An American Icon has died. A tough guy, a rebel. Goodnight Norman...loved ya.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...1/MNH0TA9KK.DTL

(oops...screwed up the title...of course it's "The Executioner's Song" -
that marvelous look into the live and mind of killer Gary Gilmore)

Remmember he ran for Mayor of NY on a ticket with Jimmy Breslin in 1969

Surely was one of the first writers to really go for publicity and be a mega star