Makes me PROUD!

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So, the roomie found a new Doctor Who novel. It is with the latest Doctor and his companion, Amy Pond. Now, I put the cd in my car player and started listening. As SOON as I heard who wrote it, I turned it off and called the roommate. "Did you realized WHO wrote this new story?" I asked. "Michael Moorcock!" "So," she asked. "Don't you KNOW who Michael Moorcock is?" I asked. "No." "He's a GRAND MASTER of Science FICTION!" I exclaimed. "Well, he sounds like he is imitating Douglas Adams," she told me. Michael Moorcock may not be as well KNOW as Douglas Adams, but he's been around a LOT longer! So, I went on line and sent her links to his page, and the page for Grand Masters of Science Fiction - he was awarded G.M. in 2008. He's also, for the last 20 or so years, what I call "a local yokel" for the resident SF writers in the Austin area. I believe he actually lives down in Bastrop. He is, however, from Britain. Now, about what makes me proud. You see. Here in Austin there are what those of us in the media and comic book fandoms consider Science Fiction Snobs. There are people, generally males, who think that anything besides written science fiction isn't good enough. "Oh, you watch Doctor Who..." with a sniff they put their noses in the air. But OBVIOUSLY, Michael Moorcock is a renown writer of science fiction, he's a Grand Master after all. And he's written a Doctor Who novel! Even WORSE, he's done some comic books! I can just see those snobs gnashing their teeth! So, what has made you proud lately? Go ahead, tell me about your cute kids and grand kids, I can take it! Heck, tell me about your cute cats! I put a camo collar on Sparky today, he is NOT amused!