Clifford @140 & PJ @ 145 -
Indeed. When such questions arise, think always of the redoubtable ISFDB.
DaveL # 232 and Fragano #237
According to this page at ISFDB, the story has been reprinted in several anthologies that may be easier (or just cheaper) to locate.
Dorothy @ #139
The way I heard the story, the Dutch shibboleth was Scheveningen.
Bob Oldendorf (63): As Faren says, there's not much that's new in Howard's new collection.
And I can drive to Brooklyn in 40 minutes or less and stop by the Tor office for a chat with your husband and his boss.
I'm puzzled that JF thinks the Tor offices are in Brooklyn. Have they moved recently?
Seems to me that phthistic is a perfectly good English word, if a bit arcane. Richard FArine used in repeatedly in Been Down So Long, Looks Like Up To Me.
Paula #68:
I second your implied recommendation of Burger's Smokehouse : a one-stop source for all things pork and smoked. I've had good luck avoiding the gravy-making morass by using Tofurky Giblet and Mushroom gravy . Despite the name, no actual giblets are involved.
For those who wish to spread the word by spreading the books, Book Closeouts has copies of The Heat of Fusion and The Last Hot Time.
Ian Miles Slater:
An Abebooks search confirms that Venus, Inc. is a 1984 SFBC omnibus edition comprising The Space Merchants and The Merchant's War.
Greg London:
Ovation guitars, while not made of carbon fiber, are made of a composite synthetic material, and have been around since the sixties.
Re: QMS: it appears that Collector’s Choice Music has eight QMS titles, including original releases and best-of sets. I’ve found their stuff to be reliable.
| Year | Number of comments posted |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 |
Total: 13 comments. View all these comments on a single page.
The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Wristle:
Show all comments by Wristle.