John Ford's “Zeppelins of Phobos"

[sergebroom]

I’d like to draw your attention to my site’s list of links, specifically to the one about John Ford’s “Zeppelins of Phobos”. No, not that John Ford, but the late SF writer John M Ford. He once graced Making Light with his numerous spoofs and pastiches that he seemed capable of conjuring on the spot. I wouldn’t be surprised if, had he been asked, he’d have immediately taken the link’s story/setting premises and come up with what a scene accurately depicting what that John Ford’s ”Zeppelins of Phobos” would have been like.

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[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Which John Ford? The American film director or the Elizabethan playwright? Mike Ford riffed on both.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Hopefully not at the Ford Theater.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I hope not!

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I wish I had met Mike. For all I know, our paths crossed at various cons and I didn't know it.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Serge, you would have loved Ask Dr. Mike. It'd been a standard after Minicon opening ceremony for more than a decade. Mike would stand up on the stage in a white coat, with a whiteboard and markers, and answer questions from the audience. He could make anything funny. I bet I can find a, hmm, some pictures. There's several good pictures of Ask Dr. Mike at the bottom, but in the middle, a couple of him with Pamela Dean (Dyer-Bennet).

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I'd have loved that indeed. One thing that I remember from Mike on ML is that, if someone said something erroneous, he'd always use humor to set the facts straight.