tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post8118210005770850010..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: Early spaceships: JJ Astor and Percy GregRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-54907861220274088542009-09-08T18:40:12.182-07:002009-09-08T18:40:12.182-07:00Amazing the twisting coincidenceAmazing the twisting coincidenceDr. Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-8223871454038273092009-09-08T19:33:04.267-07:002009-09-08T19:33:04.267-07:00"the twisting coincidence"Dr C, you'..."the twisting coincidence"<br><br>Dr C, you've lost me there.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-70563466300545005292009-09-09T18:38:42.367-07:002009-09-09T18:38:42.367-07:00I guess I meant more like a thread from Astor (and...I guess I meant more like a thread from Astor (and the significance of this name in American folklore is interesting in its own right) to Burroughs to even sword and planet, or rather, light saber and planet of Lucas. Greg, on the other hand, sounds like a prig. And that comes from Southerner.Dr. Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-47746176751248086182009-09-10T03:46:51.035-07:002009-09-10T03:46:51.035-07:00Ah, as in thread of allusional precedent (which - ...Ah, as in thread of allusional precedent (which - I just mentioned in an addendum - extends to HG Wells). Although I knew about the <i>Titanic</i> one, I wasn't aware of what a powerful dynasty the Astors were in the USA. In the UK, the highest-profile one was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Astor,_Viscountess_Astor" rel="nofollow">Nancy Lady Astor</a>, a complete upper-class twit who got into politics through an astonishing piece of nepotism: her husband, the MP <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_Astor,_2nd_Viscount_Astor" rel="nofollow">Waldorf Astor</a>, came into his inherited title so became ineligible, so she got his job (purely on merit no doubt ...!)<br><br>As to Greg, he made the jump from political affiliation to monomania: not a good sign when someone grinds the same axe in everything they write, even when it's completely irrelevant to the context.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-4423745472244960582009-09-12T03:38:58.086-07:002009-09-12T03:38:58.086-07:00The modern alien navy not only has ships; it also ...The modern alien navy not only has ships; it also has <a href="http://www.etfriends.com/Underwater.html" rel="nofollow">submarines</a>.Julie Heywardhttp://unrealnature.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-18863071987722127322009-09-14T10:22:37.135-07:002009-09-14T10:22:37.135-07:00Sorry I am so late getting back; its been busy. I ...Sorry I am so late getting back; its been busy. I didn't realize that Waldorf Astor was a British Lord. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel figures prominently in the lore of mid century America. In addition to being a luxery hotel for the New York upper crust, it used to host dances for schools such as the ivy league and, my alma mater, Georgetown. These would be on weekends when the hotel wasn't too busy (Thanksgiving weekend being the most famous). One of us would rent a hotel room there and the rest of us would pile in, six to a room, exiting through the furnace room to avoid scrutiny by the liveried staff.Dr. Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-56396936631143667312010-07-06T14:34:42.908-07:002010-07-06T14:34:42.908-07:00Astronomers have just named a crater on Mars for P...Astronomers have just named a crater on Mars for Percy Greg. For details, see my article:<br>http://beamjockey.livejournal.com/153553.html<br><br>I spotted (and enjoyed) your review while searching for information about him.Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421296937655308083noreply@blogger.com