Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    

But Heinlein's middle initial was A ^)
  

    
He's riffing...waiting for James to catch on...
  

    
sorry!
  

    
For what?!!  No sorries necessary from my POV!  I can hear Phil's
voice saying these things and the tone of voice, which we know
doesn't translate well.

In fact, Here's the entire 2 1/2 hour interview, which I hear in his
voice.  Imagine that you are with a group of friends on a weekday
night, sitting around the living room with the beverage (or
substance) of your choice, and the following conversation
transpires.  Some of his comments are funny, some are teasing, some
are deeply thoughtful, demonstrating his bright and lively mind. 
You can't help but listen and be sucked in.  Sometimes I took him to
class with me, and the professor would innocently call on him -  not
knowing who he was - when Phil raised his hand to ask a question,
and that would be the last chance the professor got to speak.  Phil
would hold the entire class in thrall.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240825203457/https://jamesholmes.org/sci-fi/phil
ip-k-dick-interview/
  

    
Here's a chance to hear Phil's voice.  He was invited to speak at a
convention in Metz, France.

The whole thing demonstrates what the conversation in that living
room gathering might sound.  But if you don't want to listen to the
40 minutes of it, just listen to the first two minutes of it, to get
the tone - and facial expression - in which he probably riffed with
James.

The speech is called "If you think this world is bad, you should see
some of the others."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQbYiXyRZjM
  

    
Speaking of hearing Phil's voice, here's a rare recording of Phil
being interviewed by his then 8 1/2-year-old son, Christopher:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3kje6kav15ku7y9r1wjeh/Christopher-Dick-Philip-K
.-Dick-Interview.MP3
  

    
Linda, that interview with his son Christopher is wonderful. I'm
surprised I never heard of it.
  

    
Christopher was a great interviewer!  And I liked the way he paused
for commercials, although I was disappointed not to hear any of
them.
  

    
#229 in re: long form interview by James Holmes
Thanking you, Linda for that link..

ab-so-toot-ly fascinating read!

Learned a bunch more about PKD and in his own words, to boot..I
could hear his voice and his authenticity coming thru loud and
clear..
I clearly cannot get enuff of his stuff!
  

    
Heck, it’s been around 50 years and I’m constantly learning new
things!
  

    
I tried to get to the interview listed above and it said I needed to
request access.  (I have requested access, but wasn't sure if this
was yours or someone else's account)
  

    
Not my dropbox account.  I'm just passing along the link.
  

    
Plus the Dropbox link wanted me to download the app which I do not
want to do just to get to it..so I will take a pass on hearing the
interview with his kid..
  

    
Maybe I didn't encounter that because I have a Dropbox account and I
use both the website and the app on my phone.  I'm sorry it's being
difficult.  
  

    
No worries, Linda..all is Well
  

    
I found the interview with Phil and Christopher on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/C5QxKaZtWHA?si=pDZKWsPEWlD_Oja9