ggstaad@oslonett.no Fri Nov 3 15:27:04 1995
I to love Harlan Ellison. I also these page. Happy life for Wyatt!
Please say, what gossip! All page have gossip. These page not.
Thank you for to hear bad english!
Love, love, love,
Gunsten
ggstaad@oslonett.no
Fri Nov 3 15:27:04 1995
I to love Harlan Ellison. I also these page. Happy life for
Wyatt!
Please say, what gossip! All page have gossip. These page not.
Thank you for to hear bad english!
Love, love, love,
Gunsten
Fri Nov 3 15:18:40 1995
this little elf
has embarrassed herself
in searching in haste
for the grail taste
before you snore
i say: here i'll be no more...
Rick Wyatt (webmaster@harlanellison.com)
Fri Nov 3 00:09:19 1995
For those of you who want Ellison stuff: I've got new news,
bookstores recommended by HE, and even a brief interview online
as of now. The FAQ from the newsgroups is also online.
For the few of you who still like me: I rewrote the poem on my
rant page, and, sorry, P, I'm just vain enough to tell you about
it. And as for poems appearing HERE, I guess my best reply first
that if the Grail were easy to attain, it wouldn't be worth the
search; and second, that I have no earthly idea what I said to
elicit such despair...
For my loyal defenders: Hey, everyone's entitled to their
opinion, and while I appreciate the vote of confidence, please
save your ammo for people who can spell...
Scott Jennings (whose
email address is everywhere) Thu Nov 2 20:52:22 1995
A rousing second to Lauri, with the addendum that if someone is
uninterested in provocative personal opinion then Ellison is
probably precisely the wrong author to start with...
lauri (look
for it elsewhere) Thu Nov 2 13:26:43 1995
Dear P. Stone-
There is plenty here about Harlan including where to get his
stuff. Had you read closely, you might have known this.
Also, some of us appreciate Rick's writing and feel that he
brings a sense of humor and style to this website. If you don't
like it you can edit yourself and IGNORE THE STUFF THAT HOLDS NO
INTEREST FOR YOU.
Happy surfing.
P. Stone Thu Nov 2 12:46:29 1995
I really like Mr. Elison's stories. I cannot find them anywhere,
though. If he's such a big literary icon, then why have so little
people heard of him. Also, I think your site has too much about
you, Mr. Wyat. You must take yourself too seriously. Anyway, all
any of us probably want to know is how to get Mr. Elison's works.
I don't personally give a damn about other people's opinions.
They're like assholes..everyone has one.
Thu Nov 2 11:23:43 1995
:(
Thu Nov 2 11:20:58 1995
my heart has turned pale
for there is no holy grail
and because of the bore
you'll hear from me no more
Pamela K. Jones (LaceMedic@xtalwind.net)
Wed Nov 1 22:57:56 1995
Ah yass... Harlan Ellison... You must either love him or hate his
guts. I've been through Stages 1 & 2 then (albeit
reluctantly) back to 1 again. I met Mr. Ellison at the Tricon in
Cleveland in 1966 and it was an unforgettable, if traumatic,
event. I was just 16, a very sheltered & naive 16. Picture if
you will a near-sighted, blue-eyed, short-curly-red-head waiting
in line to get the Autographs of the Gods. With bated breath I
approached Mr. Ellison. He looked at me, paused, then announced
in clear,ringing tones: "Well if it isn't Little Orphan
Annie!" All the Gods (and fans) Looked at me. James Blish
..Norman Spinrad...Roger Zelazny.. even Isaac Asimov, yes even He
turned his august head and looked at..me! I wanted to die! Face
flaming, speechless, I offered my program book to Mr. Ellison who
condesended to sign it. So mortified was I that I refused to read
any of his new works for years, but finally I had to give in. The
man is just too damned good to ignore. Still, I can't help
wishing that somehow he could be made to feel as I felt, just for
a moment..or ten.
Rick Wyatt (webmaster@harlanellison.com)
Wed Nov 1 17:30:11 1995
Man, first Charles Platt shows up on alt.fan.harlan-ellison and
now this. I do appreciate all the attention, honest, I do, but I
would truthfully prefer offers of marriage and/or yoga be
confined to e-mail, where I can respond without providing a
soap-opera subtext for the Webderpeople.
