I met Ray right before he died at a convention with about 10 other people and I was so shocked that no one came to see him. I talked to him for about 30 minutes and he was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.
I hate the fact that I discovered him right before he died... Had he been alive today I would've written him a letter, telling him how he's inspired me to write and how I love his stories....
I met Ray B. at the U.S. festival in 1982! (Wozniak put on the festival, music and tech) My buddy and I were walking back stage when some crazy on a 3 wheel atv almost hit us! He stopped and looked back, then sped away. My buddy said, "hey, that's steve wozniak!" anyway, we listened to Moog speak about his synth and Ray Bradbury talk about Dinosaurs, lol After, we hung around with a small group getting autographs. Ray said, he thinks of all of us as his children. I missed my chance, as we were leaving I told my buddy, "I should of asked for a 'ten spot' ...
Love this !! " Friendship is an island that you retreat to. And you all fall on the floor and laugh at all the other ninnies who don't have enough brains to have your good taste " - Ray Bradbury as told to two college kids on road trip in 1972
Oh my goodness, the whole being scared of cars thing makes sense as to why there was so much emphasis on going for a drive to kill animals in his book Fahrenheit 451.
the whole, we need philosophers and "we already know the facts, we need to interpret them" explains the motive of knowing more than how things work- I've noticed a lot of people would rather not know and that caught me off guard.
@@getsome4806 Did you get the chance to interview Ray Bradbury and preserve the footage for decades so that thousands of people from varying generations could listen to and learn from his timeless wisdom? Oh what's that, you didn't do that? Okay, then shut the fuck up.
Within about a year of this tape I saw my very first Ray Bradbury lecture in 1973. He made getting old seemed very cool to me. He was so full of enthusiasm, and it was contagious to everybody.
In relative terms. Think for how long the horse was the preeminent form of transportation in relation to the aeroplane or even rocket ship. Even if its another hundred years its still "soon"
I had the opportunity to meet Bradbury in my small town at our local library. It would have gotten me extra credit in high school but that's not what why I wished I had gone. I regret not having a strong passion for literature as I do now. Then I could have met the dystopian genius and asked him questions where the answers could still linger in my mind today. I would not have made sense of them before but the beauty would be that as I grew up and time went on, the answers would slowly unfold itself and make more sense. As you get older you gain wisdom not just because you are indefinitely smarter than others but because you make sense of the things you were not able to grasp before. And in this day and age of technology and commercialization of the simplest things we do on a daily basis, his answers or words would have slowly given me some clarity of how to make sense and adapt to this change. That will always be ONE of my biggest regrets.
@dubugga: The wisdom you've since gained is clearly evidenced here in your heartfelt comment and I too, would view it as a loss. But whereas regret, by definition, is often unenviable; here it displays a degree of introspection that most of us could only hope to possess. Very well said, my friend.
I remember going to see Ray Bradbury and Douglas Adams speak at Clowes Hall. Adams was ho-hum, read from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide” and that’s it; Bradbury was a different story. Here was an author, wheelchair-bound, swore like a sailor, regaling the audience with stories of being interrupted during a television speaking engagement on the Moon landing by Englebert Humperdinck (!!!) - it was like sitting in with an old relative waxing affectionately on his whole life. Truly mesmerizing.
out of all the interviews ive seen, both on this channel and in general, this is one of my favourite ones. Ray Bradbury is one of those people who for some reason have a way of speaking and telling things that you could listen to them for hours
Most excellent. A five minute animation done to some audio of a 1972 interview with Ray Bradbury. He drops some wonderfully insightful thoughts on writing and being a creative type. Enjoy. :)
"We will be to the moon and mars , that's the way it's turning out, we will be there in a few years now!" Not quite yet Ray. That was over 40 years ago... But we do have an impressive robot up there.
I can't say that I have any real experience as a writer but he's right. When you have real enthusiasm you can sit down and pound out page after page and that is absolutely vital, because if you don't have it you're not going get past more than a few pages before you quit.
