From: analda{at}nospam.hiwaay.net (Analda Anglin)

PART TWO: PYTHON INTERNET GUIDE

One of the most common questions posted to a.f.m-p is "Where can I
find ___?"  The free distribution of copyrighted materials through the
Internet is illegal.  There are no exceptions without specific permission
from the copyright owners.  The Python London office asks that we direct
people to the published versions of Monty Python material and encourage
them to buy the book versions of the scripts.

Useful books include: "All the Words" and "Just the
Words," compilations of the entire Flying Circus TV series;
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Monty Python's Life of
Brian," and "Monty Python's the Meaning of Life," official
scripts of the movies; and  "The Monty Python Songbook," which
contains lyrics and piano music for 45 Python songs.  If you need ISBN
numbers or publishers for a specific Monty Python book, check out the
on-line Monty Python Bibliography http://www.dailyllama.com/bibliog written
by Hans ten Cate.

Listed below is a guide to some established Python Internet sites and their
contents.  These sites are listed here because of the wide appeal of the
information they contain.  There are dozens of other Python and
Python-related web sites that can be found using the link pages of these
sites or a search engine.

Alt.Fan.Monty-Python FAQ maintained by Analda Anglin http://www.pythonfan.com
This document, so obviously a review would be silly.

PythOnline, the Official Monty Python website http://www.pythonline.com
PythOnline is being managed by Hans ten Cate for the Python Office. The
Daily Llama is  the official PythOnline news service.  All of the Pythons
are involved in the site.

Monty Python's Daily Llama by Hans ten Cate http://www.dailyllama.com
Originally founded by Hans ten Cate in 1995, the Daily Llama became the
official news service for PythOnline in June 2002.  It is actively updated
with the latest news and is also a repository for information, trivia,
bios, and an upcoming Pythonology.  The site also contains the Monty Python
Bibliography, now called the "Spam List," which is the world's
largest listing of Python published material and collectibles anywhere.

Monty Python Direct
http://www.montypythondirect.com
Python merchandise for sale directly over the net.

Monty Python Pages by Damian Steele http://www.montypythonpages.com
A continually-updated site that has addresses, clip art, biographies, a
search engine, free wallpapers, interactive polls, song chords and lyrics,
news, a page dedicated to meaty Spam, the Graham Chapman tribute speech,
over 150 wavs, midis, and other sound files, stills from Terry Gilliam
animations, over 200 pictures, scanned autographed pictures, 400+ scripts
covering all four series of the show, and a free Python-styled electronic
greeting card service.

Cardinal Fang's Python Site
http://www.geocities.com/fang_club/index.html
This fan site contains biographies, a song index, an episode guide, and
free wallpapers.

Monty Python's Completely Useless Website http://www.intriguing.com/mp
This website has pictures, sounds, video clips, and scripts.

Sup's Monty Python Bits
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/8889/python.htm
This site has the typical Python information along with harder to find things.

Cusack Books
http://www.cusackbooks.com
This site belongs to an out of print bookseller and book search business.
The owner is a self-professed Python fan and carries a large amount of
hard-to-find Python and Python-related material.

The Penn State Monty Python Society Page http://www.clubs.psu.edu/python
This group is rather well known, so their site is mentioned here.

Classic Comedy
http://www.classiccomedy.net/home.asp
This site contains selected Monty Python clips for legal download.

Rutlemania by John Hazelton
http://www.rutlemania.org
This site contains pictures, explanations, wavs, and the Rutland Weekend
Television Episode Guide.  The Rutles was not an official Monty Python
creation, but a legendary pseudo-music group project that was put together
by Eric Idle and Python contributor Neil Innes.

The Pantomime Goose: Kim "Howard" Johnson
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Pointe/2765/KimHowardJohnson/index.html

This is the official site devoted to Kim "Howard" Johnson, noted
Python author and fan. It contains interviews, KHJ book information, and
many useful things to Python and KHJ fans

The Graham Chapman Archives
http://www.gcarchives.com
This site is meant to preserve and make available Graham Chapman's work. 
The Archives was established by David Sherlock and is directed by Jim
Yoakum.

Monty Python's Flying Talker administered by John "Shaggy"
Kolesar telnet://shagg.net:2010
The Talker is basically a socially oriented MUD that allows people to login
and have realtime conversations.  People can create their own rooms, send
mail, and post news.

Py Are Squared!
http://python.funurl.com
Tribute site to all six members

The Monty Python & The Holy Grail Unofficial Fansite
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/mpholygrail
Listed as the only unofficial fansite for the movie

Sites devoted to individual Python members and Python auxiliaries:
*Graham Chapman*
The Graham Chapman Archives (also mentioned above), http://www.gcarchives.com
Col Crackers: For the Love of a Loony, http://colcrackers.cjb.net
*John Cleese*
The John Cleese (official site), www.thejohncleese.com A Taste of Cheese,
www.montypythonpages.com/CSection The Unofficial Guide to Fawlty Towers,
http://www.btinternet.com/~c.tomlinson/fawlty.htm
Video Arts, the company that makes the training films featuring Cleese,
http://www.videoarts.com
*Terry Gilliam*
Dreams: The Terry Gilliam Fanzine, http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams The Terry
Gilliam Files,
http://members.aol.com/morgands1/closeup/indices/gillindx.htm
*Eric Idle*
The Palin & Idle 24-Hour Network, http://palinidle.topcities.com
*Terry Jones*
TerryJones.net, http://www.terryjones.cjb.net
*Michael Palin*
Palin's Travels, http://www.palinstravels.co.uk Michael Palin (Un)Official
Appreciation Page,
http://www.geocities.com/canaveralgumby/palinUNofficial/index.html
The Palin & Idle 24-Hour Network, http://palinidle.topcities.com
*Carold Cleveland*
The Official Website of Carol Cleveland, http://www.carolcleveland.com/
*Neil Innes*
Words of Innespiration, http://neilinnes.org
--with special Python section at http://neilinnes.org/python/
Neil Innes Music, http://www.enygmag.com/neil/index.htm

Computer Games: 7th Level released three Monty Python games: Monty Python's
Complete Waste of Time, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, and
Monty Python's Meaning of Life.  There were plans for a Life of Brian game,
but they were suspended.

Game hints are available at these sites: BettyCat's Hints for CWOT, Holy
Grail, MOL, and MP Game http://www.bettycat.com/home/bettycat.html

Cindy Well's Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail Game Hints
http://www.europa.com/~esk/HGrail

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