To briefly answer other questions: Yes, I do read my comments
page on a daily basis, mainly to make sure there isn't something
I need to go in and edit. No offense to whoever has been kind
enough to anonymously pay homage to me, but let's try to talk
about Harlan here...
And finally, I will ask about Bay area appearances in another
week. It's on my "things to ask Harlan until he starts
sighing" list along with questions about fake bios and movie
sequels...
lark Wed Nov 1 16:21:43 1995
Could we say that "Love ain't nothin' but Spam
misspelled"? Read on and decide for yourself....
(it's a joke folks-just a joke!)
Scott Jennings, Webmeister to the Stars (wirehead@tce.snider.net)
Wed Nov 1 14:57:23 1995
Heck, I'm jealous. No one ever offered ME wine and yoga after
reading MY web pages.
However, since I used to LIVE with the guy, I know all the subtle
character flaws he has that drive women away in droves. (Honesty,
sensitivity, shyness, and a really seeeeeeck sense of humor
mainly.)
Of course, whether or not Rick gets married to the dryad 2 hours
away has SO much to do with the purpose of this site... but isn't
gossip fun?
Wed Nov 1 13:41:27 1995
by the by, "everyone" knows your birthday because
"everyone" has read all the stuff about you in here.
"everyone" thinks you're somethin' special.
signed, your ever-lovin' pal.
p.s.
why don't you come up to my place and we'll do some Yoga
together...
and now, to be published (and thereby damned...)
francis mays (fastar99@aol.com)
Mon Oct 30 20:27:30 1995
Any notes of Harlan's next appearance in the San Francisco Bay
Area?
Rick Wyatt (webmaster@harlanellison.com)
Mon Oct 30 15:59:13 1995
Brief notice: Starting Nov 1, I will begin archiving the comments
section to make this page load faster. I should also have my
interview with Harlan online by then.
Now, how does everyone know it's my BIRTHDAY? I must've mentioned
it SOMEWHERE, either that or you are all Hacker Gods...
The Sylph Mon Oct 30 12:15:09 1995
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICK, DEAR. :)
Keegan (keegan@lightlink.com)
Fri Oct 27 12:05:26 1995
Hey-
If any of y'all are hitting this from the quick menu or don't
stop by the rants section on a regular basis, please do so soon.
It's a thought-provoking one.
Nice job, Rick!
lauri
lady sylphen Fri Oct 27 10:36:50 1995
Dear Mr Wyatt,
Are you married?????
Signed,
`````` Someone 2 hours away from Atlanta.
Sylphen (rhiestan@utcvm.utc.edu)
Fri Oct 27 10:29:15 1995
what's the word on White wolf publishing dear Harlan's stuff??
Can it be true? I haven't felt like this since RYKO re-released
the David Bowie stuff!!!!
Mark Blevins (mblevins@utcvm.utc.edu)
Fri Oct 27 09:56:12 1995
Hi! I must admit that the only story I ever read by Ellison was
his story, "The Deathbird," which I read when was
twelve yrs. old, but it was so wickedly brilliant I never forgot
about it. I've followed Ellison's career in t he media over the
yrs. and he is definitely a literary giant who has burst the
bounds of the genre in which he was nurtured. I saw him on Tom
Snyder's talk show about a year ago, and I think he's a riot!
Anyway, best wishes to Mr. Ellison and all of you Ellisonians in
Internetland!
Anne Hutchins (ahutchns@ix.netcom.com)
Sat Oct 21 04:43:46 1995
Love the page (and especially the principal subject, our own Unca
Harlan). Thanks to Webderland, I am now apprised of the upcoming
release of _Slippage_.
Over the years I've collected a lotta Ellison, bookstore
chumming.
There's nothing like seizing a cache of Unca Harlan's books that
you haven't been able to mark off your list. After reading
_Angry Candy_, I'm in need of fresh Ellison (no pun intended).
