--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00007 Date: 11/14/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 09:58pm \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again -=>While in the White Hart, Jan Murphy explained to Fred Runk that<=- re The Judge Dee mysteries JM> There is one Judge Dee tale which Van Gulik translated -- all the rest JM> he wrote himself. The original Chinese tale was published JM> once by Dover books; Gulik's own tales have recently been That's the one I have-a Dover publication which is one novel but contains three of Judge Dee's cases. It has an excellent Preface by Van Gulik also. I guess Judge Dee was a real person who lived during the 7th Century. JM> reprinted in a handsome new uniform edition from University JM> of Chicago Press. We have the UChicago books in stock; JM> anybody who can't find them and wants them can send me e- JM> mail. Thanks for the offer and the information. I appreciate both. ... Love is chemistry; sex is mechanical engineering. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00008 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:21am \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 5 times) Subj: Books -=>While in the White Hart, Helen Fleischer explained to Fred Runk that<=- HF> Yep, a cat. Many of the stories were re-released in trade paperback HF> lately, but some of the older mass markets are still readily available HF> at used book stores. They aren't always easy to find at the library. One bookstore around here has a special area for "collectables"--older pbs that cost 4 to 10 times the orginal purchase price. ... Don't mistake obscurity for profundity. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00009 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 01:21pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again -=>While in the White Hart, Susan Bulla explained to Fred Runk that<=- SB> It was the first one but didn't strike me as particularly sad (now SB> you've got me wondering if my concentration on this genre has SB> hardened my heart!) Possibly not. I thought the first death was an especially sad one. However, you are right--overall it wasn't an especially sad novel--I was just unhappy about the first victim, that's all. SB> Hmmm. I haven't seen any of that series, either, so will be able to SB> picture my own Brother also. Maybe then I'll make a point of seeing SB> some of the PBS series. Usually I'm hunched over the computer SB> keyboard rather than watching the TV. Either that or a book, but I make exceptions for some programs, such as MYSTERY or several others which feature an interesting plot line, rather than gore. ... Hug: A roundabout way of expressing affection. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00010 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 01:25pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again -=>While in the White Hart, Maureen Goldman explained to Fred Runk that<=- MG> Same here. I picture Cadfael as more like Brian Blessed. The MG> books describe him as built like a barrel. Brian Blessed? Don't know the name. But, yes, someone stocky and craggy, a bit of a rough-and-tumble type. MG> Incidentally, the Moderator of HISTORY said that the depiction MG> was at least a century off. In what way? If that isn't asking for too much. ... Tis better to fail on a glorious quest than to succeed in mediocrity. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00011 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 01:27pm \/To: JOAN RENNE (Read 5 times) Subj: Books -=>While in the White Hart, Joan Renne explained to Fred Runk that<=- JR> I remember the North's! Good old radio days. The dog was a wire JR> haired fox terrier. (I've been the guest keeper for several of them) JR> If I remember correctly they were in my "Saturday afternoon at the JR> movies" in the serials. Sounds familiar. Dogs do better on radio than cats do, I guess. Or perhaps, America wasn't ready for a feline detective then. Don't remember exactly when, but am fairly certain they were on the radio, along with many others who have disappeared over the decades. ... Genesis, Chapter 1: Ooooohhhh! Look at what I just made. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00012 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 02:13pm \/To: REBEKAH DICKERSON (Read 5 times) Subj: Inspector Monk -=>While in the White Hart, Rebekah Dickerson explained to Fred Runk that<=- RD> I just got done reading one of those,and I loved it!Now I'm trying RD> to find onother book to read,maybe I'll try another Anne Perry RD> book.Write more later. I've read all of the Inspector Monk novels, except for the last one which I just found in pb. I haven't read any of her other Victorian mysteries--the longest series is about a Scotland Yard Insptr. and his wife who solve crimes. Those always seem to have a place name in the title. ... Tagline Wars: Full coverage on CNN ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00013 Date: 11/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 