... It doesn't look like Talisman will be done this year. New artwork is still needed to do it. Danger Below! still looks possible for this year. BTW: I have...
I remember a long time ago reading the trivia on Spindrift about the "missing" phones in the Brant household. Where the phone was contributed to the plot. I...
Many phone systems used the switchboard for incoming calls, to route them to the proper extensions, while outgoing calls could be directly dialed out by...
The recent inadvertant overflight of downtown Washington by off-course small plane civilian aviators recalls chapter 4 of Electronic Mind Reader, with Rick...
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May 18, 2005 5:06 pm
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... Shadow comes to ... Can you think of others? ... Yes! Yaks in "Lost City" Blue Sheep (and I think horses and yaks) in "Caves of Fear" Menhaden and...
The Golden Mouse in Caves of Fear Horse (The guy in the ghost town, what was his name?) in Scarlet Lake Bees (or was it wasps) in Whispering Box (The nest they...
Then there's tail-less monkeys in the famous song "the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga," with which Philippine Constabulary officer Captain Lim entertains...
Camp, Paul
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May 18, 2005 7:40 pm
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All- Not sure if some here are familiar with 'wikipedia', the free on-line encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In looking over it recently, I found that despite...
If anyone can edit it, what assurance is there of accuracy? I doubt I would trust this site, I checked the Hardy Boys link and found it erronious and outdated....
... They address this already on the site. Suggest you start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Replies_to_common_objections ... found it erronious...
5 - 17 - 05 Greetings! I have returned from Lurkdom to remind you that Rick, Scotty, and Chahda also went hunting for timarau (water buffalo) at the end of The...
Well, if the Lurkers are coming out... a.. Has anyone mentioned The Hunters of Blue Sheep? I seem to recall that the Spindrifters shot some sheep after one of...
... Do the mythological space-beasties in Scarlet Lake count? _________________________________ Plutonium Nightmare a novel of The VOICE By Erwin K. Roberts In...
Sorry about getting in late on this, and it may have been covered already, but I would like to include all of the mesquitos that Rick and Scotty endured on all...
I've just started a re-read of the series and I've decided to post my thoughts after finishing each book. The Rocket's Shadow has always been one of my...
Seating of the Piper Cub was discussed several years ago in this group. Probably in the archives. There was different versions of Cubs and one was a side by...
I checked again, and its called a J-4 cub. J-3 is what we normally think of and is called 'tandem'. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Jim! A nice summary of the problems with book 1. It's amazing that with so many bloopers it's still a better-than-average read, but it is. I might quibble...
Regarding #2, there are some Cubs with side by side seating, I think a long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away, someone, it might have been me, posted a link...
... book. ... introducing the main characters of Rick and Scotty. There is a lot of ground covered as some of the back story of the series is dealt with such...
Hi Robert! I agree with you that finding a "code expert" is quite plausable. I'm a little less sanguine about that expert's ability to decode the message. Bear...
My problem with the code is not that it couldn't be broken but the amount of time in which it was broken. It was given to Jerry and broken within two days....
I don't think that decoding the message in two days is inherentlly unrealistic. It would depend on the sophistication of the code used and the skill of the...
Camp, Paul
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May 27, 2005 1:28 am
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I am in the market for the following Rick Brant books in original dust jacket, VG/VG or better condition. If you have any to sell, please contact me directly...
All this talk of German scientists reminds me of the wonderful Tom Lehrer song from my youth ... so, I had to Google it. Perhaps all you old folks remember...
... Bolling Air Force Base still exists, but it does not have a functioning runway. I believe all military flights go through Andrews Air Force Base in...