Anne
Sylphen (rhiestan@utcvm.utc.edu)
Fri Oct 20 14:18:30 1995
Today, i walked across the WEB, and lo and behold, my eyes did
see a truly wond'rous vision: THE MAN HIMSELF HAS HIS OWN
PAGE!!!!!!!!!yes!!!!THERE IS A GOD!!okay, now that i have
embarrassed myself, all i have to say is, im nineteen as of 10
october, i love Ellison, and i met him at dragoncon. For those of
you that were there, i was the girl sitting next to JULIUS
SCHWARTZ (who introduced me to the divine one), and yes, it was a
friend of my who brought her two "offspring" to the
reading...Dear Harlan (regrettably) LIED when he said that, if
they made a sound, he would bash their brains against the
wall...oh, well...
Just thought I'd tell you guys that i'm REALLY glad that there
are others out there who dont buy into the "STAR DREK and
BATTLESTAR PONDEROSA novels are litterature" mindset. My
answering machine now plays snippets of harlan's beautiful speech
from the s ci-fi buzz about that. It's really groovy having an
answering machine message that ends with,"Who am i to be
schivvying you and harassing you???I"M GOD, DON'T MESS WITH
ME!!!" Everyone loves it, except my mother, who believed
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry at a 1987 convention when she told my
dear little ten year old ears, "Little girl, MR Ellison
tried to sell my husband a script in which lovable Mr Scott
becomes a drug dealer." Well, at least I know Mumsy will be
peddled off to Trekkie (not TreKKER) Hell, thank you.
So, the HOUR i spent LISTENING to Majel BABBLE (babel??) about
her costumes and role on the then-due-out-in-two-months STAR
DREK: TNG is another story...So, much love and kisses to all you
who love Ellison.
p.s. wouldn't cha luv to hear him doin stand up at your local
comedy club????, yer pal, the FREE WITH EVERY BOX, Ms.
tiddlywinks....
CLAUDIA Gutwirth (cjg3779@is2.nyu.edu)
Wed Oct 18 23:39:15 1995
Hi. This is totally fabulous!! What a great idea! I used to read
Ellison about 1o years ago during college. Haven't read him in
awhile but loved Shatterday, The Glass Teat, Ellison WOnderland,
Dangerous Visions, etc. I can 't believe I can log on to the net
and discover that HE's had cataract surgery. How wild (not the
surgery, the ability to learn about it). This seems like a very
thorough web page.
It maked me fell very old to realize that Ellison is in his
sixties. Sigh. Does he still go to SF conventions and sit in a
tent in the middle of everything writing stories?
send
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Lauri (keegan@lightlink.com)
Sun Oct 15 18:57:41 1995
The time has come for me to say what Ellison Webderland means to
me.
I love to read. I write sometimes, but mostly I read. I don't
limit myself to any one genre and tend not to think of genre in
any case. If I like the subject matter and I like the writing
style, then I will read, enjoy and (sometimes) remember.
When I first heard an Ellison story ("Jefty is Five")
it was like the words reached out and slapped me into
consciousness. Along they way they also caressed me and lulled me
and held me under a spell. It was NOT the power of the vaguely
cute boy who read the story. It was the power of the story
itself. Yeah, yeah...I kissed the boy but not until I found out
where the story came from.
I searched for Harlan's stories from that point on. I am not a
spec-fi/sci-fi/fantasy/dianetics/star trek/computer type of girl.
I'm just an artist-a musician and my quest for Ellison was
hindered by the factors spelled out in Rick's 9/28 rant. I looke
d in libraries (the books were stolen). I tried to order in
traditional venues, and yes, I always kept Harlan in mind at
garage sales. Every once in a while, I found a goody. But after
seven years of trying the only ways I knew how to "hook
up", I stil l had pitiful little Ellison in my collection.
Then, lo and behold- "Dreams With Sharp Teeth" showed
up in the QPBC sales material. I bought it immediately and at
least had SOME decent collection of pure Ellison. It has a few
minor typos, but the guts are ALL there.
In August of this year, I got wired and one of the first things I
ran a Net Search on was "Harlan Ellison". I never
expected to find anything let alone this fine site we all know as
Ellison Webderland. Not only was this site of great interest for
fillin g in gaps in my knowledge and understanding of who Mr.
