Sam Shephard Has Died

[Fata Morgana]

What a loss. Cracking actor.

 

[Fata Morgana]

"I hate endings. Just detest them." -- Sam Shepard

 

[doctor_insanus]

"Is that a man?"

"Yeah, you're damn right it is."

 

[Lancecastor]

Better thought of as a playwright, actually.

Regardless, very much dead.

 

[Fata Morgana]

"Is that a man?"

"Yeah, you're damn right it is."

I was just thinking I'd like to watch that again.

 

[doctor_insanus]

I was just thinking I'd like to watch that again.

Me, too, actually.

 

[Lorilei]

I'm so sad about this. He was brilliant, and so fucking sexy.

 

[Not Normal]

He was an amazing play write as well.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Brilliant and beautiful.

http://www.sam-shepard.com/rs11x.jpg

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

Shame. Fool for Love is one of my favorites.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Shame. Fool for Love is one of my favorites.

I saw a local community theater group do True West when I was in high school, and even with amateur actors in a small town production, it blew me away.

 

[Wrong Element]

I was just thinking I'd like to watch that again.

Yeager ended up outliving Shepard.


He did a book of short stories around 1995 that was pretty impressive, but I assume in the long run he will be remembered for the plays.

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

I saw a local community theater group do True West when I was in high school, and even with amateur actors in a small town production, it blew me away.

Yah. I've seen quite a few small-town, high-school and college productions of his work and all were enjoyable. When a writer has something worthwhile to say it often compensates for lackluster or mediocre performance.

 

[Lorilei]

http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/samualshepard1.jpg

 

[Queersetti]

Every man who ever fucked Patti Smith is now dead.

 

[Disgustipated]

I fucked him.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Extremely sad and even sadder to learn it was from ALS.

I can't imagine the horror of suffering from that disease, and there was a time only a few months ago when I had symptoms fully consistent with that possible diagnosis. Thankfully, subsequent MRIs ruled it out.

Also, thankfully, Chuck Yeager lives!

 

[Not Normal]

Yah. I've seen quite a few small-town, high-school and college productions of his work and all were enjoyable. When a writer has something worthwhile to say it often compensates for lackluster or mediocre performance.

I participated in a reading of Tooth of Crime once. He was a unique writer. I saw at least one production of Cowboy Mouth.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

Unique viewpoint, for certain.
He kept us company, and he left much for us,
before he was parted from us.