“Analog” asked some good questions in the forum and I talk a bit about the biography and my motivation.
Sean
Thanks for creating such an incredible site. I’ve been studying the 50’s contactees for a while. I found an original Ernest Norman pamphlet on Martian civilization in a local bookstore last month. It’s a fascinating phenomenon.
Having so much info to hand on Fry is amazing. It would be great to convert Fry’s books from HTML to some sort of ebook format so folks could download them.
I do have one question. You seem reasonably skeptical of Fry and don’t appear to be a ‘true believer’. Indeed, I think there are few who really believe the 50’s contactees and the Space Brothers meme anymore (except perhaps the Unarians). I come at it from the skeptical position and view the entire episode as an interesting psychological and cultural study myself.
Given that, what motivated you to create this site and start writing a biography of Fry?
Can you give us any details on the biography?
I replied:
Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate them.
As to your questions…
You can download any of the books in PDF Format using the print button at the top right. First, install the free PDFCreator, navigate to the book you want to print, then use the link at the top right of the page to “print” the PDF. Presto – ebook. The “template” for the printed pages is black on white too and doesn’t include any of the menu’s or other graphics. Neat, eh? (I added this great question to the FAQ)
My motivation? hahah – that will have to remain a secret until the biography is published. Here is a teaser, I want to know without doubt if any parts of Fry’s story are true.
As for the biography, I finished a proofing copy this fall and have been sending it around to my proof readers. It is unfortunately, fairly dry given Fry’s occupation for the later part of his life was giving speeches. When it comes to someone else’s life, I am not a very inspired writer.
The estimated date of arrival is 2010 sometime, which, given I started in 2002, is a long time to gestate a book.