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RAUMPATROUILLE
FANS UNITE!
I
just read your article
about Raumpatrouille and it's FAB! I first watched Raumpatrouille
in 1966 when I was 6 years old, and the most thing (apart from the scary
Frogs) that stuck to my mind was the constant yelling and shouting, which
actually reminded me of my father.
As
far as I know, nobody else has mentioned that yet, which means, your article
is a break-through!
Honestly.
And
it was rather interesting to see the series compared to Star Trek.
BTW:
They don't use 'Deep Sleep Tablets' aboard the Orion, they have a much
nastier thing: 'Cold Sleep Chambers'!
Regards,
Ralf
Ralf's 3D-Site
Info about the German SF series Raumpatrouille,
a Bryce-Gallery, models to download and more!
http://www.kag15.dial.pipex.com/
FARKED
Saw
your site on fark.com....the
attached scan is a mag I own and is my fave–note how the guy on the
left was painted to look like John Wayne!
Liked
your site btw.
Adam
Now
THIS is some depraved pulp art! I'd say it looks like the work of famous
pulp artist Norman Saunders (Mars Attacks cards, among many other works).
Any pulp-art fans out there know for sure?
–Ed.
CELEBRITIES:
WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR?
Dear
PopCult:
Here's
a suggestion. How 'bout the 5 Most Annoying Celebrities? Julia Roberts
tops the list, I think.
Thanks,
Lana
Cheng
(e-mail address withheld)
Ah,
you have happened upon the great font of Bottom 5 ideas: celebrities.
They are a constant source of annoyance for so many different reasons
that I have to be careful not to overuse them. Some upcoming columns:
"Non-Celebrities Who Act Like They Deserve to Be Famous," "The Worst Celebrities-Turned-Gameshow
Hosts," "Pseudo-Celebrities You Never Really Wanted to See Naked in Playboy."
–Ed.
MISUNDERSTOOD
GENIUS
Hey
Coury,
Really
enjoyed looking at your site and the way you view my grandfather... "Modes
& Motors" is one of his most famous published works.
He
was just very unusual in the way he went about signing his work though...he
"always" shared the credit with GM...often just laying it off on another
area inside this corporation, i.e. like the PR guys...primarly so he would
not be stereotyped as "some artist."
I've
just completed researching material for H.E.'s biography over the last
six years! I can tell, you are way ahead of the pack as far as your knowledge
of what this man did.
Most
people (even scholars) don't really understand what Harley was doing...
Best
regards,
Richard
Earle
See
Richard Earl's website devoted to Harley's achievements at http://carofthecentury.com/.
–Ed.
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