I have his books and essays to remind me of his strength and sheer love/hate for this country. His legacy was written in stone long before his death.
RIP Gore.
Thank you Mr. Fish, your simple and pure drawing is bringing tears to my eyes. I thank you because it’s the best tribute, ode to etc. I read a few articles over the last 48 hours, one in particular by John Nickols was followed by a litany of disrespectful idealogicaly driven hate, I can’t think of any other word for it, a lot of it I think was because he was gay and has a family connection (cousin) to Al Gore. It really sickened me but I wasn’t surprised. Sadly that the culture we currently are surrounded by. So thank you for your respectful comment on the passing of a pull no punches man that no words have captured as well as your art.
Yeah. That would be the “culture” that rushes out to (join the haters and) buy chicken sandwiches just to reinforce their support for the prevention of OTHER peoples exercising of their own God-given civil rights. I’m sure it’s exactly what Jesus would do.
Hello Mr. Fish – its been a long time but, like Jesus, I’ve found you again ; -)
A lot of us are going to miss Mr Vidal, whose acerbic remarks were always good for a laugh, but at the same time, were (often) deeply serious. I remember doing a reading with some school friends of «Visit to a small planet» – this must have been in 1956-57, i e, not long after it was screened on television, but probably before – or at the same time – that it debutted on Broadway. Requiescat in pace….
Henri
A paragon of courage.
Why is it “we the people” ALWAYS vote down the ones who actually do work toward our best interest (Gore, Nader)? We are idjuts!
Amen.
The world is a dimmer place for this loss. One of Vidal’s strongest legacies are his essays, that surpass his fiction. His burning wit and keen insights on American society will be sorely missed. Indeed, America has changed much since Vidal’s boyhood, from a republic to a Colonialist empire. It would have been great if Vidal realized his political aspirations, we might have finally seen a politician truly “for the people”. Alas, the powers that be would not have it so. RIP Vidal, at least in this heart your light burns.
Gore Vidal in Bob Roberts (the movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtuovqUgYU&feature=relmfu
Gore Vidal and the Impeachment of George W. Bush
http://warisacrime.org/content/gore-vidal-and-impeachment-george-w-bush
Vidal, the frequent guest of Johnny Carson, whose taped appearances have somehow all been disappeared down the memory hole, like photographs airbrushed to remove the politically disfavored.
No place in the broadcast media for a voice like his today.