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Jim Webster, (In On a Chance! )
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Jul 27, 2014 11:52PM
Yeh, it means so much more from family, too.
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Jim wrote: "They don't make them like that any more.There's a whole genre of SF that will probably never be added to"
Darren Humphries is doing well on that score and I'm doing my best, too. All that stuff is a huge influence on me along with all those 60s TV things like Randall and Hopkirk, the Avengers and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Ah those were the days.
Lord I just said "those were the days" without a trace of irony! What's wrong with me?
Cheers
MTM
I recall watching Space 1999 religiously and Planet of the Apes. What was the one with the twin spotlights at the beginning?
Patti (baconater) wrote: "That's lovely, Jim."yes, I were well chuffed :-)
With Justice 4.1 I tried to go back to 'proper' SF which happens out there in the galaxy and has people doing interesting things
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons!Did anyone ever see the 2-man stage show? It was brilliant, had me utterly creased up. It was a mash-up between Thunderbirds & Captain Scarlet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g-lL...
Tim wrote: "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons!Did anyone ever see the 2-man stage show? It was brilliant, had me utterly creased up. It was a mash-up between Thunderbirds & Captain Scarlet https://www.youtub..."
Yes and I agree it was awesome! That's the one with the hats right, where he has TB2 on his head and he's holding these ridiculous little palm trees.
Cheers
MTM
Right, we're off into Naphlio for lunch and to buy a few bits to take home.Buy a few bits, I mean bottles of ouzo.
With Greece being a bit behind the times, they might still sell Thunderbirds stuff.Keep an eye out Patti.
That's the one. They had the puppet walk completely off pat, and little things like the hat mike boom dropping just by moving his index finger had me in stitches. Oh, and the rising water peril that kept going back down to his knees every time they cut back to it. Brilliantly observed!
Tim wrote: "That's the one. They had the puppet walk completely off pat, and little things like the hat mike boom dropping just by moving his index finger had me in stitches. Oh, and the rising water peril tha..."Yeh, I laughed a lot, quite loudly and I think most of the audience thought I was a plant.
Cheers
MTM
Do you know how hard it is to find an image of a laughing plant??
Will wrote: "Smartypants"Just be glad it IS laughing. Those teeth look sharp.
Gingerlily - Elephant Philosopher wrote: "http://thumb7.shutterstock.com/photos..."A bit cracked pot if you ask me
That one looks as if just happens to be resting on the pot before walking away(Not meaning to seem picky here but I don't want triffids on my thread, they're a beggar to get rid of)
No link to your blog post in here?No, just spam the morning thread...
Kath was posting Triffids on FB the other day. I only just escaped unscathed
Will wrote: "Kath was posting Triffids on FB the other day. I only just escaped unscathed"Teasels, dear!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "What you got to say about this?http://www.oyibosonline.com/cgi-bin/n..."
Obviously it's a sensible move to sit next to the smelly guy on the bus
Patti (baconater) wrote: "No link to your blog post in here?No, just spam the morning thread..."
well other than the regulars who'll see it here :-)
We usually pick it up on te morning digest, anyway.it's a useful service
Good review. I thought beauty-in-ruins was a comment on you! Not fair, I thought. ;)
Jim, Athens is HOT! Betcha it's mid 40s. We managed to wander for only a couple hours before having to come back to our room to take refuge.It's really awesome, though. Can't walk for more than a couple blocks before coming across fallen down stuff.
We've just gotta get up stupid early tomorrow and walk the big hill before it's too hot.
Pics on Facebook after I've I had a nice, cooling shower.
Drooling.At the thought of the pics, obviously.
Nice review, Jim.
Pics are up.I should look at that review...
Kath wrote: "Good review. I thought beauty-in-ruins was a comment on you! Not fair, I thought. ;)"Are you intimating that I don't even managed beauty in the ruins :-(
But yes I'm chuffed at the review and I'll go and look at the pics
Great review, Jim. I really need to get around to reading it. Justice 4.1 is sitting patiently waiting on my kindle.
I'll be getting my real copy in London
Ah Loncon, the land of dreams :-)Slowly making preparations for going
Really ought to write stuff as well, but it got so hot and I've been hijacked with other stuff
Jim, you and Mary should do a roving reporter thing for my launch event - give us all the Loncon scoop...(the wifi connection will almost certainly be better than you have at home!)
Is be happy to give it a go... At least to try and do something.... Apart from raining K'Barthan Trilogy bookmarks onto the proceedings.Cheers
MTM
Remember that as my desk top computer will remain at home, this would involve me making a 550 mile round trip every night to put in my reports and I'm not entirely keen
So, t'other night I was reading a really good novel that was keeping me awake, t'was so good.So, I decided I needed to read something dry and boring so I'd nod off.
So, I started reading Life in a Medieval Village.
It's super interesting. Kept me up til like 3am. I think you'd like it.
Do you not have one of these modern telephonic/tablet devices with the camera attachment? I'm told they're all the rage... ;)
Tim wrote: "Do you not have one of these modern telephonic/tablet devices with the camera attachment? I'm told they're all the rage... ;)"Well they CAUSE a lot of rage. At least mine is getting annoying...
Is phone rage a recognised disease now?
I think there is everything rage. Well maybe not sheep rage...
Tim wrote: "Do you not have one of these modern telephonic/tablet devices with the camera attachment? I'm told they're all the rage... ;)"We don't have mobile reception here. So my phone lives switched off in a drawer until I venture forth into an area which has reception (but not when I'm working because the life expectancy of a phone in my work trousers pockets is going to be low). Even when I travel it normally stays switched off because nobody has the number or will phone me (because it's always switched off on a drawer, and anyway if I'm travelling I'm either driving or busy in which case I don't want people phoning me.)
I'm not going to pay whatever it costs a month for a phone, just to have it live switched off.
So my phone is a cheap Nokia which cost £25 with £20 of credit, which I top up when I need it.
I put £20 a time on in, most years :-)
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