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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:50:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Wells
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Dear Friends,
I saw LIAR LIAR yesterday and Jason Bernard was wonderful. Perhaps
his role on Starman had more in showing his talent and charm, but
it was so good to see him and see him used so well in LIAR LIAR. the
latter movie is very strong on FATHER & SON
material... best ghw
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 13:24:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Wells
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George at the library here. One of my customers (patrons), Paul Bolger,
an
actor, just told me his brother John (who has been on Another World and
NYPD Blue) is going to star in May at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego,
in a drama called The real Thing.
I told Paul about the Robert Hays and Patrick Culliton connection
that theater has.
I should have added to the message below that LIAR LIAR
has some naughty sections, with risque' activities...
best,ghw
On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Wells wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> I saw LIAR LIAR yesterday and Jason Bernard was wonderful. Perhaps
> his role on Starman had more in showing his talent and charm, but
> it was so good to see him and see him used so well in LIAR LIAR. the
> latter movie is very strong on FATHER & SON
> material... best ghw
>
From: GNBV32C@prodigy.com ( LYNNE ACKERMAN)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 02:41:39, -0500
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Subject: Comet
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Count me among the comet viewers, at long last!!
It's impossible to see the comet from where I live, there are just too
many tall buildings and city lights. However, tonight, when some
out-of-town friends were visiting, we drove out of the downtown core
and went to the Forever Knight studio because they wanted to see it.
And although there are certainly street lights around, there are also
vast expanses of fields and open spaces nearby. And as we drove into
the parking lot, there smack dab in front of us was the comet! We
could even see the tail with our naked eyes! It was a great view,
there were no other stars nearby. Unfortunately it was also a totally
unexpected view, so none of us had our binoculars with us, but I may
go back there tomorrow night if it's clear.
It really was an amazing sight!!
A message from Lynne Ackerman in Toronto (or, as we like to call it,
"Hollywood North"!) Via Internet: gnbv32c@prodigy.com (preferred
address) or be028@torfree.net
*** Help support Forever Knight! Ask me how. ***
*Nick & Nat Forever * Proud member: N&NPack, DH, SKL, CSS, UF, CMFC,
FKPC, F&W
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Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 11:00:44 +0200
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From: Thomas Dachsel
Subject: Robert Hays sighting??
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>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:44:15 -0500 (EST)
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>Subject: Robert Hays sighting??
>
>Hi all,
> I don't know if my eyes were playing tricks on me, but I'm sure I saw
RH on
>a public service announcement for the "Walk for MS" that was on just the
>other day It's so great seeinghim associated wit something so
worthwhile
>:-)
> Has anyone else heard about this?
> Linda
>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 09:22:58 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Re: Robert Hays sighting??
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Yep, Candi Farmer (editor of The Robert Hays Connection Magazine,
publication
of The Robert Hays International Fan Club, for those of you new to us --
for
membership information, write Ken McDaniel, 4016 Fountainhead Lane,
Dallas TX
75233) saw it and told me about it. I have been busy with sculpture and
jewelry (just getting started with that! What fun!) and *watching* TV
only
at times, and then mostly *listening*, so I haven't seen his commercial.
Candi said he got good coverage in it. When was it on? She doesn't
remember exactly. Was it a commercial that will run again, or an
Entertainment Tonight type coverage?
Lynda
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 10:14:09 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: VCR Alert! Patrick? Bob?
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from Vicki Werkley:
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Jeanette Kalisch called last night and said she'd seen a promo on ACCESS
HOLLYWOOD for a story that will air on Wednesday's show. It's of David
Carradine getting his star on the Walk of Fame. JK says she wasn't
sitting
watching the TV and by the time she got over to it, there was only time
for a
tiny glimpse, but she thinks she MAY have seen Patrick Culliton among
those
gathered. Makes sense, since Patrick and "Dave" have been close friends
forever. (Patrick even named a dog for his good buddy and, if I remember
correctly, "Dave" returned the favor.)
In response to Linda's post about a Robert Hays PSA (Public Service
Announcement), I hadn't heard about that one, nor have I seen it, but
readers
of BLUE LIGHTS will find the info (in the Liaison Reports) that Bob
recently
did four PSAs concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Have no idea how soon
those
will air and in what areas.
Just haven't had time to post our usual BL Digest yet. It's tax time for
those who put it off till the last minute! Who me?! ;-) More later!
CYL,
VW
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 97 18:40:00 GMT
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We have such talented writers in our fandom, some might be interested
in
the following (posted on Genie -- he gave general permission to repost):
SFRT2
Category 23, Topic 2
Message 386 Fri Jan 17, 1997
J.ORDOVER [Trek Editor] at 16:58 EST
For quite a while now, I've been telling you that if there were ever a
Star
Trek Anthology that fans could submit to, you'd hear it from me first.
That day has come. This is the real thing. You can check it out on our
site after Wednesday of next week, or e-mail me at ORDOVER@aol.com for
confirmation.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
Have you ever wanted to tell your own stories of the crew of the Starship
Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, or the U.S.S. Voyager? Chronicle your own
adventures of Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, or the
other
world-famous STAR TREK characters?
Pocket Books proudly presents STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, a short-
story
anthology written by STAR TREK fans, for STAR TREK fans!
Due for publication in late 1998, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is the
book
STAR TREK fans have been calling for -- one that gives true Trekkers a
chance to see their own STAR TREK adventures in print!
The stories for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS will be chosen by Dean
Wesley
Smith, well-known science fiction editor and co-author of six STAR TREK
novels, John J. Ordover, Senior STAR TREK Novels Editor at Pocket Books
and
co-creator of the INVASION! series, and Paula Block of the Viacom
Consumer
Products division of Paramount Pictures, co-creator of the DAY OF HONOR
series.
Instructions on how and where to submit your story for consideration for
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS will be availible at
www.simonsays.com/startrek/snworlds
by Wednesday, January 22nd.
or send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to
STRANGE NEW WORLDS, Star Trek Department, Pocket Books, 1230 6th Avenue,
New York, NY 10020.
