Destroyer Club Chat

We’ll be meeting in the Mibbit chat room Tuesday, July 27th, at 9PM EDT, 8PM CDT.   No need to log in.  In the top box where it says “Nick” type in your name or whatever alias you wish, and in the “channel” box type in #destroyerclub.

Don’t forget the IMDB goose (see post below).  It went down 20% in popularity last week, but thanks to some of you checking out the movie, it’s back up 22% this week.

Speaking Volumes has just announced the next four Destroyer audio books.  In no particular order, they are Acid Rock, Funny Money, Next of Kin, and Profit Motive.

Brian has put several of the Ballybunnion titles on Kindle and they seem to be selling very well.  The Assassins Handbook, Assassins Handbook 2 , and  New Blood. Miss Bidwell’s Spirit is also available now and Brian says The Movie That Never Was should be up shortly.  The formatting for the script form is more difficult than a regular book, which has delayed it a little.

Destroyer Club Chat

We’ll be meeting in the Mibbit chat room Tuesday, July 20th, at 9PM EDT, 8PM CDT.   No need to log in.  In the top box where it says “Nick” type in your name or whatever alias you wish, and in the “channel” box type in #destroyerclub.

Don’t forget the IMDB goose (see post below).  It went down 20% in popularity last week, but thanks to some of you checking out the movie, it’s back up 22% this week.

Speaking Volumes has just announced the next four Destroyer audio books.  In no particular order, they are Acid Rock, Funny Money, Next of Kin, and Profit Motive.

Brian has put several of the Ballybunnion titles on Kindle and they seem to be selling very well.  The Assassins Handbook, Assassins Handbook 2 , and  New Blood. Miss Bidwell’s Spirit is also available now and Brian says The Movie That Never Was should be up shortly.  The formatting for the script form is more difficult than a regular book, which has delayed it a little.

Let’s try to goose the movie people

Another summer is here with The Destroyer movie seemingly caught in limbo.   There hasn’t been any news for months.

Maybe it would help if the fans could show their enthusiasm for the movie?  If the movie people check anyplace, it may be the movie’s entry on IMDB.

Here’s a link to The Destroyer’s discussion board:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474280/board

It wouldn’t hurt, too, if maybe a few of the comments expressed frustration at the delay and asked when the show was going to get on the road.

I hope some of you, at least, will follow through.  Usually the majority stays silent, thinking someone else will do it.  But maybe comments like  “I can’t wait for a real Destroyer movie” and “This is great!  How soon is it happening?”  — or even, “The movie’s been announced for a year now, when will we see it start production?” –  will prod the movie people a bit.  And maybe that would help get the series back in print again.

You do have to register to post, but it’s no worse than registering on any other forums. I don’t remember if you have to check off of any options when registering.  All I can say is, I’ve never been bothered by spam mail from them.

Destroyer Update, May 2010

If you receive the Warren Murphy Newsletter, you’ll know that they’re in the process of making their Ballybunnion catalog available in Kindle format.

Currently I have “Destroyer World:Way Of The Assassin” available. “The Assassin’s Handbook” (AH1) will available shortly. followed by AH2, and “The Movie That Never Was”.

He adds the tantalizing news that, “We are planning some new releases as well…”  Guess we’ll have to wait and see!

If you don’t wish to buy a Kindle, they have a free Kindle for PC available at Amazon.  It isn’t mobile, but you’ll be able to download and read on your computer.  They have free classics also.

Christian Wolfe and Yoram Laviv have joined forces with Speaking Volume‘s voice of the Destroyer audios, Gray Gleason, to update their Destroyer opening credits.  Gray’s expert narration makes a great video even better:

Fan Made Destroyer Video

Christian Wolf has written Destroyer themed music. He pooled his music with  a friend, Yoram Laviv’s talent for graphics, and made the opening credits for a Destroyer movie:

The Other Beanstalk

If you’ve visited Warren Murphy’s blog (and if you haven’t, check it out now), he’s written about his series’:

For those interested in business stuff, though, I’ve put my various book series on vacation for a while.  Even the ongoing Destroyer adventures of Remo and Chiun are on the shelf.  That project however is still working its way through Hollywood and if the movie gets made — we’ll know this year — then, more than likely, the book series will be started up again.

He is keeping busy, however.  This weekend a local school performed “The Other Beanstalk,” a musical production written by his daughter Megan with help from her dad.  Thanks to Brian Murphy, we have a picture of the authors at last night’s show.

Warren Murphy

Warren Murphy is Blogging Again

And with a vengeance!  There are several new blogs posted already.   In case you don’t subscribe to  Brian Murphy’s newsletter, here’s his announcement:

Hi All,
Have you missed seeing freshly written material from Murph? Well, me too! I have finally been able to corner him (getting a little easier as he gets older) and get him back in the act of fingers on keyboard. You can find his thoughts and opinions at the his new blog site. The address is http://warrenmurphy.com/warrenmurphy/.  You can also find a link to it off the main page http://www.warrenmurphy.com ; simply click the banner at the top of the page. There are links there to follow him on facebook as well as twitter.

We are happy to announce that our favorite author and commentator on wordly situations is once again blogging! I hope you join us and please feel free to comment on his posts.

See you there!
Brian (Son of Wa) Murphy

MERRY CHRISTMAS

And Happy Feast of the Pig (to anyone who knows exactly when that takes place).

Vintage books

Good news!  More signed copied of vintage Destroyer books are on sale at Warren’s site.  These are extremely limited, so get ‘em while you can.

Also, check out Warren’s  Facebook page.   Though he’s been sick recently, he’s doing a little better and should be starting to Twitter soon, and — if he can be persuaded — starting a blog.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WARREN MURPHY

Here’s to the Scribbler!   Have a great birthday tomorrow, Sept. 13th, celebrate hearty.

We had asked Chiun to pen something, but he says he”s not speaking to Mr. Murphy unless the new movie is named “Chiun the Great Reads His Ung Poetry.”