Ogami

"The Stars My Destination" is my favorite science fiction novel of all time (Bester). I need to pick up an Ellison anthology and buy a copy of Snow Crash.

Ellison needs to make a real return to my nightstand. I have too many butterflies and candies in my gearbox to ever appreciate Asimov and Clarke, though I admire that you can. The Stephenson that I plan on reading first is "Snow Crash" if that helps. Do you care for Bester?

This is so great, I just had to quote it again. By the by, I do consider Bradbury a transcendent great American writer, not just of science fiction, and I think it a travesty that he isn't mentioned among Huxley (1932), Orwell (1948) as the all time great writers of dsytopian fiction (F451, 1951).

"And There Shall Come Soft Rains" "And the Moon Be Still As Bright" Are there more melodic story titles? Bradbury was my guide through childhood and into manhood. I could not have asked for a more humane Cicero. (scroll back through the Shadow Gallery for the day he died to read my prayer for his further travels) Bester became my angry young man author and he has served me just as well. D.ic.k is the dirty hobo shaman sitting under the bridge that you really ought to listen to. Ellison is good. "I Have No Mouth..." alone earned him a place at the big boy's table. Clarke and Asimov have always left me cold. Stephenson is at the very top of my to-do list for moderns. I don't really know of any modern masters that I ooh and aah over.

Glad to see some of the more obscure and historically important stuff in there as well as two recent releases! (Dredd and Cloud Atlas) <------ huge Science Fiction junkie. Me too. I had a great SF discussion with one of my relatives last night. We were discussing Philip K. at length (no pun intended), and the impact and timing of his insanity on his writing. Then later, my 16 year old nephew gave me all his theories on the genetic goo in Prometheus. We also had fun asking Siri on his iPhone various obscure SF questions that it had strange (clearly programmed) answers to. Keep repeating to yourself, Bester, Bradbury and Di.c.k. Add some Vonnegurt and Adams as needed, and repeat.

In politics, the best time to release possible inflamatory intel is over the weekend.

Glad to see some of the more obscure and historically important stuff in there as well as two recent releases! (Dredd and Cloud Atlas) <------ huge Science Fiction junkie.

I'm in.

This is a fact.

I AM MAKING THIS.

FOUND IT! 12 days later.

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holy cr.apballs

Still reading, bergdoll! I don't have anything to add as a collector/detective, only that as a kid, these were the comic books that I bought and loved and that it interests me going forward.

bergdoll, I will be reading it!

Me too. This thread made me go flip through my old Whitman comics from 1978-1984. My favorites then and now are the Duck books and Popeye.

This is one of the best threads ever and I am reading it again at a serendipitous moment.

The buyer should have Stan write just two words on the cover, in addition to his signature. "Be me."

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The pertinent information is that Anfield has elected to let this go. His last post here on this is is below. It should be respected. POV, With all due respect. I quoted his words exactly. Your quote of his words said, he wanted the "thread to die." Maybe I'm missing something. Regardless, either you or I am missing something, so I guess it's up to Anfield or an informed third party to figure this out. Just trying to be helpful, not add another layer of misinformation. Ogami my friend, when Anfield said for his final take on all of this "Please just let this thread die now. I'll post the same thing in probation." it seemed apparent he was asking us to drop it and that he was dropping it. I'm good now. (thumbs u

That's definitive enough for me, especially as a response to the conversation between POV and me. I'm considering this dropped- like a lot of people, it has colored whether or not I will do business with Pimp.

The pertinent information is that Anfield has elected to let this go. His last post here on this is is below. It should be respected. POV, With all due respect. I quoted his words exactly. Your quote of his words said, he wanted the "thread to die." Maybe I'm missing something. Regardless, either you or I am missing something, so I guess it's up to Anfield or an informed third party to figure this out. Just trying to be helpful, not add another layer of misinformation.

That is the most sensible solution to a sad situation. At least nobody is being vindictive and stating he can never come off the list. Sorry you didn't get the Christmas present in the first place. The details get lost in the drama a lot of times around here, so I thought I would simply quote and repeat the pertinent information. Anfield has nominated Supa for the PL and his stipulation for having Supa removed is for Supa to donate $100.00 to a charity. All with some form of verification. Worth repeating.

If your join date was later than 2005 I'd crucify you as a sexless nerd noob. But, being that you are in the fold, rock on wild man. I fully support post 2005 join date snobbery.