Michael Crichton Dead (Jurassic Park)

[SuperTrouper]

I know it is not GDP but Crichton was popular among us.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7711763.stm

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Really? I loved some of his work, but his political views not so much.

[supernova]

3. Yes, I was kinda ambivalent about him

since his major theme is the down-side of "progress" and science. I.e. that we are prone to creating things we can't control and don't know how to use, so ... in some ways... we shouldn't even try.

[supernova]

2. Aww, condolences and peace to his family

I didn't even know he had been ill.

[soleft]

4. Wasn't he a global warming naysayer

I seem to remember him ridiculing Al Gore.

[Ladyhawk]

5. Wow. I greatly enjoyed some of his books.

Douglas Adams was a bigger blow for me...jus' sayin'.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Wasn't he a big Bush supporter? Terribly creative guy. Enjoyed his work.

[BootinUp]

7. Dang, big fan of his writing/movies.

RIP man.

[damntexdem]

8. I was much, more saddened by Hillerman's death.

But did Crichton go into a coma? (Couldn't help myself.)

[Bucky]

9. Whoa. Totally not expecting that. Was he even 60 yet?

Oh, Cancer. 66. Damn, he was a great yarn spinner.

[WinkyDink]

10. I liked his works until he decided that workplace sexual harassment was female-to-male.