The world needs a Shel Silverstein biography.

[Dukakis88]

The guy is extremely mysterious, as far as I can tell. He was a cartoonist, poet, children's book author, singer/songwriter (wrote "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash), soldier, playwright, short story author, screenwriter (he wrote a movie with David Mamet), and who knows what else. He's influenced a lot of people. Yet it seems like very little is known about the man. Even though it's none of my biznezz, I'm curious to learn more about the man behind the art.

[Lavender Brown]

1. There isn't a bio out there?

That's surprising.

[villager]

2. And we need to be playing the hell out of "Dropkick Me, Jesus"

...lately.

But, yes. A bio. Maybe an HBO movie?

[Krupskaya]

7. OT...

...but I <heart> your avatar and username. This country is feeling more and more like the Village every single day.

[villager]

8. we are in the Village.

Only question is -- which "number" are we?

[Dukakis88]

11. Well, according to the final episode...

(SPOILER ALERT ON 30-YR OLD SHOW)









...prisoners are their own jailers. We trap ourselves.

[villager]

14. well, yes.

still hopeful there'll be a "free for all," and we can avoid "many happy returns" to our current state of anesthetized neofascism...

[Krupskaya]

13. *YOU* are No. 6.

Aaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahaaaaaaaaa!

/New No. 2.

[elepet]

3. Shel S.

Did you ever hear the CD "Old Dogs". He wrote the lyrics. I'll do some research about his life.

[Worst Username Ever]

4. He also wrote most of the songs for Dr. Hook n/t

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. I loved his poems when I was a kid.

[amerikat]

6. good shel link

http://www.nassio.com/silverstein/


and a favorite shel piece called "the smoke off"
http://www.banned-width.com/shel/works/smokeoff.html

[PsN2Wind]

9. Shel died in 1999

If you google on Shel Silverstein Playboy you get a little info. He was a cartoon contributor for Playboy back when.

[havocmom]

10. Used to give copies of his children's book The Giving Tree to my

daughter's friends at a certain age when they were little.

The man was a great artist.

[Pithlet]

12. I can't wait until my boys are old enough for his childrens's books.

My oldest almost is.

[elepet]

15. biographical info

I found something...not much: Shel Silverstein by Ruth K. MacDonald.
New York : Twayne, c1997.