Met Ray right after Mariner landed on Mars. Someone asked him if he thought we'd find life on Mars and he said, There is life on Nars, and it is us! But no surprise he didn't know Venus was closer.
Met Mr. Bradbury in Spring 1979, Santa Ana College (Santa Ana Ca). Was a close friend to Head of the Philosophy Department, Dr. James L Christian whom had a class called; Theatre of Ideas. He would have a Special "Instructor" for the 3-hr class which met once-a-week (evening class). I was 29 at the time & 'first's met 'Ray' when I was 14 living in Missoula Montana in the Library of Lowell Grade school. Found him, sitting on the shelf (yes, one of Ray's collection of 'short stories'). I thought to myself that somehow I would meet Ray Bradbury... Years later, my mom & steph dad (was 18) we left Montana and moved to Tustin Ca in the Spring of 1968. My impression of 'Ray' when I met him in person, was like the English/lit instructor you had in High School or college (or 'Philosopher' instructor) whom you could talk to about, ideas, concepts, feelings; anyone else you tried to talk to about those topics , would laugh at you & tell you to; "get a life" and/or tell you; "why don't you think like everyone else does & quit bringing up such dumb silly out-moded concepts.." With the English/Lit/Philosopher Instructor, as I mentioned; you could discuss your "questions" & you know you would be taken & your questions; seriously.. I was a student at 'SAC' & was employed at the College's planetarium, Tessmann Planetarium. The following yr Ray was back at the College and Jim had me interview Ray (tape recording at the time, which I later typed up for publication in the College Newspaper. The Editor refused to print it because; Editor: "Why wasn't I asked to interview Ray as well?! No am not going to print it! (Was a spur-of-the-moment) when Jim Christian asked if I would interview Ray... Jim passed away a few yrs ago as did Mr Bradbury. Jim had written an 'Introduction to Philosophy' entitled; Philosophy; The Art of Wondering..and is still being used..Jim wanted to write a text on World Religions, which he did and is available, but is a 2-part text about World Religions by Dr. James L Christian..
Love this, love Bradbury. Two "please fix" notes on the captions: the phrase is "make do," not "make due." And the expression is "die on its feet," not "die on its sheet"!
I really love this channel. The interviews are so inspiring and seem timeless. The animation is so good too and compliments the interviews alot. Anyways, ty for posting these..I'm 41 yrs old and have learned alot from these interviews
linglingjr Because they do celebrities that are considered to be "classic" on this channel. You don't know if a modern celeb may become unknown and dated in the further years.
He's probably most famous for his book "Fahrenheit 451". If you enjoy dystopian novels, I would recommend picking it up. He also wrote some Sci-Fi stories in his younger years.
One thing I will regret until the day I die is passing on a chance to go have coffee with Ray Bradbury. I had extremely tight deadlines of my own at the time, and, well, I didn't know he was going to die before I had the deadlines out of the way. So I kick myself every time his name pops up unexpectedly. Like here. Kick. OUCH!
Aww. I'm sorry, that is sad. I hope get to meet someone else you admire and do so without hesitation. Not to replace Ray Bradbury, but to help let go of that regret. Unfortunately, we don't know what we don't know...hindsight hurts sometimes. We are conditioned to believe that other people's deadlines are our responsibility. So much so that we eliminate our own moments of happiness to meet them. Remember that you are the most important person in your life, and making time to enjoy it is just as important as anything else. Good luck and be blessed.
Man 1: hey guys I made a dove! Man 2: AWE SICK HERe, let’s see what I can do! Look a alien space helmet! Jeff: look a fireman hat! Man 1/2: gosh dang it Jeff
Supplemental: Jim Christian use to drive up.to Bel Aire to p/u Ray. Ray did fly on planes, if needed but told us; " only after I had 4-5 martinis or more.." Note: I think it was in 79 or might have been 1978, the French Govt was planning a Centennial celebration for Jules Verne. They thought about who they wanted to be the "Chairperson" to oversee this Celebration; those choose Mr. RAY BRADBURY..It was after that event when I first met him at Santa Ana College
Bradbury gave different accounts over how he eventually (allegedly) overcame his fear of flying. He once claimed the first time he'd ever boarded a plane was after one of his trips to Epcot (which would have put it sometime around 1982). He said he'd missed his train back home and insisted either Disney or Delta put three double martinis in him before putting him on a plane. Another time he said it was due to his "car breaking down in so many small Southern towns and the chauffer taking three miserable days just to get through Florida," and added, "After the second tire blew, I got the word. In a loud and clear voice from the heavens above, I heard the message: 'Fly, dummy, fly!'" So it's safe to assume regardless of how or when he first got on a plane, alcohol was involved... and Disney probably was, too.
