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From: jseaver@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Jason John Seaver)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Mostly Harmless Review (maybe some spoilers)
Date: 14 Oct 92 02:57:00 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

In article <1beu5oINN3eg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> mjl11@po.CWRU.Edu (Mario J. Latragna) writes:

>	Well, after getting the book on Sunday here and ready it
>in less then 24 hours, i see that the book isn't the best DNA book
>but it has really great potential.

>	2.  it provided an end to perhaps the greatest series of 
>		books ever written.  This is good because traditionally
>		series get worse as they get longer.

	That is true.  If this is the last Hitchhiker's book, then the series
will have gone out with style.  If he can finagle his way out of it (and that
ending can be looked at as either a finale or a cliffhanger from the ambiguous
way it was written), and write another book as good as Mostly Harmless to
follow it up, I certainly wouldn't mind.

	Is it just me, or does MH seem to represent a major change in style
from his previous Hitchhiker's books?  For example, in the previous stories,
when something needed to be found out, someone would look it up in the Guide
(or would already know it and the Guide entry would be printed for the poor
readers), whereas here we found out what was going on at the same time as the
characters.

						-Jay
From: jtruss@gelfand.WPI.EDU (Free the Expo 67!)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Mostly Harmless ending questions (definate spoiler)
Date: 13 Oct 1992 15:03:22 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: gelfand.wpi.edu

In article <1bebapINNo0v@bigboote.WPI.EDU> jseaver@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Jason John Seaver) writes:
>In article <1bd4p2INN4e5@aludra.usc.edu> cokin@aludra.usc.edu (Darren Cokin) writes:
>>I bought it yesterday and read the whole thing.  Towards the end it was 
>>pretty late, and I guess I wasn't reading all that carefull, cause I'm a bit
>>confused by the ending.  It may be a while before I have time to reread it,

I had to reread it a few times for the same reason.

>>Ok, let me tell you what I think happend, and you tell me how right I am.
>>The Grebulons destroyed the earth.  This of course is nothing new, it's been
>>destroyed before.  Only this particular time, Arthor and Trillian happen to
>>be on the earth at the time of the destruction, so the destruction is 
>>permanent.  Had they not been on it they would have mucked about time as they
>>always do, causing there to be another earth.  No the reason the Grebulons
>>destroyed the earth is that the Vogons used the Guide to make them, in the
>>same way Random used it to get Ford to land.  But Ford thought he was going
>>by his own free will, homing in on the old guide.  So, why did the Grebulons
>>think they were destroying the earth?  
>
>	Huh?  I thought the Vogons destroyed the Earth all by themselves in the
>end, and the Grebulons were just there to give Tricia somthing to do so that
>she didn't seem to come out of left field in the end.

No, you may recall that the Vogon ship was still quite some distance away.
(It had visual contact with earth and the Grebulons, nothing more.)  And
you may recall Tricia (let's see how close I get this quote from memory)
saying the Grebulons "are about to do something...terribly misguided."

The Vogons were planning on destroying the earth.  Actually, they were going
to destroy *all possible* earths.  (This was the Guide Mk II's purpose, to 
make such an occurrence possible.)  But the Grebulons beat them to it.  The 
Grebulons (this was mentioned) strongly felt their purpose was to observe 
secretly, and when their existence was made known on earth, they felt the need
to destroy the planet.

The confusion resulting on the Vogon bridge (the "folding out of existence"
of the bird, etc.) was due to earth's destruction.  But I don't think 
Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz really cared, so long as he could put the little tick
in the little box. :)

(Oh, and in case you can't tell, I liked the book.)

--
john trussell       :: "'Did you know,'
jtruss@wpi.wpi.edu  ::  she said with a slightly puzzled smile,
devnull@yew.wpi.edu ::  'that there's something wrong with me?'"
:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:: --Fenchurch, "So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish"
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: Adam Lawrence Salter <adam@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: I Got the New Book!!!
Reply-To: Adam Lawrence Salter <adam@zooid.guild.org>
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 03:35:04 GMT




  I got it here in CANADA. It seems to have been released at the same time as
in the U.K. unless it was released a few weeks ago in the U.K. It only lists
prices for Canada and U.K. so... 

