tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post5744217152882077090..comments2008-10-06T14:39:12.458-04:00William Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-1872892955670528622008-10-06T13:26:00.000-04:002008-10-06T13:26:00.000-04:00I am not trying to antagonize Stewart (I hear he is quite violent, at least when it comes to deer) but I have to set the record straight.<BR/><BR/>Here is the quote that stirred up the "Down with Sternberg" hit squad in Romulus. Stewart was responding to a blogger named fab within the comments to a September 13 House of Sternberg post: "fab....there is a Romulus. And it is an armpit, nestled by Detroit Metro Airport. A sad little town with no personality."<BR/><BR/>-JeffJeff Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-56285400324915162172008-10-06T10:22:11.542-04:002008-10-06T10:22:11.542-04:00Charles - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Jeff - I hope I'm back on the blog. :) I might vanish at any moment. And yes, it seems Stewart has generated anti-promotion. :) I believe a group of concerned Romulus citizens have hired a "hit squad" to confront him on the topic.<BR/><BR/>Voland - Really, Normandy is not that far from Romulus (the city, not the Star Trek territory). One short . . . well, maybe not so short, ride over the ocean.<BR/><BR/>The New Frontiers panel did turn out to be great fun. Several secrets about the direction of SF were revealed (naturally I cannot utter such secrets here). And it seemed the audience had a good time. I might even take out my historical re-write of "300 Martins."<BR/><BR/>Stewart - "Hardly in Romulus" doesn't redeem you with the folks of Romulus. :)William Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-59760596143726738802008-10-06T10:18:00.000-04:002008-10-06T10:18:00.000-04:00Sorry, Stewart! After I posted that note, I tried to track down your earlier negative comment and could only find positive things you've said about ConClave and Romulus. It must have been the hotel or the airport you mentioned. I vaguely remember the term "armpit" being used, I think!<BR/><BR/>-JeffJeff Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-17764448527612146092008-10-05T13:13:00.000-04:002008-10-05T13:13:00.000-04:00HEY. I love Romulus, Jeff.Actually, the hotel is hardly Romulus, it's located right next to airport.Stewart Sternberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-79876784350714192912008-10-04T03:52:00.000-04:002008-10-04T03:52:00.000-04:00Hi William,<BR/><BR/>Good to see you back! ;-)<BR/><BR/>That sounds like a very cool convention. I would *love* to be in on more or less the whole of Saturday evening and Sunday morning - New Frontiers in Space sounds completely up my street.<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose anyone's going to be podcasting these seminars in some form? Just a thought... <BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend! :-D<BR/><BR/>SarahVolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07239362425746433989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-2967791543335327982008-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:00Hey William. Good to see you back on the blog! It seemed like you really dropped off the grid for awhile. Hope you have fun at ConClave. BTW, Stewart may have kept people away from the con with his descriptions of Romulus! :-)<BR/><BR/>-JeffJeff Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-92150515734525039872008-10-03T14:43:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:43:00.000-04:00Have fun. Romulus sounds like a great town to hold such a con.Charles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com