Олег Оленев sadly, he was pre WW2 so audio was already kinda hard to come by but also he was a very shy self conscious person so he probably turned down a interview or two. If he did do a interview however I’m curious about what he’d talk about, let’s hope nothing xenophobic.
Owning guns is a lot like becoming an engineer. As you get more into it, stuff that people make films of scientifically make little sense and at 2:17 I would have no idea how that thing would work... I know this guy/girl who drew that had to have taken a basic course in anatomy. Imagine looking at an attempt of realism that is clearly mis proportioned. That uneasy feeling is exactly how I see that as a junior engineering student into guns.
I met Ray right before he died at a convention with about 10 other people and I was so shocked that no one came to see him. I talked to him for about 30 minutes and he was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.
He was in pretty sad shape physically. He would make speeches in a wheelchair wearing a diaper. That’s not a good look.
I hate the fact that I discovered him right before he died... Had he been alive today I would've written him a letter, telling him how he's inspired me to write and how I love his stories....
jasonknowlez Saw him give a lecture at a college in 1973. Very inspirational guy.
Such a Legend.
I met Ray B. at the U.S. festival in 1982! (Wozniak put on the festival, music and tech) My buddy and I were walking back stage when some crazy on a 3 wheel atv almost hit us! He stopped and looked back, then sped away. My buddy said, "hey, that's steve wozniak!" anyway, we listened to Moog speak about his synth and Ray Bradbury talk about Dinosaurs, lol After, we hung around with a small group getting autographs. Ray said, he thinks of all of us as his children. I missed my chance, as we were leaving I told my buddy, "I should of asked for a 'ten spot' ...
Love this !!
" Friendship is an island that you retreat to. And you all fall on the floor and laugh at all the other ninnies who don't have enough brains to have your good taste "
- Ray Bradbury as told to two college kids on road trip in 1972
"Facts alone are not enough". Fact.
Gabriel Priddy not enough
Gabriel Priddy That’s not a fact; that’s a Truth!
But facts don’t care about your feelings
I wonder if he'd feel the same way now if he were here to experience the post-truth era.
Oh my goodness, the whole being scared of cars thing makes sense as to why there was so much emphasis on going for a drive to kill animals in his book Fahrenheit 451.
That’s actually a really good observation. I didn’t think of that!
Well, he made it to 91 years old, so he musta been doing sumthin' right!
the whole, we need philosophers and "we already know the facts, we need to interpret them" explains the motive of knowing more than how things work- I've noticed a lot of people would rather not know and that caught me off guard.
Two college kids who give a great interview to a great man. I wonder where both of those kids are today?
better off than most interviewers today.
They're going to Mars, man.
Quite a high opinion of obligatory youthful mediocrity. I suppose that's very kind of you.
@@getsome4806 Did you get the chance to interview Ray Bradbury and preserve the footage for decades so that thousands of people from varying generations could listen to and learn from his timeless wisdom? Oh what's that, you didn't do that? Okay, then shut the fuck up.
Within about a year of this tape I saw my very first Ray Bradbury lecture in 1973.
He made getting old seemed very cool to me. He was so full of enthusiasm, and it was contagious to everybody.
"Facts alone are not enough. It's interpretation." ~ Ray Bradbury
What a beautiful, thoughtful, positive channel. Seriously appreciate every inch of it, thank you.
"We'll be landing there (mars) in a few years now"
[Audible Screaming]
Recorded in 1972.
It can't be that far away honestly.
