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07-24-2009, 12:17 PM
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Author E. Lynn Harris Passes Away at 53
Author, Arkansas Fan E. Lynn Harris Passes Away at 53
Author E. Lynn Harris, cheerleading sponsor/coach for Arkansas and a passionate Razorbacks fan, has passed away at 53. He was on a book tour of the West Coast.
Harris, a best-seller whose work dealt with black, gay culture and delved into athletics, was a passionate Razorbacks fan. For the past eight semesters, Harris served as a "visiting" professor for the English department. Harris detailed his life, inspiration and passion for the Razorbacks in a September 2008 Q&A with ArkansasSports360.com
Most recently, Harris' wrote his 11th novel, "Basketball Jones", which involved an NBA player and the player's gay lover. Before "Basketball Jones," Harris penned "Just Too Good To Be True," a novel detailing the life of Heisman Trophy candidate Brady Manning. Harris' novel focused on the pressures surrounding Manning and the support system the star athlete leaned on to help him through dark and troubling times.
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/spor...t.asp?pID=4740
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07-24-2009, 12:18 PM
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People die everyday but a lot of celebrities have passed in the past 3 weeks.
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07-24-2009, 12:28 PM
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WOW!!!!!! Dayum!!!!
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07-24-2009, 12:31 PM
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Wow. That was pretty random. What's going on with all of these celebrities??
RIP.
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07-24-2009, 12:34 PM
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What the eff?
First, I thought he was a bit older than 53. Second, didn't Carnation know him at Arkansas? Third, what the eff?
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07-24-2009, 01:15 PM
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Yes, I knew him and I'm trying to contact a lot of mutual friends. Several people have heard this and no one can confirm it.
53 would be about right, he was a year or so behind me.
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What the eff?
First, I thought he was a bit older than 53. Second, didn't Carnation know him at Arkansas? Third, what the eff?
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07-24-2009, 01:20 PM
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Wow. I saw an *amazing* play of his when I lived in Little Rock. He was very well known there, and was (is?) an incredible talent. Assuming it's true, this is a big loss in my book.
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07-24-2009, 12:36 PM
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This is very strange to me. VERY strange. I'm baffled.
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07-24-2009, 12:47 PM
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This is very strange to me. VERY strange. I'm baffled.
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I'm also finding it strange that only one news source has reported it.
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07-24-2009, 12:53 PM
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I'm also finding it strange that only one news source has reported it.
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I agree. I'm looking for more because I want it to be a hoax or a mistake.
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07-24-2009, 12:54 PM
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and the plot thickens...
http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkans...is_report.aspx
And he just had a book released earlier this year...Is the afterlife short on entertainment???
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07-24-2009, 12:55 PM
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If you Google it there are a number of stories on this. He just passed today so the media is just catching on.
Someone has already updated his Wikipedia. 
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07-24-2009, 01:00 PM
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If you Google it there are a number of stories on this. He just passed today so the media is just catching on.
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Just tried Google, Yahoo and Bing...none haven't really updated beyond the arkansas report and all I put was his name..and wikipedia?
You aren't serious.
This is what happens when you aren't Michael Jackson...reminds me of what happened with Sinbad a few years ago when his death was exaggerated...LOL
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07-24-2009, 01:08 PM
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and wikipedia?
You aren't serious.
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Yes, someone updated his Wikipedia.
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This is what happens when you aren't Michael Jackson...reminds me of what happened with Sinbad a few years ago when his death was exaggerated...LOL
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Michael Jackson's death was rumored for about an hour.
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07-24-2009, 01:05 PM
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If you Google it there are a number of stories on this. He just passed today so the media is just catching on.
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Other than a few blogs here and there, I haven't found any "real" news source. But, after MJ's death, maybe blogs are the place to go for this kind of thing?
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