When I woke up Saturday morning and opened up the computer the first thing I saw was that Norman Mailer had died at 84. I closed the computer, and didn't open it again until the next day. Norman Mailer was a hero of mine, and a lot of my heroes are starting to leave.
Norman and I didn't agree on much, but that doesn't matter. He was a fearless writer, and there are not enough of them to go around.
I spent the rest of the day trying to remember what Norman had done. I couldn't help but recall the 1948 book entitled The Naked and the Dead, which I have read around the year 1969, when I was 16.
I enjoyed reading his first book that I even anticipated for his upcoming new publications. I believe I have read every one of them. Whenever he would appear on television, I would usually sit back and watch him on TV. He was a very interesting person indeed, and that makes him rather different among other writers, and personalities on TV.
I last saw him on Charlie Rose, and somebody else's show I cant remember. He was a little hard of hearing, but his spirit was high, and his time was just too damn short.
I am one of the people who disapproved of his politics, but I learned to forgive him eventually. The liberals were just too different compared to Norman Mailer. He stood firm for his beliefs.
There were also instances when Mailer was savaged by the New York publications and critics. But he didn't care two hoots in hell. They just kept writing and speaking against him.
I enjoyed his last book, The Castle In The Forest, and he had plans for a trilogy of the work on Hitler.
I could still remember the moment when Norman was about to appear in Charlie Rose. I admit that I was really excited to see him again.
The disappointment I felt on Saturday was crushing. No trilogy. Another hero gone.
I felt better by the next day. But still, I couldn't forget the fact that Norman was just one of the few who would stand for people's rights to defend themselves. I'm sure Norman knew about the weasels in his party. The vast shadow that hid them was not enough to keep Norman Mailer blind. He knew all along that they had no courage at all.
He knew about this because he could always place himself on the line all the time.
He was a real man, and there are precious few of those around.
Heaven is probably a better place than it ever was before. With Norman Mailer around, dialogue would even become even better.
If there's somebody who could just keep God on his toes, then the perfect man for that job would be no other than Norman Mailer. - 15275
Norman and I didn't agree on much, but that doesn't matter. He was a fearless writer, and there are not enough of them to go around.
I spent the rest of the day trying to remember what Norman had done. I couldn't help but recall the 1948 book entitled The Naked and the Dead, which I have read around the year 1969, when I was 16.
I enjoyed reading his first book that I even anticipated for his upcoming new publications. I believe I have read every one of them. Whenever he would appear on television, I would usually sit back and watch him on TV. He was a very interesting person indeed, and that makes him rather different among other writers, and personalities on TV.
I last saw him on Charlie Rose, and somebody else's show I cant remember. He was a little hard of hearing, but his spirit was high, and his time was just too damn short.
I am one of the people who disapproved of his politics, but I learned to forgive him eventually. The liberals were just too different compared to Norman Mailer. He stood firm for his beliefs.
There were also instances when Mailer was savaged by the New York publications and critics. But he didn't care two hoots in hell. They just kept writing and speaking against him.
I enjoyed his last book, The Castle In The Forest, and he had plans for a trilogy of the work on Hitler.
I could still remember the moment when Norman was about to appear in Charlie Rose. I admit that I was really excited to see him again.
The disappointment I felt on Saturday was crushing. No trilogy. Another hero gone.
I felt better by the next day. But still, I couldn't forget the fact that Norman was just one of the few who would stand for people's rights to defend themselves. I'm sure Norman knew about the weasels in his party. The vast shadow that hid them was not enough to keep Norman Mailer blind. He knew all along that they had no courage at all.
He knew about this because he could always place himself on the line all the time.
He was a real man, and there are precious few of those around.
Heaven is probably a better place than it ever was before. With Norman Mailer around, dialogue would even become even better.
If there's somebody who could just keep God on his toes, then the perfect man for that job would be no other than Norman Mailer. - 15275
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