4R: What an article! I have made a copy of it and will include in my F451 unit next time offered. Amen.

I love the Amazon-bookstore comparison.

4, I emailed Ray your link for his viewing pleasure, and later in the day I saw him and told him about it. He said "we'll have to go there soon". I thought, "you took the words right outta..."

As jkt was present, he also got in on the invite, so this quirky trinity will be visiting Acres before the wrecking ball does.

I'll take footage, of course.

Quirky is a good word.

Dust off your copy of Brave New World:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7918296.stm

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Dust off your copy of Brave New World:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7918296.stm

I have three Easton Press editons on display between Atlas brass booksends. Brave New World, 1984 and Fahrenehit 451. If I do say so myself, it makes a lovely presentation. She who must be obeyed made me take down my other shrine, a bottle of Dandelion Wine being held in a black-wire spooky Halloween Tree.

jkt, I taught a distance learning SF class for several years with these three titles (F451, 1984, BNW) as a core of the curriculum!

Actually, I am presently doing Frankenstein for the first time in quite a while, also a title of that SF course. Others included, Time Machine, Jekyl and Hyde, and Flowers for Algernon...to name a few. Each of these dealt with the theme of individuals applying technology to manipulate, upend, or obliterate the culture as we know it!

Ironically, all of these have come to pass to some degree... save Wells' Time Traveller's tale.

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I am presently doing Frankenstein for the first time in quite a while...

So you will going to the auction to bid on Uncle Forry's editon of Frankenstein?

I have a feeling that the going price may be just out of my price range!

After the reading of Shelley's novel and concluding other related activities, we view Mr. Karloff's timeless performance:
http://www.doctormacro1.info/I...stein,%20The)_01.jpg

http://badelements.net/frankenstein.jpg

...and then the 90's version with Robert De Niro:
http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/...msg-121052807634.jpg

http://members.aon.at/frankens...ages/deniro+book.jpg

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Originally posted by fjp451:
I have a feeling that the going price may be just out of my price range!

We board members could go in together. I could pick it up, and keep it for us!

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:

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Originally posted by fjp451:
I have a feeling that the going price may be just out of my price range!

We board members could go in together. I could pick it up, and keep it for us!

I am conflicted, she-who-must-be-obeyed has given me permission to attend and maybe even bid. But, it may be too sad seeing a lifetime being scatted to the seven seas.

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Originally posted by jkt:
I am conflicted...it may be too sad seeing a lifetime being scattered to the seven seas.

But perhaps by catching a few of those scatterings, some sadness could be bought off.

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We board members could go in together. I could pick it up, and keep it for us

DS, You'd do that for us!!?

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Originally posted by fjp451:
DS, You'd do that for us!!?

Anything for you guys!

I'm just funning you, of course. We'd each wear it one night per week!