Bill Albert, founder and Fearless Leader of UNIT, issues a statement each month describing
his feelings on the state of Doctor Who fandom in Iowa. He calls these messages his "Ramblings".
Here is his message for December 1999
From: 9th Doctor
Hello everybody.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all fans Whovian. I hope everyone
has a safe and happy holiday season and is around to help us celebrate Who
in Iowa in the next millenium. As you saw already the first scheduled
event will be held on Saturday, February 26th some where in Des Moines.
Thanks and good luck to the members in Des Moines for taking control of
this one and we hope to meet with you soon. After that will be Festival
with IPTV and Exiled Episode 3 next fall. Lots of exciting things to look
forward to.
WHO ON IPTV
We have seen the last of Doctor Who until the next millenium. There are
only two Pertwee stories left to go, Curse of Peladon and Planet of the
Spiders, so it'll be mid-February when the Doctor regenerates into Tom
Baker. At two episodes a week we should be getting to the Genesis of the
Daleks about Festival time.
The final episode of Invasion of the Dinosaurs finished off the story
nicely. I know the dino's are silly looking but I still think that it was
a great story. Loved Benton really taking over and smacking a few superior
officers when the opportunity arose.
Death to the Daleks was one I hadn't seen for a long time. Was that really
only four episodes? Mike and Jeff and I got together for this story and,
more than a few times, I found my self asking "Are we in the next episode
yet?" IMHO this was the worst Dalek story. Anybody like it?
Was this the first time a Dalek self-distructed after failing a mission? I
understand the audio adventures that are scheduled from Big Finish
Productions next year are especially designed to return the Daleks to their
intended place as a strong and truly evil force in the universe. :o)
UNIT DECEMBER MEETING
We are going to have a first monthly meeting this upcoming Saturday in the
cafeteria at Barnes and Noble in Cedar Rapids. We will start between
6:30pm and 7:00pm and eventually head out for a late dinner. I hope
anybody who wants to can join us. Of course, we do understand that this is
December and the weather can get bad on us very quickly. Drive carefully!
LOGO CONTEST
The deadline for entries is this up coming weekend. So far, I believe,
there are two entries that we'll be voting on. Remember that everyone is
welcome and encouraged to join. Send me your entry via private email at
UNIT GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!
Whenever we get together next, next Saturday if weather permits, we will be
giving away some very special prizes, picked at random, to members of UNIT.
You NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN!!! We will use a print out of the members
list so everyone has an even chance. We have:
Frazer Hines "Jamie McCrimmon" autograph.
John Levene "Sgt Benton" autograph.
Elisabeth Sladen "Sarah Jane" autograph.
Sophie Aldred "Ace" autograph.
We have to thank Lea "Time Lady Leela" Hayes for getting the John Levene
autograph during her trip to Moorehead in fall. Originally I had written
to several Doctor Who stars explaining what UNIT was and asking for
something we could give away at the meeting in October. Unfortunately I
didn't receive any responses until after the event. The Frazer Hines
autograph came in about two weeks after that and the Elisabeth Sladen and
Sophie Aldred autographs didn't arrive until LAST WEEK!
FOR THE RECORD: I received an autographed photo from Elisabeth Sladen quite
a few years ago and got Frazer Hines and Sophie Aldred autographs thanks to
supporting memberships at Visions. I'm taking my name off the list for
these drawings. Does anyone else already have them?
Thanks for listening.
Take Care
Brigade Leader Bill
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