Michael Lean wrote: > Ooooh, what a flurry of reminiscences. I remember all those great stories. > Was it Eric Frank Russell who wrote "The 9 Billion Names of God?" No, Arthur C. Clarke. Eric Frank Russell's 'Next of Kin' is on my top 10 of all time list. Along with Azimov's 'Nightfall'. Sorry this is off topic but I couldn't resist my 2.2c worth. Cheers, Mike Biber