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Re:democracy
by Helen Krummenacker 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

> Blake had a feeling of urgency and sometimes he probably just couldn't > understand how come others don't have it. It reminds me of a poem by Bertold > Brecht, Buddha's Tale of a Burning Home. Buddha sees a burning house. He > enters and yells to the people that their roof is in flame, and that they > should come out quickly. But they're not in a hurry. One of them, whose hair > is already singed, asks whether it's rainy or windy outside, whether there > are other houses nearby, and so on. Buddha says, 'To those who think this > world isn't so hot that they'd rather replace it with any other than stay > here - I've got nothing to say.' For Blake, the Federation is a burning > house. The others are still discussing the weather. Democratically. > Which means missing the point of democracy; you have to persuade the others it is urgent. Once the Federation is replaced, there will doubtlessly be other urgent problems. Do people learn to vote on them, or does the person with the most power say "We do it my way, for now"? If that happens, democracy never has a chance. Begin as you mean to continue.

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Re: Avon Algebra
by Betty Ragan 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

Dana Shilling wrote: > This is from Star One: > AVON: Show me a man who believes in anything > and I will show you a fool > > Rumours: > Of all the things I knew myself to be, I never > recognized the fool > > So, does that mean that by that point he believed in > something? [LOL!] Well, "if A then B" does not actually imply "if B then A," so the logical answer is "not necessarily." :) I do suspect, alas, that he *did*, in fact, belive in Anna... Which did turn out to be pretty foolish, not that I'm blaming him... [apologies if you get this twice, Dana...] -- Betty Ragan ** ragan(a)sdc.org ** http://www.sdc.org/~ragan/ "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." -- an "anti-inspirational" poster

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Avon Algebra
by Dana Shilling 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

This is from Star One: AVON: Show me a man who believes in anything and I will show you a fool Rumours: Of all the things I knew myself to be, I never recognized the fool So, does that mean that by that point he believed in something? -(Y)

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Re: Josette Simon
by Helen Krummenacker 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

"There are no small roles, only small actors." Perhaps the actors who try to avoid discussion of old but popular roles should think about whether or not they made the most out of the material-- and if they did, acknowlege their work with pride. If they didn't, bragging about their other roles hardly proves their worth. Pet peeve of mine, really. And it's usually the women who do it, often seeing their role as just being sex appeal. And it's the actors who LOVE whatever they do that are the most fun to watch.

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RE: Re: [B7L] Josette Simon
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Ellynne wrote: >>2) Don't we all have a list of questions we get asked over and over again >>about our work and that's it only a matter of time before they drive us >>crazy? > >Oh yes. "So do you actually *like* cricket?" >-- >Harriet > Some of us don't know the first thing about cricket (but I went to a girl's school) Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Paul Darrow in Sheffield
by Judith Proctor 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

Apologies if you've seen this one before. I'm off-list while I catch up the backlog from being on holiday, so I don't know what's been posted here recently. Paul Darrow (Avon) and Brian Croucher (Travis 2) will be appearing in Sheffield on 22 September. The following is quoted from Galaxy 4: > The event is at Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 > Tickets at £10 can be ordered from the Galaxy 4 shop (address below) enclosing > an SAE for return of tickets. Cheques should be payable to Galaxy 4. We can > also accept Visa, Mastercard, Switch and Solo by post, fax, tel or e-mail. The > ticket event starts at 12.30 and finishes about 4.30 There will be > merchandise on sale, interview, possibly a raffle,autographs and photographs. > All the usual stuff all inclusive to the ticket price. Signing from 2.30, > entrance is by purchase of Kaldor City Cd only. To get there you follow signs > to the City Centre. Once there follow signs for national centre for popular > music. Sheffield Hallam is alongside this structure. Both the rail and > bus/coach station are directly across the road from the venue. > Entrance is via the Howard Street entrance. > Galaxy Four > Cult TV and Comic Shop > Official Doctor Who Merchandise Suppliers > 493 Glossop Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 2QE > 24 Hour Tel/Fax: 0114 2684976 > NEW WEB ADDRESS: www.galaxy4.co.uk > NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: orders(a)galaxy4.co.uk Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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Rutherford and Son
by Judith Proctor 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

Gareth's appearing in Rutherford and Son at Salisbury Playhouse. The play is directed by Joanna Read who also directed him in Equus (which was one of the best performances I've ever seen). As Salisbury is within easy reach of home and the play's on over my birthday, this is one that I'm definitely not going to miss. Picking the Saturday nearest to my birthday, I'm therefore forming a group to go and see the play on 13 October (it runs from 4-27 October). Anyone who would like to come along is more than welcome. As usual, I'll book tickets for the group to make sure we get adjacent seats. Anyone needing help with B+B, etc, just drop me a line. (I've got floor space for the skint and can provide sleeping bags, but you'd have to make your own way into Salisbury and as there's no good public transport connection we'd need at least one person with a car. A taxi might be affordable if shared. But B+B might be simpler.) If anyone wants to do the usual sightseeing, I'll find some interesting places to visit. The theatre is a pleasant one and serves light meals in the theatre bar. Gareth's usually willing to meet up with us before/after the show. Drop me a line if you want to come. Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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Gareth's Play snippet (fwd)
by Judith Proctor 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

Forwarded by request from Chris Blenkarn: Reading the Edinburgh Festival Fringe brochure, we noticed this most apposite theatre ad. directly underneath the ad. for the Brunton theatre play in which Gareth Thomas is appearing . 'Brute Culture theatre company present Travis's Prophecy "An exhilarating mix of spine chilling psychodrama.obsession and the paranormal. Brute Culture's stunning new production is a mesmeric exploration of a brilliant psychic called Travis who stops at nothing to get what he wants." Travis a psychic, eh? There's a story for someone to write. Cheers Chris Blenkarn

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Jarriere sighting
by Harriet Monkhouse 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

I know the people who would be most interested are in the wrong continents to take advantage, but I think Harry Jones's episode of Highlander, the Stone of Scone, is on Sky One at 1 a.m. tonight (i.e. the early hours of Thursday). -- Harriet Jarriere: "That's brilliant, Commander!" - Gambit

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Re: [B7L] Josette Simon
by Ellynne G. 26 Aug '01

26 Aug '01

On Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:36:16 -0700 Mistral <mistral(a)centurytel.net> writes: > Seems to me that's an inherent risk of certain fields, acting > included. > If she didn't want the risk, she didn't have to take the role. 1) She was practically a kid, still wet behind the ears and just out of school, when she made that choice. Given the time period, she may have had no idea what kind of a fan base might develop. 2) Don't we all have a list of questions we get asked over and over again about our work and that's it only a matter of time before they drive us crazy? Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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