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This tread is going to be for everyone to guess what's going to happen in next weeks episode. Please post any thought,suspicisons,guesses or ideas that you have here concerning a character,scene . The train will leave the station every Thursday at: 5:00 PM depending upon your timezone. Come prepared, and put your thinking caps on........... all aboard!!!!! VAMPIRES,MORTALS,WOLFS,HUMANS ALLOWED !!!! V**V V***V ![]:)](http://boards.hbo.com/images/emoticons/devil.gif)  , (\/) -- Edited by Marleneemm at 09/16/2008 2:17 PM PDT
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Re: THE SPECULATION TRAIN: The VAMPIRE EXPRESS
Oct 20, 2009 3:55 PM
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Hajnalka,
If you enjoyed West with the Night, have you also read Wind, Sand and Stars? What about Alexandra Fuller's Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight: a Memoir of an African Childhood and Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier?
I read "Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight" while I liked it - I felt a tad scarred afterwards. I'm not sure of the others. I went mad about everything "Happy Valley" for a while and read everything I could. So it's possible. I loved "White Mischief" the movie. The actors, scenery and just plain strangeness of the set, was facsinating to me.
I have not been to Africa but know folks who have. They all gush about South African and Kenya. I cannot imagine how it must have been back then. I personally couldn't handle my little mutt being dragged off by a leopard. The thought makes me cringe. And the tale of Hattons' hair. How he shaved it off and put tar (I think that was it) on his head. This supposed to make his hair grow back fuller. But he never grew any back. Somehow that just stuck with me. Nothing seemed to phase them through. Or Markum in her last years. She had a hut with a tree stump to sit on. She was perfectly content - had everything she needed. They were hardy souls.
Well, thank you again. You brought back a huge truckload of memories for me, of a younger time and a different place.
Take care,
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Oct 20, 2009 3:46 PM
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> Hajnalka: I almost fell over when I read your
> mention of Beryl Markham. I too loved that book -
> West with the Night. It is one of my favorites. I
> loved Out of Africa also. And Karen Blixen and Denys
> Hatton. If I recall correctly Beryl and Denys were
> lovers also. I've read a lot of books about the
> "Happy Valley" it must have been quite something
> then.
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> You just made my day 
What ho! Another Beryl Markham and 'The Happy Valley' enthusiast! Yes, Beryl and Denys Finch-Hatton were also lovers (there was quite a lot of safari tent hopping amongst that insular set). When I saw all of the English Bull Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Namibia/South Africa, it reminded me so much of Buller, Markham's bull terrier... the one the leopard tried to eat. The leopard stole right into her room, plucked the bullie from her bed, and attempted to make off with him with the dog's head clamped in his jaws. Leopards are infamous for their taste for dog. This leopard, however, lived to regret his decision. The entire compound was awoken by what sounded like the Battle of Stalingrad. A terrible clash of the titans with sounds so barbaric and primeval that no one could place where they'd ever heard anything remotely akin to them. The next morning, they set out to track down Buller. Splashes of blood everywhere marked the trail. They eventually found the terrier horrifically mangled but alive. Shortly afterward, they found the leopard also still alive -- but so miserable and in such bad shape that he wished he wasn't. The big cat was put out of his misery, and Buller rushed to the closest vet. He forever afterward looked like 'Frankendog', but he recovered. Never underestimate the courage and power of a Bull Terrier. They're really good for snakes, too. You see them on farmsteads all over Africa.
If you enjoyed West with the Night, have you also read Wind, Sand and Stars? What about Alexandra Fuller's Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight: a Memoir of an African Childhood and Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier?
I was able to meet Kuki Gallman whilst I was in Namibia. She had come over from East Africa to attend the big, annual CCF (Cheetah Conservation Fund) fundraiser and auction at the Windhoek Country Club and Casino. Kim Basinger portrayed her life in I Dreamed of Africa.
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Oct 20, 2009 3:45 PM
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Fulvia, I haven't read the 4th book yet and my sister says it is her favorite because the characters seem more adult. At this point I like [TWILIGHT] the best. I really liked the movie.
Hajni, obviously I chose the wrong Sendak book to read to my boys..they both still live at home and they are in their 20's..LOL.
Interesting note Shannon Doherty did the voice of Theresa in NIHM and she would have been all of 11 yrs. old.
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Oct 20, 2009 3:38 PM
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Hi Marlene,
Yes I saw that movie when I was a kid. It was so incredible to me, then I started to read about that time and place.
Thanks for the other suggestions.
Take care
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Oct 20, 2009 3:22 PM
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Twitche:
Denys Haddon & KarenBlixen were lovers~and one of
my favourite films is "Out of Africa"
I call films like that "travel logs"~ "RomeAdventure"
"An American In Paris" "The DaVinciCode"
"ChariotsOfFire" "Agony & Extacsy""GrandPrix"
"ToCatchAThief"
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Oct 20, 2009 3:04 PM
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Hi All,
I'm just popping in. I stop by to see what's happening.
