AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.. A couple of our Stone Hill guys, Richard Byers and Mark Jones (both members of the Lovers Lane household) have lately taken up fencing. THey are not exactly ready to call themselves masters of the art, but they are having a good time. They are taking lessons at Tampa's Fencing Academy. Gerry Duran, who owns and is the fencing master of the Academy works at MOSI as I do, so I see him often. He has been asking me if Mark and Richard have challenged each other to a duel yet. Well, no, they have not and when they do, they know that they are not allowed to have it in our living room. Mark says they would prefer the hall anyway. I keep saying that they have to play outside.
We have arranged with Gerry to have a fencing demonstraton at NECRONOMICON '96. Those of you who fancy yourselves latter day Errol Flynns can come find out how it's really done at Necronomicon '96-blatant commercial and no apology for it!
Oh, and just to set the record straight, when Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone had it out in thos good ol' movies, Rathbone had to hold back on his skills. He was actually the one who was a master of the art.
If you are a student at a university or college and are interested in fencing, check with your school's atheletic department. Many colleges and universities have fencing classes and fencing teams. If you are interested in taking up the sport of fencing, are not a student, and live in the Tampa Bay area, you can give Gerry a call at the Academy at 813-885-FOIL to arrange for lessons. No apology for that commercial either.
Stone Hill Kids Brag Bag.. This is a new feature that will focus on the accomplishments of the youngest Stone Hill members. It's assumed that SF fans are concerned with the future and how we can assure that it's a good future. Well, I know of no better hope for a fine future than the children of today. They deserve our love, care and respect and we should let them know how important they are. If you have news of a special event or achievement in a Stone Hill kid's life, let me know and I'll make suer that the word gets out to SHLT readers.
Kevin and Lydia Lindow are due big CONGRATULATIONS this month.
Kevin was chosen student of the month at his school. This means that Kevin is not only showing academic prowess, but is also showing that he is a good citizen, which is equally important. Good job Kevin!
Lydia participated in a Read-a-Thon at her school and collected the most sponsorship money of any child in the program. For her effort, she won four passes to Busch Gardens. A pat on the back goes to Lydia for her effort and love of reading and a pats on the the back go to the Stone Hill members who helped her win the prize by pledging money for her effort.
MARCH STONE HILL BIRTHDAY FOLKS Happy, happy, joy, joy. Happy, happy birthday to: Colleen Claire Hillyard--3rd, Bob Jones--22nd(I think, or it may be the 23rd), Mike Geraghty--25th, Samantha Smoot--30th, and John T. Robinson--31st.
A STONE'S THROW AWAY The next Stone Hill meeting will be on April 14 at Chez Benet' at 12215 Spottswood drive, Riverview. If you need directions, you can call Linda or David Bennett (Benet') at 813-671-2859. This will be a blood drive meeting, so be sure you've been taking your vitamins and come prepared to help your fellow humans in need by donating blood. A representative from Florida Blood Services will have a short presentation on blood donation at the meeting, so you can get answers to any questions you might have on the subject.
COOK'S CORNER Here's a really easy recipe that my family always gobbles up quickly.
1-1/2 to 2lbs boneless stew beef (can be used frozen or thawed) 1 lb turkey dinner sausage or turkey kielbasa, cut in 1/2" slices 2 c. peeled baby carrots 8 oz whole fresh mushrooms (use more if you particularly like them, as I do) 4 medium potatoes, cut in 1" pieces, or 2 c. fresh or frozen corn 2 envelopes dry onion soup mix Water In a crockpot or slow cooker, place all ingredients with enough water to rise just an inch or two below the top of the food. Cook on high for 2 hours and then reduce heat to low setting. If your cooker has an autoshift setting, use it instead. If you start with the meat forzen, cook for 8-10 hours. (I like this for days when I will be at work for 8 hours). If the meat is thawed, cook for 5-6 hours. Stir the contents of the pot at the end of the cooking time to mix the foods. This will serve 6 to 8 as a main dish.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR US--SOMEWHERE A PLACE FOR US In March of '95, I gave you a listing of Florida clubs that might be of interest to SF fans. In this issue of SHLT, I'm going to run that list again with a few new listings. If you know of a club in Florida that I have no listing for, please send me information on it and I'll be glad to run a listing for it in a future issue of this paper.
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OASFis(Orlando Area Science Fiction Association--general SF interests) P.O. Box 940992 Maitland, FL 32794-0992
USS Nightwing(Star Trek)
PSFS(Panhandle SF Society--general SF)
Bajoran Alliance (Star Trek--Deep Space Nine)
The Omega Society (general SF with emphasis on movies, TV, Comics)
SFSFS(South Florida Science Fiction Society--general SF) |
Star Sector North East(general SF) P.O. Box 8356 Jacksonville, FL 32239-8356
Stone Hill Science Fiction Association (general SF,fantasy,& horror)
U.S.S. Roddenberry NCC 1993(Star Trek--emphasis on charity work)
Suncoast Time Council (Dr.Who)
Guardians of Gallefrey (Dr.Who)
X-Philes (wanting to form a club with X-files emphasis) |
FILKER"S FOLLY You'll find in the filking community that certain tunes are used over and over again. This month you get two songs to the Dr. Pepper commercial theme.
And, oh yeah, I need more songs. Remember, if you don't send me yours, you are gonne see more of mine. Take that at as a threat or a promise, but send songs. Has anyone got a good one for "Babylon 5" or "X-FILES"?
LOTS OF DALEKS by Jeffrey Kellog and Elizabeth Hensley Here's a Dalek, there's a Dalek, LOTS OF DALEKS Wouldn't you hate to be the Doctor now! We Watch Doctor Who and we're proud We're part of a pixilated crowd Other heroes fight and balst But the Doctor uses violence last Wouldn't the world be nicer if we'd all? I'M A JEDI by Adrain Barton, Mike Geraghty and Ann Morris I tote a light saber, don't ya know? It can cut ya down the middle, head to toe. Now I take my saber everwhere I go. I'm a Jedi, He's a jedi, She's a Jedi. We're a Jedi. Wouldn't you like to be a Jedi too? I'm a master of the force, don't ya see? Though occasionally I blow it, I'll agree. Now I see THE OTHER to fix it up for me. I'm a Jedi, He's a Jedi, She's a Jedi, We're a Jedi. Wouldn't you like to be a Jedi too? I'm a full fledged Jedi and I'm proud. I'm part of that well beloved crowd. Ya know that we are fearless. We parise the Force out loud. I'm a Jedi, He's a Jedi, She's a Jedi, We're a Jedi. Wouldn't you like to be a Jedi too? Be a hellion. Join the rebellion. Be a hellion. Join the rebellion.Thats it for this month pals. Be back with you again next month. Till then, TAKE CARE AND HAVE FUN and....
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