"I am an outsider. I will never
be mainstream.
*That* is where my strength comes from."
Alice Walker.
WHO KENT WAS
Although a few of us were lucky enough to meet him personally, most of us knew and befriended Kent through the Internet. Here, in all the communities where he participated, he warmed our lives with his wit, intelligence and insight, as well as his care for people that, in many cases, lived thousand of miles away and he had never met.
Here are some of the posts that we have from Kent. Everybody mentioned in them has given permission for the posts to be published. If you have any of his posts and you think it would be appropiate to put it here, email us.
WRITINGS BY KENT
- What's your favorite sound?
Date: 22 Mar 1997
"... I love the sound of static on a TV station that's gone off the air for the night..."
- Re: Sex and the Single
Fat Gay Negro or, That Darn Jo!
Date: 13 Sep 1998
A discussion about Kent's love life turns into a post about "Angel", his best friend in real life.
- Does "Take: Make" = "Receive:Contribute"
?
Date: 17 Sep 1998
Just how much are the Beatles worth?
- Strange Days
Date: 30 Sep 1998
Kent was an authority when it came to movies, and a shameless defender of commonly dismissed "pop culture" flicks. Here we have him engaged in a throughtful about the merits of James Cameron.
- In dreams begin responsabilities
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Rambles about Martin Luther King, as well as events in Kent's personal life.
- A "Tom Collins"
joins the Group
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999
Introduction to the "Rent" newsgroup.
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Date: 25 Dec 1999
Kent's "Merry Christmas" post, after a particulary rough year.
- "If a cop kills my son..."
Date: 10 Apr 2000
Fear and loathing in the wake of several incidents of police brutality against blacks in New York.
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