RIP Ray Bradbury

[laurannad.livejournal.com]

http://news.yahoo.com/ray-bradbury-dies-california-143150129.html

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[charismaryllis.livejournal.com]

:(

[planettom.livejournal.com]

So, which Dragon Cons was Bradbury at?

Apparently he was at the 1986 one.

I saw him at the 1998 one (with Ray Harryhausen).

And he was there in 2003.

I was thinking he'd been there more recently than 2003, but a little googling didn't reveal that this was so.

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

In 1986, Mr. Bradbury was at the Atlanta Worldcon, known as Confederation. D*C didn't start until a few years later.

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

The 1998 one when the two Rays were on the panel together was awesome.

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

:-(

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

He will be missed! Great article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury

[rexisadog.livejournal.com]

I read most of his books, I will miss him...

[nightwing22dg.livejournal.com]

I had the pleasure of meeting him back in 1998. The con was much smaller and easier to navigate back then. Still, I remember happily waiting in line at least 2 hours for his autograph. I got him to sign 2 graphic novels of his works since comic books are my biggest passion. I believe the other time he was scheduled in 2003, he had to cancel.
I realize what an honor and privilege it was to meet one of the most amazing writers of our time. He drew me this little sketch as a nice surprise when he signed my book. Here's the picture.

http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/annotate?gal=1&ids=1

[memysza.livejournal.com]

A sad bit of news indeed. Wish I could have seen him in person just once.