From: Schouten Janeen
To: "'Starman list'"
Subject: FW: Comet HALE-BOPP
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 09:02:53 +1000
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Hi everyone,
This was posted to everyone in my Departments e-mail system, and I
thought that you might be interested in it from a southern hemisphere
point of view. Janeen
>----------
>From: Mcsween Arch
>Sent: Friday, April 04, 1997 9:23
>To: AllDNR (For Departmental Business ONLY)
>Subject: Comet HALE-BOPP
>
>Comet HALE-BOPP is currently in our northern hemisphere and observers in
the
>southern hemisphere will not see the comet until late April.
>
>The comet was discovered on July 22nd 1995 by two independant American
>amateur astronomers, Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. At the time of its
discovery,
>the comet was about 1,000 million kilometres from the Sun, placing it
between
>the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Calculations suggest that Hale-Bopp
may
>have been visible to observers around the year 2214 BC during its
previous
>pass through the inner Solar System. During its current visit the
comet's
>orbit will be altered by the gravitational influences of the giant
planets,
>which will result in its next return being around the year 4377 AD.
>
>The comet made its closet approach to Earth on the weekend of March
22/23
>this year at a distance of about 197 million kilometres. It is very
likely
>composed of a fragile mix of ices and dust with a diameter estimated at
40
>kilometres and travels at approximately 158,000 kilometres per hour or
44
>km/second.
>
>At present the comet is displaying two tails - one of dust and a longer
gas
>tail. It will be visible to southern hemisphere observers during late
April.
>In Brisbane, the comet can be located after sunset very low in the
northwest
>sky ( 1 - 2 degrees above the horizon). By mid May the comet will be
higher
>in the sky ( six degrees) but will not be as bright. For observers in
North
>Queensland the comet will appear slightly higher than the figures as
stated
>for Brisbane.
>
>Many thanks for the above fact sheet courtesy of the Brisbane
Planetarium.
>(07) 340 32578
>
>For more information about the comet and the Brisbane Planetarium, visit
the
>planetarium's web site at :
>
>http://www.powerup.com.au/~stbp/
>
>
>Arch McSween
>Survey Infrastructure Services
>Level 2 Landcentre
>
>Telephone : (07) 389 63034
>Fax : (07) 340 62517
>
From: RMTT29B@prodigy.com (MISS JEAN M LAIDIG)
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 18:45:13, -0500
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Subject: Two weeks
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Subject: 2sn0406 Two weeks
I was away from Virginia Beach for the week before Easter, and when I
returned last Monday there were 37 email messages waiting for me. So,
in my spare time, I've been wading through them, and now (after
Prodigy's Announcements, Messages from Council Members, Family, and
New Contacts for SSI) I come to the category of STARMANET.
First, a request for information. I've been taping MYSTERY SCIENCE
THEATER for someone else, and I managed to goof up last Saturday
(March 29) and miss it. Was it a rerun, I hope, of the LEECH WOMAN
film? The previous week was a rerun of REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, and
I found a newspaper listing that said "Leech" for the 29th. This
week (yesterday, April 5) was a new film although that same newspaper
called it "Creature" - this was THE SHE-CREATURE instead of REVENGE
OF THE CREATURE. (Titles are getting very similar now that they're
on Sci-Fi Channel and are limited to S.F. films.) Anyway, if someone
can confirm whether the 29th was a rerun, then I can hopefully be at
ease in my mind and at least be sure whether THE SHE-CREATURE was the
eighth or the ninth episode for the season and whether I need to make
up for the missing episode next time it comes around.
Sharon - sounds like your Sci-Fi convention in Edmonton was fun - but
strenuous! I'm not sure these old bones would be up to the challenge.
However, your description of only 10 hours' sleep all weekend and
NOTHING nutritious certainly sounds familiar. (Since I KNOW I won't
be getting enough sleep at a con or gathering, I DO try to eat real
food once or twice a day...)
As to your new STARMAN friends - you know, it IS still possible to
communicate by snail mail... Even if they can't join us on the
STARMANET list, they could catch up with the doings in print.
I like your signature quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sharon. I
never saw the movie of Buffy (though Buffy's mom was played by our
own Candy Clark - Shannon McGovern in the STARMAN episode "Like
Father, Like Son"), and so far all I've seen was one (last week's)
episode of the series. At that, I was interrupted a few times and
don't think I heard every line they said. But it looks / sounds very
promising, and I'll have to visit there again.
I received my BLUE LIGHTS #59/60 on Thursday, I think it was. Lotsa
good stuff in it (even the stuff I didn't write or provide!) Hey, I
guess I'd better get busy and register as a voter...
Thanks, George, for reporting that Jason Bernard (police chief Harold
Galley in STARMAN "Peregrine") is in LIAR LIAR. It would be
impossible to keep track of the appearances / credits of StarStaffers
(for the Guest Star News and Sightings columns in BLUE LIGHTS, and
for the CREDITS WHERE CREDITS ARE DUE supplement - there WILL be a
supplement, one of these years!) without the willing assistance of a
dozen or more Spotlighters! Sad that there won't be any more Jason
Bernard portrayals to look forward to...
Well, I guess I've run out of things to say for the moment. "I'm
sure there will be more!" CYL - jl.
From: Schouten Janeen
To: "'Starman list'"
Cc: "'Jillian Craig'"
Subject: my trip in 1999
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 10:26:50 +1000
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Hi everyone,
I just thought that I'd let you all know that I'm going to be going on
a big trip to Alaska and Canada in June/July 1999.
A few friends of mine have decided that my trip looked like so much
fun that they'll be doing it with me. Because of the distances
involved with traveling from Australia and the cost to go anywhere
(airfares from Brisbane to LA can cost as much as $2,000 return -
economy/tourist) you need to plan well in advance because it's always
a good idea doing as much as you can each trip. We will be doing a
SeaTrek cruise of Alaska (that's a cruise with Star Trek guests) and
then we'll be doing some traveling around Canada. At this time we'll
be doing a tour of the west "coast" (Vancouver to Jasper to Calgary
etc.) and my preference is to use the canrailpass (travel by train) to
the east "coast" and then doing a tour there (Toronto, Quebec and
Montreal etc.).
Lynne Ackerman has very kindly agreed to show us around Toronto (my
friends are big Forever Knight fans). My friends are also very big
Highlander fans and are really looking forward to looking around
Vancouver.
My trip also includes the ubiquitous Los Angeles, then going to
Portland OR to stay with Sue Skarin then meeting up with my friends
and doing the cruise, and after Toronto I'll be heading for Linda
Ratoff's place in Nashua NH. I am looking forward to having a
wonderful time and meeting any starman fans that want to meet up with
me.
