tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5803072935356807473..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Holmes PhotoJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47467639943236238162010-11-12T09:37:20.564-05:002010-11-12T09:37:20.564-05:00Every time you post this photo I am reminded of th...Every time you post this photo I am reminded of this Calvin and Hobbes, c. 1992: http://bit.ly/bmvZ2U. Sorry if this is disrespectful, there is no intention, but man that pose is so staged.Timothy Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591260547388059848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70270572208927457482010-08-25T22:14:46.541-04:002010-08-25T22:14:46.541-04:00What a great photo! Who wouldn't want that du...What a great photo! Who wouldn't want that dude running your game?Jesse Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737072478903535244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16442124723271150662010-08-22T21:36:49.452-04:002010-08-22T21:36:49.452-04:00The photos of Dr Holmes remind me rather a lot of ...The photos of Dr Holmes remind me rather a lot of Donald Sutherland's portrayal of Willam Reich in the video to Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting".PCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645647030605683608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44298308965530348062010-08-22T17:28:23.817-04:002010-08-22T17:28:23.817-04:00I must say...Check out that wicked awesome Tie!!I must say...Check out that wicked awesome Tie!!UTSquishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834032422597261209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46538674443045594182010-08-22T17:00:42.507-04:002010-08-22T17:00:42.507-04:00Yep, that's from the back cover."Fantasy ...Yep, that's from the back cover."Fantasy Role Playing Games" is one of the treasures of my collection.<br /><br />Security word: "holmis." Kind of fitting. :)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64605082056715060392010-08-22T15:24:05.158-04:002010-08-22T15:24:05.158-04:00I highly recommend buying Holmes' book. It is...I highly recommend buying Holmes' book. It is one of my "treasures." I often look to it when looking back on the early days of the hobby, the days before I started playing in 1981.Christian Lindkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44350277138279494812010-08-22T14:02:36.769-04:002010-08-22T14:02:36.769-04:00Great photo. Thank for sharing it! I have a differ...Great photo. Thank for sharing it! I have a different photo of Dr. Holmes, which I believe is from the same book, in a picture widget on my blog. In shows him "in action," Dming.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25192713533105139752010-08-22T13:59:27.765-04:002010-08-22T13:59:27.765-04:00Todd,
Holmes was a medical doctor and was a profe...Todd,<br /><br />Holmes was a medical doctor and was a professor of neurology at USC, though I don't believe he held a Ph.D.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85299532212755944062010-08-22T13:58:16.973-04:002010-08-22T13:58:16.973-04:00Chris,
Thanks! That's a book I don't (ye...Chris, <br /><br />Thanks! That's a book I don't (yet) own, so I'd never have known otherwise.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89594905801567703632010-08-22T13:57:06.440-04:002010-08-22T13:57:06.440-04:00I assume he is a Ph.D versus a medical doctor? Wh...I assume he is a Ph.D versus a medical doctor? What was his degree in?Todd A. Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177477114706281373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2685831753213355622010-08-22T13:47:17.203-04:002010-08-22T13:47:17.203-04:00That photo is on the back of Dr. Holmes' book,...That photo is on the back of Dr. Holmes' book, "Fantasy Role Playing Games."Chris Creelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993487911122629839noreply@blogger.com