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FORKNI-L Digest - 8 Aug 2002 to 9 Aug 2002 (#2002-236)

Fri, 9 Aug 2002

There are 16 messages totalling 448 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Nick/Shanke faction name? (WAS: Re: question/challenge)
  2. Alack and well-a-day (2)
  3. What kind of kitty is Sidney? (2)
  4. Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments (5)
  5. Let's think about Ger!
  6. Today's ep
  7. Did Schanke know?  Did Stonetree? (3)
  8. movie question

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:24:01 -0700
From:    Viv <viv11374@y.......>
Subject: Re: Nick/Shanke faction name? (WAS: Re: question/challenge)

--- Brenda Bell <webwarren@e.......> wrote:
> At 03:21 PM 8/7/2002 -0700, Laurie of the Isles suggested:
>
> >How about The Unmentionables? <G>
>
> Wouldn't that be a rather *brief* relationship? <g, d, rlh>
>
>
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Viv

Don't annoy the crazy person

Life's a witch and then you fly

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:48:14 EDT
From:    SFryar@a.......
Subject: Re: Alack and well-a-day

<emerging from the 'Writer's Haven' for a sec....>

Portia asked this question...

> Anybody else pining (how do you spell pining?) for more of Knightraven's
>  stories?  Anyone else feeling a deep sympathy for those orphan "in the
>  works" stories from the Nicky, Misbegotten, and other series left waiting
>  to be brought home?

Well...  I've got 3 (count 'em... 3!) FK fics currently in varying stages of
writing, including a Poltergeist: the Legacy/FK xover and the sequel to 'In
Another Life', but Real Life (in the form of a new online business venture)
is eating into my scribbling time.

I do have a short xover fic which was written last year and donated to the
good people at The Crusader, but I haven't been able to get in touch with
anyone from them about it.

Anyway... please bear with me, and I should be back to writing (and posting)
on a more regular schedule very soon.

Cya later!  <g>


Stephie
(www.fryars.net coming soon...)

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 18:13:54 EDT
From:    MadiHolmes@a.......
Subject: What kind of kitty is Sidney?

We just got a cat from a pound, and it looks remarkably similiar to Sidney <
down to the striped tail>. We have no idea what it is, but I'm fairly
confident that, if not the same breed, it's a fairly close cousin to that
that particular kind.  Thanks for any input ;)

MadiHolmes

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 21:41:23 -0400
From:    Marg <mytoronto@r.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments

Sami Swan Thompson {Tsunami} wrote:
> P.S. Emily was probably right about Ger not being
>         right for Spiderman. I just wrote that in
>         a shameless attempt to put him in a pair of
>         tights. I admit it.

Ah, but Ger has already had a show where he's been in tights, ballet
tights that is! Have you never seen the episode of Diamonds called Leap
of Faith where he plays a defecting Russian Ballet dancer?

--
Marg Yamanaka  <mytoronto@r.......>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 18:58:11 -0700
From:    Adina Montgomery <adinaruth@e.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments

For those of you in the USA that get Goodlife TV (digital cable network),
they are currently running Diamonds once a week.  Unfortunately, Ger's ep
"Leap of Faith" is not on in August, but check their schedule at
www.goodtv.com for future airdates.

Ger in tights.......yummmmmmmmm

At 09:41 PM 8/8/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Sami Swan Thompson {Tsunami} wrote:
> > P.S. Emily was probably right about Ger not being
> >         right for Spiderman. I just wrote that in
> >         a shameless attempt to put him in a pair of
> >         tights. I admit it.
>
>Ah, but Ger has already had a show where he's been in tights, ballet
>tights that is! Have you never seen the episode of Diamonds called Leap
>of Faith where he plays a defecting Russian Ballet dancer?
>
>--
>Marg Yamanaka  <mytoronto@r.......>
>Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adina R. Montgomery
Metaphors....Be With You

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:08:44 -0400
From:    Julie Skelly <ravenmerc@e.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments

Sami Swan Thompson {Tsunami} wrote:

> P.S. Emily was probably right about Ger not being
>         right for Spiderman. I just wrote that in
>         a shameless attempt to put him in a pair of
>         tights. I admit it.

Been there. Seen that.   Oh, *my,* have I seen that. :)

Okay, here's the explaination--I saw him play D'Artagnan in 'The Three
Musketeers' at Stratford some 15 or so years ago.  I had lovely front
row tickets.  What a sight.  And is somewhat directly responsible for my
watching FK to start with.