Janeen
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From: avalon@terranet.ab.ca (Sharon Nuttycombe)
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Hi all!
Jean wrote:
>I like your signature quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sharon. I
>never saw the movie of Buffy (though Buffy's mom was played by our
>own Candy Clark - Shannon McGovern in the STARMAN episode "Like
>Father, Like Son"), and so far all I've seen was one (last week's)
>episode of the series. At that, I was interrupted a few times and
>don't think I heard every line they said. But it looks / sounds very
>promising, and I'll have to visit there again.
I'm enjoying it, which surprised me. The dialogue is snappy...and then
there's Anthony Stewart Head. Sigh...
Nothing much new up here...I'm trying to catalogue my videotapes (and
it's
taking a long time!). And there's always work...
Cheers,
Sharon
PS Jean - the sig. has changed again, as you can tell.
Sharon Nuttycombe
avalon@terranet.ab.ca
"I am not expendable, I am not stupid...and I am not going."
-- Avon, Blake's 7.
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 02:42:22 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: VCR Alert! Robert Hays movie!
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from Vicki Werkley:
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Hi All!
Pat Banaszak asked me to pass the word:
_______________________________________________________________
The Disney Channel will rebroadcast Bob's movie "No Dessert Dad, Till You
Mow
the Lawn" on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:15 p.m. [Chicago area].
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As Starman said, "I'm a pilot." For anyone else who is interested,
here
are some pilots the networks (in the USA) are considering for the fall
sked:
FALL PILOTS/ MANY ARE CALLED...
Source: Electronic Media
Electronic Media via Individual Inc. :
LOS ANGELES-With the pre-upfront presentations to media buyers over and
pilots now being shot, the networks are shoring up their development
lists
for next season.
Below is an updated list of all drama and comedy pilots currently in
development, including additions, title changes and new cast members.
The networks will unveil their final schedules in May; upfront
presentations will be held May 12 for NBC; May 13 for The WB; May 14 for
UPN; May 19 for ABC; May 20 for Fox; and May 22 for CBS.
NBC
Dramas
``The Guardian'' (Universal/NBC Studios): A thief sets out to do good
deeds.
``The People'' (Paramount): Ensemble drama focusing on big-city
prosecutors.
``Players'' (Dick Wolf/Universal Television/NBC Studios): A lighthearted
action-adventure starring rapper Ice-T.
``Sleepwalkers'' (Columbia/NBC Studios): Drama about a research team
that enters people's dreams.
``The Underworld'' (Warner Bros.): Kevin Pollack stars as an ex-con
looking for redemption. From Christopher McQuarrie.
``The Van Helsing Chronicles'' (Jim Henson/NBC Studios): Supernatural
drama about a New York physics professor.
Comedy
``Bando Squatnik'' (Castle Rock/Popular Arts): Animated series about an
L.A. detective. From Kevin Rooney.
Untitled Jenny McCarthy Project (Paramount/MTV): Ms. McCarthy inherits a
posh Hollywood Hills home. From Howard Gewirtz and Mark Reisman.
Untitled Kirstie Alley Project (Bright/Kauffman/Crane, Warner Bros.):
Ms. Alley is stuck in a loveless marriage.
``Lateline'' (Paramount): Al Franken stars in a parody of late-night
news.
``Maggie Bloom'' (Act III/Paramount): A twentysomething African American
woman wants to be a singer.
``Nearly Yours'' (DreamWorks): A temp helps out her recently fired
ex-boss.
``One Big Happy Family'' (NBC Studios): Three generations live under one
roof. From Michael Saltzman.
``Second Chances'' (Twentieth/Three Sisters): Four thirtysomething
friends reunite. From Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss.
``7:08'' (DreamWorks): Five commuters share their lives.
``Tony Danza Show'' (NBC Studios/Columbia TriStar): Mr. Danza is a
divorced sportswriter father.
``Union Square'' (NBC Studios): Comedy set in a diner.
``Welcome Home, Mr. Evans'' (NBC Studios): Starring British comedian Lee
Evans as a young Brit in New York.
``Working'' (NBC Studios): Starring Fred Savage in a battle with
corporate culture.
``You Send Me'' (Warner Bros.): From the creator of ``Living Single,'' a
look at love through the eyes of three couples.
ABC
Drama
``C-16'' (Brillstein-Grey): Eric Roberts and D.B. Sweeney as agents in
the FBI's elite major case squad.
``Cracker'' (Kushner-Locke/Granada): Based on the British series, with
Robert Pastorelli as an LAPD psychologist.
``Dogs'' (Disney/Avnet-Kerner): The antics of a group of
softball-playing guys.
``The Doyles'' (Warner Bros.): A politically incorrect dad tries to
raise his four wild daughters.
``Hungry for Survival'' (Warner Bros.): Sherilyn Fenn as an
anthropologist in the future.
``LA Med'' (Disney): Med school students try to save lives.
``Nothing Sacred'' (Twentieth): Kevin Anderson as a priest confronting
his own humanity.
``The Player'' (New Line): Based on the film, with Patrick Dempsey as
movie executive Griffin Mill and Jennifer Grey.
``Push'' (Columbia TriStar): College students chase dreams in a
prestigious athletic program. Directed by Ken Olin.
``Timecop'' (Universal): Soap star T.W. King in a series based on the
film.
``Total Security'' (Steven Bochco/Twentieth): Starring James Remar and
Jim Belushi as high-tech security experts in Los Angeles.
Comedy
``Comfort, Texas'' (Brillstein-Grey): Brian Benben as an out-of-work
actor who goes to Texas to sell a ranch he inherited.
``Dads'' (Columbia TriStar): Recently divorced father tries to learn
parenting tips.
``Dharma & Greg'' (Twentieth): Jenna Elfman as a granola girl who
marries into a yuppie family. From Chuck Lorre and Dottie Dartland.
``Missing Links'' (Greengrass): Bruce Campbell as a golf pro at the
worst golf course in America. From Kevin Wade and Robert Morton.
``Modern Man'' (Twentieth): From ``Mad About You's'' Danny Jacobson.
``The 900 Lives of Jackie Frye'' (Universal): James LeGros as Jackie,
who has wild daydreams while working at a greeting card factory.