Ellison is, it made my quest of the past 11 years much, much
easier. It was like I climbed a treacherous, rock-craggy mountain
to find a smooth, grassy path at the top. For this, I will
forever be g rateful.
My new books from Kilimanjaro are (as far as Rick and I can tell)
on the way. I expect to spend a little less time checking out
every nook and cranny in Webderland once they arrive. Maybe I'll
hang a sign on my door: "GONE DREAMIN'".
Love to all-
lauri
Paul T. Riddell (priddell@computek.net)
Sun Oct 15 13:22:09 1995
Dear Rick,
I got a real kick out of your recent rant on why Unca Harlan's
work isn't more available; the solution is scarier than you know.
To begin, I've been accused of being a clone of Harlan's; while
the thought has a certain appeal (never mind that I'm a half-foot
taller, blonde with artificial intelligence, and of British
Catholic extraction), I chalk it up to a case of convergent ev
olution. Anyway, I made my career by screaming and ranting and
generally making fanboys feel really insecure whenever they buy,
say, another "Dumb Shit Nine" novel instead of a
Stephen Jay Gould collection or the essays of Mencken. Because I
write what I write, I'm also involved with any number of rather
volatile magazines, including "Science Fiction Eye" and
the appropriately entitled "Fuck Science Fiction"
(Chris DeVito, editor of the latter, claims that the 'zine is
dead, but I think he's waiting for a chance to catch his breath
and start napalming new targets). Due to my association with
these, I've come up with an admittedly obvious answer as to why
Ellsison doesn't sell as well as Michael Crichton.
People don't like to think, and SF fans are the worst batch of
all.
The problem with science fiction as of late is that it no longer
reflects the hopes of the future but the inside of fans' navels.
The typical Trekkie can't be bothered to wipe his tumorous ass,
much less get out of his couch and do something to get his life
together. He'd rather click his heels together and wish
reeeeeeeea hard, and hope that he'll wake up as a senior officer
aboard a Federation starship. Never mind that the Trekkies who
could pass the physical couldn't pass the psych tests; they're
"gently dreaming of the future", and to hell with any
effort to make that future reality. Someone else will do if for
them, and if it means endorsing a sociopathic fanboy like Newt
Gingrich if he promises to do so (never mind that Newt thinks
that only the military should be allowed access to space
exploration), then so be it.
Ellison, on the other hand, supports a little chaos in the
universe, and beseeches peole to get up and attain their dreams
instead of waiting for them. Naturally, this pisses off the
fanboys to no end: they don't have time to work for anything,
becaus e they're too busy building full-sized mockups of the
"Enterprise" bridge in their garages or blowing all
their time and cash on seeing "Stargate" fifty times.
Effort? The only effort they wish to expend is reading every
issue of "Sci-Fi Universe" cover -to-cover to find out
when the next "Star Wars" film is due out. And the
average joe isn't much better off: the average person responds to
the same stimuli as a paramecium. Sad to say, but the old credo
"if you can't eat it, drink it, or fuck it, forge t it"
has become the new national anthem.
Well, I don't know what everyone else will do, but I'm going to
continue following in Unca Harlan's footsteps and infuriate as
many people as possible. The zombies aren't going to be affected,
but maybe I can save a few from a life of "X-Men"
comics an d "Star Trek: Voyager", and maybe they'll
help out in the fight against apathy.
Cordially,
Paul T. Riddell
Rick Wyatt (webmaster@harlanellison.com)
Sat Oct 14 03:19:36 1995
Okay, guys. I just added a LOT of stuff to Webderland, and made
some pretty major cosmetic changes. If any of you have a chance,
please move around a lot and check things out. E-mail me if you
find anything wrong. Don't rep ort it here, because I will fix it
quickly.
A poll for Harlan's best story has been suggested. I am now
accepting nominations in e-mail. I guess that's all I have to say
right now, I am So Damn Tired that I don't trust myself to say
anything deep and meaningful...
Robert Lidgren (robert.lidgren@bbs.logicnet.com)
Fri Oct 13 22:51:46 1995
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!
