Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 16:18:48 06/12/02
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On June 12, 2002 at 17:57:13, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On June 12, 2002 at 17:36:34, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>On June 12, 2002 at 16:00:19, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >> >>>On June 12, 2002 at 14:31:57, Slater Wold wrote: >>> >>>>Where'd you come up with the name? >>>> >>>>Crafty, Fritz, Junior, Rebel, Chess Tiger, Movei, Ferret, Monsoon, etc., etc. >>>> >>>> >>>>Where'd they all come from? >>> >>>Gaviota is spanish for "Seagull". There two main reasons for its name >>>1) My wife nickname when she was a kid >>>2) The book "John Livingston Seagull" (Juan Salvador Gaviota in spanish) deals >>>with a seagull that flies for the pleasure, trying to reach higher not for >>>finding just food. That is the spirit of my programming: Pleasure. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Miguel >> >>Isn't that the wonderful movie "_Jonathan_ Livingston Seagull" based on the >>novel by Richard bach?? (in case it is, it is one of my favorite movies) >>And i will dig it up from my humongus pile of OLD VHS tapes and watch it again >>:) > >Yes, Richard Bach is the author. I may have confused the name in english since I >read it in spanish when I was a kid. I didn't know there was a movie!! > >Regards, >Miguel The movie is brilliant (as was the book) you have a treat waiting for you, it is one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book!! IMO. http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=97360872330 Regards Jonas
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