``Over the Top'' (Columbia TriStar): Tim Curry as an out-of-work actor
who moves into his ex-wife's country inn.
``Speed of Life'' (Disney): A father worries that his kids are growing
up too quickly.
``Teen Angel'' (Touchstone): A teenage boy's dead best friend comes back
as a guardian angel. From Al Jean and Mike Reiss.
Untitled Burns Bros. Project (Twentieth): Modern-day ``Honeymooners''
from Ed & Brian Burns.
Untitled Chris Elliot Project (Touchstone): Chris Elliot as a New Yorker
who moves his family to suburbia.
Untitled Ganz and Mandel Project (Imagine/Disney: Two sitcom writing
partners try to raise their families. From Brian Grazer, Ron Howard,
Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
Untitled Paul Sorvino Project (Touchstone): Paul Sorvino as widowed
father of three girls.
CBS
Drama
``Anne Rice's Rag and Bone'' (James Parriot/Columbia TriStar): A New
Orleans cop who's a former priest.
``Brooklyn South'' (Steven Bochco/Twentieth): Ensemble cop drama from
Steven Bochco, David Milch and William Finkelstein.
``Dellaventura'' (Rysher): Danny Aiello as NYPD cop turned private
investigator.
``Fargo'' (Working Title/ITC): Based on the movie, focuses on main
character Marge Gunderson.
``Ghost of a Chance'' (Paul Haggis/Rysher): A young man's fiancee dies
but reappears as a ghost.
``Hawaii Five-O'' (CBS Prods.): From Stephen J. Cannell, revival of the
classic show.
``Homestead'' (Columbia TriStar/CBS Prods.): Ann-Margret as a widow who
runs a ranch.
``The Magnificent Seven'' (MGM/Trilogy): Based on the film.
``Nathan Dixon'' (Rysher): An insurance investigator tracks down scams.
``The Travel Agency'' (Warner Bros.): Customers are given a chance to
time travel.
Untitled David Caruso Drama (Columbia TriStar/New Regency): David Caruso
as a cop turned federal prosecutor. From Nicholas Pileggi and John
Romano.
Comedy
``The Billy Club'' (CBS Prods.): Randy Quaid as a cop who hangs out at a
local bar.
``Ed'' (Worldwide Pants/CBS Prods.): Ed's life falls apart, and he
starts over from scratch. From Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman.
``George and Leo'' (Paramount): The mismatched fathers of two newlyweds
move in together.
``Heaven Will Wait'' (Warner Bros.): Olympia Dukakis and Richard
Mulligan as retirement village neighbors. From Penny Marshall, Jane
Milmore and Billy Van Zandt.
``Meego'' (Miller-Boyett-Warner/Warner Bros.): Bronson Pinchot as an
alien who becomes a nanny to three children.
``Queens'' (MTM): Penelope Ann Miller as Manhattan socialite relocated
to Queens.
``Selleck'' (Bungalow 78/Paramount): Tom Selleck as a publisher, from
Barry Kemp.
``Square One'' (Columbia TriStar/CBS Prods.): Gregory Hines as a
widower/father back on the dating scene.
``Style and Substance'' (Touchstone): Jean Smart as a Martha Stewart
clone.
Fox
Drama
``413 Hope St.'' (Twentieth): Richard Roundtree stars as the head of an
inner city crisis center. From Damon Wayans.
``Ally McBeal'' (David E. Kelley/Twentieth): Calista Flockhart as a
lawyer working with her ex-boyfriend.
``Automatic Avenue'' (Twentieth): Bill Campbell as an actor whose dream
job is ruined by his crooked manager. From David Burke, also starring
James Earl Jones.
``Blade Squad'' (H. Beale Co./Twentieth): A new breed of
roller-blade-powered cops in the year 2001. From Brandon Tartikoff and
Peter Illiff.
``The Notorious'' (Twentieth): Justin Louis as a mob family member gone
legit. From Glen Morgan and James Wong.
``Roar'' (Universal): Drama from Shaun Cassidy and Ron Koslow, set in
the 4th Century.
``Soul Mates'' (Columbia TriStar/C3): A couple realize they've
interacted in past lives. From Charles Rosin and Roland Joffe.
``Steel Chariots'' (Berk, Schwartz, Bonnan/Touchstone): From the
creators of ``Baywatch,'' a sexy look at the world of NASCAR racing.
``The Visitor'' (Centropolis/Twentieth): John Corbett as an alien
abductee who comes back to earth. From Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin.
Comedy
``A.N.G.E.L.'' (Twentieth): Series centering on a virtual reality
``cyberwoman,'' from Chuck Lorre.
``Ask Harriet'' (Columbia TriStar): A brash male reporter tries out to
become an advice columnist. From Billy Reback and Jonathan Prince.
``Between Brothers'' (Columbia TriStar): Kadeem Hardison, Tommy Davidson
and two others as men trying to figure out ``the rules.''
``Birthmarks'' (Touchstone): Starring Joe Flanagan as a lawyer with a
nutty family. From Larry Levin and Gavin Polone.
``Dilbert'' (Twentieth): Live-action sitcom based on the comic strip.
``Faster Baby, Kill'' (Witt/Thomas): Three young detectives take over an
aging P.I. firm in a ``Mod Squad'' takeoff from Paul Witt, Tony Thomas
and Gary Levine.
``Food & Company'' (Big Ticket): Two brothers try to run a catering
business.
``Goin' for Mine'' (HBO Ind. Prod.): ``Martin'' spinoff starring Tichina
Arnold. From Martin Lawrence, Barry Vigon and Tom Walla.
``Knight Life'' (Columbia TriStar): From Robert Sternin and Prudence
Fraser, a peasant works toward knighthood.
``Manhattan Man'' (Axelrod-Widdoes/Twentieth): Ben Bode as a reluctant
superhero. From Jamie Widdoes and Jonathan Axelrod.
``Metropolitan Hospital'' (Northern Lights/Universal): Robert Guillaume
plays a doctor, from Ivan Reitman and Brian Levant.
``MV24'' (Brillstein-Grey): Life at a hip music video channel. Starring
Paget Brewster and Peter Scolari.
``Rewind'' (Warner Bros.): Told through flashbacks, the main character
discovers that history keeps repeating itself.
``Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza'' Place (Twentieth): Three grad students
in their early 20s. From ``Mad About You's'' Danny Jacobson.
Untitled Damon Wayans Project (Twentieth): Damon Wayans stars as a
character who wants a part of his wife's stage success a la ``I Love
Lucy.'' Also starring David Alan Grier.
Untitled Swingers Project (Touchstone): Picks up where the movie left
off. From the film's Jon Favreau.
The WB
Drama
``Seattle Emergency'' (Twentieth): Chronicles the 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
shift on Seattle's streets. With David DeLuise and Kristin Minter, from
``Nash Bridges'*'' Carlton Cuse.
``Dawson's Creek'' (Columbia TriStar): Coming-of-age drama from Kevin
Williamson.
``Almost Gone'' (Warner Bros.): A doctor can see and talk to ghosts.
From Charles Craig.
``Three'' (Paramount/MTV): Three criminals are recruited to solve the
government's biggest problems. From Evan Katz.
Comedy
``Girls Across the Lake'' (Miller-Boyett-Warren/Warner Bros.): Cindy
Williams is prep school housemother.
Untitled Loretta Divine and Da Brat Project (Warner Bros./dePasse):
Loretta Divine and rap star Da Brat are mother and daughter. From
Suzanne dePasse.
Untitled Shelley Long Project (Columbia TriStar): Ms. Long gets married
on a whim and discovers her new husband has four boys.
Untitled Tom Arnold Project (Universal): Mr. Arnold is a TV producer who
bottoms out and starts over in Minneapolis. From J.J. Wall.
Untitled Carol Leifer Project (Brillstein-Grey): Ms. Leifer opens an
optometry shop in Miami's South Beach.
Untitled Adele Givens Project (HBO Ind. Prods.): Sassy woman tries to
juggle new job in the white collar world. From Winifred Hervey, Stan
Lathan and Maiya Williams.
``Us & Them'' (Castle Rock): Cynthia Geary is half of a newlywed couple
dealing with polar opposite parents. From Julia Newton.
``Housebroken'' (Universal): Cash-strapped newlywed Sean Astin must move
in with his brothers.
UPN
Comedy
``Bouncers'' (Viacom Prods.): Show about three bouncers, from Tony
Sheehan.
``Good News'' (MTM): Ed. Weinberger created this sitcom about a young
pastor in a South Central L.A. church.
``Head Over Heels'' (Columbia TriStar): Two brothers inherit their mom's
dating service. With Peter Dobson and Mitchell Whitfield.
``Hits'' (Paramount/MTV): Two best friends working at a record label,
desperate to sign new talent.
``Livin' in the U.S.A.'' (TBA): Ensemble comedy exploring the ethnic
relationships in New York's small family-owned businesses.
``Macio'' (TBA): Multiethnic show about the wild single life of a car
rental agent.
``Totally Cool'' (TBA): Stand-up Andrea Abbate stars as a widow and
mother.
``Veronica's Video'' (Big Ticket): From Jay Tarses, about a strip-mall
video shop owner with a slacker son.
``Whitey'' (TBA): Robert Clohessy plays Whitey, who's been downsized.
From Al Ruddy.
>
[04-07-97 at 16:45 EDT, Copyright 1997, Crain Communications]
From: Schouten Janeen
To: "'starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com'"
Subject: RE: pilots
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:18:46 +1000
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Gayle, thank you so very much for posting the information. There are
quite a few shows there that look interesting!
I noticed a couple of British series (incl the Robert Pastorelli show)
and one
Australian series being remade. - see below. Thanks again Gayle.
Janeen from Australia
>----------
>From: g.highpine@genie.com[SMTP:g.highpine@genie.com]
>Sent: Friday, 11 April 1997 01:40
>To: starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com
>Subject: pilots
>
> As Starman said, "I'm a pilot." For anyone else who is interested,
here
>are some pilots the networks (in the USA) are considering for the fall
sked:
>
>
>``Lateline'' (Paramount): Al Franken stars in a parody of late-night
news. (This appears to be based on a long time Australian hit, that
parodies the current affairs shows called "Frontline")
``Cracker'' (Kushner-Locke/Granada): Based on the British series, with
Robert Pastorelli as an LAPD psychologist.
``Heaven Will Wait'' (Warner Bros.): Olympia Dukakis and Richard
Mulligan as retirement village neighbors. From Penny Marshall, Jane
Milmore and Billy Van Zandt.
(This is based on a wonderful series that I watch - but for the life of
me I can't remember it's name - "One Foot in the Grave" comes to mind -
>but the Brits have quite a few series that deal with older life issues)
From: RMTT29B@prodigy.com (MISS JEAN M LAIDIG)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 08:03:45, -0500
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The British series about residents of a retirement village - isn't it
called WAITING FOR GOD? CYL - jl.
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>> Whoops: This misdirected message was inadvertently delivered to
>> my office. Sorry for the delay - I hope it is not too late.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>
>> STARDATE 10357.22 (MARCH 28, 1997)
>> TO: ALL HEAVEN'S GATE PERSONNEL
>>
>> DUE TO UNFORESEEN AND EXTREME TAIL WINDS CAUSED BY
>> COMET HALE - BOPP, PICKUP OF THE PASSENGERS WILL NOT
>> BE POSSIBLE AND HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL NEXT FLY-BY IN
>> 6024 AD, WHEN WE WILL PASS THE PLANET AGAIN.
>>
>> DO NOT EAT THE PUDDING AT THIS TIME
>>
>> * * * REPEAT * * *
>>
>> DO NOT EAT THE PUDDING AT THIS TIME
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 09:42:01 -0400 (EDT)
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I am glad someone on Starmanet is finally talking about Heaven's Gate.
Is anybody concerned that our group is too similar to that "cult?"
After all our group is a refuge from the colder or harder mundane world,
where nice people, or people who try to be nice, can escape
the cotton-picking mundane society for awhile.
