Comments on: Studs Terkel, 1912-2008

By: homofascist

homofascist — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:26:10 +0000

@SanFranLefty: You think only three? Well, then he may have 7 or 8 left then.

By: SanFranLefty

SanFranLefty — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:18:55 +0000

@AARPrick: Damn, he was another one of my piss and vinegar heroes. I think that Studs will find space on the the Community Organizer in the Sky's election-viewing couch with Molly Ivins and Ann Richards. @homofascist: Because he already did vote probably three times.

By: rptrcub

rptrcub — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:11:35 +0000

@homofascist: Amen.

By: nabisco

nabisco — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:09:57 +0000

@chicago bureau: My thought precisely. Tonight, we are all Studs.

By: AARPrick

AARPrick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:47:58 +0000

My idol, hero and muse. I hope to be as feisty and full of “fuck you” as Studs.

By: BRB

BRB — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:32:44 +0000

Oh, man. He’s a friend of my advisor, and I always wanted to meet him. Sigh.

By: homofascist

homofascist — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:27:35 +0000

@Mistress Cynica: Like 4 or 5 more times...

By: Mistress Cynica

Mistress Cynica — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:21:41 +0000

@chicago bureau: @homofascist: But it's Chicago, so he can still vote, right?

By: homofascist

homofascist — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:02:33 +0000

@chicago bureau: Basically my first thought too.

So many Studs stories. Two quick ones:

-He spoke at the huge Nader rally at UIC in 2000. He compared choosing between Gore and Bush as deciding whether you would rather have a cold or influenza.

-He was inducted into the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Hall of Hame as a supporter several years ago. They never let the inductees speak because Da Mayor is always there and he gets antsy so they try to keep it as short as possible. But goddamn if Studs didn’t grab the microphone and give Richie shit about something (maybe about AIDS funding – I don’t remember).

May we take a lesson from him and all be as vital and alive and full of piss and vinegar for as long as we have.

By: Jamie Sommers

Jamie Sommers — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:51:05 +0000

Shit