Hobbies:
Harass old people, incite riots, preach about the coming of the
pants god, and attempt to rule the known universe.
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I am Phillip Kallas, the Hall of Famer you least suspect. People still don't
really realize who I am, let alone how to spell my name (It is NOT
Kallus!!!). So now, I will tell you who Phillip Kallas is. I was born in
Hammond, Indiana, about 20 minutes from Chicago. I am now at Ball State
working towards a telecommunications degree, so I can get into the mass
media and influence the entire world. I have gone by the name Darklord
Callas, Grand Admiral Callas, Grand Admiral Kallas, and now just plain ol'
Phillip Kallas. I am the biggest Star Wars fan I have ever met. My entire
life philosophy is based on Yoda in Empire Strikes Back, and the one simple
sentence: Insanity is the only true freedom. Some of my favorite RASSM
moments are Sith Wars III and IV, James Trory and his infamous huffing, and
Duggy making fun of people. I also tend to believe Trory secretly wishes he
was me. I can be found on the RASSM IRC channel, #rassm, and the RASSM
mailing list, @rassm, and of course, the newsgroup itself. Hopefully, my
amazing powers of killing any thread will not cross over on webpages,
because this one is really good. Thank you, and there is free Cheese
Substitutes in the downstairs lobby.
Trory Responds: I really don't wish I was like him.
Inducted: 1998
Last Known Location: New Haven, CT
Personal Website:
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/afk4/index.html
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
The chase in the asteroid field in ESB. Movie action sequences
reached their peak at that moment, and it hasn't been matched since.
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I'm currently a grad student at Yale, pursuing my lifelong dream of
studying dinosaurs. In fact, the posters hanging in my room are divided
pretty evenly between dinosaurs and Star Wars. :) Besides Star Wars, I'm
a big movie freak in general. Other favorites include The Shawshank
Redemption, The Princess Bride, Dr. Strangelove, and the Indiana Jones
series. In addition to obsessing over movies, I also listen almost
exclusively to movie soundtracks (my favorite composers are John Williams
and Danny Elfman). I also like They Might Be Giants and Weird Al.
Other than that, I like to draw, play the saxophone, and watch TV.
I don't read as much as I used to, unfortunately, but I figure I have
plenty of reading to do for school!
Inducted: 2000
Age, as of carbon freezing: Really, really old
Occupation: Too many to list
Last Known Location: Ohio, suspciously like Hoth
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
Seeing Star Wars in the summer of 1977 with the guy I married later that
same year, and then seeing Episode I with our teenaged daughter 22 years
later. It brought a tear to my usually unsentimental eye.
I also liked the time I was heading out to school conferences, and another kid asked (nervously)"You're not going to talk like Yoda, are you?"
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Middle-aged, midwestern mother of 3. Episcopalian. Costumer &
lacemaker. Pretty typical Star Wars fan, I guess.
Inducted: 2001
Born in the blustery cold of January in the year 1097, I have the soul of a warrior with the passivity of a...squid. I am currently in training to learn the biological and psychological nature of homo sapiens at a university found in the northwest hemisphere of this planet. Your shattered psyches will be at my mercy should I succeed.
My inclusion into the RASSM Hall of Fame had little to do with my amazing accomplishments throughout RASSM history as much as it did with my prolific (to put it mildly) postings in the latter half of 1997. I have the nondistinction of being a card carrying member of the 100% damn funky Lobot Fan Base as well as acting dictat-uh, archiver of the best-forgotten Sith War IV. While my time online has been shifted away from RASSM as of late, I still spread the meaning of RASSM to others in the "real" world by buzzing up apartments at random to ask "TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"
Inducted: 1998
Last Updated: Early 1999
Subject continues to believe, despite repeated attempts at reeducation, that he is a late 20th-century human named Simon Lee. While a search of recovered archive material has identified an individual that fits the subject's description in many areas, many of his claims are impossible. The historical Simon Lee was born on October 31, 1976 in the mythical New York City, and after uneventful early years made a small reputation for himself as a fairly consistent member of the legendary RASSM cadre. He also spent much of his remaining spare time using the computer for other means such as non-profit fanfiction and devising complex plots with his university friends. Beyond that records are not available.
The subject still refuses to believe that his head is several times larger than that of the historical Simon, as depicted in the attached image. We will continue his psychological adjustment and file reports as required.
Inducted: 1997
I had meager beginnings on a moisture farm just outside of Columbia, South Carolina. By day I'm a mild mannered company Internet Systems Administrator but by night I transform into one of the most infamous bounty hunters in the worldwide geek network! Being a news hound isn't easy but it's worth it in the end. If you have news drop me a line at brian@linder.net. MTFBWY!
Inducted: 1997
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Inducted: 1997
I guess I should give some background on myself with respect to Star Wars. I first started reading/posting to netnews in 1983, about two weeks after ROTJ was released. At the time there was a Star Wars newsgroup (I believe the name was net.movies.sw) that quickly died out. I began reading rec.arts.sf.starwars when that newsgroup was created in the early 90s, and I wrote the proposal that ultimately created the RASSM, RASSC, RASSG, and RASSI newsgroups.
