Weird...

Ok so referring back to the last post, I've been reading Augusten Burrough's latest book, Possible Side Effects. One chapter is titled "Killing John Updike." In this chapter he goes on about buying all of John Updike's books, first edition mint condition books, because his friend told him that John Updike was going to fall dead at any moment. So Augusten bought all these books and was expecting to make it rich any day, based on the most certain immense value these books would have after his death. This book, Possible Side Effects was published in 2006.

This morning, January 28th 2009, the Today show announced that John Updike died yesterday from Lung Cancer. Had I not been reading that book, this news would not have meant anything to me. But it does. And now I have to wonder if Augusten Burroughs is going to cash in on his books...