Jill and I have pictures of ALIENS on our walls, but they
look like Hays and Barnes (there's also the 3rd Rock crew, the cyborg
policewoman from Mann and Machine, and Billy Zane as the Phantom).
best, ghw
On Sat, 12 Apr 1997 g.highpine@genie.com wrote:
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> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >>
> >> STARDATE 10357.22 (MARCH 28, 1997)
> >> TO: ALL HEAVEN'S GATE PERSONNEL
> >>
> >> DUE TO UNFORESEEN AND EXTREME TAIL WINDS CAUSED BY
> >> COMET HALE - BOPP, PICKUP OF THE PASSENGERS WILL NOT
> >> BE POSSIBLE AND HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL NEXT FLY-BY IN
..................................................................etc
From: RMTT29B@prodigy.com (MISS JEAN M LAIDIG)
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 23:22:41, -0500
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George, if you're worried that SSI might be a sister organization to
Heaven's Gate, remember that the Leadership Council prints a report
in every issue of BLUE LIGHTS; you (and everybody else) can monitor
our progress, if any, toward madness. Self-mutilation, such as body
piercing or voluntary castration, is entirely up to each member of
SSI as an individual. Mass suicide is a large enough issue that it's
outside the Council's authority; we wouldn't decide it without
putting it to a vote by the entire membership - and since we're still
in the process of voting on HOW we will vote, we're a long way from
making a decision like that! Don't start worrying until you find out
that I've shaved off all my knee-length hair.... :-)
CYL - jl.
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Jean Laidig wrote:
> George, if you're worried that SSI might be a sister organization to
> Heaven's Gate, remember that the Leadership Council prints a report
> in every issue of BLUE LIGHTS; you (and everybody else) can monitor
> our progress, if any, toward madness. Self-mutilation, such as body
> piercing or voluntary castration, is entirely up to each member of
> SSI as an individual. Mass suicide is a large enough issue that it's
> outside the Council's authority; we wouldn't decide it without
> putting it to a vote by the entire membership ...
Hm, it may be premature, but I'd like to go on record to say that I
think
a mass suicide by our group would be very unwise. It would have many
disadvantages. It would make it very difficult to campaign for the return
of
STARMAN; if a letter-writing campaign was needed at a certain point, for
example, it would be impossible for us to carry it out. Besides, dead
people are not considered a desirable demographic group by advertisers,
since, according to studies, they spend less money than any other segment
of
the population. And look how hard it would be to organize cons if we
were
dead. Besides the fact that it would make the actual organizing more
difficult, it would severely limit our choice of hotels, because many
hotels
discriminate against dead patrons, and refuse to let them stay. (And
such
discrimination is legal.) Airlines also have been known to refuse to
carry
dead passengers, so it would be hard for us to fly to cons. Although we
might try to get tickets on a comet-chasing spaceship instead, their
service
is irregular and infrequent.
Despite a few advantages -- dead people are known to have much lower
phone
bills, for example -- I think that the disadvantages of mass suicide are
considerable and I for one would vote against it.
Gayle
=END=
'
From: Schouten Janeen
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Subject: off topic - a public thanks to Sue Skarin
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 16:39:20 +1000
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Hi everyone,
I know that this is highly off-topic, but I just wanted to share with
you all how gracious Sue Skarin has been with sharing her expertise as
an aerobics instructor and qualified personal trainer with me.
I've always struggled with my weight and recently had some health
problems and I gained back a lot of weight that I had worked so hard to
lose. Sue has been there for me. She has been encouraging and
supportive and has been working with me as my e-mail personal trainer
and I'm starting to lose that weight again and I'm regaining my fitness
too. I just wanted her to realize just how important her help has been.
I know that Sue is a very busy person, and I appreciate her taking the
time to find out the information that has been so helpful to me. Thank
you Sue.
Janeen
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 06:22:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: ag731@freenet.carleton.ca (Mary Sue Haliburton)
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>The British series about residents of a retirement village -
>isn't it called WAITING FOR GOD? CYL - jl.
That's one of them. Features a very rambunctious older lady called
Diana who is always having affairs and causing trouble.
Is LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE another one? I haven't seen that for a
while and don't recall if it's British.
MSH
--
"We're going to the cliffs now to see if we can fly -
I think I would do better with your wing out of my eye -
You can see for miles up here, open heart and open sky..."
- "The Sky is So Blue", by Jane Siberry
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 06:37:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: ag731@freenet.carleton.ca (Mary Sue Haliburton)
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George Wells was wondering if the Starman group is a bit too
much like Heaven's Gate. Well, I don't think so. After all, our
aliens were planning to stay here (if they can convince the
authorities to let them live unmolested). Also, if Starman does go
away, he's not planning to take any group of people with him, just
maybe Scott if he has enough power to convert himself to travel
form and reincarnate elsewhere. And we don't know yet if Scott
could do that. And then there's that other detail; we aren't a
group of web page designers.
In summation, I don't think we are in any danger of mass suicide,
even if a renewed series or TV movie doesn't appear. But let's
concentrate on making the energy vibes right for Starman to
reappear. Starman is about living life kindly and helping others,
not about death and escapism.
Remember what J.R.R. Tolkien said about Escape. It's OK to want
out if you are in a prison. But the only prisons we are in are
walls around our imaginations.
MSH
--
"We're going to the cliffs now to see if we can fly -
I think I would do better with your wing out of my eye -
You can see for miles up here, open heart and open sky..."
- "The Sky is So Blue", by Jane Siberry
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 09:27:29 -0400 (EDT)
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Gayle, Jean (and always, George) -- thanks for a good laugh! The only
advantage to flying as a dead person is that you get to lie down in a
nice,
cushioned box the whole time instead of having cramped legs and elbows,
and
some brat kicking your seat all the way across the country!!! :-)
Lynda
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 11:11:42 -0500
From: Bjo Trimble
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How nice! Actually, any of us with lupus can use help with exercise.
It is very hard to do when one hurts all over, and yet it's the best to
do for those hurts. I know that, but.....! -- Bjo
Schouten Janeen wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I know that this is highly off-topic, but I just wanted to share with
> you all how gracious Sue Skarin has been with sharing her expertise as
> an aerobics instructor and qualified personal trainer with me.
>
> I've always struggled with my weight and recently had some health
> problems and I gained back a lot of weight that I had worked so hard to
> lose. Sue has been there for me. She has been encouraging and
> supportive and has been working with me as my e-mail personal trainer
> and I'm starting to lose that weight again and I'm regaining my fitness
> too. I just wanted her to realize just how important her help has
been.
>
> I know that Sue is a very busy person, and I appreciate her taking the
> time to find out the information that has been so helpful to me. Thank
> you Sue.
