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On This Day in History
16 August 2013, 09:25 AM
Doug SpauldingOn This Day in History
August 16, 1977. The King of Rock & Roll dies.
"Live Forever!"
24 August 2013, 05:11 PM
LinnlBorn August 24, 1899:
Jorge Luis Borges.A translation of his Preface To
The Martian Chronicles was posted here by Captain Wilder.
https://raybradburyboard.com/ev...271020012#6271020012Belated Thank You to Captain Wilder.
Open Culture had this post by Colin Marshall about Borges last April:
http://www.openculture.com/201...ile_of_a_writer.htmlIncidentally,
Open Culture also has this recent post, by Marshall as well, about Ray Bradbury's
Futuria Fantasia: http://www.openculture.com/201...d-as-a-teenager.html28 August 2013, 05:47 PM
Doug Spaulding Fifty years ago today.
"Live Forever!"
03 September 2013, 05:18 PM
jkt1976: Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars at Utopia Planitia
John King Tarpinian
You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley
03 September 2013, 05:51 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by jkt:
1976: Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars at Utopia Planitia
And
here it is! I notice that Mars didn't have any ugly fashions back in 1976 as we did.
"Live Forever!"
16 September 2013, 06:10 AM
LinnlFifty years ago today we lost control of our television sets!
Cheers for all who contributed to
THE OUTER LIMITS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnf6oJZgevU21 September 2013, 08:33 AM
jkt1937: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit published
John King Tarpinian
You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley
30 September 2013, 07:12 PM
jkt1960: The Flintstones made its television debut. To this day there are children taking their vitamins not knowing who Fred and Barney are.
John King Tarpinian
You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley
01 October 2013, 02:11 PM
Captain WilderGlad you liked the translation! I was able to hand deliver it directly to Mr. Bradbury in February 2009... whenI mentioned Borges, his tired eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: I met him! I hope he enjoyed what Borges wrote about his book... a book that changed my life by shaping my dreams as a young boy.
quote:
Originally posted by Linnl:
Born August 24, 1899:
Jorge Luis Borges.A translation of his Preface To
The Martian Chronicles was posted here by Captain Wilder.
https://raybradburyboard.com/ev...271020012#6271020012Belated Thank You to Captain Wilder.
Open Culture had this post by Colin Marshall about Borges last April:
http://www.openculture.com/201...ile_of_a_writer.htmlIncidentally,
Open Culture also has this recent post, by Marshall as well, about Ray Bradbury's
Futuria Fantasia: http://www.openculture.com/201...d-as-a-teenager.html
01 October 2013, 02:50 PM
Captain Wilderquote:
Originally posted by Captain Wilder:
Glad you liked the translation! I was very lucky to be able to hand deliver it directly to Mr. Bradbury in February 2009... whenI mentioned Borges, his tired eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "I met him! In Argentina! What a great writer!"...I hope he enjoyed what Borges wrote about his book... a book that changed my life by shaping my dreams as a young boy.
quote:
Originally posted by Linnl:
Born August 24, 1899:
Jorge Luis Borges.A translation of his Preface To
The Martian Chronicles was posted here by Captain Wilder.
https://raybradburyboard.com/ev...271020012#6271020012Belated Thank You to Captain Wilder.
Open Culture had this post by Colin Marshall about Borges last April:
http://www.openculture.com/201...ile_of_a_writer.htmlIncidentally,
Open Culture also has this recent post, by Marshall as well, about Ray Bradbury's
Futuria Fantasia: http://www.openculture.com/201...d-as-a-teenager.html
02 October 2013, 11:42 AM
Doug Spaulding2nd October 1959. A little
thingy premiered.
2nd October 2002. Doug Spaulding joined the Bradbury board. Did anyone bring cake? Because I would like cake.
"Live Forever!"
03 October 2013, 09:33 AM
Doug SpauldingFifty-three years ago today a wonderful thing happened. The greatest TV show of all time debuted. It's never been topped. Perfect acting, directing, writing - everything was exactly as it should be for a situation comedy. Happy anniversary,
TAGS!
"Live Forever!"
03 October 2013, 11:33 AM
philnicquote:
Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
2nd October 1959. A little
thingy premiered.
That little thingy never caught on... (I was being ironic.)
quote:
2nd October 2002. Doug Spaulding joined the Bradbury board. Did anyone bring cake? Because I would like cake.
No cake. We had some to celebrate your decade here, but you don't get any for your 11th year
19 October 2013, 07:36 AM
jktFahrenheit 451 was published on this date in 1953...60 years ago. For you collectors out there; the paperback is the true first edition, with the hard back following about a week later.
John King Tarpinian
You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley
19 October 2013, 08:41 AM
philnicquote:
Originally posted by jkt:
Fahrenheit 451 was published on this date in 1953...60 years ago...
Now THAT'S a date worth celebrating! The 60th anniversary edition of the novel, from Simon & Schuster, is a must: the collection of essays, reviews and ephemera at the back (written, edited and assembled by Jon Eller) is excellent.
http://books.simonandschuster....adbury/9781451673319