Greetings From Joburg

[Aquila ka-Hecate]

Hi there.

I've finally managed to register, after trying for a good 3 weeks. I must really want to be a member here!
(My main email address seems to have been the problem, so I switched to my hotmail address)

I'm Terri, from Johannesburg South Africa, aka Aquila ka Hecate, and I've been reading Dune since about 1973 or so.

I re-read Frank's original stuff every few months.

I once tried to read a 'prequel' - Hunters of Dune - and it was so bland, low-level and frankly uninvolving that I've never touched one since.

I love what I see on this board!

[inhuien]

hihihi Aquila ka-Hecate

[Serkanner]

Welcome Home!

[chanilover]

Hi.

[SandChigger]

Achlan wasachlan fi sietchna!

Welcome and doubly welcome to our sietch.

[trang]

Well Met and Welcome!!! Grab a spice beer and join in!

[MrFlibble]

Hello-hello! Welcome-welcome! (reduplication galore )

[lotek]

welcome in sietch, our water seals are efficient and our cave walls are thick(as thick as KJA is a douche)so you can relax and remove your stillsuit whil we warm the spice coffee.

nb: don't try anymore of the preequels unless you want to chance brain embolism or want to engage a KJA fanboy in friendly banter

[DuneFishUK]

Welcome'

[Sandwurm88]

Aschlan Waschlan.

[Tleszer]

Welcome!

[A Thing of Eternity]

Welcome to the Cast Out!

[Ampoliros]

Welcome Welcome! Doesn't Africa mean we now have OH on every continent except Antarctica?

[SandRider]

Welcome. Your Water is Ours.




also :

hot damn. Baby Boomers takin' over this here board.
(Eat it, Gen Xr's or whatever you people are ....)

[Aquila ka-Hecate]

Thank you all most kindly.

...hot damn. Baby Boomers takin' over this here board.
(Eat it, Gen Xr's or whatever you people are ....)

Boomers rule.

But that's not so surprising, given the years in which the Dune works were originally published.
I often try to interest younger generations in the Duniverse, with mixed success. I find that the more intelligent the youngster, the more likely it is that he or she will read ans appreciate. Says something.

... Doesn't Africa mean we now have OH on every continent except Antarctica?

Hey, also not surprising. Although let it be noted that I'm a 'colonial' African - I was born here, but my roots are in Europe, and I was brought up in both the USA and England.

[Eyes High]

Welcome on board mate. These guys and gals sure know their Dune.

Looking forward to getting to know you better.

And SR, I'm not for sure but I think those born between '66 and '80 are X-ers. ( or is that between 66 and 75?)

I have no ideal what this new generation is called.

The older X-ers rule

[nampigai]

welcome mate!

[A Thing of Eternity]

The new generation is Generation-U(seless).

[trang]

Thank you all most kindly.

...hot damn. Baby Boomers takin' over this here board.
(Eat it, Gen Xr's or whatever you people are ....)

Boomers rule.

But that's not so surprising, given the years in which the Dune works were originally published.
I often try to interest younger generations in the Duniverse, with mixed success. I find that the more intelligent the youngster, the more likely it is that he or she will read ans appreciate. Says something.

... Doesn't Africa mean we now have OH on every continent except Antarctica?

Hey, also not surprising. Although let it be noted that I'm a 'colonial' African - I was born here, but my roots are in Europe, and I was brought up in both the USA and England.

As far as Boomers (US Census Born 1943-1964) Ill give ya DUNE(1965) and DM (1969), bit of a stretch on COD (1977). I was born in 1967 (Tweeners I believe some call us, I call it no mans land) and The second half of of the Dune was published (along with the lynch movie 1984) squarely in my middle and upper teens. GOD (1981), HOD(1984), CHoD (1985). All in good fun, we 3-4 decaded folks have a goodly stake in FH Legacy.


We could get Antarctica, if someone could get an address to McMurdo Naval Base, be happy to ship them a set of the originals to get Jacurutu on all continents, hell would be fun. I don't know any squids so leave it up to other folks.