Art Buchwald is the coolest son-of-a-bitch on the planet.

trof

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Tue Mar-28-06 07:23 PM
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Art Buchwald is the coolest son-of-a-bitch on the planet.

Hell, the universe.
He's on PBS now, talking about why he's refused dialysis and is ready to go.

I'm sure this clip will be available on the web at some point.
I'm betting it will be one of the most widely distributed ever.

Bless you heart, Art.

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JitterbugPerfume

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Tue Mar-28-06 07:32 PM
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1. I agree trof

Art Buchwald is the coolest of the cool .I have read his books, and his column for years and I will miss him when he is gone.

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SCRUBDASHRUB

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Tue Mar-28-06 09:18 PM
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2. I love Buchwald. We were in Georgetown about 8 years ago,

and were hanging out in the bookstore (Barnes and Noble or Borders; can't recall which). Anywho, we saw him sitting in the section where they sell coffee, just hanging out. Before I left the store, I bought a couple of signed copies of one of his paperbacks (I guess he had spent part of the morning, signing copies for sale). I'll miss him when he's gone, too. He's a great wit.

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brook

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Tue Mar-28-06 10:13 PM
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3. He certainly is.

He has always had an amazing gift for LIFE...writ large.

Godspeed, Art, on the wings of laughing angels! -:loveya:

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Jeff In Milwaukee

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Tue Mar-28-06 10:18 PM
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4. Buchwald on Watergate...

I'm paraphrasing, but I think this was from "Up the Seine and Down the Potomac"

On Watergate: "It gave me three glorious years of material, the likes of which I may never see again."

On Nixon during Watergate: "Everything he did lent itself to satire...the truth is that I needed Richard Nixon far more than he needed me."

Always the funniest guy in the room.

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greatauntoftriplets

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Tue Mar-28-06 10:20 PM
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5. Strength to Buchwald...

My father died following a heart attack due to end-stage renal disease. He was not a good candidate for dialysis. It is horrible death from uremia.

Godspeed Art. You have made the right decision.

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brook

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Tue Mar-28-06 11:06 PM
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6. Here trof...

Thanksgiving by Buchwald

Thought you might enjoy this.

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trof

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Wed Mar-29-06 09:12 AM
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7. Merci. Tres droll.

;-)

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