Harlan Ellison (was Meeting Up)

[Amy Z]

msbeadsley wrote:

<yes, I have a Harlan Ellison story>

You're not going to leave us hanging there, are you?

Things I know about Harlan Ellison:

-he's a very good SF editor;

-he wrote one of the best Star Trek episodes of all time, "City on 
the Edge of Forever";

-he's never forgiven Gene Roddenberry for making a change to it 
that, IMO, was a vast improvement, so once in a while his artistic 
judgment is off (=disagrees with mine);

-he's an unremitting asshole.

I saw a Mystery Science Theater 3000 once where someone on 
screen looked a little like Harlan Ellison.  Mike and the bots' 
comments:

"They're arresting Harlan Ellison!"
"Good."

So, the world wants to know--what was he like?

Amy