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DarlMan
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Posted: January 01 2006 at 9:07am |
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One of King's earlier novels and IMHO one of his best. In his story it is a modified version of the flu that sacks humanity. History shows again and again |
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Posted: January 01 2006 at 9:41am |
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Albert; I not only saw the movie, but also read the book. It was one of my all time favorites also. Meewee |
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Posted: January 01 2006 at 9:48am |
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This past summer someone on another board made the observation that SF fans were over-represented in the Flubie community. I wonder if it holds true here too. |
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Posted: January 03 2006 at 9:17am |
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I read the book and I"m the "Walking dude" ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DOOM |
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Posted: January 03 2006 at 12:43pm |
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just picked up my copy of the stand, haven't read it in years. strange how quickly things fall apart. wonder if reality will be similar...
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Posted: January 03 2006 at 2:24pm |
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Edited by Albert |
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Posted: January 04 2006 at 7:44am |
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I've seen bits of it on television, but never saw the beginning. How does the pandemic start?
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Posted: January 04 2006 at 7:56am |
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accident at a govt facility, guard runs with his family and starts infecting people, really interesting how it spreads. reality is we are in constant contact with lots of people.... |
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Posted: January 04 2006 at 8:05am |
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As most of you know, I wrote a novel about a post pandemic world.
In the book I passed possible blame on diabolical plots in the Middle East, as the flu started on the Syrian/Iraq border and spread around the world within a week. The book is about survival in a post pandemic world. The moral to the story, Flu now has wings. Some are metal and some are feathered, but it can spread rapidly, and can reach all corners of the world. |
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 1:32pm |
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 5:20pm |
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Hey Joe, what is the name of your book? My name is Mike Boyle, and I also wrote a novel about a great pandemic. My book 'Full Circle' is about an end-of-the-world pandemic and its aftermath. The disease (a rabies like virus) wipes out most of humanity in the year 2025, leaving about a half million people spread around the globe. Had to do a lot of research, but writing it was an interesting experience.
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 6:49am |
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 7:05am |
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Please be advised, it is just a (semi sci fi) novel about stragglers
surviving a global pandemic. We are talking about a few hundred
in the United States as a whole. My story is about a colony that
gets its act together in southern California. Most move into a
local San Diego high school because the structure is earthquake proof
and fire proof (cinderblock construction). They endure fires,
pestilence, earthquakes, tsunamis and conflict with a cult from the Los
Angeles area. You just knew that Los Angeles had to spawn a
religious cult while the rest of the world is simply trying to survive.
Questions answered in my book: What do you do when there is no electric grid functioning and no electricity? What do you do to drive when there is no electricity to pump gasoline up from those underground gas vaults at gas stations? Telephone service breaks down and you need to communicate over distance. How do you do it? How long can you live off of cans? How long will canned food last? What about fresh food? Can you provide it by farming? At any rate, if you are still interested, email me with a mailing address for me to ship the book via US Mail. That costs about $2. The book costs me $3 a copy to have printed, so I'll request a $5 bill in exchange. The book regularly sells for $7.95, so you are getting a darn good deal. Email: Joe_Neubarth@Yahoo.com Notice the underscore between Joe and Neubarth |
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 7:09am |
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 7:12am |
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http://www.geocities.com/joe_neubarth/VeryBestSeller.html
Edited by JoeNeubarth |
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 7:19am |
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I was thinking about ordering 5 copies. ... Maybe we should have a pneomonia vaccination contest. For every additional person that you convince to get a pneumonia shot, you will get one point. Whoever gets the most amount of people to get vaccinations within one week, wins the contest. The winner of the contest gets $200.00 cash from me wired via western union - And a copy of Joe's book? Verification of the pneumonia vax (receipt) would have to be faxed over of course.
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Posted: January 15 2006 at 7:25am |
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In The Beginning I chose that title because it would be a new beginning for the world. I have raised a vast multitude of children and I used to make up stories while sitting around the fire place. In The Beginning started as a fireplace story. The kids thought it so fascinating that they kept on telling me that I should write it as a book, so I did. I created some interesting characters in the story. I have a 350 pound football playing Samoan Islander who goes by the name of Tiny. It was a fun book to write. Once I sat down the writing was easy. |
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Posted: February 01 2006 at 12:22pm |
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Chiefmom, you mentioned The Stand? LOL
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Posted: February 01 2006 at 12:55pm |
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I read that book when it first came out and I was a teen-ager. I always wondered what would happen if that ever did happen. I loved that book! There was a longer version written after that filled in the holes. In the back of my mind I always wondered if that sort of thing could happen... Just don't want to be hangin' out with "Harold" if it does. LOL I think about this alot now. Not the Harold thing but the "superflu" and how it mutated and shifted...kinda like bf |
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May God protect us all.
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Posted: February 01 2006 at 4:28pm |
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I wondered how long it was going to take
before someone started this thread! Unfortunately this is one story you can't put down or stop reading until the story is finished, or you are. Edited by Rick |
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 1:39pm |
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My husband has been talking about this for the last couple weeks that I've been prepping the house & cupboards.
I think I will rent it tonight. |
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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war"
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 1:39pm |
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Same here....sounds like this will be my weekend entertainment.
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 11:34am |
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I attempted to watch the movie this weekend. I didn't realize it was 6 hours long!!!
 The beginning was enough to scare me though. Talk about putting things into perspective!!!