Julie Skelly
ravenmerc@e.......
NatPacker

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Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:34:25 -0700
From:    Kelly C Smith <tigrlady2u@j.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger!

I'd like to see Ger and Catherine Disher doing 'Taming of the Shrew'
and/or 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
In 'Taming of the Shrew': Ger as Petruchio (sp?) and Catherine as Kate.
In 'Much Ado About Nothing': Ger as Benedict and Catherine as Beatrice.


KC Smith
tigrlady2u@j.......
Nick/Natpacker with Dark tendencies.
"I've never met a chocolate I didn't like."

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 06:14:10 -0700
From:    Emily <emilymhanson@y.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments

Sorry, I've never heard of Diamonds.  What type of show is it and where can it
be found?

--- Marg <mytoronto@r.......> wrote:
> Ah, but Ger has already had a show where he's been in tights, ballet
> tights that is! Have you never seen the episode of Diamonds called Leap
> of Faith where he plays a defecting Russian Ballet dancer?


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Emily M. Hanson
Homepage - http://www.starbase-eprime.us
My Web Graphics - http://www.galaxyofimages.us

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 09:41:08 -0400
From:    Portia Eins <portia1@m.......>
Subject: Re: Alack and well-a-day

Kylie just has a way of writing kids so that they are *real* -- not treacly,
cherubic, or stereotypical brats.  Nicky is a "real" little boy, and I just
like the kid.  I also like his Daddy, the way Kylie writes him.  He's not
"greater than life," but he's also not some self-centered, laughable nimrod
either.  He has integrity and fortitude, which I personally see as admirable
Nick-traits, but he also can be pig-headed and overly impulsive.  And Kylie's
LC -- well, she's obviously in love with the guy! "g"  He's, in turns, scary
and tender, brutal, autocratic, and deeply committed to his own principles and
to his family.  And Jordan is one of the best written OFCs I've come across --
no Mary Sue there, but a character that fits in well in the FKverse.

The "Misbegotten" series also got off to a great and intriguing start.  I
can't wait to see what she does with it.  And her Valentine series (forgotten
the name for the moment) shows she has a talent for exploring different
factional approaches and relationships.

Kylie!  Pleeeeeeease write us some more!!!! Pretty please??  With ghiradelli
on top???

Portia, #1 Knightraven Fan
(and Kyer flunky)
UF, IM, DT, N&NPacker, FoDs, Les Mis, Caddywhacker, and just about all of the
others...does that make me a DieHard, ListGardner?

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:33:18 -0400 Emily Lacey <laceye@a.......> wrote:

Very much. We left Nicky just as he has been told he has to undergo testing by
the Enforcers and that LC and Nick can't be with him, and it might kill him.
My hair is turning white with worry...
> --
> Emily Lacey

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:34:12 -0700
From:    Adina Montgomery <adinaruth@e.......>
Subject: Re: Let's think about Ger some more; some adjustments

Typical 80's husband-wife detective series.  The only place I've seen it in
syndication now is on Goodlife Television.

At 06:14 AM 8/9/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Sorry, I've never heard of Diamonds.  What type of show is it and where
>can it be
>found?

Adina R. Montgomery
Metaphors....Be With You

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:43:30 -0700
From:    Nathalie <kleinemaus@c.......>
Subject: Today's ep

I was just thinking about today's ep, if looks could kill. In this ep we
think we've seen Janette bring the Baroness over. But in a previous episode,
we heard Janette talking about how she never brought anyone over because she
doesn't know when to quit. So I was thinking, maybe LaCroix brought the
Baroness over for Janette? I know, there's probably something that says she
was supposed to have brought her over but . . . it just made sense to me.

Cousin Nathalie
www.geocities.com/cuzn_nathalie/
kleinemaus@c.......
cuzn_nathalie@y.......

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:45:13 -0400
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Re: What kind of kitty is Sidney?

MadiHolmes wrote:

> We just got a cat from a pound, and it looks
> remarkably similiar to Sidney . We have no idea
> what it is, but I'm fairly
> confident that, if not the same breed,

Congratulations to you and the newly adopted cat! Sydney wasn't any particular
breed. He was what cat fanciers call a Domestic Short Hair, or DHS for short.
He did have interesting markings. Are you going to name him Sydney?

BTW, the script for Only the Lonely spelled it "Sydney." I've heard that
originally we were told Nat named him after Sydney Greenstreet. I wish they'd
kept it in, since it would have told us that Nat likes old movies. We didn't
get much information on her interests outside the morgue.

