@Fred: that synopsis makes me think someone was describing ‘The Fifth Head of Cerberus’ to him down the phone while this was on telly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0BTS7B7CsQ .
I realize why Somtow changed his name for ignorant Westerners, but honestly, it isn’t that hard to say, I managed it first time I met him. Which was at a Worldcon where he came dressed as one of his ancestors, struck a Yul Brynner in “The King and I” pose and proclaimed “Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!” Brought down the house, he did. I vaguely recall one of his SF stories detailing a farcical revolution and counter-revolution on some other planet (rather like “Noises Off” with weapons), and laughing at the wacky antics, and then he revealed he’d just filed the serial numbers off a few years of Thai history.
I still have a t-shirt that proclaims “My parents went to Mallworld and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”.
March 7th, 2022 at 10:20 am
These Muppets reboots have gone too far this time.
March 7th, 2022 at 10:20 am
The doom that was prevented from going to Star City.
March 7th, 2022 at 12:39 pm
Shouldn’t the bottled frog be looking wistfully at the lake rather than pouting the other way?
March 7th, 2022 at 12:48 pm
I thought I recognised the author’s name. Well, it’s a change from underaged boy vampires, I’ll say that.
March 7th, 2022 at 2:25 pm
… where the grass is green and the toads are pretty.
March 7th, 2022 at 2:31 pm
Or maybe the toads are green and the grass is pretty?
March 7th, 2022 at 2:34 pm
If this is the face that Eleanor Rigby kept in a jar by the door, it’s no frickin wonder she died alone.
March 7th, 2022 at 3:15 pm
♫ If I could save toad in a bottle . . . ♫
March 7th, 2022 at 4:46 pm
Frog’s got jazz hands.
March 7th, 2022 at 5:00 pm
WEIRD story, limited printing.
https://thierstein.net/index.php/reviews/167-s-p-somtow-i-wake-from-a-dream-of-a-drowned-star-city
March 7th, 2022 at 6:22 pm
I was toad there would be a view of the city.
March 7th, 2022 at 6:54 pm
And you thought Mexican mezcal with worm in and Chinese snake wine were alarming.
@Francis Boyle: or comedic Roman alternate history, or conducting the national orchestra of Thailand. Man’s creatively eclectic.
March 7th, 2022 at 7:37 pm
@Fred: that synopsis makes me think someone was describing ‘The Fifth Head of Cerberus’ to him down the phone while this was on telly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0BTS7B7CsQ .
March 7th, 2022 at 9:54 pm
I think Tor Mented wins the thread so far for #7. GSS!
March 7th, 2022 at 11:32 pm
@Tor, @B’man: GSS!
I realize why Somtow changed his name for ignorant Westerners, but honestly, it isn’t that hard to say, I managed it first time I met him. Which was at a Worldcon where he came dressed as one of his ancestors, struck a Yul Brynner in “The King and I” pose and proclaimed “Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!” Brought down the house, he did. I vaguely recall one of his SF stories detailing a farcical revolution and counter-revolution on some other planet (rather like “Noises Off” with weapons), and laughing at the wacky antics, and then he revealed he’d just filed the serial numbers off a few years of Thai history.
I still have a t-shirt that proclaims “My parents went to Mallworld and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”.
March 8th, 2022 at 9:48 am
That frame with the fish patterns would make a nice addition to our garden patio.
March 9th, 2022 at 12:22 am
@ARY: It would look good as the tile surrounding a pool too.
March 31st, 2022 at 3:47 am
5 thru 7 Tor Mented wins the “Canadian Giggling at Your Good Show Sir Captions Got Nothing Better to do on a Wednesday Night” Award.
Covid’s been awful; thanks for some witty good sarcastic fun.