Ray Bradbury’s Wisdom 2116
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I saw a musical play last weekend by Ray Bradbury called Vision 2116. I loved it. (*disclaimer: movies like I'm Not There, Dancer in the Dark, and yes even Moulin Rouge can make me tear up long after everyone else has left the building.)

Ray Bradbury was there and still delivering wise cracks at almost 90, and I had the good fortune of chatting with Roslyn Shapiro whose husband formed a writer's group with Bradbury in the 1940's. She says Bradbury was terrified of driving and, according to wikipedia, never did get his license.

Richard Bach was also in the group and Roslyn's daughter talks about fights breaking out -- her father wrote a parody of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and all hell broke loose. Watch Roslyn Shapiro and her daughter tell the story below: