ramsay@kcl-cs.UUCP (ZNAC440) (03/11/86)
>>.... Philip Dick is also wonderful, but he's not writing >>much these days.... >How do you know? Just because he's not getting much published doesn't >mean he's not writing (as I know to my regret.) Maybe the mail service >is not very efffective from where he is? > Charlie Martin > (...mcnc!duke!crm) I could be wrong about this, but didn't Philip Dick die in 1982? This is what it says in the front of one of his books I have (can't remember which). If he was fooling, it was well detailed - it even said that the book in question was published with the permission of his estate. Anyone know? R. Ramsay <And sneaking along last...>
sfsoc@warwick.UUCP (Science Fiction + Fantasy Society) (03/12/86)
Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Keywords: Xpath: ukc eagle In article <645@neon.kcl-cs.UUCP> ramsay@kcl-cs.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) writes: >>>.... Philip Dick is also wonderful, but he's not writing >>>much these days.... >>How do you know? Just because he's not getting much published doesn't >>mean he's not writing (as I know to my regret.) Maybe the mail service >>is not very efffective from where he is? >> Charlie Martin >> (...mcnc!duke!crm) > >I could be wrong about this, but didn't Philip Dick die in 1982? This is what >it says in the front of one of his books I have (can't remember which). If he >was fooling, it was well detailed - it even said that the book in question was >published with the permission of his estate. Anyone know? > > R. Ramsay > I think a slight lack of netiquette is what caused the misunderstanding. Charlie should have followed the article with a nice little ':-)' or even ':-(' - new symbol for a sick joke anyone. What do you think he means by "Maybe the mail symbol is not very effective from where he is?"? -- "Me? I want to live forever - or die | UWSF&FS trying." -Vila | 131 Arts Fed Pigeonholes --------------------------------------------| Uni. of Warwick DISCLAIMER: | Coventry CV 47 AL This is an alcohol generated article. | UK