tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5119854600643114496..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Good News/Bad NewsRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69576445674306749612009-05-06T23:46:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:46:00.000-04:00I've met Gary, at my firearms school. Nice guy. An...I've met Gary, at my firearms school. Nice guy. And he outshot me on the test, the SOB.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266828722290789801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83249711215722048932009-05-06T18:39:00.000-04:002009-05-06T18:39:00.000-04:00Piper was one of my all-time favorite authors;I st...Piper was one of my all-time favorite authors;I started reading his stuff just a couple of years before he died.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36215738385859401102009-05-06T16:57:00.000-04:002009-05-06T16:57:00.000-04:00Think about a movie of "Junk-yard Planet" with eve...Think about a movie of "Junk-yard Planet" with everyone walking around with a gun and belt as normal business attire! If course, Merlin would be a bit smaller.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35164033033436954262009-05-06T13:02:00.000-04:002009-05-06T13:02:00.000-04:00I suspect the only reason that Piper isn't the pat...I suspect the only reason that Piper isn't the patron saint of the pro-gunners these days is that few know who he was anymore, or have read any of his books.<br /><br />There was a brief Piper revival in the '80s but since then John Carr is about the only one still carrying the torch (and he's writing strictly in the Kalvan/Paratime universe).<br /><br />It's too bad, because IMHO Piper actually has a lot more to teach us about the "self-reliant man" and the true meaning of freedom than even Heinlein does.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.com