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>oh, my goawd. now I feel really old. That song isn't *quite*... nope,
nope 1986, wasn't it?
>A 45. Sheesh.
I bought it in December 1987, and it was a 45. Back then, I still preferre= d
to buy music in vinyl, as cassettes just were not as convenient and my
first CD player was still three years away.
>There was someone on the Alt.Startrek.Creative who opined as loudly as
she could that using a song title as the title for a fic, with or without
the song as inspiration was not cool, and not clever amymore.
>I heard this long after the fact, or I would have joined the chorus of
"Whatever"
What's wrong with using a song title as a story title? Some song titles ar= e
just so clever that I can't resist using them. Afterall, although
"Ghosts = In the
Machine" (the story) might not have much connection to the song
(assuming there was a song, as this was actually a Police album title), but
I think i= t
sure fit what the story was about.
>Songs are great inspirations. And the right song as a title can really
enhance the spin of a piece.
So true.
Steve
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>oh, my goawd. now I feel really old.
That song isn't
*quite*... nope,nope 1986, wasn't
it?>A 45.
Sheesh.
I bought it in December 1987, and it was a
45. Back then, I still preferred
to buy music in vinyl, as
cassettes just were not
as convenient and my
first CD player was still three years
away.>There was someone on the
Alt.Startrek.Creative who opined as loudly asshe could that using
a song title as the title for a fic,
with or withoutthe song as inspiration was not cool, and not
clever amymore.>I heard this long after the
fact, or I would have joined the chorus
of"Whatever"
What's wrong with using a song
title as a story
title? Some song titles are
just so clever that I can't resist using
them. Afterall, although "Ghosts In the
Machine" (the story) might
not have much
connection
to the song (assuming
there was a song, as this was
actually a
Police album title), but I think it
sure fit what the story was
about.
>Songs are great inspirations. And
the right song as a title
can reallyenhance the spin of a piece.
So
true.Steve
The Universe
Unbounded.
Visit "Star Trek: Athena" at http://ussathena.iwarp.com;">http://ussathena.iwarp.comhttp://ussathena.iwarp.com">http://ussathena.iwarp.com;
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