When I was like, ten, I purchased the only copy of OMNI magazine that I ever owned, because it was a sci-fi rag and I was heavily into that sort of thing, being ten. (I'm thirty-five now and still heavily into that sort of thing.) I read through it, and tossed it into a box, because I tend to be a packrat. A few years ago, I was going through a bunch of old boxes when I found that copy of OMNI. On the cover:

William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic"

The magazine is now safely stored in a sealed plastic bag with a piece of thick cardboard to keep it stiff.

So my question is, what came first - the publication of "JM" in OMNI or the publication of "JM" in "Burning Chrome?" Not that it matters - I'm just curious.

[This message was edited by pixellated on January 10, 2003 at 01:24 PM.]

Pixillated, "Johnny Nemonic" was first published in Omni. The Burning Chrome collection came a couple of later, collecting stories that had been published elsewhere.

Eileen Gunn

The Infinite Matrix
http://www.infinitematrix.net/

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Originally posted by Eileen Gunn:
Pixillated, "Johnny Nemonic" was first published in Omni.

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Cool... in the bag it stays, then.

Ha... I recall first avoiding reading that story due to the artwork they choose for the story; a not-so-pleasant face AFAIR. And what about the one they put for "Dogfight"? Justa little too much on the old-fashioned side...

Mag Art aside ,
you got to give it up to Ellen Datlow ,
who got those stories in the mag - at all.
Cheers Ellen, wherever you are ...

She's around here somewhere, I think....

She's currently doing a chat on The Well, in a parallel world with Bruce Sterling. This week, anyway, the cyberpunks have inherited c-space.

http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/

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Cheers Ellen, wherever you are ...

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Eileen Gunn

The Infinite Matrix
http://www.infinitematrix.net/

Hi y'all. I've been peeking in here when I've got the time.

Eileen says she suggested you check out my chat with Jack Womack over at the well. I think Jack is wearing out so if you have questions I can try to answer them. All you have to do is email the sysops via the link at the bottom of the front page where the chat's announced.
Ellen

Ellen Datlow
Fiction Editor
SCI FICTION
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/

Hiya yourself Ellen !
How are ya ?

It's been awhile ...
Much respect & Happy Neu Year

SA,
I see you live in NY--do we know each other?
Things going well but busily buying stories for SCIFI.COM and trying to finish up YBFH#16. (aighhh!)
Ellen

Ellen Datlow
Fiction Editor
SCI FICTION
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/

yeah Ellen
it's Stuart Argabright here ,
remember William Barg and me ?
Still doin' it in ol'NYC

Wow. Of course I remember you Stuart. How ya doing?
It's been a long time. Are you still in partnership with W. Barg? What are you up to?
Ellen

Ellen Datlow
Fiction Editor
SCI FICTION
http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/

Thanks for articulating that! Wondering why the net felt so much more interesting this week and of course, of course, "Pattern Recognition", "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom", "Tomorrow Now", Gibson's blog and this board.

Now, we just need Misha to finish "Yellowjacket" and we're all set.



CM

hello Ellen
great to see you !

Many things going on

Barg is raising 2 sons with Evey in up in Monsey, and is considering moving out West .
The "Neuromancer" AudioBook was one of the last things we did bk in 1994 .
i am planning to rerelease The Voodooists music we did too .

Cheers Ellen
Lets get in touch
Stuart

used to subscribe to it - had read the story and forgotten it till i saw the first 5 seconds of the movie - the written word is ALWAYS better

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Originally posted by connie:
the written word is ALWAYS better

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Amen to that.

The movie did the story Very Little justice, It just about killed cyberpunk films all together.