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From: soren@reed.UUCP (Soren Petersen)
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Subject: Re: Richard Bach's 'Illusions'
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 22:27:01 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 22:27:01 1986
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In article <157@sdics.UUCP> west@sdics.UUCP (Larry West) writes:
>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.   
>
>Larry West

That's kind of interesting since there is a recent rock record
called "Blue Monday" by a group called New Order who used to be
called Joy Division before the lead singer committed suicide--on a
Monday as I recall. . .
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			Have A Nice Day,
				Soren Petersen