Greeting Geoff,  By the standards of the 1960s it was enough to say "Chairman"; or "Chairman Mao" to inspire shock and awe. Mao Tse-tung or Mao Zedong was...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 26, 2012 8:09 pm
Hello David I was around back then don’t forget. I don’t think we Brits felt as intimidated by Mao as your lot were, probably because we were keeping an...
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Robert McNay
cptmatt...
Feb 26, 2012 9:15 pm
Nice bit of CGI. You had me at the people boarding the Eagle Transporter. ... Rob McNay Chicago IL...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 26, 2012 11:58 pm
Greetings Geoff,  Apologies. I had mis-guesstimated you age.  I don't believe Kennedy had Gregory Peck in mind. His protagonist was much younger than...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 27, 2012 12:00 am
Sweet ! I would love to go to that airshow.      End Run,      David in MA ... From: John <actingman6@...> Subject: [probe_control] OT:...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 27, 2012 10:55 am
Hello David You’ve got me curious as to how old you think I am, especially as I don’t look my age. As far as I know all of us who remember ‘Search’ the...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Feb 27, 2012 3:58 pm
Yeah! It would be great if they could put together a Sci-Fi Air Show like this. It would be a blast! If they'd been working on it long enough, a full-scale...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 27, 2012 8:19 pm
Greeting Geoff,  I should have know better on the age issue. How many would remember SEARCH ... From: Geoff Willmetts <gfwillmetts@...> Subject:...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 27, 2012 8:28 pm
Greetings Geoff,  My error. I misread your posting. Yes, producer Arthur P. Jacobs and director J. Lee Thompson probably had Gregory Peck in mind for the...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 27, 2012 9:19 pm
Hello Dino I chatted to the guy who did the stills version last year and its all graphics manipulation. He wasn’t very keen on me doing some PR about his...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 27, 2012 11:57 pm
Please excuse this post. I am fighting a flu today.      David in MA ... From: David Marks <worldsecanalyst@...> Subject: Re: [probe_control]...
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secretconcierge
Feb 28, 2012 12:54 am
Born 1955, Jan. Nearing magic 60....
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Marta Dawes
martadawes
Feb 28, 2012 12:59 am
November, 1956 here. We're all probably 50's-60's, on average. Marta http://www.steveandmarta.com - See the 2004 Twilight Zone Convention page! All we are...
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British 2010 Promo
secretconcierge
Feb 28, 2012 1:27 am
Sci Fic Air show adds: Buck Rodgers 25th Century spacecraft. Star Trek shuttles C57D Alien Nostromo Escape Pod 2001 EV Pod alien craft from Battleship, 2012. ...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Feb 28, 2012 4:29 am
51 on this end: the wife and I. And while not members of this Group, I have a very close friend I went to school with; he was my Best Man at my wedding and is...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Feb 28, 2012 5:00 am
... From: British 2010 Promo <stephenrusell@...> To: probe_control <probe_control@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 8:27 pm Subject:...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 28, 2012 10:26 am
Hello everyone Re: I think the norm is between 50-60 in the chat group (not outside of, Dino, or we'd go crazy), it's below and above the norm. By the by,...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Feb 28, 2012 2:20 pm
I sort of figured that. Just dreaming of what such an "air show" would be like, and listing the known full-scale mock-ups that exist which would make wonderful...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 28, 2012 4:58 pm
Greetings Geoff, Â Mostly, I should have thought that SEARCH fans vary from 48 - 65. My own brother belongs to the lower limit. Â Â Â Â Â End Run, Â ...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 28, 2012 5:12 pm
I am 54 myself. Â Â Â Â Â End Run, Â Â Â Â Â David in MA ... From: Geoff Willmetts <gfwillmetts@...> Subject: [probe_control] they ain't real To:...
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Robert McNay
cptmatt...
Feb 28, 2012 5:31 pm
Unfortunately, 53 on this end the world Rob McNay Chicago IL ... From: "LambuLambu@..." <LambuLambu@...> To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon,...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 28, 2012 8:59 pm
Hello Dino If it’s anything like the snowspeeder from ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, then they’re only made of hardboard. I doubt if Lucus had them flown...
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Robert McNay
cptmatt...
Feb 28, 2012 9:13 pm
I think I read somewhere that, the only full size spacecraft that remains from the original Sar Wars trilogy is the Millenium Falcom. After Return of the Jedi ...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Feb 28, 2012 9:19 pm
I am sorry to have to tell you. I just checked the webpage www.megaupload.com. It is no longer viable. The FBI siezed it with a piracy notice on it. ...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 29, 2012 10:24 am
Hello Rob I often wonder just what is hidden in the Lucas warehouses and why he’s never considered putting the various things in a museum for others to see. ...
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Robert McNay
cptmatt...
Feb 29, 2012 1:19 pm
Geoff, He does lend things out. I remember a touring exhibit that came to the Museum of Science and Industry, here in Chicago, a few years ago. It had a ton of...
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JeffBatten@...
jeffreybatten
Feb 29, 2012 2:56 pm
A few of the items are in Paul Allen's Sci FI museum ( Lucas is on the board) ... From: Geoff Willmetts <gfwillmetts@...> To: chat search...
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Victor Karney
v_karney
Feb 29, 2012 6:43 pm
Hi all, I am 47 and was just a kid at the time, but I watched that show every week without fail. It captivated my imagination. Happened upon this forum seven...
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Geoff Willmetts
gfwillmetts
Feb 29, 2012 8:04 pm
Hello Rob That I did know to some extent, just none of the really big stuff. Hello Victor Looks like you hold the claim for being the youngest here so far. ...
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DBoysen@...
buynblind
Mar 1, 2012 5:49 am
There is a current exhibit at the Discovery Science Museum here in Southern California. Some pretty cool stuff I had never seen before but the wait in line...
