Comments on: Gads http://marsblog.net/wp/2006/11/gads/ News and Commentary on Space Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Aaron_J http://marsblog.net/wp/2006/11/gads/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Aaron_J Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:09:21 +0000 http://marsblog.net/wp/?p=1313#comment-1000 My God, is there nothing the Robinsons won't do to glom on to Heinlein for their own self-promotion? Now it's Jeanne, hijacking the Heinlein Centennial event to push her dance recital in space. She's a dancer, you see. And she wants to dance in space. Because dance is the universal ultimate expression of the human spirit. And space is the ultimate frontier. And of course space is more than just exploration, and science, and turbopumps...it's about dance! Or something. And get this: we're all just neurotically attached to the gravity well of a planet. Neurotically. Attached. To a planetary surface. WTF? What would Newton say? Newton would no doubt be harsh in his condemnation of such lunacy. For his part, Heinlein must be spinning in his grave to know that this couple have become his self-appointed literary heirs and the advocates of his memory. Since that crappy book he wrote from Heinlein's notes came out, I suddenly find myself filled with revulsion on seeing Heinlein's picture (as on the Centennial site), and having no desire to ever read another Heinlein story again...indeed, wondering why I ever thought they were good in the first place. Thanks, Spider, you asshole, for ruining Heinlein for me with your lousy judgement in accepting such a challenging commission, and your utter lack of competence as a writer in carrying it out. My God, is there nothing the Robinsons won’t do to glom on to Heinlein for their own self-promotion? Now it’s Jeanne, hijacking the Heinlein Centennial event to push her dance recital in space. She’s a dancer, you see. And she wants to dance in space. Because dance is the universal ultimate expression of the human spirit. And space is the ultimate frontier. And of course space is more than just exploration, and science, and turbopumps…it’s about dance! Or something.

And get this: we’re all just neurotically attached to the gravity well of a planet. Neurotically. Attached. To a planetary surface. WTF? What would Newton say?

Newton would no doubt be harsh in his condemnation of such lunacy. For his part, Heinlein must be spinning in his grave to know that this couple have become his self-appointed literary heirs and the advocates of his memory. Since that crappy book he wrote from Heinlein’s notes came out, I suddenly find myself filled with revulsion on seeing Heinlein’s picture (as on the Centennial site), and having no desire to ever read another Heinlein story again…indeed, wondering why I ever thought they were good in the first place. Thanks, Spider, you asshole, for ruining Heinlein for me with your lousy judgement in accepting such a challenging commission, and your utter lack of competence as a writer in carrying it out.

]]> By: Brian http://marsblog.net/wp/2006/11/gads/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Brian Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:35:27 +0000 http://marsblog.net/wp/?p=1313#comment-999 Nope. You want space you're going to have (forgive me, Jeanne) space hippies. I mean 'hippie' in the not-mean sense of course. Nope.

You want space you’re going to have (forgive me, Jeanne) space hippies.

I mean ‘hippie’ in the not-mean sense of course.

]]> By: T.L. James http://marsblog.net/wp/2006/11/gads/comment-page-1/#comment-998 T.L. James Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:39:38 +0000 http://marsblog.net/wp/?p=1313#comment-998 Does it? Damn. Are you sure we can't leave her kind behind? Does it?

Damn.

Are you sure we can’t leave her kind behind?

]]> By: Brian http://marsblog.net/wp/2006/11/gads/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Brian Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:08:20 +0000 http://marsblog.net/wp/?p=1313#comment-997 It takes all kinds, you know. It takes all kinds, you know.

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