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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war"
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 11:43am |
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I have a suggestion about who could play the part of the
laid back yet menacing “walking man”, in the Stephen King novel, The Stand, he wears cowboy boots and speaks with drawl in the novel. Bush Presses Health Care Cost Cutting In FY07 Budget By John Godfrey, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President George W. Bush proposed Monday cutting federal health spending, including Medicare, youth programs, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by $4 billion for fiscal 2007. http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20060 206 \ACQDJON200602061019DOWJONESDJONLINE000283.htm&selected=9 999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WOR LD&chk=unchecked?=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.i nternational.na Edited by Rick |
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 7:15pm |
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I just watched this movie for the first time last night...felt like I was in the twilight zone or something. Scooby, I'm scared. |
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Posted: February 07 2006 at 3:30pm |
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I couldn't make it through all six hours. I will try again tommorrow, although I'm currently reading "The Great Influenza" which is scary enough!!!
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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war"
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Posted: February 08 2006 at 1:34pm |
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I read "The Stand" in the 70's and couldn't put it down. Read for 13 hours straight. It solidified a vague 'end of the world' mind set I have always had; some guiding imperative of surviving disaster effectively. No (concious) paranoia or anxiety- I just feel comforted by being prepared for some sort of final chaos. Must be a psychological oddity. Anyway, loved the book, -the movie, not so much.
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Posted: February 26 2006 at 4:57pm |
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I agree. |
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Posted: February 26 2006 at 5:05pm |
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Just
watched the movie last weekend with my family...wow...the beginning was
right on of what is happening today. "The monster is coming"!!!!
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Posted: February 26 2006 at 7:02pm |
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I've seen the movie and I've read the book. I liked the book much better than the movie. It's been a while since I've watched or read it, maybe it's time that I do.
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 12:18am |
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M - O - O - N....
that spells "I've re-read The Stand, both versions, (and other books) more times than I can count in the last 30 years since it came out and this is the time that I don't feel a shred of desire to re-read it again." |
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 5:21am |
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I read the abridged copy in high school. Bought a first edition uncut version the second it came out. (1990) You can buy the dvd at deepdiscount dvd for $12.38. I'm such a nerd. Bannor: bet I read it more times than you, (nyaa)
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 5:36am |
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Has anyone read Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank? Bet I've read that one a couple dozen times... Libby
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 7:53am |
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Hi all...
I just tried to find the movie/book "The Stand" on Ebay & was able to find 1 copy of the book only.  I tried to bid on it 4 times, but when it got up to $17.99, I figured I'd just try to get it at the library instead. ($18.00 buys a lot of tuna ya know!)  I'm always interested in reading/hearing more about how people might survive in times of trouble. I just watched "The Postman" with Kevin Costner. While it isn't about pestilence, I still can't help but wonder, could it ever get that bad??? Mike Boyle...is your book "Full Circle" available also? God help us all... Peggy in MN |
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 8:07am |
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Try renting the DVD at Blockbuster Video that is where I found it. Good luck.
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 8:08am |
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I've seen the stand a couple of times, and it comes to mind when they say they're testing the flu on primates (apes and monkeys) thats a similar situation would occur?
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Posted: February 28 2006 at 12:44am |
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Did you know that to the early Christians, the crow was a sign of peace or Christ? Our current day peace sign is actually the mark of a crow's foot encircled. (or an encircled crow's foot). Interesting, isn't it? It's amazing what will and will not change in 2000 years. Sure Stephen King does his damage in the movie, but to this day we still have the peace sign.. |
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I rented the movie a long time ago upon a friend's recommendation. I remember that I liked it but I don't remember the full content. Didn't read the book. After reading these posts I am going to get the movie and watch it again. |
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Posted: February 28 2006 at 5:48am |
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M-o-o-n...that spells "maybe". Then again, I've also listened to a lot of Jean Shepard. (wild stab in the dark)
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I didn't even know what the book was about until i read this post last night,so i looked on ebay but copies were a bit pricey.Then today,while on a mission to find cheap books in a charity shop,what was the first book i see? THE STAND! for 25pence! what a very strange coincidence.It must be a sign! |
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Bannor; As in Leavin' Fever or "you'll shoot your eye out" ?(In god we trust all others pay cash). |
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Oh yea. My personal favorite "Surviving (or not) the" or "Survived" the End of the World" books/stories: Warday - how do we deal with ongoing societal illness after the Event? The Postman - forget the movie and the subplots - good novel of the isolation that's produced when "society falls" On the Beach - how to even talk about this one? How do we maintain in the face of that which kills us anyway? Lucifer's Hammer - Thomas Angel rang a chord with me from this. I am Legend (later remade: The Omega Man) and coming again 2007 I want to be a Robert Neville (or Stu Redman) Ah well. Too Gloomy to be reading these days (even the upbeat ones). I've been focusing on other books (no less gloomy, I suppose!): The Tactical Pistol, The Tactical Shotgun, Emergency Preparedness, etc. I should look up and see which of the "Firefox" books I have or should get...though that is carrying it pretty far!
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Posted: February 28 2006 at 10:48am |
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hi to all, the stand, the book is the way to go ,read the progession of the flu on society. the breakdown of it ,the movie is good, got it on dvd at wal marts .... roxy
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Posted: March 02 2006 at 9:54am |
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I'll bet that their overall sales have gone up lately.
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majalak wrote:
I refuse to look at the crow as a bad guy! 
Pretty rosey view of it all. Let's hope! Interesting that the protagonist is "Randy Bragg", though, eh? I wonder if "Randy Flagg" is a play on that by King?