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1999 #1273

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 15:55:30 +0200
From: "jesus"
Subject: RE: triste dia

> poem. From the name of the sender

In Spain, Jesus is a common first name.

> I thought maybe it was some conservative xtian harassing us.

I never wanted to seem a conservative xtian.

> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 16:10:46 -0500
> From: Shimmergloom
> Subject: Re: triste dia
>
> Well Jesus. Is it just bullets or is it Bullets of Paper, Bullets of
> Rifles?

Bullets of Rifles. Rafael Alberti was a poet of the generation of the 27, poetic movement prior to the Spanish Civil War, he was affiliated to the Communist Party, and he had to exile from Spain during forty years. With Lorca, he is considered the best spanish poet of this century. In the poem he feels so enraged that he lament that the words are not sufficient.

A try for an ObTrav:
Famous poets of the Imperium?, Influence of poets and writers in the Imperial culture?, What would be the support of the Imperial Authorities to exiled Solomani poets? (Poets who criticised the idea of Solomani superiority)

And once more, sorry for the mistake.
Now, I return to the lurker mode
- -Jesus

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#1274

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:06:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kiri Aradia Morgan
Subject: RE: triste dia

On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, jesus wrote:
> In the poem
> he feels so enraged that he lament that the words are not sufficient.

I would have liked it more if I could have understood it. I remember just enough Spanish from school (the only language other than English that I am any good at is Japanese, though I can still read some French if I try) that I could get a sense of it and get a sense that it was really good and that I was missing a lot.

I have known that feeling, though it wasn't from politics, it was from love. It's so hard.

So are you on this list all the time, just lurking, and accidentally sent this to the list when you were sending to all your friends? I don't recall you have posted before.

Well, I did like the poem and I kept it, so don't feel too bad.

> A try for an ObTrav:
> Famous poets of the Imperium?, Influence of poets and writers in the
> Imperial culture?, What would be the support of the Imperial Authorities to
> exiled Solomani poets? (Poets who criticised the idea of Solomani
> superiority)

Oooooooh, that's a good idea! I love political plot lines for games! It could be you could have a poet in trouble could be the patron, or maybe to rescue a Zhodani poet/writer is your job, either so that s/he can escape a fate worse than death or s/he can help the cause of peace or whatever...

> And once more, sorry for the mistake.
> Now, I return to the lurker mode
> -Jesus

Jesus-san, daijoubu desu yo! (It's OK, Jesus... ^_^)

Kiri

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#1274

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:25:09
From: "Douglas E. Berry"
Subject: RE: triste dia

At 03:55 PM 10/29/1999 +0200, you wrote:
>A try for an ObTrav:
>Famous poets of the Imperium?, Influence of poets and writers in the

[snip]

Those exiled poets would probably be the toast of Rim culture. Anything to make the Solomani look bad. Of course, solSec wouldn't approve.

Scenario: A prominent Solomani writer has jumped the line, and is now touring the Imperial sections of the Rim, giving speeches and readings. The characters are assigned/hired to escort him. Possible problems:

  1. On a world with strong pro-Solomani feelings, his remarks spark a riot.
  2. The writer has some.. interesting tastes in entertainment, which he will do anything to fulfil.
  3. At least once during the tour, SolSec will try to kidnap the writer.

A very good ObTrav.

Douglas E. Berry     gridlore@mindspring.com
http://gridlore.home.mindspring.com/index.html

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#1274

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:35:44 -0500
From: Black ICE
Subject: Re: triste dia

"Douglas E. Berry" wrote:
>>A try for an ObTrav:
>
> 3. At least once during the tour, SolSec will try to kidnap the writer.

4. One of the PCs either is a SolSec agent him/her/itself, or is approached by SolSec to allow mischief.

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#1274

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:38:55 -0400
From: Rob Brady
Subject: RE: triste dia

At 09:06 AM 10/29/99 -0700, Kiri wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, jesus wrote:
>
>> A try for an ObTrav:
>
>Oooooooh, that's a good idea! I love political plot lines for games!

Poets usually don't have any money, but this reminds me of a movie I saw once... Hmm... The spaceship is idling on the tarmac of the downport formerly held by Solomani, but recently overrun by the Imperium. The formerly incorrigible spaceport saloon keeper (reminds one of Han Solo, just in it for the money) is now saying the wife (played by Ingrid Bergman) of the great Solomani poet, Victor Lazlo, "And you never will. But I've got a job to do, too. And where I'm going you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Some day you'll understand that. Here's looking at you, kid."

Reminds me of Loren's version of the "Episode 1".

- --
"Glorious, stirring sight!", murmured Toad, never offering to move. "The poetry of motion! The real way to travel! The only way to travel! Here to-day -- in the next week to-morrow!"
     -- Robert Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Rob Brady     robb at datatone dot com


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