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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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 Posted - 08/19/2004 : 18:00:54
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We all know FB likes to include scifi stuff in his music...what about specific books/authors he likes?
I know, of course, about the cult of ray/Robert Onion/etc...
"bullet" has always reminded me of Heinlein's "Citizen of the Galaxy" for some reason...
who digs scifi??? |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2004 : 20:18:25
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Is "The Case for Mars" science fiction or science fact? I was never quite sure on that point.
Frank has said that "Big Red" is based on the Mars Trilogy, but I forget who wrote it.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2004 : 21:02:43
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i remember seeing frank on a much music interview in canada and the vj asked him to name a book he was reading (or one of his favorites) and he named red mars by kim stanley robinson. i think the triology is red, green, and blue mars. i'll read sci-fi but never really got into red mars even though it got some really good reviews.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
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the thing
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
313 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2004 : 00:48:14
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I've heard good and bad things about the Mars Trilogy, apparently Kim Stanley Robinson has some fairly extreme political views that come out in his books, for which he receives some fairly negative press.
As far as Frank and SCI-FI, BBC Radio 1 once ran a session with Frank reading from the Martian Chronicles, which was fairly awesome, he has an excellent "spoken word" voice (every time I read Bradbury now its in an FB Voice ).
 Forget the cults I got me a whole church! |
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nekom
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Posted - 08/29/2004 : 15:13:15
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quote:
Originally posted by the thing
I've heard good and bad things about the Mars Trilogy, apparently Kim Stanley Robinson has some fairly extreme political views that come out in his books, for which he receives some fairly negative press.
It's kinda hard to write utopian fiction without extreme political views.
I've never found ideological agreement a prerequisite for entertainment, but YMMV obviously. I quite enjoyed the series in spite of my libertarian political philosophy. The ideas are well-explored and -presented, and thought-provoking. I'd recommend it to any fan of hard science fiction. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2004 : 19:47:07
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Frank Black did a song for an x-files soundtrack!
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2004 : 20:39:54
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| and it's a GREAT driving song.... |
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2004 : 21:45:18
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Originally posted by tobafett
who digs scifi???
I've been on a sci fi kick for a few years now. I'm in the middle of Asimov's 'Robots and Empire'. It's alot different then my favorites, which are; Heinlein's 'Starship Troopers', Haldeman's 'The Forever War' and Steakley's 'Armor'. You can make a case that Haldeman and Steakley borrowed heavily from Heinlein, but I enjoy their stories just the same.
As for Zubrin's Sci Fi book it is called 'First Landing' which is about the first landing on Mars. And the only way to get to Mars would be to follow his step by step instruction from 'The Case For Mars'.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2004 : 21:46:34
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Yeah the song kicks fucking ass!!!!! :) and i love xfiles too
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