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glencook-fans-digest    Tuesday, September 12 2000    Volume 01 : Number 030




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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:22:32 -0400
From: Joshua G Peery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

Well looks like I get to be called "the Kid" ( kinda like Purple Rain) :-)

Male, 25 the end of this month,  Divorced, no kids. I was present at a
showing of Star Wars at a drive-In theater in Boise, Idaho, but being like
2 or 3 dont remember shit. Did see Jedi and remember it :-)
Have a new great woman(who is possesive of my person) in my life, I am an
Estimator for a large commercial contractor in Raleigh, NC, make 25K a
year, RP gamer since third grade, Cook reader for 10 years, bought a copy
of "Shadow Games" at a Wal-Mart (thought it was the first book 'cause it
said "First book of the South" :-)

I must say it is a pleasure to be among such esteemed company.

~Joshua

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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:58:45 -0400
From: Jay DeSimone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) Soldiers Live - Spoiler Type Message

Welcome!

Interesting you say end.  We have been involved in a discussion about whether we
think the series is going to continue or end here.

Jay

Mike Wells wrote:

> Well.  I just finished Soldiers Live.  Great book I thought.  Loved it.
> Although I did get mad a few times. Ahh well...I guess it was time to end it
> eh?  Anyway...I'm new to the list, so be gentle.
>
> Mike


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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:14:01 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jake Kesinger <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [e-mail] wrote:

> So I am 30, male, single, make around $25,000, live in the midwest (US for
> those...),
> been reading Cook for two years, but I get the feeling that I am probably one
> of the
> oldest people on this list. While my sex insures that I am with the majority,
> I somehow
> get an impression few of those out there are employed fulltime or are as old
> as me
> (somehow I have no problem reconciling singleness with being a Cook reader).
> Anyway,
> just wondering how many others are in my demographic.
>
> christopher....
>
> p.s. if your weren't old enough to see Star Wars in the theater the first
> time you're
> not in the demographic.


What the heck...

27, single, male.  Not-nearly-gainfully-enough employed (about $18K/year)
as a math instructor/PhD. student in Lubbock, TX. Started Cook with the
Darkwar trilogy, but it was _Tower_of_Fear_ that got me hooked.

I was a bit too young to see SW the first time 'round, but was taken to
it in one of the second-run theaters a little later.  Or so I'm told.

  ==Jake


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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:16:34 -0700
From: "Caroline Helmeczi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

24 for a while more, female, married, one cat, looking for a job to pay the
rent while I start a business (chainmail costume-maker/freelance
bellydancer).
Annual income is miniscule, as my partner is a PhD student and it's all in
Canadian dollars!  The first book I read was Tower of Fear, followed by
Shadow Games--they were the only ones my hometown library had.  Shadow Games
was an interesting place to start--I'm sure other people can relate---"Who
are these Taken people?"

I saw Empire Strikes Back in the cinema.

Caroline


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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:27:00 -0500
From: Steve Harris <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) Future Cons- was Re: Windwhales

Michael,

If I make it to Archon (it's easy for me to get to, but there's always
the issue of other commitments--so no promises), I'll take note of what
books Glen Cook is stocked up on.

Steve

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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:46:11 -0700
From: Malik Coates <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

Hmm,
   Single M/28/Silicon Valley CA, doing programming... too shy to say my
salary.  Saw Star wars multiple times at a theater in Baltimore where I
grew up.  I'm pretty sure my first Cook was "The Black Company",
followed by "The White Rose" both of which I picked up from a used book
store while I was in college.

    My favorite authors have included Dick, Cook, Brust, Niven, Wolfe, and
Zelazny.  Currently I think PKD stands head and shoulders above everyone
else I've read.  Frank Herbert's "Dune", however, gets credit for
leaving the strongest impact on me.
    I really haven't gotten the chance to help spread Cook's popularity
yet.  Hopefully I will get the chance sometime.

 I'm currently reading:  "Visual Intelligence" by Donald D. Hoffman, and
"The Bhagavad Gita".

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> So I am 30, male, single, make around $25,000, live in the midwest (US for
> those...),
> been reading Cook for two years, but I get the feeling that I am probably one
> of the
> oldest people on this list. While my sex insures that I am with the majority,
> I somehow
> get an impression few of those out there are employed fulltime or are as old
> as me
> (somehow I have no problem reconciling singleness with being a Cook reader).
> Anyway,
> just wondering how many others are in my demographic.
>
> christopher....
>
> p.s. if your weren't old enough to see Star Wars in the theater the first
> time you're
> not in the demographic.
>
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- --
Right on! Right On! Shake your money maker!... Can we hit it and quit
it?
 ==James Brown.

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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:43:31 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

35 next month, married, started reading cook in 85, saw Star Wars in the theater over 30 times, computer industry, high 5 figures.

Win

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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:49:50 -0500
From: "Vonder Haar, Peter C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Duncan [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Location - Texas

 Okay, that's something like the 5th person I've seen a response from who
lives in Texas.  Personally, I have double-citizenship: I live in Austin and
work in Houston.
 I'm 31, married, and was fortunate enough to have a mom willing to get me
out of school to see the first showing of Star Wars in my hometown.  I
started reading Cook a scant 4 years ago (a friend lent me The Black
Company).  It would've driven me nuts waiting for the next book if I'd
started in '83 when it first came out.

