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Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
May 2015 (Volume 18, Issue 5, Post 2)
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WOSSNAME is a free publication offering news, reviews, and all the other stuff-that-fits pertaining to the works and activities of Sir Terry Pratchett. Originally founded by the late, great Joe Schaumburger for members of the worldwide Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the North American Discworld Society and other continental groups, Wossname is now for Discworld and Pratchett fans everywhere in Roundworld.
GNU Terry Pratchett: Sending Home, forever (and secreted in Wossname's own server)
Never forget: http://www.gnuterrypratchett.com/
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Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Vera P
Newshounds: Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow, Wolfiekins
Staff Writers: Asti, Pitt the Elder, Evil Steven Dread, Mrs Wynn-Jones
Staff Technomancers: Jason Parlevliet, Archchancellor Neil, DJ Helpful
Book Reviews: Annie Mac, Drusilla D'Afanguin, Your Name Here
Puzzle Editor: Tiff (still out there somewhere)
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
Emergency Staff: Steven D'Aprano, Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)
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INDEX:
01) MORE QUOTES OF THE MONTH
02) EDITOR'S LETTER
03) ODDS AND SODS
04) PAUL KIDBY NEWS
05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS AND UPDATES
06) DISCWORLD ARTS AND CRAFTS NEWS
07) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS UPDATES AND REMINDERS
08) ROUNDWORLD TALES:
09) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
10) MORE IMAGES OF THE MONTH
11) CLOSE
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01) MORE QUOTES OF THE MONTH
"When it comes to inventing characters, don't base a character on someone you know. But it may be a good idea to base the character on a type of character that you know, because lots of other people will know people like that. And if they know people like that, then half the work has been done for you."
– The Author, interviewed in April 2000
"We have lost a great man, but what he has left us is staggering."
– blogger Richard Cooper
"Print books were never going to be dead. That was coming from businesses that are selling e-readers. As new ways to read come into the market, people will use those too. It doesn't mean the death of the book or bookshop."
– Joel Becker, CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association
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02) A LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR
The Glorious 25th is upon us! It would appear that since the death of our beloved Author, the Ankh-Morpork remembrance date from the events of Night Watch is becoming the general Terry Pratchett Day of Remembrance – and indeed why not. Pratchett fans around the world will be wearing lilac sprigs, or lilac badges, or lilac brooches, and for the many who also honour the late Douglas Adams on this same day ("Towel Day"), wearing or carrying lilac-coloured towels. Of course none of us were there at the Republic of Treacle Mine Road barricades, but it's the spirit that matters. So on this coming Monday, the Glorious 25th, do take a few minutes to quietly salute the heroes of the Glorious Revolution of Ankh-Morpork and most of all to salute their creator. Or celebrate the day noisily. Or toast them with a glass of lilac liqueur – er, you did remember to start brewing some a few weeks ago, didn't you? Oh well, if not, set this recipe aside until next March:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Lilac-Liqueur
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You really, really do want to read the interview featured in item 3.4c. It's wide-ranging, it's intelligent, and it's full of glimpses into the thought processes of The Author at length. And it has banananana dakrys in it!
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Remember, it's still possible to buy a copy of Backspindle Games' famous "Guards! Guards!" board game before the licence – and supply – run out: http://www.guardsguards.com – and you can also now pre-order Clacks:
http://backspindlegames.com/clacks/
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By the way, the third quote in item 1 comes from an article about the sort of bookshop Aziraphale and the Librarian would certainly approve of, Kay Craddock's Antiquarian Booksellers in Melbourne city centre, which has been selling and cherishing beautiful books for a half-century. Here be a fascinating article about a fascinating shop:
"Stepping into the sunken bookshop in the neo-gothic Assembly Hall as regular customer Barry Humphries does, the theatrical bibliophile stands atop the stairs, inhales the air and declares: 'Kay, I'm back.' Just as the motorcar didn't kill the bicycle and film didn't kill radio, the e-book hasn't eliminated books or bookshops. Up to 1000 retailers nationwide have fought off the threat of the internet and e-readers with Nielsen BookScan data showing national book sales rose 2.3 per cent in 2014..."
http://bit.ly/1IQv0L7
And now, on with the show. Get those lilacs ready!