>
> Janeen
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:15:11 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: URGENT! Ideas Welcome!
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from Vicki Werkley:
================
[Sorry for any repetitions, but there are new people being added to the
list
all the time and others who need reminders.]
Greetings!
In a sister post "SSI/SMOW News Update" you'll find some details about
what's
new with PROJECT BLUE LIGHT (PBL)--SSI-led efforts to create a STARMAN
Movie
Of the Week (SMOW).
Spotlighter support for PBL has been tremendous, and you all seem to
understand why most details about the story/script must be kept under
wraps
to protect the property legally. We understand this is frustrating for
you,
especially those of you who would like to help.
At this stage, the help we need most is financial... to support the
telephone/printing/shipping costs of involving group process. Having a
small
Committee results in more great ideas/input than one person working
alone,
but also results in more expenses for those people to communicate.
We also understand many of you can't help financially, and that's fine
too.
"What You Can, When You Can" is SSI's motto. And BELIEVING in the project
is
just as important as participating or helping fund it!
Now here's a way you can help with fund-raising without cost to you!
I'm about to create some new "refrigerator" magnets to help raise funds
for
PBL/SMOW.
Your ideas (including quotes from the series) are welcome! We want these
to
focus on STARMAN rather than SSI and have the widest appeal.
What quotes are you tired of?
What would seem new and fresh?
Are there some you never get tired of?
Depending on response, we may put some up to a vote.
Please send your suggestions/comments to me at Starwerks@aol.com
It'd also be good to know how many of you would purchase such magnets
(blue
and white; business-card size [2 inches X 3.5 inches]; projected cost $1
each
plus postage) and how many you think you'd buy.
I plan to do at least two different ones, but might consider a third if
people would want to buy that many (each new saying is an additional
outlay
cost).
So I'd appreciate hearing whether:
a) you're not interested in buying any (your ideas still welcome!)
b) you'd probably buy one, two, three different sayings.
c) Maybe you'd buy more than one of a saying?
I need to know all this as soon as possible, because the order will be
going
in soon!
Thanks!
Vicki Werkley
16563 Ellen Springs Drive
Lower Lake CA 95457 USA
Phone (707) 995-1228
(any day 7am-5pm; 7-11pm Pacific)
Email: STARWERKS@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:15:15 -0400 (EDT)
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from Vicki Werkley:
=================
[Sorry for any repetitions, but there are new people being added to the
list
all the time and others who need reminders.]
Greetings, All!
Apologies to those of you I owe email. And apologies, too, from Todd and
myself for not yet posting the BL News/Voter Registration materals.
Because
of these delays (and because BL itself was delayed), the Council voted to
extend the deadlines in the current voter registration drive. (US
Residents'
voter registration forms must now be postmarked by June 1. Those from
Extra-Statesiders [residing outside the US] should be postmarked by May
15 in
order to arrive at the same time as US forms. If you have not received
BLUE
LIGHTS #59/60 and are not a subscriber to the new SSI-INFO list (where
all
the necessary info will be posted _soon_) but you want to be an eligible
voter, you may subscribe to the list by sending an email to:
ssi-info-request@gerthd.ger.sas.com
The subject line will be ignored. Put the word JOIN in the message field.
That's all you have to do.
[BTW, if you are a BL subscriber and haven't received your issue, you
_should_ have. Contact Subscriptions Mgr. Lil Sibley at
NovaBlue@aol.com)]
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me--or another Council
membe--privately (so we don't clog up this list). [Though you may
certainly
contact any Council member (info at end of post) Todd Andrews and I are
the
only ones who have all the information conveniently at hand.] Send your
post
to Starwerks@aol.com to write me or to t.andrews1@genie.com to reach
Todd.
[Other Council Members' Addresses/Eddresses may be found on page 10 of
BL#59/60. This info will also be posted on SSI-INFO on April 22, so if
you've
subscribed by then, you'll have it electronically.]
The main reason I've been tardy responding to messages, etc. is that my
main
concentration has been on creating a Final First Draft for SMOW (a
STARMAN TV
Movie) so it can go "shopping" in Hollywood. Since finishing BL, I have
worked my way through another draft, incorporating suggestions on SMOWRS1
(SMOW Reading Script First Draft) from members of the Readers Committee.
This
revision was called SMOWRS1.1A. Now, I'm going through yet another time,
doing the same. This project has been amazing... the story/characters
just
keep expanding/deepening--which is quite a challenge since we're
concurrently
trying to SHORTEN the script!
Here's a bit of news (which incorporates and goes beyond info included on
page 5 of BL#59/60):
JOHN SLOSSER was an Assistant Director (AD) on STARMAN, then QUANTUM LEAP
and
most recently, DARK SKIES. He's worked as an AD and/or Unit Production
Mgr
(UPM) on numerous other series/movies (including REMINGTON STEELE and
MIDNIGHT CALLER). Currently, he's UPM for a CBS pilot in development
(GHOST
OF A CHANCE created by Paul Haggis, who created DUE SOUTH). He has
attended
two FAMILY-CON conventions. He recently became part of the SMOW Readers
Committee [he _asked_ if he could read the script!]. On page 5 in BL,
he's
quoted saying (after reading only the first part of SMOWRS1): "I wish
with
all my practical production experience that I had the nerve to even try
to
write a script, much less do as good a job as you have done with this
effort."
As an update: Here (in its entirety) is his 4/11/97 message titled
"SMOW":
"LOVED IT!! I finished it [in] two sittings last night. It is very
good,
Vicki. Especially for a first draft. I'm at work right now, I'll send
more
detailed comments later. JOHN"
And thanks to all the hard work/excellent ideas of the Spotlighters on
the
Committee, SMOWRS1.1A came out EVEN BETTER and is improving still more
with
the current revisions (SMOWRS1.1B)!
What can you do to help? Mainly at this point, we need financial help to
support the telephone/printing/shipping costs of involving group process.
Having a small Committee results in more great ideas/input than one
person
working alone, but also results in more expenses for those people to
communicate.
I'm about to create some new refrigerator magnets to help raise funds for
these costs, and your ideas for quotes are welcomed. See "Ideas Welcome!"
post.
Meanwhile, I need to get back to the challenge of making SMOWRS1.1B at
least
five pages shorter than SMOWRS1.1A, while incorporating several great new
ideas. Piece of cake!