I spent most of my time on the collecting newsgroup, but pop into RASSM from time to time. I have a web site devoted to Star Wars collectibles (the Star Wars Collectors Archive), and that site has gotten some attention in media at various times.
I live in Seattle. I recently completed my Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Washington. I get hundreds of emails every day that deal with Star Wars.
Inducted: 1997
Well, when I'm on-line, there's nothing better I like to do than read newsgroups. Due to the unfortunate amount of high traffic on RASSM recently, I haven't been reading it as much as I'd like (a problem I hope to correct), but it's may favorite. The other two I frequent are rec.arts.movies.current-films and rec.arts.sf.movies. My favorite web site is, of course, Harry Knowles's "Ain't It Cool News" and I plan to start my own home page with movie reviews.
As for off-line, I'm a movie freak, and I try to watch as many as I possibly can. My favorite non-Star Wars movies include: the Indiana Jones films, Aliens, The Abyss: Special Edition, North By Northwest, Citizen Kane, and The Shawshank Redemption.
I listen to a variety of music. My favorite type of music is progressive rock, and my favorite progressive band (and favorite all-around) is Dream Theater. Other favorites include: Tori Amos (she's a goddess!), Genesis (before Phil Collins turned them into top-forty wussies; "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" is totally brilliant!!!), Tool, Korn, and Mr. Bungle.
I like to read a lot. My favorite books are the Dragonlance: Chronicles trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I also like _Dune_ (the sequels are wretched, though), Stephen King (mostly his older stuff), some Michael Crichton, Alistair MacLean, and, of course, a few of the Star Wars novels (Zahn's trilogy, the X-Wing series). I usually try to look for new things to try.
I'm always trying to write screenplays, but I've never completed one. I hope some day to become a feature film director.
Whew! I can't think of anything else. To tell you the truth, my life is pretty boring. I don't do much each day aside from school, which sucks. Thank God I graduate this year!!!!
Inducted: 1997
Name: Mikey Bobbitt
Personal Information:
I'm a 24 year old DJ living in the alcohol capital of the world...New
Orleans. When I'm not online I like to sit in front of my computer and wish
that I was! Actually I spend a lot of time collecting Star Wars stuff and
doing just basic crap within the music industry. When I'm online though I go
way too obsessive and I search for as much information I can find on Star
Wars collectables....oh yeah and since I'm single I spend a lot of time in
the twisted fetish newsgroups looking for pictures of midgets in clown
costumes servicing each other! That last part may not be necessarily true
though. Actually, none of this is true. I'm really on a portable computer
in the back of my Volkswagon van (not unlike the vehicle of choice for serial
killers) and I'm driving around the country looking for Paula, Rich and James
Trory....I gave up on Duggy and Amara because well, they live so damn far
away!
Inducted: 1997
I enjoy teaching others the wisdom of GONK. GONK is the droid messiah. He is the Power.
Inducted: 1997
A Civil Engineering Graduate Student at the University of Cal, Davis whos research instrests include climate change and modeling the onset of droughts. While a Teaching Assistant, secretly implanted the idea of "how cool it would be to be in SW" in all his undergrads' minds (but please don't report this to UCD officials). Has been reported as working on a plan to transform North America into a Tatooine like environment and officals at NOAA are currently working on research proposals to stop his Drought forcing simulations. When confronted with this publicly, Mr. Mierzwa denied everything and reportedly responded, "The Truth Is Out There."
In addition to slowly modifing the Earth to match the various Lucas inspired climates, Mr. Mierzwa has been know to also have begun work on upgrading his 1967 Merc. Cougar by installing a hyperdrive system. Has been quoted by the CHP as saying, "She doesn't look much much, but she'll do 0.5 past lightspeed."
Although having been around RASSM since summer 96, many of his posts have been noted as having a "newbie"esque quality to them. He is often heard complaining, "What, did I suddenly turn invisible or something?" whenever his posts go unanswered. Some claim that he is "the One who _never_ will be." Others will admit that he "has always been here."
Some of his RASSM contribution(s) include:
Additional on-line posts can be found in the other RASS.* groups, with his most frequent posts appearing within the RASS.collectibles groups.
Inducted: 1997
Newsgroups and the story thread are really my only online activities. I play a lot of pool. I build model airplanes when I'm not at school, and I still hold the national record for hand-held catapult gliders in the Senior class, at five minutes and seven seconds over three flights. (I'm in the Open class now so I can't break it again with a better time. Like Jack Klugman's character in the Twilight Zone episode _A Game of Pool_.) Did I mention I can't seem to stop watching television? It's absolutely compulsive. My favorite show currently is Babylon 5, closely followed by The Pretender. I'll probably be president of the Purdue Sci-Fi club next year. I'm also the captain of my dorm's Rube Goldberg team (we took third this year, bummer). I go through paperback novels at a rate that frightens the librarians.
