jms = big rock
Jms at B5
For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently that
Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
Suffice to say it's a tremendous honor.
Finally, I'm a rock star....
jms
(jms...@aol.com)
B5 Official Fan Club at:
http://www.thestation.com
Aubrey W. Adkins
good.
Aubrey
J.D. Forinash
Jms at B5 <jms...@aol.com> wrote:
>For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently that
>Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
>formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>
Well, that or a star rock...
-F
--
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211 CCB; (404)-385-0391 `-'
The more you learn, the better your luck gets.
Lori Holuta
Jms at B5 wrote ...
>Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>
that
>Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an
asteroid
>discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is
the
>formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>
>
Nice. Don't take it for granite! Oh, and this "8379 STRACZYNSKI" wouldn't
be on a collision course with Earth, would it? I'm not quite ready to
evolve into a higher life form and leave the galaxy quite yet....
Lori -
Lori's Victory Garden http://www.msu.edu/user/holuta/links/links.htm
The Crusade to Save Crusade - http://www.msu.edu/user/holuta/
Kelly Joyce
> Finally, I'm a rock star....
And an object in motion................ congrats!
Kel
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"I can protect you. I cannot fight a war for you."
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James A. Wolf
>Jms at B5 wrote:
>>
>> Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>>
>> For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently that
>> Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>> discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
>> formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>>
>> Suffice to say it's a tremendous honor.
>>
>> Finally, I'm a rock star....
>>
>I love you JMS. Finally someone who's jokes make my jokes,yecch, look
>good.
Talk about a Rocky Horror- but we shouldn't take these things
for GRANITE!
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in_vale...@hotmail.com
fox...@cc.gatech.edu (J.D. Forinash) wrote:
> In article <19990424003449...@ng-cd1.aol.com>,
> Jms at B5 <jms...@aol.com> wrote:
that
> >Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
> >discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is
the
> >formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
> >
>
Or just stoned...
So, would this consist of a promotion from being a warship in Jack
McDevitt's _A Talent For War_?
Seriously, this strikes me as an even more important kudo than the Bradbury
award. That asteriod will probably outlast even current fame. It's a near
immortal monument to B5 and its creator.
Just hope it doesn't break orbit and come visit. Boom, there's always a boom!
scott tilson.
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Indiana Joe
Wolf) wrote:
>"Aubrey W. Adkins" <xazq...@norfolk.infi.net> wrote:
>
>>Jms at B5 wrote:
>>>
>>> Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>>>
>>> For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned
recently that
>>> Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an
asteroid
>>> discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5.
(This is the
>>> formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>>>
>>> Suffice to say it's a tremendous honor.
>>>
>>> Finally, I'm a rock star....
>>>
>>I love you JMS. Finally someone who's jokes make my jokes,yecch, look
>>good.
>
> Talk about a Rocky Horror- but we shouldn't take these things
>for GRANITE!
Hey, schist happens. But try to be gneiss.
--
Joe Claffey | "Make no small plans."
jr...@home.net | -- Daniel Burnham
Wes Struebing
>In article <7g1ma6$1...@forge.cc.gatech.edu>,
> fox...@cc.gatech.edu (J.D. Forinash) wrote:
>> In article <19990424003449...@ng-cd1.aol.com>,
>> Jms at B5 <jms...@aol.com> wrote:
>> >For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently
>that
>> >Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>> >discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is
>the
>> >formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>> >
>> >Finally, I'm a rock star....
>>
>> Well, that or a star rock...
>
>Or just stoned...
>
>So, would this consist of a promotion from being a warship in Jack
>McDevitt's _A Talent For War_?
>
>Seriously, this strikes me as an even more important kudo than the Bradbury
>award. That asteriod will probably outlast even current fame. It's a near
>immortal monument to B5 and its creator.
>
>Just hope it doesn't break orbit and come visit. Boom, there's always a boom!
>
If that happens, we'll have to come up with a new verb. We'll have been
straczynski'ed.
Even one of Sheridan's nukes couldn't stop him!
<G>
Take care; faith manages!
Wes Struebing
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Dan Dassow
Wes, it looks like I'll have to update straczynksi'ed to include a secondary
definition: straczynskied - (1) vt past tense - To be inspired towards
simultaneous and profound curiosity, anticipation, awe, dread, and somber
reflection through the skillful use of misdirection, foreshadowing, mental
torture, and other literary devices leading to disturbed sleep, frightening
nightmares, hallucinations, compulsive behavior, and general obsession. (2)
vt past tense - To be obliterated by a large asteroid with the name 8379
STRACZYNSKI that doesn't go boom today, but boom tomorrow, since there's
always a boom.
Dan Dassow ps I gave Andreas Katsulas a button with the phrase "I’ve Been
Straczynskied" with the first definition when he was in St. Louis last April.
I wonder whether he gave the other two existing buttons to Peter Jurasik and
Mira Furlan like I requested.
Jms at B5
>definition: straczynskied - (1) vt past tense - To be inspired towards
>simultaneous and profound curiosity, anticipation, awe, dread, and somber
>reflection through the skillful use of misdirection, foreshadowing, mental
>torture, and other literary devices leading to disturbed sleep, frightening
>nightmares, hallucinations, compulsive behavior, and general obsession. (2)
>vt past tense - To be obliterated by a large asteroid with the name 8379
>STRACZYNSKI that doesn't go boom
Oddly, I heard a while back from some Russian speaking folks, and depending on
how you pronounce it and where you put the inflection, Straczynski can mean
either "terror" or "passion." I kind of like the symmetry of both....
James A. Wolf
>
>Even one of Sheridan's nukes couldn't stop him!
>
Well, Sheridan tends to use two nukes... Two nukes for razin in
Sheridin's razin' plan!
Michael J. Hennebry
James A. Wolf <jaw...@tiac.net> wrote:
>"Aubrey W. Adkins" <xazq...@norfolk.infi.net> wrote:
>
>>Jms at B5 wrote:
>>>
>>> Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>>>
>>> Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>>> discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
>>> formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>good.
>
> Talk about a Rocky Horror- but we shouldn't take these things
>for GRANITE!
Actually, _The Asteroid Who Rocked_ is the new collaboration between
Anne McCaffrey and Davy Jones.
--
Mike henn...@plains.NoDak.edu
"I'll find her, wherever she is, tie her up,
torture her 'til she likes me again." -- Spike
in_vale...@hotmail.com
str...@americanisp.com (Wes Struebing) wrote:
> On 26 Apr 1999 16:33:59 -0600, in_vale...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >Seriously, this strikes me as an even more important kudo than the Bradbury
> >award. That asteriod will probably outlast even current fame. It's a near
> >immortal monument to B5 and its creator.
> >
> >Just hope it doesn't break orbit and come visit. Boom, there's always a boom!
>
> If that happens, we'll have to come up with a new verb. We'll have been
> straczynski'ed.
It'll be the coming of the GREAT mess MAKER!
I believe Heinlein, Bradbury, and Clarke have areas of Mars named in their
honor. Is JMS the 4th to be immortalized in space, or have there been other
science fiction creators with galactic territory to their names?
scott tilson.
Aubrey W. Adkins
Oddly, I heard a while back from some Russian speaking folks, and
depending on
how you pronounce it and where you put the inflection, Straczynski can
mean
either "terror" or "passion." I kind of like the symmetry of both....
jms
(jms...@aol.com)
B5 Official Fan Club at:
http://www.thestation.com
<snip>
>
>
Let me guess. If you garble it, it means you are terrorized by passion.
Sort of like loving a werewolf?
Aubrey
Tammy Smith
name! :) jms can cause terror in mindless network executives (yeah!),
& he has passion for what he does.
BTW, someone at work has the last name "Smoczynski". Haven't met any
Straczynskis yet.
