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Message no. 1
From: big_jake <big_jake@****.COM>
Subject: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 08:35:35 -0600
After a hard day of kicking computers at the bank, I get on the train and
pull out my copy of "Beyond the Shadows" and start reading. I'm minding my
own business, but I hear the word "matrix" from the seat in front of me. I
look up, and the two guys are reading "Awakenings" and "Shadowbeat".
So I
say, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and the one
reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!", so
he answers, "That would be a yes."

Turns out he just moved into my neighborhood, and we take the same train
line. Unfortunately, since he's now with FASA Interactive, he no longer is
the definitive source for Shadowrun info that he used to be. (He was
reading "Awakenings" to get caught up, fer cryin out loud!) The next
Battletech computer game is coming along nicely, tho. (Can you say 3-D
acceleration strongly recommended? Sure, I knew you could.)

All in all, it made for a pleasant trip home, but the lady sitting next to
me sure cleared out in a hurry. ;-)

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Message no. 2
From: Sight Unseen <toabo@****.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 16:17:27 -0500
At 08:35 AM 12/7/96 -0600, you wrote:
>After a hard day of kicking computers at the bank, I get on the train and
>pull out my copy of "Beyond the Shadows" and start reading. I'm minding my
>own business, but I hear the word "matrix" from the seat in front of me. I
>look up, and the two guys are reading "Awakenings" and
"Shadowbeat". So I
>say, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and the one
>reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
>incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!", so
>he answers, "That would be a yes."

Gotta admit, that falls into the category of "Pretty Cool." <g>



Enigma
Message no. 3
From: "Robert Pendergrast (Tom)" <3011_3@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 10:38:17 -0700
> Turns out he just moved into my neighborhood, and we take the same train
> line. Unfortunately, since he's now with FASA Interactive, he no longer is
> the definitive source for Shadowrun info that he used to be. (He was
> reading "Awakenings" to get caught up, fer cryin out loud!) The next
> Battletech computer game is coming along nicely, tho. (Can you say 3-D
> acceleration strongly recommended? Sure, I knew you could.)
>
> All in all, it made for a pleasant trip home, but the lady sitting next to
> me sure cleared out in a hurry. ;-)

Lucky bastard. :)

-Tom-
Message no. 4
From: Richard Jury <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 12:35:47 -0700
At 08:35 12/7/96 -0600, you wrote:
<snipped some cool stuff:)>

>Turns out he just moved into my neighborhood, and we take the same train
>line. Unfortunately, since he's now with FASA Interactive, he no longer is
>the definitive source for Shadowrun info that he used to be. (He was
>reading "Awakenings" to get caught up, fer cryin out loud!) The next
>Battletech computer game is coming along nicely, tho. (Can you say 3-D
>acceleration strongly recommended? Sure, I knew you could.)

So...looks like you have a new gaming group? :) Maybe I'll hang around the
gaming store longer than normal today..who knows, maybe somebody famous
will be there...most likely corrupted and playing M:TG with all the other 5
year olds..(Not trying to start a CCG vs RPG war, I just wish people there
played SR damnit!) Anyways..off to buy the SR companion, if the hick
stores in Canada have it in yet.

Fro
Message no. 5
From: Paolo Marcucci <paolo@*********.IT>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 20:58:13 +0100
At 16:17 07/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>So I
>>say, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and the one
>>reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
>>incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!",
so
>>he answers, "That would be a yes."

Well, ask mr. Dowd if he can hang out on this list too, he's ruling out and
wide the rec.games.frp.cyber newsgroups! (well, almost... :)

Don't worry Mike, we all like you, but we want to hear from all of you...

And I would like to ask mr. Dowd in public about the set of Denver pass
card I was supposed to get :) (kidding)

Bye, Paolo
____________________________________________________________
Paolo Marcucci paolo@*********.it
InterWare Service Provider Trieste, Italy
http://www.interware.it/ Tel. +39-40-411400
Message no. 6
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 01:48:51 +0000
|
|At 16:17 07/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
|>>So I
|>>say, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and the one
|>>reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
|>>incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!",
so
|>>he answers, "That would be a yes."
|
|Well, ask mr. Dowd if he can hang out on this list too, he's ruling out and
|wide the rec.games.frp.cyber newsgroups! (well, almost... :)

I already asked him if he lurked here....
(No reply yet....)

