Very sad, he was a truly great author....Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five never to be forgotten....

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

i always liked him.


and his grandfather's architectural firm in indianapolis designed my building in 1913 located here in lafayette.

i checked today and it was his father's firm and grandfather's before that.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Great author -- one of my favorites.

He had a good life. Enriched us all.

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I've read everything I know of that he wrote and enjoyed all of his books. Maybe I'll re-read them. I would have loved to sit around and chew the fat with him.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I hate to hear that.
Great author.

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2010 Toyota Sequoia
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You know. I dont believe I've read any of his works. Probably something I'll have to rectify one of these days. He was a sci-fi author was he not?

- Peter.

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2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Not in the usual sense- his background was from there but I guess I've never thought of Vonnegut as sci-fi. I've always thought of him as worth reading, though. Kurt, you will be missed...

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1983 280SE (full Euro, trunk triangle and all!)

Formerly owned:
1986 420SEL
1984 300D
1983 300D
1981 300SD
1976 300D

Well, there was that part as a POW...

The ex-Saab mechanic.

What a great character, his writing will keep him alive forever.

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aww man.. I really liked his books.. I have them all.. or did I gave them to my friend since she liked him to .. I passed along them so she could pass them as well so it goes.

I've read all, but "Sirens of Titan" is my favorite of Vonnegut; who is tied with Robertson-Davies (also recently departed) as my favorite author.

regards,
Mark
Fairfax, VA

I think I stayed up for 2 or 3 nights in a row until 2 or 3 am reading Slaughterhouse Five.
I had forgotten all about Welcome to the Monkey house, until I read about his passing earlier today.

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I remember seeing Robertson Davies amble across campus at the University of Toronto when I was there.

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1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
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1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

ho hum