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I caught this last Thursday, and I don't want to get everybody's hopes up, but it ticked all my boxes and was everything I hoped.

So much so that I saw it again yesterday. Still good. And I hope Whedon gets the credit he is due for pulling this together. It could have gone so horribly wrong, but he was the right choice for the job and he didn't drop the ball.

Go see it!

Any other Brits catch Four Rooms last night. Someone was trying to sell a wallet made of human skin to the dealers. It was made from the skin from the hand of William Burke (the body snatcher!)

He was trying to get £50,000 for it.

Reminded me of Foet - not quite as gruesome - but made me want to dig it out and read again

I couldn't find this in the search, so sorry if this is a repost, but how old would Jack be?

I ask because I think with the revisions there is a huge discrepancy.

With the original books, Reprisal would have happened, roughly in 1992, and since Jack was born in 1968 with Rasalom that would make them both in their 20s. I think this is reflected in Reprisal with Rasalom being a graduate student. Now, if we consider that Reprisal ends after Ground Zero, that would make Reprisal taking place well after 9/11. Jack would be in his mid-to-late thirties then.

I am just trying to get clarification for my mental pictures.

Also, has FPW ever mentioned future books/stories on the First Age? I really want to know more about Rasalom's genesis.

A friend wrote this series and its a very different take on zombie apocalype. Until midnight tonight it is free. The fourth book in this series is only online right now but I am a character in it. (I die a horrible and gruesome death - yay)

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Back in the early seventies, I caught some "movie" on the NY Channel 5 (don't remember the call letters). It felt like it should have been on PBS - as it was definitely unusual. But I, not being a movie person, have absolutely NO idea what it was, even though I remember parts to this day.

I'd say it was B&W - but then, that's the only TV we had, so who knows The filming was very much more like a play than a movie - and it felt sci-fi'ish, though, it looked "modern day." (OK, my memory may be fading...)

There was a group of "older" people who had been sent to an island to live (and I don't remember if it was because they were older or because they were all artists of some sort.) The state was expected to come to "put them down" (my term) because of their old age, but they chose suicide.

That's all I remember - does ANYONE know this play/movie? If ANYONE can figure it out, I'd think it would be this crowd!! Is it based on Huxley or Kafka? Please help!! THANKS!!!

They've got the radio on in my Village internet cafe.
And Levon Helm has died of throat cancer.
Met him once after a concert with Rick Danko at the Bottom Line in the Village.
Real nice, real approachable guy.
I'd roared out a request during the show, STAGE FRIGHT!
The musicians looked at each other. Rick shook his head, no.
Then they sang KING HARVEST.
And after the show, I made my way backstage. (My rap to the bouncers is, "Oh, please, man. I came from Mars to see these guys." Laughter. "Go ahead, man.")
And I asked Levon, "Did you hear my request, Levon ?"
"I heard you, son. I think everybody heard you."
"So how come you didn't play it?"
"Well, we hadn't rehearsed it. But we did play a Band song for you. Hey, it's time for the afterparty. Wanna join us backstage for a beer?"
I did not say no.

It's been a very long while since I posted in the forums. A few years, in fact. I've been a bit focused with work and...well...work

I finally made it into print with, "The Mythidria Chronicles: Rise of the Nightmare." I'm still having difficulties with the E-Book, but the print version is where it needs to be and has the story as streamlined as possible. It's available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble, plus (recently) made it into an international online retailer. Yeah it's a pretty exciting time.

I have my first book signing coming up on the 5th of May, and that's pretty exciting, too. I'm pretty limited in how many copies I can bring with me (Not made of the green, here) so I'm going with what I can.

Is there any advice for book signings outside of being polite, entertaining, avoid griping, etc? I really don't want to bollocks this up as this could mean some decent sales and an image I'd like to earn for myself.

Also, I'm posting the Amazon link here. The galaxy cover is one I'm really proud of, the publisher, Createspace, has some great selections.