 Pete

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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:50:57 -0400
From: "Nicholas J Thalasinos" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

Male, 37, Seperated :(  I have 2 sons. Saw Star Wars in the theatre (15 or
16 times!)
Health Inspector Down here Cape May County, NJ.  AVID AD&D/D&D player. Enjoy
surfing on the 'Net (obviously).

I also hate statistics, since they are so easy to manipulate to support any
view or agenda :)


> So I am 30, male, single, make around $25,000, live in the midwest (US for
> those...),
> been reading Cook for two years, but I get the feeling that I am probably
> one
> of the
> oldest people on this list. While my sex insures that I am with the
> majority,
> I somehow
> get an impression few of those out there are employed fulltime or are as
old
> as me
> (somehow I have no problem reconciling singleness with being a Cook
reader).
> Anyway,
> just wondering how many others are in my demographic.
>
> christopher....
>
> p.s. if your weren't old enough to see Star Wars in the theater the first
> time you're
> not in the demographic.
>
>


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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:40:30 -0600
From: Eric Herrmann <[e-mail]>
Subject: (glencook-fans) Biography Contest

(I went out-of-town last week and let this slip a little. Sorry.)

I'll accept individual entries in "The Biography for the Albacon 2000
Program Book" contest till Midnight MST, September 14, 2000. I've already
received a couple.

For those who have forgotten:
Glen Cook is the Guest of Honor (GoH) at the science fiction & fantasy
convention Albacon 2000, <http://www.albacon.org>, to be held October 6-8,
2000 in Schenectady, NY.

This is your chance to pay tribute to your favorite author in a fairly
public way. Plus you can add it to your own bibliography.

Keep the biography to under 1000 words and feel free to use personal
anecdotes or things. (Examples of program book biographies can be found at
<http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon30/glen-cook.html> and
<http://www.xmission.com/~shpshftr/GC/GC-Biog.html>.)

The biography that gets used by Albacon wins a copy of "The Heirs of
Babylon".

Any comments or questions can be sent to me privately.

- --
Eric Herrmann
<[e-mail]>



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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:07:37 -0600
From: "Acree, Patrick/CVO" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

Male, 44, my birthday was yesterday, 21 years Marine Corps Infantry, now
lead computer tech at a engineering firm.  Living in Corvallis, OR,
Willamette rhymes with dammit.  I've been reading Cook for 5 or 6 years now.
I just reread the entire BC series prior to starting SL.  Working on my very
meager collection of DE books.
Patrick Acree
Corvallis, OR





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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:37:22 -0700
From: "Rob Crowther" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (glencook-fans) New job and contact information

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As most of you know, I am taking a position as a public and media relations
strategist at the Seattle PR firm of Parker LePla.  Friday, September 15
will be my last day at Discovery Institute.  The following contact
information will be in effect on Monday, Sept. 18.  E-mail to my old
Discovery account will be forwarded to me for a while, but please update
your address books as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Rob


Work contact information:

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Parker LePla
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:29:39 -0600
From: Matthew Roche <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

i never received the original demographics request, so here are the
questions i think *were* asked...

gender: male
age: 31
marital status: married with three cats. my wife is also an avid cook fan
but the cats don't care for him
occupation: software developer
location: new mexico
income: low six figures
reading cook: Since the mid 90s
first cook: 'the black company'
cook books read: everything but the last two glittering stone books, 'sung
in blood' and 'the swap academy.' i'm working my way through the black
company again so i can appreciate glittering stone fully
favorite cook: 'the dragon never sleeps'
least favorite cook: the last glittering stone i read, but i'm trying
again...
cook converts: three or four co-workers over the years
saw star wars in the theater: yes.

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:59:12 -0700
From: Sam Roberts <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics

I'm pretty sure I only counted 2 or 3 women that contributed to this thread
so I decided to chime in also.  Female, 28, computer tech support, and yes I
saw SW in the theater but I was really small and don't remember it much.  I
made up for that in later years by seeing it over an over again.  I
encountered the Black Company books somewhere around 92 and have also read
the Garrett books.  Strangely enough I read a Garrett book before I did
Black Company, hated it and never finished it, then went back to it after I
decided Cook was a good author and now I love them.  I stumbled on
speculative fiction late in life with Zelazny's Amber series (I was 17 or
so) and grew up reading any mysteries that I could get my hands on so the
Garrett books are a natural thing for me to love.

I lurk a lot on this list, responding only occasionally, but I must say I
really enjoy the intelligent discussions and general enthusiasm and respect
for the subject that everyone demonstrates.  As lists go, this one has had a
lot fewer problems than most and I think it's due to our conscientious list
owner and the quality of it's members.

Sam


- -----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 3:25 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) OT: Demographics


Okay, so after reading this thread I have to say I was wrong. Guess I was
just in one of those "feeling old" moods. Sometimes I feel like I'm reading
books I should have given up in my later teens.

It was/is interesting to see people's replies though.

christopher....

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