OT: hurRAH: The Grandmaster is 100

Sean Lackey09 Jul 2007, 05:02as archived

I know some discussion of his work have come up here from time to time, so I thought it worth noting that, July 7th marks Robert A. Heinlein's 100th birthday. My father gave me a copy of SPACE CADET to read when I was in the third grade. Then he bought the rest of the juveniles, and I read most of them before I was a teen myself. I wrote a book report on DOUBLE STAR in the sixth grade, and read most of RAH's major and minor works by the time I was 17. When his final novel, TO SAIL BEYOND THE SUNSET came out in 1987, Dad (some know him as Roy) insisted on reading aloud every novel tied into it (and he did) before reading SUNSET. It's been near 20 years since those readings, but the works of Heinlein left an indelible impression on me as a young man, and opened doors to many other authors, most in arms reach in dad's library. Thanks RAH, but mostly, thank you Dad. Sean

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes09 Jul 2007, 17:59as archived

↳ in reply to Sean Lackey

OT: hurRAH: The Grandmaster is 100

Thanks for posting it ... I cried when he died. I'd only met him once, under very unfavorable conditions, but that wasn't even the point; he was as much a father-figure to me as my real father. He taught me how to think for myself, how to get the facts and draw conclusions. I rarely drew the same conclusions as him, but the process was so important that I regard him as my greatest teacher. One hundred years. Wow. Anyone for a party on 1/2/20?

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On 7/8/07, Sean Lackey <zeppelin at texas.net> wrote: I know some discussion of his work have come up here from time to time, so I thought it worth noting that, July 7th marks Robert A. Heinlein's 100th birthday. My father gave me a copy of SPACE CADET to read when I was in the third grade. Then he bought the rest of the juveniles, and I read most of them before I was a teen myself. I wrote a book report on DOUBLE STAR in the sixth grade, and read most of RAH's major and minor works by the time I was 17. When his final novel, TO SAIL BEYOND THE SUNSET came out in 1987, Dad (some know him as Roy) insisted on reading aloud every novel tied into it (and he did) before reading SUNSET. It's been near 20 years since those readings, but the works of Heinlein left an indelible impression on me as a young man, and opened doors to many other authors, most in arms reach in dad's library. Thanks RAH, but mostly, thank you Dad. Sean _______________________________________________