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Robert Anton Wilson NEEDS our help...
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| _Griphin_ User Info... |  On the eve of 'Xena' being officially named Eris, Douglas Rushkoff's blog reveals that the extremely ill Mr. Wilson can't make his rent. Another testimony to how our society refuses to reward those who enrich it... but not if we can help it! Who is Robert Anton Wilson?!? Robert Anton Wilson is the coauthor, with Robert Shea, of the underground classic The Illuminatus! Trilogy , which won the 1986 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. His other writings include Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, called "the most scientific of all science fiction novels," by New Scientist, and several nonfiction works of Futurist psychology and guerilla ontology, such as Prometheus Rising and The New Inquisition. Wilson, who sees himself as a Futurist, author, and stand-up comic, regularly gives seminars at Eslan and other New Age centers. Wilson has made both a comedy record (Secrets of Power) and a punk rock record (The Chocolate Biscuit Conspiracy), and his play Wilhelm Reich in Hell was performed at the Edmund Burke Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. His novel Illuminatus! was adapted as a 10-hour science fiction rock epic and performed under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Great Britain's National Theatre, where Wilson appeared briefly on stage in a special cameo role. Robert Anton Wilson is also a former editor at Playboy magazine. I'm rather bummed out about this. And all the books Robert has had published, and he can't pay his rent?!? Like what the fuck is wrong with this picture?!? If I could afford to, I'd send the guy $20. His website: http://www.rawilson.com/main.shtml - Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:54am Edited: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:05am | ||
| dumpstermesh User Info... | Well maybe if Santa didn't spend all his earth moneys on ho-hos and bad plaid his rent would be paid. I have a hard time feeling bad for even semi-successful people who can't manage their income. Go ahead and put coal in my stocking, I no longer believe in you. - Wed, 4 Oct 2006 1:49pm | ||
| trevor corey User Info... | Yeah, I agree with Dumpster on this. If Griph can't support ballet then Trevor can't support Santa. Christmas sucks ass more often than not anyhow. - Wed, 4 Oct 2006 2:51pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | Hey wait a sec... I do believe Robert Anton Wilson's money is going for medical treatment for what is ailing him (no, his money didn't go for his drug/hooker habit). BTW: I recommend you read "Unveiling Yourself", that book's a trip! - Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:15am Edited: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:16am | ||
| trevor corey User Info... | "Father Christmas give us some money, we don't want any silly toys. We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over Give all the toys to the little rich boys" - Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:20am | ||
| dumpstermesh User Info... | I never said that he had a drug/hooker habit. I think that my analysis was closer to the truth. Ho-hos will get ya every time...even if you are Santa disguised in awful plaid. - Thu, 5 Oct 2006 2:53pm | ||
| Gman User Info... | I'm sure it's crushing to him that a drunken back-water internet troll has an ill-informed and unasked for opinion of his medical situation. Oh, if only he'd thought to not write so much that he came across your minute attention span long enough for you to turn your rapier wit his way. If only... - Sun, 8 Oct 2006 2:17am | ||
| dumpstermesh User Info... | But I have your ill-informed and unasked for opinion of me. Oh how it crushes me... - Sun, 8 Oct 2006 8:24am | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | According to Boing Boing... Anyway, this morning Bob's daughter showed up at his house in tears because she had checked his PayPal account and found money for next month's rent plus more. Bob called me to say that he couldn't believe people would care so much about him and as we talked (which isn't easy for him at this point) he was overcome with emotion more than once. He is so touched and RELIEVED at the possibility of staying in his home. He kept repeating to me his deep felt appreciation and disbelief that people would care so much about him. What a humble and sweet man. I should of posted this a few days ago. He's broke cause the United States Medical system isn't like ours in Canada and costs a lot of money for the unfortunate person getting sick. This is the reason why RAW is hella broke. - Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:12am Edited: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:15am | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | I wonder if he still needs our help?!? - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:42am | ||
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