Hajnalka: I almost fell over when I read your mention of Beryl Markham. I too loved that book - West with the Night. It is one of my favorites. I loved Out of Africa also. And Karen Blixen and Denys Hatton. If I recall correctly Beryl and Denys were lovers also. I've read a lot of books about the "Happy Valley" it must have been quite something then.
You just made my day
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Oct 20, 2009 2:54 PM
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Fulvia:
I'm talking about the "round robin".
And I've not even contributed~~but that may change
after December 2?? I have to begin to write stuff out
by hand first. It's been a real while since I wrote
anything so I need to do some test stuff first.
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Oct 20, 2009 2:53 PM
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Vgannon50 --
Yes, I've heard nothing but wonderful things about Where the Wild Things Are, and I am so glad that the decision was made to utilize live action and incredible costume design rather than digital animation. Love this story as I do, it is not my favourite Sendak tale: that honour is reserved for Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More to Life, the magical tale of the winsome Sealyham terrier Jennie who leaves the comforts of her home to seek out Experience. I love this story and the adorable illustrations (which totally capture the unique terrier character), and I still have a copy of this book.
And I also enjoyed The Secret of NIMH (especially poignant as I do not live all that far away from NIMH). Wasn't Sir Derek Jacobi the voice of Nicodemus? And yes, the crow that was addicted to anything "sparkly" was hilarious. He's forever trying to collect "sparklies" for his nest. The story is a chilling bioethic morality tale. With great new power comes great new responsibility, and intelligence does not necessarily denote wisdom.
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Oct 20, 2009 2:41 PM
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I've read fabulous things about the new Where the Wild Things Are. It's one of #2's favorite books. He actually says, rather frequently, "I'll eat you up, I love you so" to me. This adaptation is meant to tap into the darker aspects of the story, and I've been warned that it's not necessarily for young children. #2 has hyper-sensitive hearing, so I wouldn't take him to a theatre anyway. When it comes out on dvd, we'll preview and see if it'd be something he'd like. Has anyone seen it?
And who's buying a New Moon t-shirt? Fess up!
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Oct 20, 2009 2:11 PM
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> Fulvia:
> Know wether or not Eripmav's written another chapeter
> yet or what????
Marlene: Are you talking about Eripmav's own writing or for the fan fiction we are all doing? I wrote the last chapter, 11, set in 1266 with Eric and Godric; vgannon and VwVjuiced, I believe are going next, then I will write another chapter, and if no one else wants to write, then latbfan will close us out. Then, we are starting a different story, the new one centers on Lorena. eripmav, of course, may decide that she wants to write some more Godric before we finish, which would be delightful.
vgannon: Excellent that you are seeing New Moon, too. I find myself really looking forward to it, and look forward to all of us comparing notes once it comes out. Which was your favorite book of the series?
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Oct 20, 2009 2:00 PM
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Fulvia et al, I am so looking forward to New Moon. I enjoyed the books but they were a little wordy. Where The Wild Things Are is getting rave reviews. I'll bet I read that to my children at least 100 times. It was one of our favorites along with Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. I saw where they are doing a remake of Secret of the Nimh.
If any of you with young children have not seen it, (the 1982 edition) , I mean it is wonderful. I loved it so much I even watched it without the boys. Dom DeLuise is the voice of a hysterical crow, Jeremy. It is really funny.
Leaving a pot of pumpkin spice coffee and a platter of sweet potato pancakes for a late brunch for all the railcar riders..Surely they have cast someone by now..just one hint would be fodder for our cravings.
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Oct 20, 2009 1:17 PM
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Fulvia:
Know wether or not Eripmav's written another chapeter yet or what????
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Oct 20, 2009 12:42 PM
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> Fulvia --
>
> Once more quickly back to Lübeck, the old Queen of
> the Baltic, as I was just thinking about das
> Holstentor (circa 1477). Thomas Mann and his family
> hailed from this lovely, cultured city and wasn't his
> novel Buddenbrooks set amongst the merchant
> aristocracy of Lübeck (if I remember correctly...
> it's been years since I've read it)? Today it is
> sadly primarily known for the famous Niederegger
> Marzipan (which I whorishly adore, especially the
> Schwarzbrot. Do not attempt to come between me
> and my Schwarzbrot unless you are willing to
> violently lose an appendage). Lüneberg is also a
> distinguished old town. Have you ever visited it or
> the famous Lüneberger Heide (Heath)? The
> Heide is far more vast, lonely, and wild than
> Moyer's beloved Hampstead Heath, as it is outside of
> the town proper and most of it is a protected nature
> preserve. It is also infamous as the burial site of
> Heinrich Himmler (head of the SS), who was
> captured by the Allies near Lüneberg and committed
> suicide by cyanide capsule. His body was secretly
> buried in an unmarked, hidden grave on the Heide to
> prevent it from becoming a Nazi/Neo-Nazi shrine.
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> If merchant sea trade, maritime history, and warfare
> interest you, there is an absolutely
> magnificent new International Maritime
> Museum in Hamburg that I've been lusting to see.
> It has 10 decks! Ten whole floors of exhibits.
> Deck 2 deals with the Hanse-Bund (the Hanseatic
> League of Northern Europe).
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> http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/
Hajni:
Sadly, my travels in Germany are limited. The problem with Germany, much like with Italy, is that there is too much to see. One could spend a lifetime traveling in either country and not scratch the surface. We went to Lubeck about 10 years ago and took the train from Copenhagen, which involved a fun leg of the trip in which the train boarded a ferry and sailed to Germany. We were to spend one day in Lubeck and two days in Hamburg. We did not count on falling in love with Lubeck and spending two days there, instead, which left only one day for Hamburg and we, therefore, missed the maritime museum. Lubeck is medieval time-warp, the most fantastical place, and as far as I could tell, not visited by toursits much at all.
The other places I have been to in Germany include Munich, (we actually stayed in Freising), Trier, (which I insisted upon seeing because of it's ancient Roman connection, the provisional seat of power for the Western portion of the Empire under Constantine), and Heidelburg, which computer hog insisted upon seeing because of his love of Mark Twain. If I could go back, I would love to go the Schwarzwald, (Black Forest), and to Lake Constance and the lovely little towns boardering the lake. Probably just a pipe dream, though.
Now that you have told me about the maritime museum in Hamburg, I want to cry.
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Oct 20, 2009 11:01 AM
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Fulvia --
Once more quickly back to Lübeck, the old Queen of the Baltic, as I was just thinking about das Holstentor (circa 1477). Thomas Mann and his family hailed from this lovely, cultured city and wasn't his novel Buddenbrooks set amongst the merchant aristocracy of Lübeck (if I remember correctly... it's been years since I've read it)? Today it is sadly primarily known for the famous Niederegger Marzipan (which I whorishly adore, especially the Schwarzbrot. Do not attempt to come between me and my Schwarzbrot unless you are willing to violently lose an appendage). Lüneberg is also a distinguished old town. Have you ever visited it or the famous Lüneberger Heide (Heath)? The Heide is far more vast, lonely, and wild than Moyer's beloved Hampstead Heath, as it is outside of the town proper and most of it is a protected nature preserve. It is also infamous as the burial site of Heinrich Himmler (head of the SS), who was captured by the Allies near Lüneberg and committed suicide by cyanide capsule. His body was secretly buried in an unmarked, hidden grave on the Heide to prevent it from becoming a Nazi/Neo-Nazi shrine.
If merchant sea trade, maritime history, and warfare interest you, there is an absolutely magnificent new International Maritime Museum in Hamburg that I've been lusting to see. It has 10 decks! Ten whole floors of exhibits. Deck 2 deals with the Hanse-Bund (the Hanseatic League of Northern Europe).
http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/
I shall probably wait a bit to see New Moon. I've not read the Twilight books (of course, I haven't read all of the CH books, either and don't know if I ever will). I do very much want to see Where the Wild Things Are and the new biopic opening next week on Amelia Earhart. She, Beryl Markham, and Bessie Coleman were big heroes of mine when I was growing up. I had her photo up on the wall of my bedroom next to one of Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen. I also had Max Immelmann, Oswald Boelcke, and Ernst Udet. I really loved early open-cockpit aviation and exploration (still do). Beryl Markham's West with the Night remains one of my favourite books.
Szabo does have a website and a blog: however, he will be traveling for a bit longer yet to attend several other CW events, and so I do not expect to see our portrait up on the site anytime soon. Talk is cheap... we'll see if he actually puts it up at all.
Latbfan ??
Good luck today, Mama Bear.
I was thinking about VwVjuiced myself. Perhaps she is on holiday or simply busy. I hope that all is well in Mobile.
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Oct 20, 2009 8:38 AM
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Good morning, like-mindeds. Just a quick post for now - I'm off to a meeting at my son's school. And of course I'm going to see New Moon. It's not TB, of course, but I really enjoy Twilight. Not the last book, but the others. Eclipse is actually my favorite, which they're filming right now, but NM is really good too. My Twilight-obsessed friend wants us to get t-shirts, but I draw the line there. We'll be going to the midnight show, though, with all the screaming little girls, because she can't wait. I like to sneak wine into the movies in no-spill sippy cups, so it should be good times.
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