Dear Simak Villagers, I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. By prosperous I mean not just the material but the non-material things of life. I was...
2008 was a mixed year. On the board, it was a very good year with increased participation and a high degree of thoughtfulness. It has been a joy. In the...
Howdy Rudiger, Bill, Kevin, Paul et al - sorry to be late in reciprocating your greetings, reason is that I have read your posts just now as I have been a few...
Hi Roberto, with old friends closer to us than new one, I can understand what you mean, but god thanks it still happenes that I make new friends, recently a...
Happy New Year to all fellow CDS fans. And welcome to Emma, with whom I have in common that we're both in the UK and both discovered CDS in the 60s in our...
Hello all, I've actually been lurking on this group for some time, but haven't really had the time to introduce myself properly. My name is Chris Browning, a...
Hello Chris, you old lurker you. My gripe is with bookstores selling new books - these seem to concentrate on Buffy the Vampire Slayer style tomes which in my...
Hello all again! ... concentrate on Buffy the Vampire Slayer style tomes which in my opinion need Fahrenheit 451 activity rather than occupying valuable shelf ...
Hi Chris, Ash et al. We already ascertained that, despite the country, Simak's books can't be found in most bookstores, as well as most of classic SF writers...
Hi Rudiger. You ask me why I like Destiny Doll, I try and answer. First, it is a quest; many Simak's books are quests, in full or in part (Ring Around the Sun,...
Hi Roberto and all, thanks for your explanation. It is always interesting how much preferences in Simaks work among our board member can vary. But that is...
This is an interesting thread. Roberto, thanks for your insight about Simak writing so many stories about a quest. It had never occurred to me, but I see that...
Thank you Kevin and Rudiger: I've just watched the DVD of THE STRAIGHT STORY. I enjoyed finding Simakian overtones, and that the main character was heading...
And Hi Bill We've been posting at the same time (again). Thank you for the youtube link. I really enjoyed it. I enjoy Simak's quest stories also. Very much....
Thank you Kevin and Rudiger: I've just watched the DVD of THE STRAIGHT STORY. I enjoyed finding Simakian overtones, and that the main character was heading...
Bill, Thanks for passing along this video. The commentator states this toward the end: "2 living creatures, who somehow manage to look past their immense...
I liked looking at the route in more detail. Also the photos of the area that can be accessed via the map. It's always pleasant to be reminded of Simak's...
Wow, Bill, let me add my thanks for the video, too. I can imagine Simak smiling with appreciation at the story. -Paul Cooper ... fit with the spirit of the...
I posted here once before about Destiny Doll (apologies at this juncture for my lack of presence in the group due to other concerns)and its effect on me. I...
Very interesting post, Jeff, but before commenting please let me know what happens at page 169 as I read Destiny Doll only in Italian so of course the page...
Hi Jeff I enjoyed reading this very much. I like your comment on Simak's aliens. He was truly remarkable. I enjoy your framework of the different journeys...
Hello all, I stumbled on a book title at Wikipedias Simak page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simak Mark Owings The Electric Bibliograph 1: Clifford D. Simak I...
I was watching an old Star Wars episode last night. More variety of aliens but from the below, they seem to be mostly quadraped. Simak did have a rare...
... Mark originally published this in 1969 in a fanzine called WSFA Journal and then expanded it slightly into a pamphlet in 1971. It was superseded by Muriel...
Hello Phil, Thank you for the information. I take it then that the Mark Owings volume contains nothing new. I have had much use of your excellent biliography! ...
Let me ditto on Phil's Simak bibliography. I also have Becker's but I use Phil's the most. It is also by far easier and less costly to get a copy of. He...
... Thanks, Bill! I wish I still had time to do them as I enjoyed them a lot, but all my (spare) time is occupied with the Crime Fiction Index and, of course,...