It is great to get the NEW Ellison news here. Of course, on
reflection, Harlan is 100% correct about tangling further with
Mr. Priest. It's not really worth the energy and would take away
valuable time and energy from his writing. Harlan's writing is t
he reason we are here. It's the lasting gift which will outlive
ALL OF US and I, for one, will always shy away from anything that
gets between Harlan and his writing. By the way, this does not
mean Harlan ignores his friends. It is a little-known fact that
very few people are as dependable and as solid with their friends
as Harlan is. His personal life and private relationships are
really none of our business but what he HAS CHOSEN to share about
these subjects is a revelation.
Terrance Shuman (tshuman@primenet.com)
Fri Oct 13 19:10:22 1995
Boss page, man! I agree with you in re complaints about
"difficulty" locating Harlan's stuff. If you were
sitting under a tree and the Hope Diamond fell to earth fifty
feet away, would you bitch about having to get up, walk over, and
pick it up? Harlan is more than worth the trouble....
By the way, I am viewing your page with IBM's WebExplorer 1.03
running (gloriously, I might add) under OS/2. It looks fine.
I was glad to read today that Harlan's cataract surgery went
well. May it be so for Phase 2 (although the idea of a Harlan who
sees the world even more clearly than ever is alternately
tantalizing/scarifying....).
sarah ellsworth c/o David Fawcett (kith@ix.netcom.com)
Thu Oct 12 19:32:51 1995
i love harlan ellisons' work. he is my mentor, he is my hero, he
is my god.
i'm overwhelmed with this possibility of actually making some
sort of contact with him.my best friend is letting me use his
computer to type this message. please mister ellison if you read
this know that some day i too will be as greAT AS YOU, HOPEFULLY,
THAT IS MY GOAL IN LIFE. TO WRITE STUFF AS WONDERFUL,FASCINATING,
AND SHOCKING AS YOUR WORK. YOU PROBABLY DON'T GIVE A FUCK, BUT
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT!!!! YOUR THE BEST, PLEASE LOOK FOR MY
NAME IN PRINT SOON AND NOT IN THE OBITUARY SECTION!! YOURS, SARA
H ELLSWORTH
Scott Jennings, Webmeister at www.snider.net (wirehead@tce.snider.net)
Thu Oct 12 12:15:53 1995
IMNSHO this is one of the best sites on the web -- I'm proud to
carry it on our server and glad to support it in whatever way I
can.
As for an online chat with Mr. Ellison, we can definitely set up
the infrastructure for it on our end -- I'm thinking perhaps a
MUD/MUSE-type program set up as a "virtual auditorium".
Perhaps using the AOL paradigm, allowing users in various
"rows" of an auditorium to interact with one another
and also direct questions to Harlan safely ensconsed in his ivory
tower.
Of course, any publicity in our highly competitive internet
access market here in town that such an event would garner is
strictly a secondary bonus.
Scott
Harlan Ellison, via Rick Wyatt Thu Oct 12
00:54:01 1995
Harlan has read the page and wants everyone that has added
comments and letters to know that he is really pleased with what
they've said about him and that he is tickled pink that this page
exists. I will continue to send him updates on a bi-weekly to
monthly basis.
Harlan would also like to respond to some of the comments and
meet some of you. He suggested a chat session like he has done on
other services, exclusively for the web page folks. If you are
interested in this, or have any suggestions, please contact me
via the e-mail tag above.
To answer the question about Academia: I go more into this on my
09/28 rant, but I would say that academia is better at
recognizing the works of dead guys and writers whose words
laboriously clog the pages instead of actually LIVING there, and
also that H arlan's reputation as a "sci-fi" writer and
the fact that he has a spine haven't helped.
Rob Clark (stonedog@accel.net)
Wed Oct 11 22:28:18 1995
Harlan is definitely 'the man' (now I have to figure out who 'the
woman' is), and his deeply cynical views about society and
America have kept me in stitches for a whole decade now.
One question, though.
Is there some reason why academia seems to treat Mr. Ellison (or
'the man', if you prefer) like some rotting leper? It makes me
wonder how Mark Twain was treated back in his day.
Of course, Twain was much too bland...
Great web site; it's good to know that there are some people out
there on the Internet who aren't spending 24 hours a day
downloading the latest Pamela Anderson pic.
