Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

I just watched the movie Dagon based on HP Lovecraft' Dagon and Shadow Over Innsmouth (I just read Dagon and have not read Shadow nor any other HPL...YET). What a ride this movie is!! It starts out by fooling you into thinking it will be just another schlock 'B' horror movie, but it soon changes into something really original. I would really love to hear someone else's opinion of this movie.

Contains some gore, nudity and VERY disturbing images.

****Beware of Spoilers in this Thread****

Found this on http://www.religioustolerance.org while reading up on the Jehovies:

Quote:Circuits are groups of about 20 congregations, served by a Circuit Overseer. The "CO" periodically visits each congregation twice annually for a one week period. Circuits also organize two day conventions for their congregations, which are held twice a year.

Districts are made up from many circuits; there are 22 districts in the United States. The District Overseer (DO) runs the district conventions which are held once a year. He also attends the circuit conventions.

The CO and DO cracked me up.

Lisa

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Who killed Olive and why??

Did I miss something near the end??

Here is what I got from the book:

She was lying naked belly-down on the bed with her head twisted to face up. Her back was covered with deep laceration, her lips were missing, and her eyes were gone!

Here is what I know:

1. It wasn't Molsar and his chimp, because they took the body for fear of someone finding it and hid it in their tub;
2. It wasn't RJ (dur);
3. It wasn't Mel, because she asks where Olive is at the end.

Possible assumption:
The twins did it while questioning her about Mel's whereabouts? This is at least what Paul wants us to think, because one was leaving the room (via window) when Jack went in. But, if this is so, why was the other twin on another floor? And, Olive had been missing for a day... Why return to the scene of the crime?? Weird??

Perhaps this is something explained in a later novel?? But, I am curious. Does anyone know the true answer to this question?

BTW - I have started All the Rage and I love it so far!

-Rip

Globe Link - Entertainment
Issue: 10/28/04

"Mother of the Matrix" Victorious
By Martha Carter

Monday, October 4th 2004 ended a six-year dispute involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers. Stewart's allegations, involving copyright infringement and racketeering, were received and acknowledged by the Central District of California, Judge Margaret Morrow residing.

Stewart, a New Yorker who has resided in Salt Lake City for the past five years, will
recover damages from the films, The Matrix I, II and III, as well as The Terminator and its sequels. She will soon receive one of the biggest payoffs in the history of
Hollywood, as the gross receipts of both films and their sequels total over 2.5 billion
dollars.

Stewart filed her case in 1999, after viewing the Matrix, which she felt had been based on her manuscript, "The Third Eye," copyrighted in 1981. In the mid-eighties Stewart had submitted her manuscript to an ad placed by the Wachowski Brothers, requesting new sci-fi works.

According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation also stated that "credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers." These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart's original work and that it had been "often used during preparation of the motion pictures."
The defendants tried, on several occasions, to have Stewart's case dismissed, without success.

Stewart has confronted skepticism on all sides, much of which comes from Matrix fans, who are strangely loyal to the Wachowski Brothers. One on-line forum, entitled Matrix Explained has an entire section devoted to Stewart. Some who have researched her history and writings are open to her story. Others are suspicious and mocking. "It doesn't bother me," said Stewart in a phone interview last week, "I always knew what was true."

Some fans, are unaware of the case or they question its legitimacy, due to the fact that it has received little to no media coverage. Though the case was not made public until October of 2003, Stewart has her own explanation, as quoted at daghettotymz.com:

"The reason you have not seen any of this in the media is because Warner Brothers parent company is AOL-Time Warner... this GIANT owns 95 percent of the media... let me give you a clue as to what they own in the media business... New York Times papers/magazines, LA Times papers/magazines, People Magazine, CNN news, Extra, Celebrity Justice, Entertainment Tonight, HBO, New Line Cinema, Dreamworks, Newsweek, Village Roadshow... many, many more!... They are not going to report on themselves. They have been surpressing my case for years..."

Fans who have taken Stewart's allegations seriously, have found eerie mythological
parallels, which seem significant in a case that revolves around the highly metaphorical and symbolic Matrix series. Sophia, the greek goddess of wisdom has been referenced many times in speculation about Stewart. In one book about the Goddess Sophia, it reads, "The black goddess is the mistress of web creation spun in her divine matrix."

Although there have been outside implications as to racial injustice (Stewart is African American), she does not feel that this is the case. "This is all about the Benjamins," said Stewart. "It's not about money with me. It's about justice."

Stewart's future plans involve a record label, entitled Popsilk Records, and a motion
picture production company, All Eyez On Me, in reference to God. "I wrote The Third Eye to wake people up, to remind them why God put them here. There's more to life than money," said Stewart. "My whole message to the world is about God and good and about choice, about spirituality prevailing over 'technocracy'."

If Stewart represents spirituality, then she truly has prevailed over the "technocracy"
represented in both the Terminator and the Matrix, and now, ironically, by their supposed creators.

Stewart is currently having discussions with CBS about a possible exclusive story and has several media engagements in the near future to nationally publicize her victory.

