I wanted to find out when and how Bruce Chatwin died. He was 48 and apparently died of an AIDS related illness. I found out there is an actual book biography on him. Maybe I'll check it out at the library.
On another note, barbarino leant me 7-8 PK Dick books. I've read several of his short stories and _Do Androids Dream..._ (aka BladeRunner), but not much else. I remember BladeRunner came out. In 1982, I was 8. I saw a preview of it and was immediately fascinated. I didn't know what the story was about. I only knew I liked the feeling I got watching the preview. Dark, rainy, mysterious. It was a LA I never knew of. One clouded over (with smog?!) raining, skyscrapers. A complete contrast to the sunny moist southern california weather.
I've started reading, _A Scanner Darkly_. First off, I am irritated by the way women "chicks" are referred to. Foxy, bang her, etc. It's part of the book, but I'm bored by it. I got the same irritation when I read a bunch of Heinlein. It's just like so, retro and in the past. Anyway, I'm letting my irritation sit to the side to see where the plot and character development go.
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