HARLAN  ELLISON, MY FAVORITE WRITER, LIKED MY AUDIO PLAY ABOUT  HIM!   

                                                                                                     

  I was able to meet Harlan Ellison at a science fiction convention; he signed two of my books
  (they were books Mr. Ellison had wrote and that I purchased).

  BELOW  is the letter my favorite author, Harlan Ellison,  sent to me  dated  August 16, 2006.
  I mailed Mr. Ellison an audio CD with several of my audio plays.    I  especially asked him to
  listen to my  audio play comedy based on him entitled,"Harlan Speaks".    I   wrote,
  produced, directed, and acted in this audio  play   (I play the part of Jerry Smith, the annoying   
  computer geek with the Californian surfer-dude accent  who calls the character Harlan Elfson 
  at  3  AM  to  chat).    It was my way of having a little fun with my favorite writer.

  Name  of  the audio short story  (radio play):    "Harlan  Speaks"
  Scripted,  produced,  &  directed by:   Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix
  Running time:   Approximately  15 1/2  minutes  long   (this is the full version)
  Credits:   Harlan  (Anthony  Pomes),  Jerry  (Bradley Phoenix),  and  Maynard  (Philip Rogers).

  BELOW is the letter Mr. Ellison sent after listening to my audio play,"Harlan  Speaks",
  scanned and placed on this web page for all to see.   It  makes   me  feel  good knowing  that
  Mr. Ellison's  listened  to  one  of  my audio short stories and  liked  what  he  heard!    It's one
  of  the  greatest  moments  in  my  life.
 

                           

  BACKGROUND:    My  friend Paul,  a  talented musician & composer, sent Mr. Ellison one
  of his music CDs.   Mr. Ellison liked Paul's music.   With  Paul's  permission,  he  provided 
  music from his music CD as background music for two of my radio promo productions.  
  I  don't  think Mr. Ellison was really mad at Paul.      Ellison's the teddy bear that likes to            
  growl.        :)

  I  sent  Octavia  Butler,  a well-known African American fantasy writer,  a letter along
  with some of my audio plays just  as  I  did  with Mr. Harlan  Ellison.   I  was  hoping to
  establish a  rapport  with  Ms. Butler.   I  was  surprised  and  saddened  to  learn  that 
  Ms.  Butler  passed  away  a few days  before I sent  my cover letter  and  audio CD
  to her.    I  figured  it  would  take  3 days to get out to the state of Washington  from 
  New York.   Unfortunately,  making a connection with Octavia  Butler was  just  not 
  meant  to  be.    I  thank God  I  did  reach Mr. Harlan  Ellison.

                                                                                                                  ---     Bradley  Thunderbird Phoenix

       SEE  below,  a  picture of  Octavia  Butler.                             

                                                        
                 Octavia   Butler    1947 - 2006 
                Author of  several  fantasy /  science fiction books

 

   You  can  purchase  &  download  the  complete audio short story Mp3  (15 minutes  45 seconds) of

                          "Harlan  Speaks"     at  my  web  page    (fourth  title   down):

                                  http://bradleyphoenix.com/audiobooks.html

                 Harlan Speaks is an audio play satire on Harlan Ellison, my favorite writer.     

                 WHO    IS     HARLAN   ELLISON?

       Wikipedia information on Mr. Ellison:     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison

                        Harlan Ellison's work:  One of the classic Star Trek's best episode: 
                   "City On The Edge of Forever"    also inspired "The Terminator" movies
 

             You-Tube segments on Harlan Ellison:                               

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yaY98GTCYM          (Ellison  on  Tom Synder's  television  program)            

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9AGVARpqdk      (Ellison and Robin Williams discuss L. Ron Hubbard & Scientology)

   
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                     Brad Phoenix  is  a  resident of Bay Shore, NY  for over  40 years.

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            ATTN:  Brad  Phoenix
            P.O. Box  58                       
            Bay  Shore, NY    1170          

 

         E-mail   address:    scriptbird  [at]  gmail.com    -    Website:    www.bradleyphoenix.com