CORRECTION REGARDING PREVIOUS STORY

In reference to the recent article entitled "Mother of the Matrix Victorious," some
information has been deemed misleading. Ms. Sophia Stewart has not yet won her case against Joel Silver, Time Warner and the Wachowski Bros. The decision on October 4th enabled Ms. Stewart to proceed with her case, as all attempts to have it dismissed were unsuccessful. Ms. Stewart's case will proceed through the Central District Court of California.

Thanks,
The Globe Staff

Update: 7.00pm EDT, Monday, November 22, 2004
posted nov.22.2004

THE SEARCH FOR THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE MATRIX
After buildin' with Sophia Wednesday evening [November 17th], she informed me
the case is building momentum! She told me she is close to victory and realized
she could really put a 'nail in the coffin' if she had her handz on one key
piece of evidence... the original version of The Matrix that aired March 31,
1999.

If you've heard the 3-part inner-view I did with her January of 2004, you will
remember her sayin' Warner Bros., Joel Silver and the Wachowski's are also
guilty of deceiving the public with their various versionz of The Matrix.

When Sophia saw the movie back in '99, she witnessed blatant theft and
plagiarizm from her script, 'The Third Eye' written and copywritten back in
1983. Soon after, she contacted the Pirates informing them she was aware of the
theft and a demand for credit and compensation for what soon became the most
successfull movie franchise to date. Not too long after, Warner Bros. allegedly
began released versionz of The Matrix edited from the 2 hour and 40 minute
original.

Sophia's aggressively on the hunt for that original copy. She, as well as I, am
positive that version is out there somewhere. Some Matrix fan got a bootleg copy
from a street vendor somewhere!

She informed me there are various scenes that are different from the later
released version(s) which will enable you to know you have the original release:

* In the beginning of the movie, there's an intro that scrolls up the screen
just like in the movie Star Wars that layz out the plot. It speaks of a nuclear
war that happened in the year 2110AD, where humanz were now used as fuel for the
machines like batteries
* In the part where Neo barters for a stack of programz for programz of his.
No money was exchanged like in the edited release(s)
* The girl in the beginning who came over Neo's had a rabbit on her arm. In
the edited version(s), she's seen with the rabbit on her back shoulderblade

If you have a version of The Matrix with these 3 scenes, contact Sophia via
email or phone (801.220.0588) as soon as possible! She would love to talk to
you!

Even if you do not have the critical evidence, you're making your people's aware
of her case is vital! YTs 'massa'-media's doin' all they can to suppress this
case from the general public, but there's nothin' more effective than the
'word', which is 'vybration'!

We have enuff info on our site to give you detailed info about the case, just
look at the PDF files on the right of this column or click here!

The truth is out there! Help Sophia manifest it!

Respect
--
M'Bwebe Aja Ishangi
fka jehvon buckner
CEO
Da Ghetto Tymz

FOR INFORMATION:
Contact Sophia Stewart:
M: POB 165153 | Salt Lake City, UT 84116
P: 801.220.0588
Eophiastewart10@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Update: 9.00am EDT, Tuesday, October 12, 2004
posted oct.12.2004

SOPHIA STEWART:
THE MOTHER OF THE MATRIX

I have a funny story to share...funny to me at least. My mom is also a big FPW fan, but doesn't have a whole lot of time to read with her job and my siblings still at home, so she asked me to recommend a good book for her to read next. So, I pulled the copy of Black Wind I gave her last christmas off the shelf. It's tied with Sims as my favorite book and I love it! So, I figure she'll enjoy it too. Well, she called me last night to yell at me about it! She said she loves the story and is enjoying the history involved, but is getting bogged down with the Japanese terms and culture references. She was actually yelling about "how are you supposed to pronounce Meiko and what the hell is a tatami :mad: ?!" I thought it was so funny. I laughed so hard I couldn't talk at first. So, when I regained my composure I guessed at the pronounciations of some of the words for her and told her to suck it up! I don't know how you're supposed to say those words, but I don't think it matters when I'm reading. She does, apparently. Anyway, I just thought I'd share that amusing story!

The trailer shows a number of actors afflicted with the PPV (Pregnant Pause Virus) that ravaged the cast.

http://www.videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=2341

(This courtesy of Stephane Piter's KEEP site - http://www.the-keep.ath.cx)

I LOVED the book Midnight Mass but was very disappointed with the movie. It was so bad I could only watch 30 minutes or so before turning off the DVD player and tossing the DVD in the garbage. Is there any chance that it might be done again the RIGHT way? Done right, it would make a great movie!

Get your minds out of the gutter!

This thread is about leather bound or other limited or special editions of Paul's books.

I thought it would be great to share photos and information about our most prized FPW books. I, for one, have started to search for more and more limited editions.

Here are the leather bound books I've acquired so far:

I'll attach a copy of The Barrens' limitation page to the next post. I've attached my maximum of five files to this post.

Have you ever seen this TV program? This is Japanese TV program. Last month, it was exported to USA. Now, this is broadcasting at Spike TV. This is fun! I like it.

http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/hey/


For example....look at this video.

http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/hey/...e_1.jhtml#