Robert Anton Wilson Defies Medical Experts
Robert Anton Wilson Defies Medical Experts and leaves his body @4:50 AM on binary date 01/11.
All Hail Eris!
On behalf of his children and those who cared for him, deepest love and gratitude for the tremendous support and lovingness bestowed upon us.
(that’s it from Bob’s bedside at his fnord by the sea)
RAW Memorial February 07date to be announced
There are too many reasons why RAW was important. One of the ones most relevant to this jazz combo is that in Illuminatus! he and Robert Shea concern themselves with the problem of loss of liberty in the face of terrorist threat. (And they even use those words.) One of the things they discuss as part of the plot is the unwitting alliance between the authorities and the terrorists. It is only because of the terrorists that repressive authority can make repression palatable. And the repression itself makes the terrorists more than mere whackos.
It’s a roller-coaster ride of a book (meaning bumpy and thrilling), but every bit as important as We, Gravity’s Rainbow, or Animal Farm.
Edit (11 Jan 2007, 17:57):
See also Quinn Norton’s missive on 27B Stroke 6.
In Illuminatus!, there is an interview with a (fictional) rock star, and he is asked “How do you respond to fans that say ‘sure, your music is heavy, but is it rock?'”. The rock star responds: “It is rock. And on this rock I will build a new church.”
Over 800 pages and that’s all I remember.
But that’s enough.