Tammy
Dan Dassow
jms...@aol.com (Jms at B5) wrote:
> >Wes, it looks like I'll have to update straczynksi'ed to include a secondary
> >definition: straczynskied - (1) vt past tense - To be inspired towards
> >simultaneous and profound curiosity, anticipation, awe, dread, and somber
> >reflection through the skillful use of misdirection, foreshadowing, mental
> >torture, and other literary devices leading to disturbed sleep, frightening
> >nightmares, hallucinations, compulsive behavior, and general obsession. (2)
> >vt past tense - To be obliterated by a large asteroid with the name 8379
> >STRACZYNSKI that doesn't go boom
>
> how you pronounce it and where you put the inflection, Straczynski can mean
> either "terror" or "passion." I kind of like the symmetry of both....
>
> jms
Joe, Whipping out my handy, dandy pocket Romanov's Russian-English
dictionary, there are a few different words in Russian into which Straczynski
could be transliterated. The meaning of these words include: Holy, Good
(Friday), passionate, fervent, awfully, risk, peril, frighten, fear, dread,
be afraid (of), terrible, frightful, dreadful, and Last (Judgement). Now I
finally understand why Katherine didn't want to take your last name. :-) Dan
Dassow
Michael J. Hennebry
<in_vale...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I believe Heinlein, Bradbury, and Clarke have areas of Mars named in their
>honor. Is JMS the 4th to be immortalized in space, or have there been other
>science fiction creators with galactic territory to their names?
I don't know about astronomical names, but some SF writers have had
bacteria named after them. Pournelle is the only one that I can
think of.
BTW how big a rock?
James A. Wolf
>In article <3724c3a7...@news.tiac.net>,
>James A. Wolf <jaw...@tiac.net> wrote:
>>"Aubrey W. Adkins" <xazq...@norfolk.infi.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Jms at B5 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>>>>
>>>> For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently that
>>>> Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>>>> discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
>>>> formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>>>>
>>>> Suffice to say it's a tremendous honor.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, I'm a rock star....
>>>>
>>>I love you JMS. Finally someone who's jokes make my jokes,yecch, look
>>>good.
>>
>> Talk about a Rocky Horror- but we shouldn't take these things
>>for GRANITE!
>
>Actually, _The Asteroid Who Rocked_ is the new collaboration between
>Anne McCaffrey and Davy Jones.
Your sense of humor is Weyrd. But that Monkee is on your
back. So don't Tork me off.
Michael J. Hennebry
Jms at B5 <jms...@aol.com> wrote:
>Sent this a while back, but it never got on...
>
>For those who are interested in these sorts of things, I learned recently that
>Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona, has just formally named an asteroid
>discovered by them in 1992 8379 STRACZYNSKI in recognition of B5. (This is the
>formal designation, as per the Astronomical Union.)
>
>Suffice to say it's a tremendous honor.
>
>Finally, I'm a rock star....
The pun works even better than I realized at first: the term "asteroid"
derived from the notion that it was a starrish thing.
James A. Wolf
>I don't know about astronomical names, but some SF writers have had
>bacteria named after them. Pournelle is the only one that I can
>think of.
>
Gary Larson has a louse named after him. I know he's not an SF
writer, but...
Tammy Smith
"Vengeance is Mine!" sayeth the Straczynski. :)
Tammy
Roanna
But, please, "Tucson" is the correct spelling, not "Tuscon".
(Just my hometown pride coming through.)
Dan Dassow
Jms at B5
Well, the first 3 horsemen were sabotaged and destroyed, and the fourth
horseman disappeared mysteriously, and....
Michael J. Hennebry
Dan Dassow <dda...@mail.win.org> wrote:
>In article <16270-372...@newsd-131.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
> gka...@webtv.net (Tammy Smith) wrote:
>> Dan, those meanings are pretty apocalyptic!
>>
>> "Vengeance is Mine!" sayeth the Straczynski. :)
>>
>> Tammy
According to PTerry and GNeil, that would be Pollution.