Talk:Jerry Rubin

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Contents 1 Yuppie 2 Is he dead 3 David Frost 4 Date of Death? 5 Category: Personal development

[edit] Yuppie

I left the comment that "yuppie" was coined because of Jerry Rubins's "betrayal" - as far as I know, "yuppie" came from "Young Urban Professional", but I am far from sure of the etymology. Espen

[edit] Is he dead

Jerry Rubin is not dead. He faked his death and still frequents The Promenade Mall at Santa Monica. I have spoken with him personally, the last time in 2002. His business card reads "Jerry Rubin - Peace Activist. Have no gun, will travel." 63.116.189.82 02:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

• Don't expect anyone here to believe you. Then again, maybe you met a Jerry Rubin impersonator.

The guy in Santa Monica is another guy named Jerry Rubin.  Randall Bart   Talk  16:54, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

The real Jerry Rubin is long gone. Sad, but true for his family. T.E. Goodwin 13:45, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] David Frost

Many Brits - myself included - first heard of Jerry Rubin when they saw him and a group of supporters 'take over' David Frost's ITV chat-show, some time in the early 1970's, if I remember right. I recall the taking-over amounted to lots of people occupying the interview area, though I think Frost rather relished the spectacle. The other main guest was the physical anthropologist Robert Ardrey who drew a rather snooty analogy between the behaviour of his fellow guests and that of young chimpanzees! I see there's a rambling but quite detailed account of the events at http://www.arsydd.btinternet.co.uk/frostbenn.html Bhasi23 18:03, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Date of Death?

I think something needs to be stated about how he died in the 1980s or at least his beliefs did. A sad thing indeed, someone selling out their beliefs for money.

His date of death is given as November 28th, 1994 at the start of the article. Under the "DEATH" section the statement is that he died several days after being hit jaywalking on Wilshire Bl. One or the other is incorrect. I am surprised nobody else here has recognized such a glaring discrepancy. T.E. Goodwin 13:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category: Personal development

Unless I am missing something I cannot see why this article is in category:Personal development so I have removed it. --Vince 17:48, 25 February 2007 (UTC)