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Post by Kahlessa on Jan 8, 2008 8:30:34 GMT -5
From Ludidity:
(Admin: This was originally posted in the global warming thread but I moved it as anything about Michael Crichton's board should go here.)
I "googled" Michael Crichton this morning, and noted that, instead of the link to his official page as the first link, two anti-Crichton articles and his book, essays, articles, speeches, etc. on global warming were first in line, in a high-lighted space. Hope none of those who read those articles go to Michael's page to find answers. I always felt badly when highly intelligent folks would go there for the first (and last) time, post something very interesting and be squashed with next to no explanation.
Why would anyone understand why the webpage of the author of a top seller would forbid discussing that book? The topic is far from dead, now that algore has teased out a No Bell prize for his bs.
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Post by Kahlessa on Jan 8, 2008 8:33:59 GMT -5
Lucidity, the web sites you saw highlighted are probably sponsored sites, where the people running the sites pay extra money to Google to come up first. It doesn't mean the sites are better, just that they paid for the prominent spot.
I wonder how much Michael Crichton is involved in his own website and message board. What we see there could perhaps reflect the wishes of the webmaster or administrator, rather than Crichton's. Possibly Michael may choose to go along with whatever they want because he doesn't want to concern himself with it. I'm sure he's a very busy man. I'm only speculating. We don't know the source or reasoning behind the policy.
But it's very patronizing to the people posting on the board to say they can't discuss global warming because there isn't anything more to say on the subject, when Crichton himself has spoken more about the topic in interviews and in a debate back in March 2007. As I've said before, it's a crazy mixed-up world where you can discuss global warming on Paul McCartney's message board, but not on Michael Crichton's.
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Post by Lukaran on Feb 12, 2008 17:17:28 GMT -5
On the MC message board someone was asking if MC had a dog and the admins said he doesn't. Kahlessa, do you know if he's ever had a pet?
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Post by Kahlessa on Mar 1, 2008 5:40:38 GMT -5
On the MC message board someone was asking if MC had a dog and the admins said he doesn't. Kahlessa, do you know if he's ever had a pet? There was a feature story in Architectural Digest in the late 1990s about Michael Crichton’s home in LA and it had a photo of the family dog, a dachshund named Frankie, I believe. Though it’s possible that wife #4 Anne-Marie Martin got custody of the dog when they separated in 2001. When robbers broke into Crichton’s home in 2003, he said he woke up to find one of the robbers pointing a gun at him. If you have a dog, it’s next to impossible for someone to get into the house undetected. That’s why I would never live alone without a dog. You can read about the incident here: www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/22/1045638538663.htmlIn all the interviews, articles, and books I’ve read about Michael Crichton, I’ve never seen any other mention of his having a pet of any kind. I get the impression that he’s not inclined to have a pet of his own accord, but who knows? |
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Post by Lukaran on Mar 5, 2008 17:52:08 GMT -5
When robbers broke into Crichton’s home in 2003, he said he woke up to find one of the robbers pointing a gun at him. If you have a dog, it’s next to impossible for someone to get into the house undetected. That’s why I would never live alone without a dog. That is so true! I had a Pekingese that would wake up the entire neighborhood if someone broke into the house across the street! We kept telling her that was not her territory but we couldn't convince her. |
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