  Anyway, I've read 30 pages and it great!!! I thought it might not be as good
as his earlier works but so far it's right up to par. It starts out with the
happenings on a space ship and continues with the activities of Tricia
Mcmillum (sp?). 

  BTW, it has some hilarious jokes about CHRISTIANS and religion, worship,
etc. ;-> 


                                                             Adam
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: rdc@doc.ic.ac.uk (Russell David Casey)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Evenings with Douglas Adams
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:21:07 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing, Imperial College, University of London, UK.
NNTP-Posting-Host: oak47.doc.ic.ac.uk


Does anyone know if DH will be anywhere remotely near London (England) on
public display in the next three-and-a-half years or so? I bought a signed copy
of the Omnibus edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide for 7 quid at Harrods, but
unfortunately the rudimentary squiggle that passes for a signature looks like it
could have been produced by a pair of dingo's kineys (over an infine period of
time, granted). I was woondering if I might be able to catch up with the man
himself and perhaps ask him to sign my copy properly.
I have not yet bought MH, as 13 quid forms rather a large amoount of my weekly
budget at the moment, but will most likely wait for it to come out in paperback
(and then give it to my sister as a birthday/ christmas present, borrow it, then
read it).


				Russ
From: ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Mostly Harmless ending questions (definate spoiler)
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:07:32 GMT
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies
Originator: ross-c@csparc2

*******SPOILERS*********



In article <1bebapINNo0v@bigboote.WPI.EDU> jseaver@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Jason John Seaver) writes:
>In article <1bd4p2INN4e5@aludra.usc.edu> cokin@aludra.usc.edu (Darren Cokin) writes:
>>confused by the ending.  It may be a while before I have time to reread it,
>	Aren't you supposed to be? :)
>>Ok, let me tell you what I think happend, and you tell me how right I am.
>>The Grebulons destroyed the earth.  This of course is nothing new, it's been
>
>	Huh?  I thought the Vogons destroyed the Earth all by themselves in the
>end, and the Grebulons were just there to give Tricia somthing to do so that

Then what was the "positive action" undertaken by the Grebulon commander
to avoid his bad month? It wasn't getting Tricia to come out and do the
charts because until she did, he didn't know he was going to have one (he's
no Marvin).

Cheers,

Ross-c

PS: Has anyone noticed that the name "Arthur" is only two letters different
from "Author". Does anyone else think it's possible that Arthur is D.A's
own persona projected into the books, or is it just that I'm nutty as
a fruitcake?
From: iwan@cs.utexas.edu (Himawan Prajogo)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Douglas Adams is coming to Austin, TX
Date: 14 Oct 1992 00:22:44 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cash.cs.utexas.edu

Hi Folks !

Just to let you know that Douglas Adams the guru himself
is coming to the University of Texas at Austin Campus on
Saturday, October 24 at 7 PM. He will talk in the LBJ auditorium.
I am not associated with the event, in fact I only know about this
on a flyer somewhere on campus. So now you know as much as I do.
I will definitely be there....
Thanks for your kind attention, y'all ! :)

-- 
"ARE WE GONNA LOSE BIG ??" "WE'RE GONNA GET ANNIHILATED !!!"-Acme Pep Club
iwan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu				iwan@cs.utexas.edu


Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: f90-jos@nada.kth.se (Johan Smros)
Subject: Re: giving your add to a hitch-hiker
Originator: f90-jos@byse.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:30:22 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.162830.24152@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk> you write:
>
>
>There is someone currently giving their address as:
>{name deleted}
>Ericsson Telecom
>Karlstad
>The World (Tellus)
>The Milky way
>Universe
>
>
>This is about as much use to an intersteller hitch-hiker as
>
>The Company
>The Town
>The World
>The Milky way
>Universe
>
>Which world, which Milky Way, which Universe?
>(Tellus, yes do tell us  ;-)

Do you mean that there is more than one Milky Way? At least here in Sweden 
thats the name of our galaxy.

But I suppose its better to give the sector as adress.

