Following this message is Chapter 4 of Drunkard's Walk II.  My apologies for
taking so long to get it out, but it's the longest of the chapters so far, and
in addition, several scenes were rather recalcitrant when it came time to put
them down in a coherent manner.  I hope everyone enjoys this chapter.  (And
lets me know they do! <grin>)

However, I have some minor bad news for any fans of Doug Sangnoir's adventures.
Because of some professional writing and editing obligations, I'm going to have
to put DW2 on hold for a couple months.  Have no fear, I'll be picking up the
story again as soon as I'm done with my paying writing -- in fact, 30K of 
chapter 5 is already written, and over 50K of chapter 6, too!  I have no 
intention of leaving DW2 unfinished.

And to that end, I have a quick offer/request.  Although I haven't explained 
the mechanism of Doug's metagift in the story, it should be obvious how it
works -- while he hears a song, it turns into a super power.  Now, many of 
Doug's songs tend to come from the era that is now called "classic rock" -- the 
1960's through 1980's.  I have precious few songs from the 90s queued up for 
him -- although I have a couple of killer scenes coming up built around 
Soundgarden and maybe Nirvana.  

If anyone would like to suggest songs from the 1990s and the powers they create,
I'd be more than happy to see them.  If I choose to use a submitted song, I'll
give the contributor both credit *and* a cameo in the story.  Sound good?

Okay, a couple requirements for songs.  First, nothing overwhelmingly powerful;
he's already got a few "nuke" songs and that's all he needs.  Most songs that don't
affect him or an obvious single target will have an area effect; his radius and
general range limitation is about 110 feet.  Area effects are far more fun than
single targets -- they cause more chaos and confusion.  And please accompany any
suggestion with the actual lyrics or a URL where they can be found!  If you type
in the lyrics, please also include the copyright/author information if you have 
it.

Thanks much, and enjoy chapter 4!

-- Bob

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Robert M. Schroeck         rms@eclipse.net          http://www.eclipse.net/~rms 
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"I must say, Dr. Hill, I'm *very* disappointed in you.  You steal the secret of
life and death, and here you are trysting with a bubble-headed coed.  You're
not even a second-rate scientist!"
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