Let us say that now I am taking a break from the stressful day-to-day, and am vacationing in the mountains out east. I had heard of the fabled Castle Striga in Romania from a 1978 issue of Terrapins of the World, and thought it a lovely place of rest for me and my terrapin Jetta ( Read more... )

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Ulrich's handler, Michael Kelly, just sent me email. Our favorite German, the original writer of the Roy in clingfilm stories, has moved his site to a more accepting host. Here's the new link:

http://michaelkelly.artofeurope.com/karl.htm

As always, remember to try and buy Ulrich's book!!!!!!

Here's the link, for those of you who don't know:

Ulrich ( Read more... )

This is set in my hometown of Albany, NY. I will write another soon about Roy in Japan, which is where I'm living now. No terrapins.

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In this story I am a professional surfer. Disaster strikes but luckily Roy comes to my rescue.

Jetta was settled under the beach umbrella. It was a warm and sunny day. The clouds formed curious shapes as they danced through the sky. She watched as I caught a perfect wave, the white foam lapping around my board. 
 I was just about to catch ( Read more... )

 
"You will have to use clingfilm or nobody in their right mind is going to believe it." She said.

I had never even heard of clingfilm but I wasn't going to tell her that. It soon became apparent.

"Cryogenics was in it's infancy back then and totally unsuccessful. If people are going to buy it we need a hook. Something a bit quirky. So we go old tech ( Read more... )

Dear Roy,

I know that you blame me. I blame the hippie or monk or whatever he was. The hippie and the cling wrap that is.

It always reminds me of you. Especially the way it clings.

I bet you know what I'm thinking about.

That's right! I'm thinking about a white bull again.

Bloody hippies. Or monks or whatever he was. "All you need to do to calm your ( Read more... )

Ulrich Haarburste's Novel of Roy Orbison in Clingfilm is now available for online purchase here:

http://www.troubador.co.uk/book_info.asp?bookid=434

According to Mr. Haarburste:

http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/ulbook.htm

According to Mr. Kelly:

http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/book.htm

Here is a story I wrote about Roy Orbison being wrapped in clingfilm back in 2003. It has languished modestly on my completely unread website since then, but now the time is ripe for it to explode onto the world. And lj.

Warning: Contains no terrapins.

( The Weekend, Here It Comes )