Johan Smros
Vallentuna
ZZ9PluralZAlpha
From: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us (Jim Graham)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Chicago area DNA appearance info
Distribution: world
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 22:06:09 GMT
Organization: Me? Organized? Hah! :-)

here's some information I just got today about DNA's appearance in the
chicago area.  this is from an employee at a store in the bookstore
chain he'll be at, but it is, of course, subject to change (in other
words, double-check this).

Place:  Barbara's Bookstore,  3130 N. Broadway
Date/Time:  Sunday, 8 November '92, 4 PM

also, they do have Mostly Harmless available right now (just bought
my copy this afternoon).

again, be sure to confirm the time/place....just in case something
changes between now and then.
   --jim

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From: eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO (Eyvind Bernhardsen)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Red Dwarf
Date: 12 Oct 92 23:50:16 GMT
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology

Just to say that I'd really like Red Dwarf info too...  Thanks

-Eyvind Bernhardsen
Newsgroups: alt.fan.itchy-n-scratchy
From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Mcinnes B T (Dr))
Subject: itchy
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 08:59:01 GMT

fuck you, bart
From: pr@testnet.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Stern;lawyer;Kevin the Newsletter guy
Date: 14 Oct 92 18:08:51 GMT

After re-reading this article (re-posted below), I wonder if Howard would
respond to hearing of this newsgroup by either trying to have it banned, too,
or at least make us change the name of it so it no longer says howard-stern.
Maybe Mr. Benezra could tell Gary there's a bunch of fans you represent
without mentioning the name of the newsgroup.

Follow up comment to article:  Kevin took the advice of myself and
some of you veteran readers who wrote to me, suggesting he change the name of
the newsletter, and he continues publishing.

Those of you who have been reading since late May can skip
the rest of this article.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
appeared in  NY DAILY NEWS Sat 5/30/92, "Radio Roundup by George Maksian"
<credit where credit due]

"Stern Words About Newsletter"

Think megabucks star Howard Stern treats the little guy with kindness? Guess
again. One of his most ardent fans, Kevin Renzulli, of West Orange NJ, is
upset because Stern's lawyer has sent him a "cease and desist" order,
demanding he stop publishing a newsletter about the radio personality.
Renzulli claims that Stern says he's turning the letter into a big
business.  "This month marks the third year of my newsletter," said
Renzulli, 29.  "The May-June issue is ready to be mailed out, but I'm
in a quandry.  I got this letter from Stern's lawyer, ordering me to stop,
and Stern has said on the air that I've turned it into a big business,
which is not true. It's a very small operation, with only about 600
subscribers. I charge $1.50 an issue, which doesn't even cover the ink
the paper is printed on.  I put in about $8,000 to $10,000 a year out of my
own pocket. I do it because I'm a fan, nothing else."
        Renzulli said that his latest eight-page issue is one of his best
efforts.  "It covers the Geraldo Rivera-Frank Stallone fight, and includes a
three-panel cartoon about Howard that was done for us by Cracked magazine.
It's not a scandal sheet.  The newsletter is all positive.  I don't do any-
thing kooky.  The whole thing is very wierd. It's not that I'm a stranger.
Howard hired me to do the booklet for his 'Crucified by the FCC' boxed
CD set.  But, now he acts like he doesn't even know me.  The letter from
his lawyer was addressed to 'Dear Sir/Madam.'"
        Renzulli thinks that Stern's attitude changed when Renzulli recently
took out an ad for the newsletter in the New York Post.  "I guess that
ticked him off," said Renzulli.  "It bothers me a lot. I don't know what
to do."  Calls to Stern and his lawyer, Don Buchwald, were not returned.

-30-
From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Stern and Tori
Date: 8 Oct 92 02:36:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <1992Oct7.032848.8324@news.columbia.edu>, tl24@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Tami  Luhby) writes:
> Anyone have some kind of transcription of stern's chat with Tori Spelling of 
> 90210 today?  I woke up late and missed it and I love it when he talks to people from 90210.  Thanks alot.

