tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post2858677947040198876..comments2008-04-21T15:00:59.439-07:00Comments on Dream Sequence: No more free lunchesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post-30451873941015020852007-11-04T19:01:00.000-08:002007-11-04T19:01:00.000-08:00James, so you are recommending Jack Vance, given t...James, so you are recommending Jack Vance, given the sort of thing that I am writing?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post-90343647758387098262007-11-04T18:54:00.000-08:002007-11-04T18:54:00.000-08:00The Jack Vance book that I remember best is The St...The Jack Vance book that I remember best is The Star King (1964). When I saw the cover, it recognized it immediately. I must admit to not having read much Jack Vance. in the late 1950's to the latter 1980's, I was devouring all science fiction that I could find. I have some H. Beam Piper originals, but I only bought them in the 1990's. My favorite book is The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson. I don't care for his other works, but this one I like. As for Piper, I like Lord Kalvin of Otherwhen and a few others of the same type. I also like Nevil Shute books, such as the sort of alternate history book In the Wet, about an Australia that never existed and a Britain where things played out differently then they actually did.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post-88565097918234744762007-11-04T18:28:00.000-08:002007-11-04T18:28:00.000-08:00Jim, I was wondering: have you ever read any Jack ...Jim, I was wondering: have you ever read any Jack Vance? His books are all out of print but I still have a couple about 30 years old.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862893880440624911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post-59681685481382953812007-11-04T18:24:00.000-08:002007-11-04T18:24:00.000-08:00I would say that is EXACTLY what we have under Lab...I would say that is EXACTLY what we have under Labour in England today. Also your earlier entry about things being made illegal purely to generate revenue is already true here.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862893880440624911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29601365.post-89796760539524062952007-11-04T17:49:00.000-08:002007-11-04T17:49:00.000-08:00Grandpa used to tell me about the days of the "nan...Grandpa used to tell me about the days of the "nanny state". People looking to the government for a replacement of personal responsibility sounds crazy today, but we all know how it used to be. He always thought things started changing with the unlikely candidacy of the late 2000's. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if that was all it was, though.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451046624771873293noreply@blogger.com