[mythtv-users] OT - Arthur C. Clarke

[Robin Gilks]

>
> On Mar 18, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
>
>>
>>> Yes I know it's OT, but I think it will be of interest to most if not
>>> all the readers here.
>>>
>>> Arthur C. Clarke has passed away.
>>>
>>> I think I'll watch 2001 (via MythTV) tonight.
>>
>> Its at least 42 years since I first read "The City and the Stars" -
>> I'll
>> have to scan the bookshelf at home and have another read (I'm sure
>> I've
>> still got a copy, I have most everything else he wrote).
>
> I wasn't going to reply to this thread, in view of the recent request
> to cut down on OT, but:
>
> Don't you think "Childhood's End" would be more appropriate to read
> right now?

But you always remember your first time the best...

"The City and the Stars" was the first science fiction book I ever read -
perhaps it lead to my contributions (however minor) to MythTV :-)

-- 
Robin Gilks