Tori Spelling didn't say one freaking word. She was so lame that Howard had to 
carry the entire conversation, and i use the word loosly. You didn't miss a 
thing and got some sleep to boot.
ab
From: lewine@mirage.rtp.dg.com (Eric Lewine)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Requests for "Best of"
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:56:00 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC

In article <1b1pepINN7p7@pollux.usc.edu>, alexc@pollux.usc.edu (Alex Campbell) writes:
|> In article <1992Oct7.224828.4059@spcvxb.spc.edu> benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
|> >
|> >Today boy Gary asked for requests for the Christmas week "best of".
|> >Let's post some of them here and i'll call Gary with the list. I liked the
|> >Bob Hope interview.
|> 
|> 
|> I really liked the Bob Hope interview as well -- Grrrrrrr.
|> 
|> Some other things I would like to see on Xmas Best of.
|> 
|> 
|> 1. Howard calls Jessica Hahn posing as an editor with DoubleYoung books and
|> pretending that they are very interested in doing a book with her. I don't
|> have this on tape and I have to get it -- It is one of my favorite phony
|> phone calls.  "Would you be interested in posing with some road flares?...
|> I see, how about another man?.."

I second this one.
From: madmax@cellar.org (Alex Strumpf)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Great News!!!!
Date: 10 Oct 92 06:03:15 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

70640.1227@CompuServe.COM (Chris Paulus) writes:

> As predicted by Howard (and I know I'm not going to be the first
> to announce it, but Howard Stern is #1 in Los Angeles!!!!!!!!!!
> Long Live Howard and his Crew!!!!!!

And remember, Robin has to have sex with one of the male listerners there(so 
she allegedly promised last year when they first went on the air in LA. ;-) 
).

madmax@cellar.org
PREFERRED mailpath: madmax%cellar@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com



"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."

Doctor Who, ROBOT
From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: More "Best of.."
Date: 9 Oct 92 03:11:18 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

How about the one where Diceman goes completely off on Arsenio. That's the one 
where he made the "Ya hear?" "I hear ya" thing with Club soda Kenny famous.
ab
From: grundusk@sunflare.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Kevin Grunduski)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: BEST OF
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:42:28 GMT
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center

How about the show with Jackie Stallone when her husband calls in and they go at
it over the air. Howard could barely bleep everything that had to be bleeped.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
From: aavvaa@mixcom.com (Fred Falk)
Subject: Re: Requests for "Best of"
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 03:36:05 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.224828.4059@spcvxb.spc.edu> benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
>
>Today boy Gary asked for requests for the Christmas week "best of". 

ANYTHING PRE-1988!!!

Especially the FULL Steven Gaines interview!  And for thoughs of you
who have never heard it: "The Robin Williams" Interview (before he
married the nanny).  The first few Kinison appearances and the first
Bobcat appearance, Dice, Joe Walsh, Dee Snyder, John Phillips.

There are probably a few 100 others that are lost in the archives.

fred

-- 
Fred Falk
ffalk@mixcom.UUCP
EIES:  ff, 1935

Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
From: tl24@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Tami  Luhby)
Subject: Stern and Tori
Reply-To: tl24@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Tami  Luhby)
Organization: Columbia University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 03:28:48 GMT

Anyone have some kind of transcription of stern's chat with Tori Spelling of 
90210 today?  I woke up late and missed it and I love it when he talks to people from 90210.  Thanks alot.

-tl24@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu

Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
From: 5rtrtrt@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (richard.e.stealey)
Subject: Re: More "Best of.."
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 13:25:13 GMT

I vote for some of the older ones if Gary will do them (he seems to
like the hour long, interview-type sessions in preference to skits):

Any or all Kurt Waldheim skits
Susan Berzerkowitz with Bob and Ray (i.e. Hey Nanny Nanny !)
Mamma Looka Bubu Day

I know I am outnumbered on this next statement but here goes anyway:
I vote against ALL Pat Cooper and Dice man interviews.  Can't stand
their style at all.  Richard Simmons, Joan Rivers, Judy Tanuta are
all ok, but Pat Cooper ! where's the off switch?

