----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: Re: Ten years ago . . .
> At 08:26 PM Monday 3/26/2007, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: > >>On 3/26/2007 8:05:39 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> > On 3/26/07, Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > . . . the bodies of 39 members of the >> > Heaven's Gate techno-religious >> > > cult who had committed suicide were found inside a mansion in >> > > Rancho >> > > Santa Fe, Calif. >> > >> > >> > A few blocks from David Brin's >> > house, for those who don't know that. >> > >> >>Wierd subject for sure. >>The guy who "discovered" the comet's companion (that started the >>groups flipout) was a local radio personality who I used to listen >>to >>every morning. Well...because I knew Chuck Schramek would have >>something wierd to say. > > > And the story was spread [inter-?]nationally by another radio > personality known for featuring weird topics . . . > Yup....who featured Schramek on his show a few times. > >> He died of cancer a few years later and then I >>ended up discovering that the writer of one of my all time favorite >>books went to high school with him. >> >>I think that comet (Hale-Bopp?) was the only comet I've ever seen >>naked eye. > > > Not even Hyatuke almost exactly a year earlier? > Too much wash from city lights here. But Hale-Bopp was plain and clear to see in spite of the brightness. xponent Street Astronomy Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
