I heard about the Hour 25 show that Harlan Ellison hosted but never listened to it, until now! Thanks so much for uploading this, great to finally listen to it.
I love this guy ... I read book after book of his when in high-school and a bit beyond. He is like a sane Phillip K. Dick. Loved the Sci-Fi ... not so much the Fantasy ... really miss the Sci-Fi ... if there is any Sci-Fi anymore these days.
I am a biblical Torah fundamentalist - mostly. Literal creationist. Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. Karaite Noahide faith. I am also an author of 'The Angels Saga' - noahidebooks.angelfire.com . Further, I am happy for human beings to have opinions and I am happy for human beings to disagree with other peoples opinions. What truth I feel we should agree on are facts of mathematical truths, and generally the sense that the words in the current dictionaries can be reasonably interpreted and that more recent history books are usually accurate enough. Facts are important.
@thetravellor A group called Fundamentalists anonymous was mentioned in this video. I felt I would comment that I am similar to a fundamentalist, yet have a strong liking for SF.
The 20th century has a rich tapestry of SF. It certainly becomes comfortable to dip into 20th century SF these days as much of it has stewed well now. 21st century stuff? Haven't read anything from this century in literature at all hardly, apart from a small number of magazine articles. The most recent novel I've read is 'Where the Heart is' by Billy Letts. Just too much brashness in a lot of this 21st century world culture for me now.
For the love of god - where can I find more recordings of Hour 25 beginning in from its early days until the late ‘90s? I’ve looked around beyond the smattering of episodes available here on UA-cam, and I sincerely appeal to the masses for assistance. I’ve been to the Hour 25 websites and have emailed respective folks but have turned out empty-handed.
Wow, in this interview, Ellison mentions that he had interviewed James Ellroy and Frank Miller on Hour 25. Do you have those recorded by any chance? I would love to hear both of them.
Well, nobody will ever hear Ellison's interview with Ellroy. It started raining when the show began, and knocked out the line between KPFK's studio and the transmitter at Mt. Wilson. To this day I can't understand why there wasn't a tape recorder and microphone available at KPFK's studio that could've been used to record the interview for later playback.
27:37 - interview starts here - without any introduction, dwelling on the interviewer's death threat phone message. What kind of way is that to run an interview ... how insulting for Mr. Silverberg.
the word 'livid' does mean furiously angry. And not white, as Mr. Ellison states. In fact, the only color livid does describe, is a dark bluish gray, or slate color. Or perhaps he was reading a misspelled word and attempting to poke fun at that in some way.
Don't get me wrong; Silverberg is one of the best SF writers of the 60s/70s but sometimes he comes off as an even bigger asshole than Ellison. Remembering how unappreciative he was when Ellison hired the 3 female singers to sing to him at a convention on his B-day or major award acceptance or something and he was disappointed that Ellison didn't just talk about their relationship over the years instead. Perhaps the worst thing was that Ellison was always a HUGE, very vocal fan of his friend's writing but was saddened when Silverberg hardly ever returned the compliment. Silverberg's reason? Ellison came from comic book sensibilities while he, Silverberg, was more of a high literature type. I'm sorry but Silverberg could be a twatwaffle at times.
Downward to the Earth: Silverberg's masterpiece.
I heard about the Hour 25 show that Harlan Ellison hosted but never listened to it, until now! Thanks so much for uploading this, great to finally listen to it.
I love this guy ... I read book after book of his when in high-school and a bit beyond. He is like a sane Phillip K. Dick. Loved the Sci-Fi ... not so much the Fantasy ... really miss the Sci-Fi ... if there is any Sci-Fi anymore these days.
Exactly what i thought today, Robert showed up for a summer rende vu, this time with Dying Inside.
Majipoor is a quality effort. Happy fan of Robert's works. Gilgamesh the King was also very good.
I am a biblical Torah fundamentalist - mostly. Literal creationist. Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. Karaite Noahide faith. I am also an author of 'The Angels Saga' - noahidebooks.angelfire.com . Further, I am happy for human beings to have opinions and I am happy for human beings to disagree with other peoples opinions. What truth I feel we should agree on are facts of mathematical truths, and generally the sense that the words in the current dictionaries can be reasonably interpreted and that more recent history books are usually accurate enough. Facts are important.
@thetravellor A group called Fundamentalists anonymous was mentioned in this video. I felt I would comment that I am similar to a fundamentalist, yet have a strong liking for SF.
The 20th century has a rich tapestry of SF. It certainly becomes comfortable to dip into 20th century SF these days as much of it has stewed well now. 21st century stuff? Haven't read anything from this century in literature at all hardly, apart from a small number of magazine articles. The most recent novel I've read is 'Where the Heart is' by Billy Letts. Just too much brashness in a lot of this 21st century world culture for me now.
“Tell us about your new dumb book.” Thanks for sharing this, love it.
Where is Robert after that long monologue? Interview begins 27:40
Thats nuts man. I taught he would never fisnish that monogue wow
lol Harlan is well-known for his long.. monologues (I hesitate to say long-windedness because I enjoy listening to his ..long-windedness).
@mr.whipple2953 I must agree, the art of good monologue not easy, it's a lost art.
there is so much crazy shit happening in this video besides the interview
Jaysus, where can I find more Hour 25 recordings.. Anyone??
For the love of god - where can I find more recordings of Hour 25 beginning in from its early days until the late ‘90s? I’ve looked around beyond the smattering of episodes available here on UA-cam, and I sincerely appeal to the masses for assistance. I’ve been to the Hour 25 websites and have emailed respective folks but have turned out empty-handed.
Johnny M Duffy.
Wonder if Harlan found him.
I dug around online and found an article about Clair E. Barnes saying that she actually DIED a week after this episode of Hour 25!
Wow, in this interview, Ellison mentions that he had interviewed James Ellroy and Frank Miller on Hour 25. Do you have those recorded by any chance? I would love to hear both of them.
Well, nobody will ever hear Ellison's interview with Ellroy. It started raining when the show began, and knocked out the line between KPFK's studio and the transmitter at Mt. Wilson. To this day I can't understand why there wasn't a tape recorder and microphone available at KPFK's studio that could've been used to record the interview for later playback.
Does the Frank Miller 'Hour 25' interview exist somewhere? I, too, would love to hear it!
27:37 - interview starts here - without any introduction, dwelling on the interviewer's death threat phone message. What kind of way is that to run an interview ... how insulting for Mr. Silverberg.
Its almost as if they're friends having a conversation.
the word 'livid' does mean furiously angry. And not white, as Mr. Ellison states. In fact, the only color livid does describe, is a dark bluish gray, or slate color. Or perhaps he was reading a misspelled word and attempting to poke fun at that in some way.
Don't get me wrong; Silverberg is one of the best SF writers of the 60s/70s but sometimes he comes off as an even bigger asshole than Ellison. Remembering how unappreciative he was when Ellison hired the 3 female singers to sing to him at a convention on his B-day or major award acceptance or something and he was disappointed that Ellison didn't just talk about their relationship over the years instead. Perhaps the worst thing was that Ellison was always a HUGE, very vocal fan of his friend's writing but was saddened when Silverberg hardly ever returned the compliment. Silverberg's reason? Ellison came from comic book sensibilities while he, Silverberg, was more of a high literature type. I'm sorry but Silverberg could be a twatwaffle at times.