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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Eric P on November 18, 2008, 04:48:00 PM

Title: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Eric P on November 18, 2008, 04:48:00 PM
Prostate.  It has spread to his liver and spine.

god speed.

Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 18, 2008, 04:52:55 PM
:/
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Ganhyun on November 18, 2008, 04:54:18 PM
 :(
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Robo on November 18, 2008, 04:56:21 PM
:'(

Get your butts fingered, old-boreans, for your own good.
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2008, 05:01:19 PM
That sucks.  He's pretty old, at least.
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 18, 2008, 05:11:10 PM
I was just thinking about reading High Rise about a week ago. Maybe I'll pick it up, and Crash.
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2008, 05:14:57 PM
In the interest of keeping it real, he should probably commit suicide. 
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Eric P on November 18, 2008, 06:02:53 PM
That sucks.  He's pretty old, at least.

78 as of saturday
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Positive Touch on November 18, 2008, 06:14:16 PM
In the interest of keeping it real, he should probably commit suicide. 

seriously.  finding out you're going to die soon would almost be awesome because you can think of the most insane shit and then actually DO IT because no one can stop you except Jesus.  I look forward to my eventual terminal diagnosis.
Title: Re: jg ballard has cancer
Post by: Brehvolution on November 18, 2008, 07:24:55 PM
Jesus, all day I was misreading it as J. Allard. :duh