You know, the upcoming generation may be able to find out almost anything with a
few keystrokes. And that's probably a good thing- because they sure don't have
much knowledge stored in their heads- at least not the kind we were taught to
make us a "well rounded person". I was in B&N today, when a bookperson comes
up to me and asks if I need help (what a loaded question). I ask her where I
could find Jules Verne. She said let's find out, and went to her computer. "Wow,
he's everywhere!" she proclaimed. Sci-fi, classic, fiction... in total surprise.
I said, you've never heard of Jules Verne? Nope. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
No, they didn't make me read that one in school. WELL, they didn't make me,
either! I read it on my own! And who the hell has never heard of Jules Verne?
Good grief! The World as We Know It, is doomed...
Hey, Tim Fleming reports that some fellow named Higgs discovered a new type of Bison. I'm always glad to hear when an endangered species is making a comeback.
For those
who remember her, our biggest Godzilla fan, Linda Conrad, is selling stuff at
the G-Fest Con in Florida.
Come July, we'll be having our "Salads and
Sundaes" night, featuring again the renowned French Chef, Msr Thomas de la
Proveaux. Also we'll be playing a round of our game show ICS-ACADEMIC! For those
new folks, it's just like IT's ACADEMIC, with genre related questions. Our
electronic and computer wiz Charlie Wittig designed and built the BRAINIC device
for it. The board has come up with a list of 100 questions that will be used
that evening. Jolly John Weber will be host, because in the past any team John
was on blew away everyone else. :) The winning team gets a double vote card!
You're probably saying, "wow, how could this night GET any better?". Well, to
top it off, Nina Hawes is having- Tim Burton Night! Yes, Edward
Scissorhands and Beetlejuice and the Headless Horseman and many others will all
be there that evening for us to vote on!
We'll also chat on some of the
movies out there- a certain webslinger debuted a short time ago, and a dark
knight is on the horizon this week. So stay cool, and we'll see you at the next
ICS-MEETING!
Hendo
Hendo
No comments:
Post a Comment