Rick
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
From: luther@i5160e.nrl.navy.mil (Luther)
Subject: Re: Number of People subscribed to this group
Organization: US Naval Research Laboratory, Acoustics Division
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:25:30 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.203254.23267@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> fout@achilles.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
>
>benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu wote that he has spoken with Gary about mentioning
>this group on the air.  Does anybody know of a way to find out how many 
>subscribers there are to this group?  
>

We can count off, like in the military. I'll start off.... ONE!!

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From: ckunz@src4src.linet.org (Charles Kunz)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Howard in Albany
Date: 14 Oct 92 04:33:05 GMT
Organization: The Source for Source Pub Access Unix

In article <1992Oct12.124042.19134@crd.ge.com> grundusk@sunflare.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Kevin Grunduski) writes:
>Howard is Finally in Albany. Apparently he won some contest for the new morning
>Show on Q104 in Albany. Being a transplant from Jersey, I don't care how he got
>here at least now I have something to look forward to in the morning.

I know what you mean, I used to go to school up there, and before Howard there
was --nothing--!  --Extremely-- boring! (only had a weekly dose on cable &
WWOR).

Chuck
-- 
E-mail: ckunz@src4src.linet.org, aq084@cleveland.freenet.edu
It's amazing what you can do with a Commodore 64, isn't it? 
My girlfriend thinks I'm weird.  She's right.
From: barisajj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu (Joe Barisa)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Howie In CHICAGO!!
Date: 16 Oct 92 17:28:06 GMT
Organization: Drexel University
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X-Xxdate: Fri, 16 Oct 92 13:43:29 GMT
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Subject: Howie In CHICAGO!!
From: Marc Couch, mcouch@amiganet.chi.il.us
Date: 16 Oct 92 09:06:23 GMT
In article <mcouch.0b91@amiganet.chi.il.us> Marc Couch,
mcouch@amiganet.chi.il.us writes:
 I heard
>Howard say he's gonna be #1 in Chicago within a year.. I think he's
>underestimating Steve&Garry.. Besides.. They share the same station..
WLUP..
>However.. Howard is stuck on WLUP AM while S&G get WLUP FM.. So really,
it
>doesn't matter....

Interesting.  They said he would not beat DeBella in Philly and would end
up leaving
WYSP in a few years. He started in philly in 1985 at that time Debella
had something
like a 15 share I think.  In 1989 Howard beat him to become the #1 on air
personality
in Philly.  In his last ratings book he pulled 11 share where Debella is
at something
like a 5 or 6 share. 

They said that he would not do well in LA.  In a little more than a year
he is now the 
#1 on air personality.  In DC and Baltimore he is number 4, although he
has a 
disadvantage in these markets because the signal of the stations he is on
is 
hard to recieve.  Finally as far as AM goes he used to be on WNBC AM in
New York in
the early 80's and his show became the most listened to radio show for
that 
time period of the day (3:00pm to 6:00pm i think).

It may happen that he will not become #1, only time will tell, but if you
look at his
track record I would have to say that it is more than likely that he will.

Joe B.
From: john@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Howard on TV
Date: 7 Oct 92 23:04:20 GMT
Organization: Minnesota State University System



I keep hearing from people that Howard's TV show has been canceled.  I have
only been watching it for a few weeks.  Someone please tell me it is not true.

John@msus1.msus.edu
John@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
From: andy@eies2.njit.edu (Andy)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: Re: Number of People subscribed to this group
Keywords: two
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:01:23 GMT
Organization: NJIT - EIES2


THREE!

Ba-Ba-Bouey!
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
From: rogers_m@watson.bms.com (MICHAEL ROGERS)
Subject: Re: Howard on TV
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:53:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.170420.1367@msus1.msus.edu>, john@msus1.msus.edu writes...
> 
> 
>I keep hearing from people that Howard's TV show has been canceled.  I have
>only been watching it for a few weeks.  Someone please tell me it is not true.

It's been true for several months.  You have been watching reruns, which
WWOR will run over & over & over... 

So keep watching, there are >50 shows, I believe (very rough guess).

Howard will announce a new TV show soon, I believe.  He has talked about a 
series o 'specials' in the past.