Did I mention I look like a cross between Sean Connery and Clint Eastwood, both sixties-vintage. Really. Connery and Eastwood. Really.
Actually I look more like Chris Farley, with zits and without the shtick. Pity me, I'm unnatractive.
I do not suffer fools gladly, hence I'm the author of the Newbie FAQ, posted every Monday.
Editor's Note: The Newbie FAQ is no longer in existence.
Inducted: 1997
Age, as of carbon freezing: 19
Occupation: Student
Last Known Location: Somewhere between Blacksburg and Vienna, VA
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
Going to the Special Editions at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
This was great because I got to see all three movies on the big screen,
which I hadn't been able to do previously since I was either not yet alive
or merely 2 years old when they first came out.
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I have no job. My hobbies are hanging out with my high school friends when
I'm at home (Vienna) or my college buds when I'm at school (Blacksburg, go
Hokies!). And uh, football and baseball rule!
Inducted: 2001
Alias(es): JenJen
Occupation: Student
Age, as of carbon freezing: 17, going on 18
Last Known Location: Houston, Texas
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
Star Wars? You mean RASSM relates to Star Wars?! Damn, I must've missed that memo.
Yeesh, four years in the RASSM community, and I didn't know it was about Star Wars. ;)
Well, I suppose my favorite moment in the movies is when the stormtrooper doesn't hit
his head on the door. That's a classic. And my favorite Star Wars related incident in
my life? Probably the infamous Houston RASSMcon. Despite the reservations of my mother,
the assassination attempts of Kim, the unexpected preppiness of Watson, and the parking
lot antics of Paula, I had a lot of fun. Really.
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One day a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Wookie Shaver himself says to me, "Jen, I completely
forgot! You've been eligible for the HOF for years! Come and join!" Seeing that I've been
asked about four times to enter the famed Hall of Names, I finally decided to acquiesce,
against my better judgement.
I am still the Official RASSM Sycophant, although I think it's just a courtesy title nowadays. I still frequent #rassm and religiously read @rassm and sometimes lurk in RASSM, but I've had to reduce lurkage because of time constraints. I'm going off to college in the fall (FIGHT ON, TROJANS!) which will either dramatically increase my RASSM time or... drop it down to almost nothing.
I enjoy reading anything by Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, or Dorothy Parker. I'm a movie buff, but my attempts to view the AFI's Best 100 list seem to be thwarted by my parents's refusal to lend me the Blockbuster card. I like to write, waste my time online, take pictures, travel, decorate sheets with spray paint, scour stores for bargains, and loaf around Houston with friends.
One final comment: Never let the Lobot funk die!
Inducted: 2001
Alias(es): Rogue Jedi
Personal Website:
http://www.roguejedi.com
Last Known Location: Texas
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
When Luke turned to the Dark Side in RotJ. It was his Des-tiny! :)
Other Pertinent Info:
I now do tech support at Dell Computer Corporation, portables
division. It's a way cool job -- aside from the customers, that
is. :P I don't read RASSM that much anymore because it has become a
newbie infested hive of scum and more scum. :) I'm still building
that model of the Milleium Falcon (almost 2 years now!;) and am
active on #rassm and still subscribe to @rassm (tho' I sometimes
wonder why).
Inducted: 1997
Last Updated: August 1999
Likes:
everything star wars, non-predictable movies, and talking to
internet friends.
Hates: capital letters, uce/spam, and the
being that stole his rotj:se cd.
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oblio-1 is a internet support tech in the mornings and cg artist/animator in the evenings.
when not working or causing trouble in rassm, oblio-1 is home with family of sw fans - wife
jenna and sons devon and kai. any other time is spent playing ice hockey, paintball, and
multiplayer computer games. oblio-1 travels around in his slave-3 samurai and frequently takes
it offroad. instead of sleeping, much of his time is spent creating images of his virtual pal -
ian the skeleton. any remaining time is spent watching kids cartoons, animal documentaries,
and of course, movies. you can expect to see oblio-1 sitting seventh row centre at the premiere
showing of the prequels.
oblio-1 always gets stuck with greedo during action figure wars :(
Inducted: 1997
Name: Ian D. Blake
Alias(es): Orion Sabre
Age, as of carbon freezing: 16.6
Occupation: None, really
Last Known Location: Ohio
Favorite Star Wars Moment:
Probably either finding RASSM for the first time about a year ago, or
participating in the Sith Wars. There's nowhere else I know of where you
can engage in a friendly battle or two with a group of like-minded weird
people. Great fun.
Other Pertinent Information:
Mr. Blake is a full time high-school student. He would not hesitate to
reccommend this career for those seeking irony, sleep deprivation and
food that tastes like recycled mould. He notes that the best personality
to maintain in such an environment is one of low profile, a belief which
has in fact allowed him to avoid all sorts of problems such as recognition,
popularity, and the Mafia.
Blake divides his awake time between writing, studying ineffectively, and posting on RASSM, with writing generally predominating. He lives in a small, snow-encrusted town in northern Ohio.
Inducted: 2001