Who knows maybe Bowie didn’t die he just made it to mars
Elon Musk says it’s 2024.
In relative terms. Think for how long the horse was the preeminent form of transportation in relation to the aeroplane or even rocket ship. Even if its another hundred years its still "soon"
not to worry, we have chickenpox on our side
I had the opportunity to meet Bradbury in my small town at our local library. It would have gotten me extra credit in high school but that's not what why I wished I had gone. I regret not having a strong passion for literature as I do now. Then I could have met the dystopian genius and asked him questions where the answers could still linger in my mind today. I would not have made sense of them before but the beauty would be that as I grew up and time went on, the answers would slowly unfold itself and make more sense. As you get older you gain wisdom not just because you are indefinitely smarter than others but because you make sense of the things you were not able to grasp before. And in this day and age of technology and commercialization of the simplest things we do on a daily basis, his answers or words would have slowly given me some clarity of how to make sense and adapt to this change. That will always be ONE of my biggest regrets.
@dubugga: The wisdom you've since gained is clearly evidenced here in your heartfelt comment and I too, would view it as a loss. But whereas regret, by definition, is often unenviable; here it displays a degree of introspection that most of us could only hope to possess. Very well said, my friend.
I miss Ray Bradbury. He was a genius.
I remember going to see Ray Bradbury and Douglas Adams speak at Clowes Hall. Adams was ho-hum, read from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide” and that’s it; Bradbury was a different story. Here was an author, wheelchair-bound, swore like a sailor, regaling the audience with stories of being interrupted during a television speaking engagement on the Moon landing by Englebert Humperdinck (!!!) - it was like sitting in with an old relative waxing affectionately on his whole life. Truly mesmerizing.
Brilliant man, one of my favorite writers. RIP
The audio gave this one a terrific "You are there!" feeling. Thank you
One of my favorite authors! What an inspiration.
out of all the interviews ive seen, both on this channel and in general, this is one of my favourite ones. Ray Bradbury is one of those people who for some reason have a way of speaking and telling things that you could listen to them for hours
Most excellent. A five minute animation done to some audio of a 1972 interview with Ray Bradbury. He drops some wonderfully insightful thoughts on writing and being a creative type. Enjoy. :)
"We will be to the moon and mars , that's the way it's turning out, we will be there in a few years now!" Not quite yet Ray. That was over 40 years ago... But we do have an impressive robot up there.
He wasn't that far off, we didn't send people to the moon but probes and landers which were just as vital to understanding the planet Mars.
I can't say that I have any real experience as a writer but he's right. When you have real enthusiasm you can sit down and pound out page after page and that is absolutely vital, because if you don't have it you're not going get past more than a few pages before you quit.
Ray Bradbury is one of my favourite genius.
It's rare now , to find such quality content on RUclips 😓
Bradbury was the greatest!
This was just lovely! So glad you guys animated Bradbury.
One of my all time favorite writers. No doubt about it.
Patrick my friend, you are a genius.
You know, you kind of changed my mind about Ray Bradbury. Thanks for that
i honestly believe ray had it figured out pretty early in life and that it caused him to lead a life of creativity.
This is a great recording to share what a wonderful insight.
Love this interview
he was such an inspiring person! And a great author too!
Super inspirational, from someone who identifies with the mad man 🙏🏽
When I'm feeling particularly bad and I've been in a nasty, creative slump, I come back to this and it always helps lift my spirits. Thank you.
The funny thing is, the exact day that this was posted is the same day I started reading "Fahrenheit 451" in school
Nichole Fears that's just the definition of a coincidence, don't worry :D
Met Ray right after Mariner landed on Mars. Someone asked him if he thought we'd find life on Mars and he said, There is life on Nars, and it is us!
But no surprise he didn't know Venus was closer.
Bradbury always makes things better! 👓👔🔥🚀📚
Damnnn i just can't stop listening this.
Met Mr. Bradbury in Spring 1979, Santa Ana College (Santa Ana Ca). Was a close friend to Head of the Philosophy Department, Dr. James L Christian whom had a class called; Theatre of Ideas.