Rick Wyatt Tue Oct 10 22:16:36 1995
Harlan's comment on debating Christopher Priest here is that it
would only serve to heighten the controversy and further inflame
a situation that has already been blown WAY out of proportion. Or
something like that, anyway.
Please check the want-ads for a personal appeal from Harlan for a
book he is seeking...
Robert Lidgren (robert.lidgren@bbs.logicnet.com)
Sat Oct 7 13:11:25 1995
Now, let's get Harlan Ellison's words here! There must be some
way to get the man to allow you to post HIS ideas. I would love
to see a piece by Ellison reponding to Christopher Priest! The
sparks which would fly would ligh t up this Home Page better than
a front-row seat at Vesuvius! I have read criticisms of Ellison
but not usually anything negative about his work. The WORK, the
writing stands up for itself better than any titanium shield. If
people don't like the fact that Ellison can cut through fuzzy
thinking and ill-considered opinion with a lazer torch that
leaves "no prisoners," that's tough.
the ever lurking keegan (keegan@lightlink.com)
Sat Oct 7 12:49:24 1995
Rick-
Just had to check out the new service. You are TOO MUCH!!!!!
As for the page: what haven't I said already? Webderland is at
the top of my bookmark list.
Lauri
Rick Wyatt (webmaster@harlanellison.com)
Fri Oct 6 23:41:43 1995
This is my comment. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
I must use my comment to destroy my enemy, who is trying to kill
me.
Well, this appears to be working. For my comment, here are the
are the seventeen authors named by Ellison in a list of Most
Admired Writers list in 1992:
Stan Ellin, Frederic Prokosch, Kate Wilhelm, Jorge Luis Borges,
Franz Kafka, W.S. Merwin, Gerald Kersh, Donald Westlake, Zoe
Oldenbourg, Bernard Wolfe, Mark Twain, Thomas Hardy, Shirley
Jackson, Fritz Leiber, Wyllis Cooper, Konrad Lorenz, John O'Hara.
TH AT should make a nice summer reading list for ya...
Robert Lidgren (robert.lidgren@logicnet.com)
Thu, 05 Oct 95 18:39:39
Subject: Let's Hear More About Ellison's WORK!!
Okay, so Ellison Webderland is up and running and I think it's a
great beginning. How about more here about the reason for being
interested in the man in the first place - his WORK!
I must admit that what first interested me in Ellison were some
recordings of his lectures before a crowd of university students
and his infamous comments on one "Dr.Shedd." This old
professor railed about how Ellison had NO TALENT, would never
amount to anything, would never publish and if he did publish NO
ONE would read his articles or stories or books! Well, don't
tangle with Ellison in this way! Not if you want to avoid the
legendary Ellison penchant for "creative retribution!"
At any rate, get the recording at see for yourself how Dr. Shedd
got his come-uppance!
The two stories which galvanized me early on were "Repent
Harlequin!..." and "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs,"
as well as "I Have No Mouth and I Must Sream." His
books: SHATTERDAY and ANGRY CANDY hold special messages for me.
In STALKING THE NIGHTMARE, I roared with laughter while reading
maybe the BEST article about working with idiots on a science
fiction TV series, "The Starlost." This work is titled:
"Somehow, I Don't Think We are in Kansas, Toto" It's
the amazing account of how Harlan went to write for "The
Starlost" and found that human stupidity has virtually no
limits.
The other two books that are really gem stones are: SLEEPLESS
NIGHTS IN THE PROCRUSTEAN BED and (as far as I'm concerned) the
"must have": AN EDGE IN MY VOICE.
What many forget is that the power in Ellison's stories does not
end there. These books just cited are non-fiction and maybe some
of the best writng Ellison has ever produced.
Also, do get: THE ESSENTIAL ELLISON if you want a bravura
collection of writing by Harlan Ellison whcih just about bursts
into flame as you read it. There is no fat here. It's all lean,
sometimes mean and maybe the best way to introduce yourself to
Ellison as The Urban Shaman.
There are very few prophets out there today who have Ellison's
ability to cut away the crap in life and reveal truth in an
astringent manner.
If you don't read Ellison your life is much more impoverished
than it should be IMHO.