– Annie Mac, Editor
( THE REST OF THIS ISSUE IS UNDER THE CUT. CLICK HERE TO READ! )
Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
May 2015 (Volume 18, Issue 5, Post 2)
********************************************************************
WOSSNAME is a free publication offering news, reviews, and all the other stuff-that-fits pertaining to the works and activities of Sir Terry Pratchett. Originally founded by the late, great Joe Schaumburger for members of the worldwide Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the North American Discworld Society and other continental groups, Wossname is now for Discworld and Pratchett fans everywhere in Roundworld.
GNU Terry Pratchett: Sending Home, forever (and secreted in Wossname's own server)
Never forget: http://www.gnuterrypratchett.com/
********************************************************************
Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Vera P
Newshounds: Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow, Wolfiekins
Staff Writers: Asti, Pitt the Elder, Evil Steven Dread, Mrs Wynn-Jones
Staff Technomancers: Jason Parlevliet, Archchancellor Neil, DJ Helpful
Book Reviews: Annie Mac, Drusilla D'Afanguin, Your Name Here
Puzzle Editor: Tiff (still out there somewhere)
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
Emergency Staff: Steven D'Aprano, Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)
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INDEX:
01) MORE QUOTES OF THE MONTH
02) EDITOR'S LETTER
03) ODDS AND SODS
04) PAUL KIDBY NEWS
05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS AND UPDATES
06) DISCWORLD ARTS AND CRAFTS NEWS
07) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS UPDATES AND REMINDERS
08) ROUNDWORLD TALES:
09) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
10) MORE IMAGES OF THE MONTH
11) CLOSE
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01) MORE QUOTES OF THE MONTH
"When it comes to inventing characters, don't base a character on someone you know. But it may be a good idea to base the character on a type of character that you know, because lots of other people will know people like that. And if they know people like that, then half the work has been done for you."
– The Author, interviewed in April 2000
"We have lost a great man, but what he has left us is staggering."
– blogger Richard Cooper
"Print books were never going to be dead. That was coming from businesses that are selling e-readers. As new ways to read come into the market, people will use those too. It doesn't mean the death of the book or bookshop."
– Joel Becker, CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
02) A LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR
The Glorious 25th is upon us! It would appear that since the death of our beloved Author, the Ankh-Morpork remembrance date from the events of Night Watch is becoming the general Terry Pratchett Day of Remembrance – and indeed why not. Pratchett fans around the world will be wearing lilac sprigs, or lilac badges, or lilac brooches, and for the many who also honour the late Douglas Adams on this same day ("Towel Day"), wearing or carrying lilac-coloured towels. Of course none of us were there at the Republic of Treacle Mine Road barricades, but it's the spirit that matters. So on this coming Monday, the Glorious 25th, do take a few minutes to quietly salute the heroes of the Glorious Revolution of Ankh-Morpork and most of all to salute their creator. Or celebrate the day noisily. Or toast them with a glass of lilac liqueur – er, you did remember to start brewing some a few weeks ago, didn't you? Oh well, if not, set this recipe aside until next March:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Lilac-Liqueur
*
You really, really do want to read the interview featured in item 3.4c. It's wide-ranging, it's intelligent, and it's full of glimpses into the thought processes of The Author at length. And it has banananana dakrys in it!
*
Remember, it's still possible to buy a copy of Backspindle Games' famous "Guards! Guards!" board game before the licence – and supply – run out: http://www.guardsguards.com – and you can also now pre-order Clacks:
http://backspindlegames.com/clacks/
*
By the way, the third quote in item 1 comes from an article about the sort of bookshop Aziraphale and the Librarian would certainly approve of, Kay Craddock's Antiquarian Booksellers in Melbourne city centre, which has been selling and cherishing beautiful books for a half-century. Here be a fascinating article about a fascinating shop:
"Stepping into the sunken bookshop in the neo-gothic Assembly Hall as regular customer Barry Humphries does, the theatrical bibliophile stands atop the stairs, inhales the air and declares: 'Kay, I'm back.' Just as the motorcar didn't kill the bicycle and film didn't kill radio, the e-book hasn't eliminated books or bookshops. Up to 1000 retailers nationwide have fought off the threat of the internet and e-readers with Nielsen BookScan data showing national book sales rose 2.3 per cent in 2014..."
http://bit.ly/1IQv0L7
And now, on with the show. Get those lilacs ready!
– Annie Mac, Editor
( THE REST OF THIS ISSUE IS UNDER THE CUT. CLICK HERE TO READ! )
