| [ MIT ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): doolee (텅빈마음.) 날 짜 (Date): 1997년08월12일(화) 08시29분32초 KDT 제 목(Title): Re: [Cap]MIT Class of '97 Commencement Ad ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 13:44:36 -0400 Subject: Vonnegut did not speak at MIT - it's a joke <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Vonnegut MIT Speech: HOAX</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>Vonnegut MIT Speech: HOAX</H1> <HR> <PRE> >From <A HREF="mailto:wyaduck@aol.com">wyaduck@aol.com</A> (WYADUCK) Organization AOL http://www.aol.com Date 1 Aug 1997 00:39:13 GMT Newsgroups <A HREF="news:alt.books.kurt-vonnegut">alt.books.kurt-vonnegut</A> Message-ID <19970801003901.UAA21775@ladder01.news.aol.com> </PRE> <HR> <PRE> WYADUCK here... There is a commencement address that Vonnegut allegedly delivered to MIT this June, which has been spreading all over the Web like wildfire. (It even got posted to this Vonnegut Newsgroup.) I was suspicious from the begining. Kurt usually tells me when he's going to speak somewhere, and he never mentioned an MIT address. I also knew he was in Europe for the latter part of June. More suspiciously, the voice wasn't quite his. It was CLOSE, like a real good painted forgery of a master, but it was slightly off -- a little too jokey, a little too cute... a little too "Seinfeld." Several things seemed based on ideas of his, or variations on things he's said in past speeches, but the further I read, the more I thought it was a fake. So I called him today (7/31) and asked if he spoke at MIT this year. "No," he said. "You're asking about the 'sunscreen' thing?" He had already known about it, as his lawyer had called him earlier in the day. He had no idea where it came from. I asked him if he wanted me to fax him a copy. He declined. He wasn't interested. So there it is, straight from the horse's mouth (brought to you by the other end). If you doubt what I've said here, call MIT's Speaker's Bureau, and ask if KV spoke there this year. Cheers, </PRE> </BODY> </HTML> |