To all, I had an enjoyable time at Loscon and it turned out to be fairly fruitfull for the club. I handed out a few cards. I estimate about 30 of our fliers...
2008
CDCurl@...
Dec 2, 2003 1:12 am
Congrats to DAve and Dick for their efforts. Since the Jan. meeting is taking on some importance with all these notable guests, I suggest the "keeper of the...
On the way back from LOSCON, I stopped for gas in Fullerton getting off at Nutwood. As I went past the closed Coco's we used to frequent, I noted a new sign....
FYI. ... ===== Rick Weiss, Rick's Cafe Terrestrienne {Hardware: the part of the computer which may be kicked. If all you can do is curse at it, it's software.}...
Whoever has all the details should sned an e-mail or contact LASFS to let them know about this. I think it's noteworthy enough that we might get some fans from...
2013
CDCurl@...
Dec 3, 2003 6:21 am
Thanks for the info. Too bad they're not flying over LA (!). I saw the news report last year with Elijah Wood reacting to seeing his face painted on the side...
2014
CDCurl@...
Dec 3, 2003 6:25 am
Melissa, our waitress extraordinaire, told us at the Nov. dining that Coco's has gotten a reprieve until March or April. The landowner's petition to the...
I created an event listing for OCSFC in our entertainment listings on latimes.com. You can find it by going to the search box at the top left and searching for...
In a message dated 12/3/03 12:03:26 PM, lord_bosco@... writes: << The January meeting sounds like a big deal, I could try to wrangle up some additional...
The Best of John Sladek includes his Philip K. Dick parody "The Solar Shoe-Salesman." I have a copy and was thinking about making some photocopies (it's a...
How was last month's discussion of Keith Roberts' Pavane? I'm looking for content to mock up a Reading Orbit section of the OCSF website. If somebody could...
In a message dated 12/4/03 12:33:03 PM, lord_bosco@... writes: << The Best of John Sladek includes his Philip K. Dick parody "The Solar Shoe-Salesman."...
Watch the video for a few seconds. Then, click the cursor on the snowglobe and shake the mouse vigorously. http://ww12.e-tractions.com/snowglobe/globe.htm...
Christmas Carols for the Psychiatrically Challenged SCHIZOPHRENIA: Do you Hear What I Hear? MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER: We Three Queens Disoriented Are ...
I mocked up a web page for the Reading Orbit discussion of Philip K. Dick's <U>Solar Lottery</U> from October. I posted the web page to my personal website to...
2023
OCSF@yahoogroups.com
Dec 10, 2003 11:11 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the OCSF group: How would you rate Philip K. Dick's Solar Lottery? o One star o One and a half stars o...
2024
OCSF@yahoogroups.com
Dec 11, 2003 3:22 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the OCSF group: How would you rate Keith Robert's Pavane? o One star o One and half stars o Two stars o...
I've watched both episodes of Battlestar Galactica, and for those of you who haven't seen it, but have the Sci-Fi channel I would recommend it. It's rerunning...
I liked it...alot, I never watched the original series though except a couple times here and there on the sci fi channel. Hopefully it will become a...
2027
Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
tcassidy@...
Dec 12, 2003 4:25 am
I agree completely. I also noted the camera-work. Numerous shots were done on an "imperfect" mode; that is, the camera adjustments were made to look as if...
2028
CDCurl@...
Dec 12, 2003 4:46 am
Elijah Wood (Frodo) is hosting Saturday Night Live this Sat. so there are sure to be some spoofing of LOTR. 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. NBC. Catherine "My life has...
2029
Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
tcassidy@...
Dec 12, 2003 5:23 am
Oh, by the way, did anybody notice the official designation of the ship that carried the President of the Colonies. If that was a deliberate joke ... good...
In a message dated 12/11/03 8:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Since I do not have cable, I have to hope and rely on by brother taping it. However, I saw a...
In a message dated 12/11/03 9:27:32 PM, tjguitar85@... writes: << But those fighter things looked alot like airplane jets and it baffles me how those...
In a message dated 12/12/03 10:58:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Having not seen the new version yet, I am not sure how the vipers were used, but in the...
I used to watch the old BG, so I felt obligated to watch the miniseries. My feeling going into it was that it could only be better than the original. I was...
2034
CDCurl@...
Dec 16, 2003 11:49 am
In a message dated 12/13/2003 1:43:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... President Jim Alves here: I talked to Joe Viskocil several hours ago. If you weren't at the...
It was PKD's 75th birthday Monday, Dec. 16th. Philip Kindred Dick and his twin sister Jane Charlotte were born in Chicago in 1928. Dick...
2036
CDCurl@...
Dec 17, 2003 8:11 am
In a message dated 12/17/2003 12:07:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... -- According to his letters, PK Dick's twin sister died at birth or shortly after. He...