Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdics.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdics!west From: west@sdics.UUCP (Larry West) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: Richard Bach's 'Illusions' Message-ID: <157@sdics.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 22:31:52 EST Article-I.D.: sdics.157 Posted: Wed Mar 12 22:31:52 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 08:16:56 EST References: <666@puff.UUCP> <156@minnie.UUCP> Reply-To: west@sdics.UUCP (Larry West) Organization: UC San Diego: Institute for Cognitive Science Lines: 31 In article <156@minnie.UUCP> chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad) writes: > anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) says: > > > > I was told that when Beck's book Illusions was > >published, many people committed suicide. Is there any > >truth to that? His books are wierd, but not that wierd. > the role Bach's book in recent teenage suicides. > > Wasn't there a similar phenomenom concerning a song named > Blue Monday, or something like that? I may have the song wrong but I do > recall hearing about the occurence. The song was "Gloomy Sunday", sung by Billy Holiday. It's not quite as powerful as it's reputation, but I can see how it may have affected people. Worth buying. Blue Monday is something else, I think related to an old soap commercial and/or a tradition that washing was done on Mondays. It's also part of the alternate title of one of Vonnegut's more recent books, perhaps Deadeye Dick. And it appears in a few old songs (from the 20's and 30's). -- Larry West USA+619-452-6771 Institute for Cognitive Science non-business hrs: 452-2256 UC San Diego (mailcode C-015) La Jolla, CA 92093 USA UUCP: {ucbvax,ihnp4,sdcrdcf,decvax,gatech}!sdcsvax!sdics!west ARPA: or DOMAIN: or