This is the story Harlan Ellison tells of that day in 1982: He had just assaulted his publisher. Before anyone could think to call the police, Ellison’s editor sneaked him out of the building in the freight elevator. He jumped into a cab and 15 minutes later walked into a studio to tape a talk show with Isaac Asimov, Gene Wolfe, Calvin Trillin and Studs Terkel.
“I have just come from physically assualting the CEO of Grosset & Dunlap,” he recalls telling them. That didn’t get captured on tape — see the video of the show here — but he did mention being frustrated with his publisher. When I reached him by phone to ask about that day, he told me this tale of the assault, with no small amount of glee.
via Harlan Ellison recalls the day he assaulted his publisher – latimes.com.
