8 thoughts on “A Man In Full”

1. R.I.P. Mr. Wolfe always a good read

2. RIP Tom Wolfe, may God Bless you and keep you in eternal life.

   One of his semimal works ofc was
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test
   witty and full of pearls of wisdom, reflecting America at its finest.

   Read that at 22 yrs of age, and made a huge impact on me, can honestly say I would not be the amazing, wonderful, gifted, amusing, “effortlessly superior” man i am today without acquainting myself with that work by Tom Wolfe.

   He didn’t think much of our blogs:
   In 2007 to mark the tenth anniversary of their advent, Wolfe wrote that “the universe of blogs is a universe of rumours” and that “blogs are an advance guard to the rear.”
   There might be butt-joke in there, if you can find it 😉

3. An intelligent man and a very talented writer.
   Rest in peace Mr. Wolfe.

4. A man of style, and substance.

5. Wolfe adopted wearing a white suit as a trademark in 1962. He bought his first white suit, planning to wear it in the summer, in the style of Southern gentlemen. He found that the suit he’d bought was too heavy for summer use, so he wore it in winter, which created a sensation. At the time, white suits were supposed to be reserved for summer wear.[34] Wolfe maintained this as a trademark. He sometimes accompanied it with a white tie, white homburg hat, and two-tone shoes. Wolfe said that the outfit disarmed the people he observed, making him, in their eyes, “a man from Mars, the man who didn’t know anything and was eager to know.”[35]

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe

6. A gracious, grounded man and a wryly sharp observer of the human form.

7. Grounded would be correct.

   Sheila Wolfe, Tom Wolfe’s Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

8. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tom-wolfe-the-60-minutes-interview/

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