He would have a Special "Instructor" for the 3-hr class which met once-a-week (evening class).
I was 29 at the time & 'first's met 'Ray' when I was 14 living in Missoula Montana in the Library of Lowell Grade school.
Found him, sitting on the shelf (yes, one of Ray's collection of 'short stories'). I thought to myself that somehow I would meet Ray Bradbury...
Years later, my mom & steph dad (was 18) we left Montana and moved to Tustin Ca in the Spring of 1968.
My impression of 'Ray' when I met him in person, was like the English/lit instructor you had in High School or college (or 'Philosopher' instructor) whom you could talk to about, ideas, concepts, feelings; anyone else you tried to talk to about those topics , would laugh at you & tell you to; "get a life" and/or tell you; "why don't you think like everyone else does & quit bringing up such dumb silly out-moded concepts.."
With the English/Lit/Philosopher Instructor, as I mentioned; you could discuss your "questions" & you know you would be taken & your questions; seriously..
I was a student at 'SAC' & was employed at the College's planetarium, Tessmann Planetarium.
The following yr Ray was back at the College and Jim had me interview Ray (tape recording at the time, which I later typed up for publication in the College Newspaper. The Editor refused to print it because; Editor: "Why wasn't I asked to interview Ray as well?! No am not going to print it! (Was a spur-of-the-moment) when Jim Christian asked if I would interview Ray...
Jim passed away a few yrs ago as did Mr Bradbury. Jim had written an 'Introduction to Philosophy' entitled; Philosophy; The Art of Wondering..and is still being used..Jim wanted to write a text on World Religions, which he did and is available, but is a 2-part text about World Religions by Dr. James L Christian..
Love this, love Bradbury. Two "please fix" notes on the captions: the phrase is "make do," not "make due." And the expression is "die on its feet," not "die on its sheet"!
"Facts alone are not enough. It's interpretation."
Gilded Hoglets
I know that cat on your profile pic...
I really love this channel. The interviews are so inspiring and seem timeless. The animation is so good too and compliments the interviews alot. Anyways, ty for posting these..I'm 41 yrs old and have learned alot from these interviews
This is beautiful!
The Martian chronicles was the first book I ever fell in love with. I read it in middle school
Great stuff
these are so good!
Braaaaaavo, Ray Bradbury❤❤❤❤
And it's all starting to make sense why so little of these videos are done with modern interviews...
linglingjr Because they do celebrities that are considered to be "classic" on this channel. You don't know if a modern celeb may become unknown and dated in the further years.
Whoever made these needs to make some miniseries for netflix
Ray Bradbury is my spirit uncle.
I love this.
love this
Awesome hidden Flannery O'Connor reference in here.
"Facts alone are not enough, It's Interpretation" - Ray Bradbury.
Mad Man, ... el entusiasmo, y la alegria
do Stanley Kubrick
just 60k views. it would have taken a ton of effort of produce this awesome video.
"What do you think i'm doing here in the back seat?"
Please do some more videoss))
Bradbury wrote the magnificent "Martian Chronicles" .... among other awesome books.
How does Ray Bradbury not know that Mars is not the closest planet? Maybe he meant the closest planet we could visit.
this guy's a real bradberry.
Idk who this guy but nice mind. He's right.
He's probably most famous for his book "Fahrenheit 451". If you enjoy dystopian novels, I would recommend picking it up.
He also wrote some Sci-Fi stories in his younger years.
This guy knows what he's talking about.
3:50 every resident evil game except 5, 6, and 7
One thing I will regret until the day I die is passing on a chance to go have coffee with Ray Bradbury. I had extremely tight deadlines of my own at the time, and, well, I didn't know he was going to die before I had the deadlines out of the way. So I kick myself every time his name pops up unexpectedly. Like here. Kick. OUCH!
Aww. I'm sorry, that is sad. I hope get to meet someone else you admire and do so without hesitation. Not to replace Ray Bradbury, but to help let go of that regret. Unfortunately, we don't know what we don't know...hindsight hurts sometimes. We are conditioned to believe that other people's deadlines are our responsibility. So much so that we eliminate our own moments of happiness to meet them. Remember that you are the most important person in your life, and making time to enjoy it is just as important as anything else. Good luck and be blessed.
