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Oh, and ditto all the software/hardware stuff. I remember at the time thinking that it was extremely skilful – I can direct you to a few SF books which don’t do it nearly as well :).

It was explained just enough for me to get the hang of it, without pulling me out of the story. The same goes for the physics – in which I am absolutely no expert – which is an essential part of military strategy in the books. (Noting that I’m fine with ground-based stuff, but when it comes to air, sea or outer space, I’m not your girl.) are written (just ask my poor fellow writers who ask me to review such things – but they keep coming back, so either they are masochists, or I’m being helpful, or both) and I never got pulled out of the story thinking ‘that wouldn’t happen’ or ‘that character wouldn’t act that way’. I am very picky about how military characters, strategy etc. It’s not military SF and the Bobs are reluctant (though capable) operators in that sphere. I’m alternating between this and Earthside, as one or the other roadblocks on me.Ĭheck Status of Things for up-to-date information on how it’s going.Īs an ex-military person, I thought the books had the right ‘touch’ for that aspect. I’ve been saying ‘real soon now’ on this one for literally years, but now I’m under contract, so it’ll likely be the next book after the Bender books. We are Legion (We are Bob) Amazon AudibleĮarthside: A sequel to Outland. I’m open to suggestions, comments, ideas, or whatever. I hope my novels will give you a few hours of entertainment and escape. I am a retired computer programmer, snowboarder, mountain-biker, runner, and now author.

I share that distinction with several other authors and a couple of musicians, unfortunately. Mary, who was of Italian and English descent, and had come to California from Kentucky, gave birth to Alfred ten years later.My name is Dennis Taylor. Nick Yankovic married Mary Vivalda in 1949.

His father was born in Kansas City, Kansas of Serbian descent, and began living in California after serving during World War II he believed 'the key to success' was 'doing for a living whatever makes you happy' and often reminded his son of this philosophy. The only child of Nick Louis Yankovic (June 4, 1917 – April 9, 2004) and Mary Elizabeth (February 7, 1923 – April 9, 2004), Alfred was born in Downey, California, and raised in the town of Lynwood.

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He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV. In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film, UHF, and television show, The Weird Al Show. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ('White & Nerdy') were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he had sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Alfred Matthew 'Weird Al' Yankovic (pronunciation: /ˈjæŋkəvɪk/ born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist.

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