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It was only yesterday I came across his most recent update[1] and was hoping the best for him. Truly a sad day for all who knew him, or enjoyed his works. In t
by shabble 13y ago
It was only yesterday I came across his most recent update[1] and was hoping the best for him. Truly a sad day for all who knew him, or enjoyed his works.
In the spirit of Douglas Adams' Towel Day[2], I propose the institution of 'Anti-Gravitas Day', date to be determined.
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/21/iain-banks-updates-fans-cancer http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/21/iain-banks-updat...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day
- saraid216 13y ago> date to be determined I've never read Banks and don't know anything about him or his worlds aside from the reputation, but failing to find a better day, I'd suggest picking the release date of one of his books.
- drakeandrews 13y agoHow about January 2nd? It's the day on which the GCU Arbitrary left Earth orbit in The State of the Art.
- shabble 13y agoI was just flicking through Excession trying to find some appropriate event, but yes, I think that would do nicely. As a bonus, it's also a Scottish bank holiday[1] [1] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/bank-holidays/ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/bank-holidays/