Comments on: Hannes Bok, Part 2: The story with the unhappy ending http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/ Frederik Pohl Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Boland http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-71785 John Boland Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:46:29 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-71785 I guess I haven't been reading the blog for a month or so. Neglecting the politico-psycho-babble of other posters, let me mention that Bok's work struck me the first time I saw it as absolutely wonderful--playful and beautiful. Imagine if he had been around for The Dragon Masters (not to denigrate in any way Gaughn's work). My memory gets fuzzy, but I'd swear I saw a Bok cover on F&SF long after Fred's account suggests he had died. Wasn't it Bok's work for "A Rose for Ecclesi--"--oh, hell, I'm not going to try to spell that, have probably already butchered Jack Gaughn (Gaughan?). But come to think of it, does anyone but me feel that J.G.'s (there!)style at times owed something to Bok? Anyway, thanks for another blog entry. Reading these is a tremendous pleasure. I guess I haven’t been reading the blog for a month or so. Neglecting the politico-psycho-babble of other posters, let me mention that Bok’s work struck me the first time I saw it as absolutely wonderful–playful and beautiful. Imagine if he had been around for The Dragon Masters (not to denigrate in any way Gaughn’s work). My memory gets fuzzy, but I’d swear I saw a Bok cover on F&SF long after Fred’s account suggests he had died. Wasn’t it Bok’s work for “A Rose for Ecclesi–”–oh, hell, I’m not going to try to spell that, have probably already butchered Jack Gaughn (Gaughan?). But come to think of it, does anyone but me feel that J.G.’s (there!)style at times owed something to Bok? Anyway, thanks for another blog entry. Reading these is a tremendous pleasure.

]]> By: Sandra Bond http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-71265 Sandra Bond Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:30 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-71265 Here's another 1950s photo of Bok, taken by long-time fan Marty Jukovsky: https://picasaweb.google.com/mjukovsky/ScienceFictionDays?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6SmdWLuti3lQE#5658677568880795410 Here’s another 1950s photo of Bok, taken by long-time fan Marty Jukovsky:

https://picasaweb.google.com/mjukovsky/ScienceFictionDays?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6SmdWLuti3lQE#5658677568880795410

]]> By: David Ratnasabapathy http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-68509 David Ratnasabapathy Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:02:06 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-68509 Bigotry harms the bigot too, then. Bigotry harms the bigot too, then.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-67791 Stefan Jones Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:22:25 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-67791 @David: <I>The Economist</I> recently ran an article about <I>why</I> people just a rung up the ladder from poverty and want, and for whom an injury or illness would mire them in debt and lost, oppose safety net programs . . . even though they would benefit: http://www.economist.com/node/21525851?frsc=dg It's because they don't want the people a rung <I>below</I> them to get any help, and erase the differences between them. They have a psychological need to have someone worse off than they are. @David:

The Economist recently ran an article about why people just a rung up the ladder from poverty and want, and for whom an injury or illness would mire them in debt and lost, oppose safety net programs . . . even though they would benefit:

http://www.economist.com/node/21525851?frsc=dg

It’s because they don’t want the people a rung below them to get any help, and erase the differences between them. They have a psychological need to have someone worse off than they are.

]]> By: David Ratnasabapathy http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-67662 David Ratnasabapathy Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:05:44 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-67662 Couldn't he have got free dentures from the National Health Service? It's so odd that Americans don't want Public healthcare. You live lives that are more miserable and shorter for the lack of it --- but the very people, the majority, who would benefit from it, resolutely oppose it. Couldn’t he have got free dentures from the National Health Service?

It’s so odd that Americans don’t want Public healthcare. You live lives that are more miserable and shorter for the lack of it — but the very people, the majority, who would benefit from it, resolutely oppose it.

]]> By: Michael Walsh http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/09/hannes-bok-part-2-the-story-with-the-unhappy-ending/#comment-67564 Michael Walsh Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:58:11 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4272#comment-67564 Here's a great photo from the 1950s of Bok with Bea Mahaffey on a NYC rooftop: http://mikeresnick.com/wp-content/gallery/writers_and_editors/bea-mahaffey-and-hannes-bok-1950.jpg Here’s a great photo from the 1950s of Bok with Bea Mahaffey on a NYC rooftop:
http://mikeresnick.com/wp-content/gallery/writers_and_editors/bea-mahaffey-and-hannes-bok-1950.jpg

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