August Wilson, RIP

[jfb]

Here's the story behind all his characters' stories, in his own words: "I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World' and it went like this: 'The streets that Balboa walked were his own private ocean, and Balboa was drowning.' End of story. That says it all. Nothing else to say. I've been rewriting that same story over and over again. All my plays are rewriting that same story. I'm not sure what it means, other than life is hard."

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[copperqueen.livejournal.com]

Only 60 years old, goddamnit!

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was stunned by that.

[talking-sock.livejournal.com]

that's a nice quote. I heard about him on NPR as I woke up. Sigh.