Karsa Orlong

Hello Pixie, just noticed your avatar in one of the threads and thought "that looks like the cover from Deadwing".

Plus I have to say hello to fellow Rush fans ;-)

Hoper all's well in your world!

Steve

Hi Frankie - yay, another Rush fan -Counterparts is a great album

Yeah, I love Blackfield. I saw them a couple of years ago - they're great live so, yeah, you're very lucky - go see them!

Who else do you like?

Cheers, Steve

Hi Frankie, how's it going?

I saw this and thought of you ...

http://www.thisisnotascene.com/2011/rush-to-release-sectors-3-box-sets-spanning-mercury-records-career/

Hi Lauren,

I'm good thanks. Scribbles going well, thanks - although I'm taking a break while the World Cup is on I submitted the story you read to Interzone but it was rejected - no great surprise there. If my first attempt had been accepted it would have been a miracle! Still, I'm considering editing it (quite severely) and submitting it to a couple of competitions that have 5,000 word limits. I'll give it some thought.

How about you? How's yours going?

Steve

Hi Paula Soooo, have you been watching season 6? I've watched the first two eps so far ...

Steve

Hiya, glad I could help (even if it was me asking you for help, LOL!). I've not heard of Simon R. Green. Didn't he used to be on Blue Peter (joking!!) :-)

Cheers

Steve

Hiya,

Just saw your post in the thread about Gateway. I didn't want to take that thread completely off-topic, so ...

You mentioned you'd rather read some sf thats not like a tv series - unless its as epic as BSG. Peter F. Hamilton fits both those criteria, I reckon. If your library doesn't have Gateway or The Forever War you could have a look at The Reality Dysfunction or Pandora's Star. Each of those is the first book of a series. Only the Malazan books are better, imo - but you'd probably guessed that, lol!

Hope you enjoy whatever you choose!

Steve

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Janet

Steve

Tough question! Depends if you can handle a bit of growling, I suppose. I say 'go for it' - they're awesome! Each song is a musical journey. You know Steve Wilson has worked with them a lot? Start with some of the quieter stuff, I reckon. Try

Very clean, unfortunately - I reckon a dirty birthday might have been fun! Thanks for the birthday wishes

Steve

Aaaargh! The Itsu on the ground floor below our office is pumping music out - it's like sitting above a nightclub!

Back at work after nearly 3 weeks off *sigh*

Back from Porcupine Tree at the Albert Hall. Amazing! Loads of old stuff: Small Fish, Up The Downstair, The Sky Moves Sideways, Dislocated Day, Tinto Brass, Pure Narcotic ... and they finished with Arriving Somewhere and Trains!! Me happy :-)

Belated Happy Birthday, Kay! How come the board isn't telling me about people's birthdays?? Weird.

Belated Happy Birthday, pickle!

Buying tickets for a Rush show should come with free counselling for stress.

Chicago here we come!

Cool, I'll get hold of a sample of one of those, thanks! :-)

Crikey, he's written enough, hasn't he? Looks like the first Deathstalker book is only available second hand - shall give it a go thanks!

Crikey, Rush UK tour announced already for next May. Tix on sale on Friday ... going to be an expensive week!

Excellent, thanks! If you like them, and a bunch of my fellow Steven Erikson fans like them, I'll hopefully like them, too. Might have to push the first one up my wish list ;-)

Fed up with listening to my colleagues sniffing - I've got it in stereo! Can't they buy a box of tissues?

Giraffe milk is good for you, farmers say.

Grrr, builders back next door, finding it impossible to concentrate on my book

Happy birthday mate