Hi gang..

I'm trying not to fan the flames, but i just don't understand it..

I don't know what's sadder...

The fact that somebody, who i appreciate to be a pretty spectacular talent,
but probably not a wonderful human being, is driven by whatever forces that
dwell within him to drive a knife into himself and end his life.. how bad
must things have been for that to have been a good option for anybody,
probably except him. I only know enough about this illness to know that
people who have glimpses of logic and rationale often see death as the only
escape, for themselves and their friends/loved ones who suffer with them...

or..

the fact that many on the mailing list which i call friends and peers and
look forward to reading has spent the last 2 days talking about what a self
indulgent loser Elliott was and how he deserved to die. Sorry, but that's
just disgusting to me. I appreciate that everyone has freedom of speech, but
the way i was bought up, there are things like 'respect for the dead' and a
whole bunch of lines that have been crossed here. I appreciate that people
have thoughts about it, obviously quite clear thoughts, but the lack of
sensitivity towards the HORRIBLE, desperate death of a fucking human being
whose work many on this list admired greatly is just appalling. Let those of
us who are mourning his loss mourn without your goading...

MC