034/073 3 Jan 92 09:18:28 From: Sherman Dorn To: All Subj: Cyberpunk Attr: ------------------------------------------------ Cyberpunk by Sherman Dorn, 1991 to the music of "Shaving Cream" Bill Gibson was pond'ring his checkbook and wond'ring if the balance would fit when a hard-wired idea occurred and he decided to write lots of -- (Chorus:) Cyberpunk, listening to funk, write every day and you'll look like a hunk. Millions of authors soon sprang up wanting to publish a hit, claiming their work formed a movement, and that all other sf was -- (Chorus) Those authors were seeking an icon and chose Effinger, albeit he didn't to be in the movement 'cause he thought it was all full of -- (Chorus) Now cyberpunk's part of the landscape, and here is the lesson, to wit: If a genre, subgenre, or bargain sounds too good to be true, it is -- (Chorus) --- via XCS 1.00 * Origin: And the winner is . . . (1:273/917.3)