The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury by neilgaiman published on 2012-06-07T17:54:22Z To read Neil's blog - "Ray Bradbury" - from 2012.06.06, visit http://bit.ly/ngjRAY1 To read his blog - "Ray Bradbury: In Memoriam and In Green Town Illinois" - posted in the evening of 2012.06.06, visit http://bit.ly/ngjRAY2 This recording was released via the Kickstarter/fan-funded live album "An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer" - additional info available at http://kck.st/pF2lMG Recorded on 2011.11.08 in Portland, OR at the Aladdin Theater. Written and Read by Neil Gaiman | @NeilHimself Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jaron Luksa | @JaronSound Original artwork by Cynthia von Buhler | @CynthVonBuhler Microphones furnished by Ear Trumpet Labs http://www.neilgaiman.com http://www.jaronsound.com http://www.cynthiavonbuhler.com http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com Genre Spoken Word Comment by Wildsongs dear god~ I am so grateful for your gifts <3 2017-12-05T18:37:13Z Comment by Elmira SAN Seriously ... Loved it... Oh there , Forgot the word. 2017-09-04T06:39:56Z Comment by James Wilcox This is still as spectacular as it was when I first heard you read it that night in Portland. 2017-08-22T15:27:13Z Comment by euskir Too much beauty... 2016-12-24T04:19:08Z Comment by ionlycametosay Thanks for posting this on soundcloud where I stumbled upon it and listened and learned 2016-08-27T15:57:26Z Comment by robspreitzer For those interested. https://soundcloud.com/robspreitzer/ze-gaiman 2016-01-19T15:55:30Z Comment by Steve Lawlor 2 Love the way goes off on a tangent. :) 2015-02-05T17:14:39Z Comment by T Owens What a lovely story and hypnotic voice. Thank you, Neil--this was great! 2015-01-22T17:30:15Z Comment by Ruth Morton As Ray Bradbury is my god in writer form, I felt this deeply. Thank you, Mr. Gaiman! 2015-01-16T09:13:02Z Comment by Ruth Morton Bradbury is my hero. 2015-01-16T09:08:10Z Comment by user705769538 this has touched me on so many levels! It's unbelievably good! I cried! 2014-12-01T17:18:43Z Comment by John Massari Film Music What a wonderful work. I was music major at UCLA. It was then that I met Ray Bradbury. Ray would routinely visit the dormitories when we had impromptu all night sci-fi film marathon pajama parties. He would hang with us. Ray was a great motivational speaker. He would read some of his works and give us all pep talks on releasing our creative energy into our work. "Never stop swimming throughout the libraries, never stop learning something new." "Challenge yourself!" "Be on your best game!" We all grew up reading his stories and having him there mentoring us was more than we could ask for. 2014-05-09T06:26:16Z Comment by Brent Wiggins There Will Come Soft Rains... 2014-04-20T03:51:45Z Comment by Soupworkz this reminds me of my granny grunt....we miss u gran 2014-03-12T04:40:52Z Comment by Kevin Ekstrom Thank you Neil Gaiman, your words were lush and poignant a greater tribute I couldn't imagine. Mr. Bradbury, I hope you are strolling peacefully through the fields of many words, harvesting a new as the old drift slowly away. 2014-01-26T06:31:19Z Comment by Cedara Best poetic description for people with Alzheimers Disease - and more. 2014-01-18T14:53:52Z Comment by lrenee2014 lost my dad to Alzheimer's. this is soul-searing. lovely. 2014-01-17T01:01:39Z Comment by Lila Cyclist kereeennn..... 2013-11-08T06:15:51Z Comment by Speculativism So many references.... Wonderful. This made me remember that it was in Dark They Were and Golden Eyed in Bedfordbury from Bram Stokes and Diane that I first bought "The Martian Chronicles" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes"... Thanks for memory... 2013-11-07T20:43:00Z Comment by tenlockedthetardis He has the best speaking voice ever. 2013-09-10T23:08:43Z Comment by pmcds I lost a person the other day. Embarrassing as it was in front of them. They reminded me, I apologised, and I feel ashamed to say I've forgotten it again! 2013-08-12T18:05:41Z Comment by Why-Lie Speaks STOP.... & plz watch my new video LIFE- an evil crow... Why not? U have nothing to lose :p http://t.co/9nswZNUpZW 2013-05-28T17:41:29Z Comment by LL108 Awesomeness 2013-03-06T06:13:42Z Comment by Mikey Gee 1 I want to thank Mr. Gaiman for this wonderful gift to Mr. Bradbury. Ray's writing has a very special place in my life and I am touched to know that he has had the same influence on Niel. 2012-10-15T14:14:44Z Comment by lindes I think if ever I was to get a tattoo, it would be somewhere I could easily find it, and it would simply be the word: dysnomia. 2012-08-23T07:51:47Z Comment by VirginCavalier Very good ^.^ 2012-08-21T07:48:03Z Comment by Laura McMaster This part is so powerful, so evocative and amazing, I replayed it about 10 times before moving forward. I'd give a lot to go back in time and be in that audience. Absolutely amazing. 2012-06-23T09:23:46Z Comment by Mythobeast This is a powerful description of aphasia. Sometimes it takes me a long time to remember a word, like aphasia or eccentric, but that's not even close to not being able to remember a word I know I know. 2012-06-18T21:41:49Z Comment by Eggtimer Minneapolis and Grenoble near the centre 2012-06-12T13:31:13Z