02:16pm \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 5 times) Subj: Brother Cadfael by Peter -=>While in the White Hart, Jan Murphy explained to Fred Runk that<=- > JM> Yes, and speaking of I, CLAUDIUS -- JM> JM> I like Jacoby, he's a fine actor, but I picture Cadfael as being much JM> more like Brian Blessed, who played Caesar Augustus in I,C. JM> Cadfael's supposed to be an ex-soldier, right? So you want JM> someone who can give you the impression that they used to JM> be soldierly but they've seen a little mileage. Right, that's my problem with Derek. He just doesn't come across as one who was a mercenary for awhile, fought in the crusades, and spent many decades soldiering around the continent. JM> Don't mean to malign Jacoby's physique, but Blessed is JM> better at doing scruffy-looking, which would hint at JM> Cadfael's past a bit better. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't recognize the name Brian Blessed. Nick Nolte certainly can do a decent scruffy. ... ARRRRRGGGHHH!!!! ... Tension breaker, had to be done. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00014 Date: 11/16/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 06:07pm \/To: FRANK STARNS (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: James patterson -=> Quoting Fn:frank Starns@1:130/716 to Bears <=- FS> Hello DOROTHY, FS> 13 Nov 96 13:00, DOROTHY REYNOLDS wrote to SUSAN BULLA: -=>> Quoting Fn:susan Bulla@1:130/916. to Joan Renne <=- JR>> Can't think of anyone to play Travis... FB>> I think Harrison Ford would be my pick but I don't think he'd do FB>> TV! DR> Harrison Ford might be good, DR> Except Travis is 6'4". Is Harrison that tall? I thought of Brian DR> Dennehey, but he's not tall enough. He sure is sexy though. (G). FS> There is an old movie, I think a TV movie, that starred Sam Elliot as FS> Travis McGee and he lived on the infamous Busted Flush. Sam was fairly FS> young at the time but well established, as I recall. Of course, the age FS> I get, the less memory I keep... Hello Frank: Interesting that a TV movie was made about Travis. Don't think I remember it anyway. Wonder if it's still around somewhere on a video? And I can picture Elliot in the role. He could still do it, as McGee would have aged right along with the rest of us. (G). Thanks for your input, and now you've roused my curiosity. I have a friend who is a movie buff and adores Elliot. Think I'll ask her if she remembers it. Will get back to you on this. Dorothy FS> Regards, FS> Frank Starns FS> e-mail: fstarns@flash.net FS> -!- GoldED/386 2.50+ FS> ! Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * FS> (1:130/716) ... I'm not old, I'm chronologically gifted. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- DBSMail V2.00g [F633BFFC] * Origin: tnl-online.com -=- san diego, ca -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFM00015 Date: 11/16/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 06:07pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: James patterson -=> Quoting Fn:susan Bulla@1:130/716. to Bears <=- DR> Hi Guys: Dorothy jumping in here. Harrison Ford might be good, DR> Except Travis is 6'4". Is Harrison that tall? FB> He could do in a pinch. Also, he has that rangy, rawboned look that FB> I associate with Travis. There is a picture of what McGee is supposed to look like on the back of the book I'm reading, and yeah, Harrison could do it. Or as stated in another message Sam Elliot and he does do TV. DR> I thought of Brian DR> Dennehey, but he's not tall enough. He sure is sexy though. (G). FB> Nope, too heavy (spoken by a woman who is WAY undertall for her FB> weight!) Ha ha. I love it. Consider this swiped. I do love Dennehey though. He has gorgeous eyes, full of mischief, and a very nice smile. Do you watch his Jake Reed series, by any chance? It's very good. Of course I could be a tad partial. (G). DR FB> * JABBER v1.2 * Curable with prozac and a polo mallet. FB> -!- InterEcho 1.19 FB> ! Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * FB> (1:130/716) ... You know you're dieting when postage stamp glue tastes good. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- DBSMail V2.00g [F633BFFC] * Origin: tnl-online.com -=- san diego, ca -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFN00000 Date: 11/17/96 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 12:47pm \/To: DOROTHY REYNOLDS (Read 5 times) Subj: James patterson DR> FB> he's fine to look at!). DR> DR> Here I am jumping in again. Hey, I like the idea of Sam Elliott for DR> McGee. Darn, why didn't I think of him? He is fine to look at and DR> rugged too. Good thinking girls. What say we get up a petition DR> to some production company to make the series? (G). I'm afraid we may have missed the boat on this one. It's not inane or violent enough. DR> As for Meyer, how about John Schuck who used to play on the DR> old McMillan and wife series? Or is he a tad too old? Better, but still not "there." * JABBER v1.2 * Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * (1:130/716)