Comments on: Scott

By: b.rox » Blog Archive » Packing Up

b.rox » Blog Archive » Packing Up — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:41:27 +0000

[...] in this case, my friend already left. And wherever he is now, he won’t be needing his file cabinets or his shoes or his pipe [...]

By: JAUG

JAUG — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:33:45 +0000

I’m sorry I never got to know Scott well even after years of running sci-fi cons. My encounters with him were when he was sitting on his front porch reading when I went to visits my friends who were his next door neighbors. We got to know him better these last 2 years after Katrina. I’m sorry for the loss of your friend.

By: Sophmom

Sophmom — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:22:22 +0000

Bart, I’m so sorry for your loss. The link to the pic reminds me of how wonderful it was to first meet all y’all (IRL), and to continue in your fine company. Thanks. You’re in my thoughts.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:47:45 +0000

Sad to know he’s gone. Never got to know him real well but his intense interest in the genre helped sustain my interest and thus attend a few book meetings. Rest in peace Scott.

By: Frank Schiavo

Frank Schiavo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:45:39 +0000

What a shock. I didn’t even know he had been sick. It is such a shame. Scott was suich a sharp wit with a brilliant mind. I remember he and Editor B made me feel right at home my very nervous first time at a club meeting.

By: Editor B

Editor B — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:40:50 +0000

Yes, the format for the book club was also Scott’s idea. He picked our first three books and then suggested we take turns doing the same. Here we are seven years later still doing it that way. Obviously I enjoy the club a great deal or I wouldn’t have stuck with it so long. It occurs to me that the club is really an enduring gift from Scott.

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:26:35 +0000

My condolensces. Reading about Scott’s creating the group reminds me of New Orleans’ greatest asset is the creativity of her citizens. It’s just such a shame.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:23:14 +0000

Sorry about that. Glad to know definitely that Scott was the guiding founder of the group. I wasn’t sure when I wrote that if Scott was the originator in full of the group; but he certainly was very dedicated. I think I showed up at the second meeting of the club, and Scott immediately tried to talk me into picking three books, which I didn’t want to do. Wasn’t the “three books on a theme” set up, which we still follow, Scott’s idea?