| Hubert Selby, Jr. |
[23 Jul 2004|05:48pm] |
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Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.14 "Sonata quasi una fantasia" |
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Hubert Selby, Jr. was born on July 23, 1928; my birthday, 52 years prior.
He wrote Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream among others, was addicted to heroin, lost a lung to tuberculosis, and with only one lung continued to smoke religiously.
I was saddened to hear of his death last April.
The pimps and whores of Brooklyn mourn. Here's to you, on your birthday.
-Keoki
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