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Philip K. Dick - Usually, one would think that a writer of such dark (and often twisted) stories would not be prone to child-like fun. Au contraire... One eve in the '70s, Philip showed his fun side during a casual dinner party. Who actually brought the toys that gave such a lift to the festivities remains only a partial mystery -- given the events, the consensus is that it was Phil. Shortly after dinner, we heard water running in the bathroom for quite awhile, and eventually someone went to check it out. To our surprise, the tub was filled with water. Phil appeared only minimally guilty as he said "LOOK!" -- and there they were -- windup toys bobbing in the tub. From ships to dolphins... frogs to whales... mermaids to deep-sea divers -- everyone picked a toy and the first (and only) Curry Dinner Tub Toy Races began! Organised it was not -- but silly as all get-out. :) Different races, different winners, but when Phil jumped up and down, yelling, "I won! I won! I won!" we all fell apart. Not exactly the picture most would have for the writer of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Over the years, this has become a legendary story among friends and family (along with the "fire in the basement," "exploding punch bowl," "TV/film star almost passes out" and "broken saucepan brunch" party tales).
- Posted: April 29, 2006
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