I LOVE this! 2:06 - 2:35
I feel like Ray and I would have been good friends.
And here I was thinking he was going to talk about the show.
Man 1: hey guys I made a dove!
Man 2: AWE SICK HERe, let’s see what I can do! Look a alien space helmet!
Jeff: look a fireman hat!
Man 1/2: gosh dang it Jeff
Hunter S. Thompson next guys cmon!!
McNasty will i have to draw like ralph steadman?
Patrick Smith We'd be very upset if you didn't at least give him a nod....
That would be awesome
McNasty be patient, young skywalker
Patrick Smith yes...yes you shall.
soundtrack is like Stranger Things
Self-educated at the main library branch in L.A.
Ethan Bradbury the Madman next please!
Me encantó
Ursula LeGuin next please!
scary add! great video:)
I love itt soo muchh
I thought that he was referring to the guys who work on Madison Avenue.
Vonnegut for sure.
Supplemental: Jim Christian use to drive up.to Bel Aire to p/u Ray.
Ray did fly on planes, if needed but told us; " only after I had 4-5 martinis or more.."
Note: I think it was in 79 or might have been 1978, the French Govt was planning a Centennial celebration for Jules Verne.
They thought about who they wanted to be the "Chairperson" to oversee this Celebration; those choose Mr. RAY BRADBURY..It was after that event when I first met him at Santa Ana College
Bradbury gave different accounts over how he eventually (allegedly) overcame his fear of flying. He once claimed the first time he'd ever boarded a plane was after one of his trips to Epcot (which would have put it sometime around 1982). He said he'd missed his train back home and insisted either Disney or Delta put three double martinis in him before putting him on a plane.
Another time he said it was due to his "car breaking down in so many small Southern towns and the chauffer taking three miserable days just to get through Florida," and added, "After the second tire blew, I got the word. In a loud and clear voice from the heavens above, I heard the message: 'Fly, dummy, fly!'"
So it's safe to assume regardless of how or when he first got on a plane, alcohol was involved... and Disney probably was, too.
Why he said 'Nars' when he meant 'Mars' I'll never know.
Take away: let your emotions speak for once. Logic doesn't always know
I've been on the lookout for friends like that for decades now. Newsflash. They don't exist.
Who here from exurb1a?
Thank-you @exurb1a
Exurbia brought me here
Tape rewinds
Then goes inside tape player
🤔
“We’ll be landing on Mars any year now.”
Sorry, Ray.
I thought he was gonna sound like Spock
Mars is actually the second closest (after Venus)
4:11 "VISTORS." The sign needs spellcheck.
Do H.P. Lovecraft next or Quentin Tarantino
There are no actual recordings of Lovecraft
Олег Оленев sadly, he was pre WW2 so audio was already kinda hard to come by but also he was a very shy self conscious person so he probably turned down a interview or two. If he did do a interview however I’m curious about what he’d talk about, let’s hope nothing xenophobic.
Lovecraft is the deadest of dead my dude. He was alive in the mid-late 1800s
@@ghostiegoober108: No, God forbid!
I never made it to the top of the eiffel tower or the liberty statue. but have no problems with ariplanes.
If the Cold War hadn't ended we most probably would have been to Mars already.
Or carrying Geiger counters. Depends on the outcome.
Sci-fi educated me. School was a joke.
Funny thing is, I don't have any friends.
Owning guns is a lot like becoming an engineer. As you get more into it, stuff that people make films of scientifically make little sense and at 2:17 I would have no idea how that thing would work...
I know this guy/girl who drew that had to have taken a basic course in anatomy. Imagine looking at an attempt of realism that is clearly mis proportioned. That uneasy feeling is exactly how I see that as a junior engineering student into guns.
Exurb1a brought me here.
Too bad there's no Lovecraft.
Interesting, but he was a bit off about landing on mars.
Who's here from exurb1a