Simon Schliecker (simon@on.luebeck.de)
Fri, 29 Sep 95 19:06:15
Subject: For and re your ellison letters page
Hi there!
I just read someone write that there are just two of Ellison's
books in his local library. I trust it's a great relief for you
all to hear that my library also has only two story-collections
of his. The thing is, I live in Germany. My local library has a
collection of foreign books that is of mediocre size, but, hey,
they've got two Ellison collections! Isn't that something? In the
states I used to turn all the bookstores upside down just to find
a SINGLE one! I finally started ignoring Walden's and Dalton's
and similar. All the Ellison books I own I have purchased in used
books stores. If I am not mistaken, the author gets no money from
those stores, does he? The question is, how come he didn't have
to sell his typewriter yet? Does he have some additional kind of
illegal source of income or something?
Well, there was one instance when I did find two or three Ellison
books in a row in a *regular* bookstore. That's the "Book
Rack" (I'm not 100% sure about the name, unfortunately, only
99%) in Corpus Christi! Time to relocate.
Soory about those unsolicited random comments.
Jan Schliecker (frank@on-luebeck.de)
Ken Macfarlane (kenmac@WOLFE.net)
Thu, 28 Sep 95 04:36:05
Just a personal note actually....
Great site. Just finished my first Ellison book a couple of weeks
ago and he is beyond doubt the most incredible writer of this
century.
I haven't contacted the man myself, but had a friend who did.
Same comments from my friend: Said Harlan first asked him if he
was a fundamentalist or a nazi, and then when my friend said
"No", Harlan said he'd chat for a minute, but just
becaue he had been caught on a good day.
My only Ellison story.
Anyhow, for shits & grins:http://www.wolfenet.com/~kenmac/
is my site. Anything to submit? Rants?
Tell me what you think. Major drag with the crash & all, but
keep it going. I'll tell my Ellison freak friends...........
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seattle WA
From: Robert Lidgren (robert.lidgren@logicnet.com)
Hi there!
I just tried out Ellison Webderland and it is a SMASH! I was
wondering when such a neat spot would crop up. I've been a fan of
Ellison's writing and his activities for a long time. I even had
a phone call from him a few years ago re: some comments I wrote
to him re: Xenogenesis. He was kind enough to call back.
I am a long-time member of The Harlan Ellison Record Collection
and really like its new offering: Paladin of the Lost Hour.
By the way, Harlan's wife, Susan Ellison runs HERC and in all my
dealings with her she has been a real delight-a very clasy lady
and very talented in her own right. They seem to be a great pair
and bring out each other's strengths.
BTW, I am writing from Calgary, Alberta Canada. Keep me posted as
to what's up and I'll check back to your page regularly. Thanks
again for a TERRIFIC beginning.
From: Sitwells Coffe House (sitwells@iac.net)
Subject: harlan ellison's dream corridor
the best comic book being published today, and the best value.
check it out.
otherwise, anyone have any comments on why my local library
system has only 2 books by ellison? they're a great library
system, but this seems to be either a real blind spot, or a
conspiracy...which is it?
anyone wanting to talk about particular ellison stories, feel
free to EM me.
beck@aol.com
From: stephenp@masterpiece.com
Subject: Dream Corridors
I'd have to agree with Dream Corridors being one of the best
comics out there right now, not to mention one of my own dream
projects I've allways wanted to see. My only regret being that I
missed the first special issue that came out and apparently the
first chapter of a story that has continued through the first
couple of books. I've heard somewhere that they are planning on
reissuing this so I have my eyes open for it this time. I should
mention, though that its been a while since I've seen a new issue
on the stands, I hope their still putting this one out. Any info
on this?
I've got kind of an idea that I would like to see realised..from
what I've heard Ellisons place is a wonderous thing to behold and
in my head it appears as sort of a "bat cave" with lots
of cool stuff. Is there anyway we could get one of Ellisons
artist friends to draw up an Ellison-cave schematic like they
used to do years ago in the Batman comics. You know the ones with
the giant penny and the dinosaur in one area and the
Bat-computers or Batcopters in another. If something like this
could be included in a future Dream Corridors, well..I would go
ga-ga.
You all take care now and thanks for listening.