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Thread ID: 103172	2009-09-14 12:12:00	R.I.P. Jim Carroll	Whenu (9358)	PC World Chat

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810154	2009-09-14 12:12:00	Bit more of a punk legend than Willie DeVille, a couple of good LPs From the Beeb "Punk poet Jim Carroll dies at 60 Carroll wrote about his wild years at a New York school US writer and musician Jim Carroll, best know for writing The Basketball Diaries, has died in New York aged 60 following a heart attack . Carroll's 1978 book, which was made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was about his formative years as a star player and drug user . The poet, who was also linked with The Doors and Lou Reed, appeared in artist Andy Warhol's films . Singer Patti Smith said he was "the best poet of his generation" . The musician told the New York Times that his work was "sophisticated and elegant" . His self-titled band was later formed with the assistance of Smith, and their debut album was called Catholic Boy . Carroll returned to writing on a full-time basis in the mid-1980s, but his debut novel remained unfinished . "	Whenu (9358)
810155	2009-09-14 15:27:00	Thanks for that. For some reason though, I remember another Poet also with a pen name of Caroll. Lewis Caroll who we have to thank for "Alice in Wonderland" I don't suppose it would be required reading these days though. Probably not PC as he referred to being as mad as a hatter. A sample here. www.jabberwocky.com I could go on about a cat from Cheshire but why would I?	Sweep (90)
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