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- From: aaron@atlantis.uucp
- Subject: Re: Announcement!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.054327.11477@atlantis.uucp>
- Organization: Atlantis Communications, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:43:27 GMT
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- Barbara Trumpinski (trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu) wrote:
- : "ah, but alfvaen," kitten pipes up...."young andrew was named for
- : andy offitt...creator of shadowspawn and world famous author and party
- : animal (he likes my legs) mr. offett always comes to chambanacon with
- : wife and kids (his son just published a novel)..."
-
- "I know of Andy Offutt, and he >is< my favourite Thieves' World author, and I
- even like some of his other books. So you've met him and he likes your legs,
- eh? Hmmm. Homage is all well and fine, but why not name the boy Offutt? Now
- >there< is an original name. Or, even better, Hanse?
-
- "Does Offutt live near Shampoo-Banana, or does he have some other reason to
- come to Chambanacon? I just recall him talking about having a slow Texas
- drawl..."
-
- --
- ---Alfvaen(Still looking for "October's Baby")
- "I tell everyone a different story...that way nothing's ever boring." ---Jane Siberry
- Current Album--Bill Cosby:200 M.P.H.
- Current Read--Dave Duncan:The Reaver Road
-