Now I have to go do what Capt. Picard always commands:
"MISMOW!" ("Make it SMOW!")
:-D Vicki Werkley
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:49:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Wells
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Dear Friends,
Thanks, Jean, for the write-up. I hadn't said anything about the
Hale_Bopp cult, but since the subject finally came up i
figured I would express myself. Which I didn't do well.
A couple thoughts: Most of you know I "hate" suicide in some of
the movies and tv shows I have mentioned---and even felt "betrayed" by
a favorite series that featured the subject strongly in its last episode.
Before a lot of the details (castration, etc) came out, though,
the cult members were described as
very nice gentle interested people. Then some newscasters promoted
the latest by saying things SUCH as (similar to) "these people were
WEIRD...they BELIEVED science-fiction!!!!...they had pictures of aliens
on
their walls so you KNOW they weren't normal....."
I turned to someone at the time and said "I'm against suicides but why
can't reporters like that and lawyers like the one I met last week---why
can't THEY commit mass suicide [if anybody does].? ..we could use more
gentle groups of people who are happy.
So i wish i could be as happy as some of the members of that cult
seemed to be, but actually I also wonder if a person or group can be
that
happy (what was reported) and survive in our world/society.
Other thoughts on all this in my brain have shifted due to transport
and are currently not close enough to the top (or even the pineal gland)
to be available at this time. Further reports from my subconscious may
appear later.
Your pal, George Wells
Grouncho Marx reported said: " Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best
friend;
Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read"
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:59:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Starwerks@aol.com
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Subject: Fwd: Re: Oprah site
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Vicki Werkley, here, forwarding a message from Al Siebert regarding his
book
"The Survivor Personality" and his appearance on OPRAH.
======================================================
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Forwarded message:
Subj: Re: Oprah site
Date: 97-04-16 11:51:34 EDT
From: A Siebert
To: Starwerks
After my appearance on Oprah, they established a file at her AOL website
for
people who want to exchange messages about the "Would You Survive?"
program.
This is wonderful opportunity to connect with others who share our
interest.
Let others know who you are and how you relate to the "survivor
personality."
Here is what to do:
1) Access America On-Line
2) Keyword: Oprah
3) Select "O", Oprah's Community
4) Select "Star of the Week"
5) Select "The Star Board"
6) Select the "Dr. Al Siebert" file
7) Read the messages and add yours
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 06:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: ag731@freenet.carleton.ca (Mary Sue Haliburton)
To: starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com
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Does anyone have the instructions for joining/being on/quitting
the Starmanet list? I need to see current version.
Thanks for any help.
MSH in Ottawa
--
"We're going to the cliffs now to see if we can fly -
I think I would do better with your wing out of my eye -
You can see for miles up here, open heart and open sky..."
- "The Sky is So Blue", by Jane Siberry
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 12:56:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Starwerks@aol.com
To: starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com
Subject: If you didn't get it....
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from Vicki Werkley:
=================
Hi All!
Yesterday I posted three messages to STARMANET:
1) FWD of Al Siebert's Oprah post
2) SSI/SMOW News Update
3) URGENT! Ideas Welcome!
I received copies of the first two but not the third. However, some of
you
have received it, since you're responding. [Thank you, to those of you
who
HAVE taken time to write.]
I wonder if anyone else didn't receive "URGENT! Ideas Welcome!"? [About
what
quotes to use for new STARMAN refrigerator magnets.] If you didn't,
please
let me know (privately at Starwerks@aol.com please, so we don't clog
the
list) and I'll post it to you.
Another thought: If any of you would like to make your own magnets for
another fandom, project, private use, you could "piggyback" on our order
and
get our discount (but you'd have to act FAST). Let me know _immediately_
if
you're interested in details.
Must dash--
VW
e the one I met last week---why
can't THEY commit mass suicide [if anybody does].? ..we could use more
gentle groups of people who are happy.
So i wish i could be as happy as some of the members of that cult
seemed to be, but actually I also wonder if a person or group can be
that
happy (what was reported) and survive in our world/society.
Other thoughts on all this in my brain have shifted due to transport
and are currently not close enough to the top (or even the pineal gland)
to be available at this time. Further reports from my subconscious may
appear later.
Your pal, George Wells
Grouncho Marx reported said: " Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best
friend;
Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read"
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:59:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Starwerks@aol.com
To: starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com
Subject: Fwd: Re: Oprah site
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Vicki Werkley, here, forwarding a message from Al Siebert regarding his
book
"The Survivor Personality" and his appearance on OPRAH.
======================================================
---------------------
Forwarded message:
Subj: Re: Oprah site
Date: 97-04-16 11:51:34 EDT
From: A Siebert
To: Starwerks
After my appearance on Oprah, they established a file at her AOL website
for
people who want to exchange messages about the "Would You Survive?"
program.
This is wonderful opportunity to connect with others who share our
interest.
Let others know who you are and how you relate to the "survivor
personality."
Here is what to do:
1) Access America On-Line
2) Keyword: Oprah
3) Select "O", Oprah's Community
4) Select "Star of the Week"
5) Select "The Star Board"
6) Select the "Dr. Al Siebert" file
7) Read the messages and add yours
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 06:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: ag731@freenet.carleton.ca (Mary Sue Haliburton)
To: starmanet@gerthd.ger.sas.com
Subject: joining instructions
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Does anyone have the instructions for joining/being on/quitting
the Starmanet list? I need to see current version.
Thanks for any help.
MSH in Ottawa
--
"We're going to the cliffs now to see if we can fly -
I think I would do better with your wing out of my eye -
You can see for miles up here, open heart and open sky..."
- "The Sky is So Blue", by Jane Siberry
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 12:56:57 -0400 (EDT)
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from Vicki Werkley:
=================
Hi All!
Yesterday I posted three messages to STARMANET:
1) FWD of Al Siebert's Oprah post
2) SSI/SMOW News Update
3) URGENT! Ideas Welcome!
I received copies of the first two but not the third. However, some of
you
have received it, since you're responding. [Thank you, to those of you
who
HAVE taken time to write.]
I wonder if anyone else didn't receive "URGENT! Ideas Welcome!"? [About
what
quotes to use for new STARMAN refrigerator magnets.] If you didn't,
please