I keep encountering cats named Sydney on web sites. Every time, I wonder if
the owners are FK fans.

McLisa, doting human to seven cats and one badly out-voted dog :)
mclisa@m.......

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:12:23 -0500
From:    "Monica T. Rodriguez" <mrodri14@u.......>
Subject: Re: Did Schanke know?  Did Stonetree?

>In a message dated 8/6/02 10:38:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
viv11374@y....... writes:
>>Schanke, heck, did Stonetree!  What was that whole ookie scorpion
>conversation about in the first season?  I think that was meant to imply that
>Stonetree knew.
>
You know, I always wondered about that, but I can't remember what the
scorpion story was about (I am off to work just when FK starts in the am).
Can someone recap, please?

And Bonnie wrote:
>>The "J" in J.D. Valdez can just as easily be Juan or Jorge or Juno or
>Junipero or Jasper or....  And, it might not be anything at all.  Maybe
>"J.D." is just some character out of a book ... an old dime store novel

Actually, J.D. Valdez is a meatpacker on Lake St. in Chicago --for over 50
yrs.  Uh-huh.  I think we know where Javier relocated to.  <weg>

monica
always luscious lucius lover

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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:14:18 -0700
From:    Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
Subject: Re: Did Schanke know?  Did Stonetree?

Shortly put, here it is.  Stonetree mentions that he's from Arizona, and that
there are scorpions all over the place.  (I haven't encountered any, but I have
friends that have.)  And that there is a legend that if you catch a scorpion,
you should never, ever burn it, because if you do, scorpions come from miles
around to get you.  Schanke asks if it's true, and, after a pause, Stonetree
says, "No.  It's a legend.  Just like vampires."  He acts very much like someone
who, rather than scoffing at an old wives tale, is trying very hard to convince
someone that something isn't true.  (Schanke, vampires)
                    -Megan
"Monica T. Rodriguez" wrote:You know, I always wondered about that, but I can't
remember what the
scorpion story was about (I am off to work just when FK starts in the am).
Can someone recap, please?


"Eternal nights too short,
How quickly melt away,
With all the love we shared once,
Forever in a Day."


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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:39:21 -0700
From:    StormBorn <thestormborn@m.......>
Subject: Re: Did Schanke know?  Did Stonetree?

Megan opined:
>>Schanke asks if it's true, and, after a pause, Stonetree says, "No.  It's
a legend.  Just like vampires."  He acts very much like someone who, rather
than scoffing at an old wives tale, is trying very hard to convince someone
that something isn't true.  (Schanke, vampires)<<

From his intonation and facial expression, I gathered that Stonetree
indulging in a bit of misdirection.  What he seems to leave unspoken is "a
lot of legends are true--like vampires."  I think Stonetree knew, and I
think that Schanke knew subconsciously, but that he couldn't admit it to
himself because then he wouldn't have the absolute trust in his partner that
he needed.

Molly/StormBorn
thestormborn@m.......
www.voluptuarium.net (I'm working on it, I'm working on it!)
"It's not fair!"  "You say that so often.  I wonder what your basis for
comparison is?" -Sarah and Jareth, Labyrinth


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Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:39:57 -0700
From:    StormBorn <thestormborn@m.......>
Subject: Re: movie question

LaCroix - The 39 Steps, wherein Charles Boyers tries to make everybody think
his wife, Ingrid Bergman, is insane.  Hombre, a Western where the hero
doesn't have any motivation at all to help his fellow stranded-and-pursued
passengers, and lets them know that.  I think he'd also like the "screwball"
comedies of the 1930s, just to laugh at silly human foibles.

Janette - Belle du Jour, wherein a housewife prostitutes herself for kicks;
Dolores Claiborne, (no plot given for spoiler reasons); African Queen.

Nicholas - swashbuckling stuff, like Captain Blood, Beau Geste and every
Three Musketeers movie ever made.  Oh, and definitely the 1950s version of
The Buccaneer, with Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte.

Screed - Captains Courageous, with Spencer Tracy, Oliver! and Run Wild, Run
Free (a Mark Lester movie with a mute boy, a horse, and a falcon).
Sentimental as he is, I think he has quite a collection of Christmas movies,
too.

Molly/StormBorn
thestormborn@m.......
www.voluptuarium.net (I'm working on it, I'm working on it!)
"It's not fair!"  "You say that so often.  I wonder what your basis for
comparison is?" -Sarah and Jareth, Labyrinth


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