Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!topaz!@RUTGERS.ARPA:QUINT@RU-BLUE.ARPA From: @RUTGERS.ARPA:QUINT@RU-BLUE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Somtow Sucharitkul Message-ID: <235@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 00:19:07 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.235 Posted: Sat Jan 12 00:19:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:00:23 EST Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 28 From: Anne Marie Quint [/amqueue]Somtow Sucharitkul is Indeed Male. He comes from Thailand, and is in direct line for the throne (although I heard he got slightly bent out shape recently when they made girls eligible heirs....he dropped a couple of hundred places). In the dedication to one of his books (I don't remember which) he thanks a Princess for something...I believe she is his sponsor. (gives him money and stuff) He is a rather strange person...I almost met him at last Lunacon...Someone stuck something near my ear at a party that was saying "More right, use frash"...I turned and an oriental type was sticking this camera up to someone else's ear. I was later told this was Somtow. I have also been told that he sometimes writes columns for Locus, but of this I am not sure. _Light on the Sound_ is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. I found _Starship and Haiku_ both fascinating and depressing. _Mallworld_ I found just plain weird. I haven't had a chance to read the next Inquestor book, though I *think* I bought it..... I don't know anything about his musicianship. But if anyone is interested in hearing any more weird stories about him, send me a usenet address and I will pump my fen friends for more weird Somtow Stories..... hugs on all /amqueue -------