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From the publisher of
The Adventures Continue
TAC, Jr. #33
May 24, 1999
I know... I know... I said TAC, Jr. #32 would be the last
one for the
season, but I forgot a few items and some new ones came to me
over the week,
so... here's #33.
1. NASCAR SUPERMAN
2. BOOK REVIEWS
3. FIND A GRAVE
4. MYSTERIES AND SCANDALS REPEAT
5. BEST EVER LEMON MERINGUE PIE?
6. MPES
1. NASCAR SUPERMAN --
For the first time in the history of motorsports, nine of the
nation's most
celebrated champion drivers from four racing series (NASCAR,
CART, NHRA and
World of Outlaws) will race in spectacular Superman-theme race
cars. Check
the web site (http://www.goracing.com/superman/)
for information,
wallpaper, screensavers, and photos. Thanks to Greg Sherffius
and Jim Foanio
for sending this information to us.
2. BOOK REVIEWS
Two books currently available from The Adventures Continue
have received
favorable reviews in the past couple months. Superman
On Television by
Michael Bifulco was reviewed in both American Cinematographer
magazine
(April, 1999) and Filmfax magazine (April/May, 1999 -
No. 72). The same
issue of Filmfax also contains a review of Jan Henderson's
Speeding Bullet
and the final chapter in Michael Hayde's "Superman Comes
to Television." The
current issue of Cult Movies magazine (#28) features a
two-page interview
with Jan Alan Henderson.
3. FIND A GRAVE
After reading the item about John Hamilton's gravesite in TAC,
Jr. #32, John
Bogle reminded me of a web site that might be helpful to anyone
looking for
similar information. You can find a photo of John Hamilton's
grave along
with those of many other celebrities by going to http://www.findagrave.com/.
Thanks, John, for the information.
4. MYSTERIES AND SCANDALS REPEAT
Roy Stuts informed me that E! Entertainment will again run their
Mysteries
and Scandals episode focusing on George Reeves. If you didn't
catch it
before, you can see it on Thursday, May 27 at 7:30 pm and again
on Saturday,
May 29 at 8:30 am. (Eastern Time).
5. BEST EVER LEMON MERINGUE PIE?
Several months ago Ann Landers received a letter from Patty Forror,
who had
just won $50 in a pie-baking contest run by the Piqua (Ohio)
Daily Call and
the Greenville (Ohio) Daily Advocate using a recipe Ann
Landers printed many
years before. Ann Landers calls it the "Best Ever Lemon
Meringue Pie." Hmmm,
I'm pretty sure Leftover Louie Lyman and his friend, Buckets,
would
disagree. But since we have neither Margie Holloway's nor Aunt
Tilly's
recipe, we're left with only this one. Perhaps this summer you'll
bake
yourself a pie and let me know what you think. And if you don't
think you
can eat it yourself, you might consider delivering it to a serviceman
stationed in Iceville, Alaska. Just rent a plane with skis (or
is that
spelled S-K-E-E-E-S?), and you're on your way.
LEMON PIE
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups water
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
2 teaspoons vinegar
3 tablespoons butter
Mix sugar and cornstarch together in the top of a double broiler.
Add the
two cups of water. Combine egg yolks with lemon juice and beat
until well
mixed. Add to the rest of the sugar mixture. Cook over boiling
water until
thick, about 25 minutes. Now add the lemon extract, butter, and
vinegar, and
stir thoroughly. Pour mixture into deep 9-inch pie shell and
let cool. Cover
with meringue and brown in the oven.
MERINGUE
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
1/2 cup boiling water
3 egg whites
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling
water and cook,
stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until completely
cold. With
electric beater at high speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually
add
sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Turn mixer to low speed;
add salt
and vanilla. Gradually beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Turn
mixer again to
high and beat well. Spread meringue over cooled pie filling.
Bake at 350
degrees for 10 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
6) MPES
The Midwest Philosophy of Education Society will hold its Annual
Conference
on Friday and Saturday, November 5 and 6, 1999, at the Water
Tower Campus of
Loyola University Chicago. At a typical session of the MPES either
one
person does an oral reading of something he/she has written or
there is a
panel discussion which consists of brief presentations or readings.
If there
is one presenter, the paper should be twelve pages long and take
twenty
minutes to read. Then there may be a short prepared commentary
that will
take no longer than ten minutes. Then there is 30 to 45 minutes
for
discussion that includes the audience. There is also a session
chairperson
who introduces the speakers. Sometimes the session chairperson
does the
commentary.
This year, THE GEORGE REEVES SOCIETY will be founded as a
Special Interest
Group of MPES. This group will engage in philosophical,
historical, and critical discussion of the life, career, and
influence of
the late actor George Reeves (1914-1959; star of the television
series
Adventures of Superman) on youth culture.
If anyone is interested in attending, participating, or simply
wants more
information, please contact Dr. Michael Oliker, moliker@sprynet.com
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