Michael "The Admiral" Zecca
starfury@eskimo.com
What People Say About Me
"TCA - I would *hate* to live in your mind."
'That's not living, surely. :)
"You're a terribly disturbed individual. :-)"
- Shaun Lyon, 17 Nov 2002
"Ain't that 'The Colin Avenger' a Clever bloke. He could probably
explain why a black hole ain't black."
-- Tony Walsh, 3 May 2002
"I think there should be more Colin Avengers in the world, so it was
good to hear from the official version!"
-- Rob Shearman, 21 Apr 2002
-- Many of my students, variously
Q: What do you call the irrational dread brought on by the thought of
Paul Cornell, Halibut, The Admiral and Yads starting up a fourpiece
and doing INXS cover versions?
A: The Horror of Fan Rock
-- Mark Iles, 9 May 1995
-- Andy Lane, 19 Jul 1995
"That outfit he wore to the Mesa that one day would jam radar."
-- Jeff Kuehn about the mobile colourblindness unit, 8 July 1995
"(Sighs) Men."
-- Kate Orman, 16 June 1995
"Why do I have the feeling that there are going to be Vorlons at
Zecca's wedding?"
'Because Zecca will (presumably) be in attendance?'
-- Michael Burstein and
Michele Worley, 28 Apr 1995
"Michael Zecca, first man to have his wedding ceremony nominated for a Hugo..."
-- Jacque Marshall, 28 Apr 1995
"If you ever get Zecca and me together, the room explodes."
-- Michael Burstein, 28 Apr 1995
"ZECCA, YOU'RE A POLICHROME BIFURCATED SUSPENDER MONGER, AND
YOUR LEGS ARE LONGER THAN YOUR ARMS BESIDES!! X-P PHTHTHPTH!!!
So there. ;)"
-- Jacque Marshall, 13 Apr 1995
"Cheek."
-- Kate Orman, 11 Apr 1995
"You know frighteningly many of my undergraduate friends, Mike. (-:"
-- David McKinnon, 9 Apr 1995
"You have no shame, Admiral."
-- David McKinnon, 23 Mar 1995
"Zecca, you is one WEIRD dude. Stay that way. :-)"
-- Michael Burstein, 9 Mar 1995
"A quiet man, whose reserve hides an almost legendary fierceness.
(Well, not really, I made that up.) One of the authors of the infamous
"Star Trek: The Crouton Generation" series. Clearly, he either insane,
or a clever experiment in virtual reality."
-- David Strauss,
in his old Fresh Air Menu
"I'm nothing if not inconsistent... :)"
-- Michael Zecca, Jan 1995
"You have WAY too much time on your hands, Zecca. :)"
-- Chris Heer, 16 Jan 1995
"You have even weirder dreams than I do."
-- Michael Burstein, 10 Jan 1995
"You are a sick, sick person."
-- Dianne Hackborn, Dec 1994
"You should be ashamed of yourself...but I know you're not..."
-- Dirk Loedding, 17 Nov 1994
"I shall be your slave forever!"
-- Andy Lane, 17 Oct 1994
"You sound rather more caustic than usual."
-- Colin Roald, 13 Oct 1994
"Have I mentioned that you're insufferable when you're that smug?"
-- Dirk Loedding, 16 Sep 1994
"It's just because I didn't want to think up another line. :-)"
-- David Henderson, variously
"I knew it was too soon to take him off the medication..."
-- Jacque Marshall,
12 Sep 1994
"He seems to be a walking encyclopedia of things scientific and fannish;
talks softly, but nonstop."
-- Colin Roald, 14 Aug 1994
"Zecca, you are insane. :)"
-- Elana <*> Beach, 12 Aug 1994
"Geez, Zecca. Another fine point. Do you do SF for a living?"
-- Brian Bevirt, 27 July 1994
"Hi Admiral."
-- Paul Cornell, 24 July 1994
"Have we met before, in some previous existence, or do legends
of my drunkeness and extreme height abound?"
-- Andy Lane, 2 Aug 1994
"You are a lunatic. Go away. Pester someone else."
-- Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari
"You Victorian, you. ;-)"
-- Kate Orman, 25
Feb 1994
"You're a frightening man, Zecca."
-- Colin Roald, 7 June 1994
"You have...forgotten something."
-- J. Michael Straczynski, 3 May 1994
"YOU'VE DONE IT NOW ZEC. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, EVERYONE..."
-- Chris Hassell, on the posting of the first Star Trek: The Crouton
Generation Writer's Guide, 4 Feb 1990
"Nice hat."