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Jon Katz To Be Played By Jeff Bridges
Robotech_Master writes, "Long-time Slashdot veterans will remember Jon Katz, the editorial writer whose Slashdot articles invariably generated heated controversy. It appears he may have the last laugh; how many of the Slashdot posters who ridiculed him went on to be played by Jeff Bridges in a movie? From the article: 'In his new book, "A Good Dog: The Story of Orson," Katz chronicles the life and death of the lovable but troubled border collie that transformed his life. It continues the story begun in Katz's last book, "A Dog Year," now being made into a movie starring Jeff Bridges as Katz.' Katz critics may get a chuckle out of the plot synopsis for the film: 'A man having a mid-life crisis has his life turned upside down when he takes in a border collie crazier than he is.'" The film should be released in late 2007.
I can understand why Katz and his dog were so close. What Katz wrote was almost identical to what came out of his dog's rear end.
I want a new quote. One that won't spill. One that don't cost too much. Or come in a pill.
> Seriously though, I think a few things might have changed in thirty fucking years. Like the whole cultural backdrop.
Lets see, civilization has been around for about 6000 years or so. During this time teens:
- sometimes felt alienated
- sometimes fell in love
- sometimes were enslaved or exploited
- sometimes got sand kicked in their faces
- sometimes had little to hope for
- sometimes were harassed by bullies
- etc, etc, etc
So there are some minor differences, so what? It's not like we're talking about silicon-based lifeforms here. Trying to understand the lives of other people is what historians, anthropologies and authors do. It's their job, and they are often good at it.
The pathetic thing is the tendency for people to think that their situation is special and nobody has ever been in that situation or could even comprehend it. Man, kids griping about how tough it is to be a kid today should be drop-shipped into Bagdad or Sudan to see what they think about tough lives.