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Message no. 7
From: "Mike Mulvihill (FASA)" <FASAMike@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 16:58:53 -0500
In a message dated 12/7/96 03:50:54 PM, big_jake wrote:

<<So Isay, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and the
one
reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!", so
he answers, "That would be a yes.">>

I told you he was alive...now all I have to do is figure out whose body I
have stuffed in the file cabinet.....

Have Fun!
Play Games!
What's That Smell?

Mike Mulvihill
Shadowrun Line Developer
FASA
www.fasa.com
Message no. 8
From: "Mike Mulvihill (FASA)" <FASAMike@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 17:09:45 -0500
In a message dated 12/8/96 01:50:19 AM, you wrote:

<<|Well, ask mr. Dowd if he can hang out on this list too, he's ruling out
and
<|wide the rec.games.frp.cyber newsgroups! (well, almost... :)

<I already asked him if he lurked here....
<(No reply yet....)

I don't beleive Tom is on any mailing lists...I'm pretty sure writing and
overseeing the plot for the Btech computer game (Called Mech Commander) has
kept him pretty busy lately.

Have Fun!
Play Games!

Mike Mulvihill
Shadowrun Line Developer
FASA
www.fasa.com
Message no. 9
From: Sight Unseen <toabo@****.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 04:22:33 -0500
At 04:58 PM 12/9/96 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 12/7/96 03:50:54 PM, big_jake wrote:
>
><<So Isay, "Do you guys play Shadowrun?", and they turn around, and
the one
>reading "Awakenings" is Tom Dowd. (Who is either very much alive, or an
>incredible simulation, BTW.) Before they can answer, I say "Tom Dowd!", so
>he answers, "That would be a yes.">>
>
>I told you he was alive...now all I have to do is figure out whose body I
>have stuffed in the file cabinet.....
I thought the traditional place for things like skeletons was the
closet. My, how things have changed in 2050. <smirk>


Enigma
Message no. 10
From: John Jacobsma <j.jacobsma@************.COM>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 23:01:03 -0600
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(Note: although my email address has changed from <big_jake@****.com>
to <j.jacobsma@************.com>, I am still the same person.)

On Saturday, December 7 at 12:35 PM, Richard Jury wrote:
> So...looks like you have a new gaming group? :)

Unfortunately, no. Tom is starting up a new campaign at FASA
Interactive, which is waaay too far for me. (Not to mention, I wasn't
invited!) No, I'll just have to content myself with bumping into him
occasionally.

On Saturday, December 7 at 8:58 PM, Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> Well, ask mr. Dowd if he can hang out on this list too, he's ruling out and
> wide the rec.games.frp.cyber newsgroups! (well, almost... :)

You _could_ ask him yourself. He uses his real email address when he
posts to r.g.frp.c... (Oh, no! It looks like I've developed a case of
Ellipsis Syndrome... and after only a brief exposure to Tom...)

On Monday, December 9 at 4:58 PM, Mike Mulvihill wrote:
> I told you he was alive...now all I have to do is figure out whose body I
> have stuffed in the file cabinet.....

Er, wouldn't that be the _other_ "Big D"? :) (I'm imagining a verrry
big file cabinet.)

ttfn,

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Message no. 11
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Brush with Greatness (TM)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 16:18:03 -0700
> From: "Mike Mulvihill (FASA)" <FASAMike@***.COM>

> I don't beleive Tom is on any mailing lists...I'm pretty sure writing and
> overseeing the plot for the Btech computer game (Called Mech Commander) has
> kept him pretty busy lately.

AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!! Of course!! Another way cool game!! And Of
course I still won't be able to run it on my computer!! I am going to
have to come up with 2K so I can buy a new comp so I can spend 2K
more catching up on all the really cool games tyhat have come out
since my comp suddenly became a Composaur..DREK!! What I want to know
is when is FASA-I going to produce a BTech movie??? I have a copy of
the test art tape for the cartoon and the first part is right on up
there with Babylon5 for quality...This was not a ploy to restart the
"Who would be good in a Btech movie" thread..
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The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer

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