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On his book-signing tour of New Zealand and Australia, the sixth book became the #1 best-selling SF novel on the continent.

I'm not really sure what this means. During the few days of the tour, more copies of that book were sold in Australia than any other single SF book? Well, sure, I can believe that. The same was true when Alan Dean Foster, Michael Stackpole, or [insert you favourite SF writer here] toured.

Australia and New Zealand aren't on the same "continent", incidentally.

HBJ

Hunchback Jack wrote:Australia and New Zealand aren't on the same "continent", incidentally.

HBJ

He's had this problem before you know. I think he called "Arabia" a "continent."

Well, he went to school in Wisconsin.

(It's like Czechoslovakia)

TheDukester wrote:Well, he went to school in Wisconsin.

(It's like Czechoslovakia)

You mean, like, it doesn't exist anymore?

on an unrelated Wisconsin note,
I see that flaming asshole Brett Favre
has unretired again & signed with the Vikings.

talk about actively destroying a Legacy & pissing folks off ...

SandRider wrote:on an unrelated Wisconsin note,
I see that flaming asshole Brett Favre
has unretired again & signed with the Vikings.

talk about actively destroying a Legacy & pissing folks off ...

I spent a few weeks in Green Bay in July. Man, back then nobody had anything nice to say about him. Everyone was sick to death of his prima-dona shit.

Anyone notice in Kevin's bio it speaks of Jessica of Dune instead of Winds of Dune?

Omphalos wrote:

SandRider wrote:on an unrelated Wisconsin note,
I see that flaming asshole Brett Favre
has unretired again & signed with the Vikings.

talk about actively destroying a Legacy & pissing folks off ...

I spent a few weeks in Green Bay in July. Man, back then nobody had anything nice to say about him. Everyone was sick to death of his prima-dona shit.

I hate football and I love it. Watching the hardcore Packers fans here getting pissed off about the whole thing has been quite entertaining. Anything to rile Packers fans on this side of the Wisconsin border is worth it.

Omphalos wrote:

TheDukester wrote:Well, he went to school in Wisconsin.

(It's like Czechoslovakia)

You mean, like, it doesn't exist anymore?

It's a Stripes reference.

Man, at least someone around here knows the classics.

The rest of you guys need to step it up.

TheDukester wrote:Man, at least someone around here knows the classics.

The rest of you guys need to step it up.

Italics! Dammit! What am I? A fucking mind reader? Wait! Are you my wife?

Omphalos wrote:

TheDukester wrote:Man, at least someone around here knows the classics.

The rest of you guys need to step it up.

Italics! Dammit! What am I? A fucking mind reader? Wait! Are you my wife?

To be fair, it wasn't an exact quote, more of a reverse quote.

In Stripes, they were sneaking into Czechoslovakia and Bill Murray compared it to sneaking into Wisconson...

And what goes on in a wife's head is God's own private mystery.

I don't think even God could figure out what's in my wife's mind.

Wait, did I say that out loud?

HBJ

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Serkanner wrote:Paypal?

I was just thinking about that while plunging the upstairs toilet. Not sure why...

I may not even need any money (labor day weekend is next weekend, right?) but I'd like to be prepared ot do this one up proper.

I just got paid and there's money in the bank... but you never know what bones will be broken or who will get stabbed with a steak knife among three boys and a princess.

Last week's emergency room visit was to extract a piece of pencil lead from the princess' ear. (Don't even ask.)

You know what? Fuck it. It's my birthday...

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Freakzilla wrote:Programs are out!

Key events:

Writer’s Apocalyptic Roundtable
Want a chance to corner your favorite apocalyptic
writer and ask them a question? Here is your
chance to talk to some of the best in the business!
J. Ringo, K. Anderson, C. Yarbro, S. M. Stirling, M.
Williamson, W. Williams, S. Chesnut (M); Fri 2:30
pm; A601-A602 [M]

CrossPollination: Does Art influence Art?
Does other art-music, painting, sculpture-influence
our genre? Should it? How and why or why not? K.
Lockhart, K. Anderson, D. Maitz, M. Resnick; Sat
5:30 pm; Cent I [H]

Last Chance: Ask the Authors
Got any questions you didn’t get answered? Have
a nit to pick? Come to a freeforall Q & A with the
authors who are staying with us for Monday. J.
Ringo, K. Anderson, K. Kurtz, L. Bujold, G. Wolfe,
C. Robin (M); Mon 11:30 am; Cent I [H]

Dune Messiah: Frank Herbert’s Works in
Prose and Film
A free ranging discussion of Frank Herbert and his
influence on the genre. K. Anderson, V. Plexico;
Mon 1:00 pm; Fairlie [H]

If anyone can contrbute to our noble cause, donations would be appreciated.
I'm planning on going Monday only due to being dirt poor.
However, if y'all can add to the fund I will go more days and promise to be thoroughly prepared and to make this an event in which fun will be had by all.
(OK, maybe not for Keith )
Dune Nerd has volunteered to do video. I need to confirm this and coordinate with him, I'm hoping he has a laptop, too. It would be nice to be able to refer to notes and FH quickly.

Ok, so I may have to change from my original Saturday to Monday if that is when you are going. I wish I could do both but hotels are too expensive and a 4 hour drive to embarass Keith is not quite worth it either. That being said, I have no laptop but I may be able to borrow one, I will check into this. Do you have said camera? I do not, apparently all I am good for is to show up....Once we figure out what day (If monday works better for you that is fine for me) we can sort out the rest of the details.

secret clubhouse, fools.

I was not allowed to take video of the panel (D*C policy ) But I left it rolling and got 16bit audio. I'll get it up as soon as possible.

Highlights:

The Jacket was NOT in attendance.

Peter Berg will NOT be directing Dune (2010).

There are cut chapters of GEoD in "The Notes"!

"The Outline" in this version is 32 pages. There were also country-western songs by FH in the Safe Depsite Box.

I asked, "Did FH's outline specifically state that Marty and Daniel were robots left over from the Butlerian Jihad." KJA's answer (IIRC), after thanking me for spoiling the ending was that they were Face Dancers with a link to the Butlerian Jihad. He basically avoided the question.

The crowd asked most of the questions I would have and didn't seem very pro-KJA.

Wow....

Can't wait to hear more

How much of it did you record?

Freakzilla wrote:The crowd asked most of the questions I would have and didn't seem very pro-KJA.

Excellent.

It's nice to hear he didn't have his usual preek-filled love-fest, like he does at the Barnes & Nobles every year. Tough questions should be fair game.

transcribed highlights for the download impaired, eh ?

So they called The Road to Dune the 'cream of the crop' of Frank Herbert's notes. But they left out several deleted or cut out chapters. And from God Emperor of all novels! Those would have been great to read.

Damn! And instead they filled the rest of the book with their short stories! And added one in the later edition (sea child).

DuneFishUK wrote:Wow....

Can't wait to hear more

How much of it did you record?

I'm capturing it now, up to 36 minutes so far. I think it's about an hour total.