Hi, this is my first post! I am a big fan of FPW, and after hearing about the Repairman Jack film I thought it would be cool to design a Lil Baby Rakosh Doll!


You've heard of those dolls that really pee themselves, well the Lil Baby Rakosh really eats children!

Hi Everyone,
I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Mary and I am from Oxford England UK. I have been an avid FPW reader since 1982. I have often hovered around and enjoyed reading all your posts never having plucked up the courage to actually join in and participate. Thanks to Dave (Britfan) I am now here and looking forward to joining your discussions.


"When I get a little money, I buy books.
And if any is left, I buy food and clothes." (Erasmus)

"The only book you regret is the one you didn't buy."

Today after I saw "The Good German", I saw also "Perfect Stranger".

This is mystery & suspense, so I don't spoilers. But....well, I have to say something.

One woman murdered(As I said, this movie is suspense. Somebody must die). And, who is murderer? The temp? The temp's boss? The temp's friend? The boss's wife?


STOP! I have to STOP! I tried to say who's murderer *sigh*.... :o

I'm surprised anybody haven't mentioned about this movie......yet.

Today I saw The Good German in a theatre. It's Steven Soderbergh's new film. George Clooney played American journalist, Jake. And Cate Blanchett played mysterious Germany woman, Lena.

The plot thickens with a murder, and Jake finds himself being manipulated by all sides. The Americans, the Russians, even Lena herself. No matter what actions he takes, the corruption and cynicism are impenetrable.

It reminded me of Casablanca. Is this a remake of Casablanca? Yes, and no. Maybe we should call it Homage. Of course, George Clooney can't defeat Humphrey Bogart, also Cate Blanchett can't defeat Ingrid Bergman. However, this film has worth to see. If you like 40's films (The Third Man, Casablanca), I recommend it.

Hi all,

Lisa and I have been busy adding and editing the web site. We're still not done, but we have made a lot of progress.

Here's what's new and/or improved:

1. New FAQ pages
   
2. Added The Christmas Thingy to the WORKS page and edited descriptions that were nutty
   
3. Paul has updated the Bibliography
   
4. There's also a new internal Google (sorry, Webby!) SEARCH page which searches the entire site for any keyword
   
5. There's a new script for the CONTACT and NEWSLETTER pages, so those should be operational now
   
6. Re-designed the message board

Stay tuned for more improvements and additions.

Thanks for your patience,
Susan and Lisa

If you haven't watched Flushed Away (it is now on cable), you should. It is animated with CGI, funny (!) done very well with lots of little inside jokes and once I began watching it, I just could not tear my eyes away.

I would try to describe it, but anything I say makes it sound like less than it is. A rat. A pet rat. a walking talking pet rat. All alone at home because his family is gone on vacation. And circumstances conspire to get him flushed down the toilet into a bizarre world he knew nothing about...

I'm attempting to watch a season of something and I decided upon Reaper, mainly because Ray Wise portrays the Devil. With DVR capabilities I can watch it at my leisure and jet through the commercials(the iPod Nano ad is already ruining that catchy "1234" song by Feist that Auskar posted on the Funny Youtube thread with its incessant airing).

Anyway this morning I watched episode one and it reminded me of why I don't watch TV anymore. Not that it was so bad but rather how good it could be without the restraints that the medium forces upon its shows. The cast is watchable, if not all that original, and the premise has promise. I hope this show can get a little edgier with the demons and spend less time on comedy. I do intend to give it a full season to see if it delivers the goods.

It is interesting that CA-especially in Hollywood-seem's to shock the rest of the country-and for good reason-everytime you tune in the news and a high profile celeb. case pops up. Phil Specter, OJ, Paris,Lohan, Blake, John Landis, Robert Downey jr, Mel Gibson all have been given what amounts to a slap on the wrist in most cases. Who are these Judges and what are their records?
What say ye?

[SIZE="3"]for those of you who haven't seen it yet, check out: [/SIZE]

http://www.repairmanjack.com/works.htm#SECRETHISTORY
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It will give some perspective on my opus vitae.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="3"]So far I’m calling the twelfth RJ novel CUTTING EDGE. It fits the story but I’m open to suggestions.

As usual, subplots abound, but the main storyline is this (no spoilers here since all this is laid out in the first 2 chapters):

Jack is hired to find a stolen samurai sword – a katana. The victim can’t go to he cops because the blade was stolen in 1955 from the Hiroshima Peace Museum. The blade is damaged, pocked with holes, but it was made by the renowned ancient swordsmith Masamune.

Turns out Jack’s not the only one looking for it. (Lots of blasts from the past in this one)

So...can anyone come up with something better than Cutting Edge? Since the katana is the plot's maguffin, the title must make some reference to a blade.

As with Lisa and Harbinbgers, you'll be credited in print for the title if I use it.[/SIZE]