Re: Roger Zelazny aligned with O'Doul's Amber

Extraneous Virtues <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:51:39 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups alt.chaos
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 12:18:56=E2=80=AFAM UTC-5, David Dalton wrot=
e:
> Not long ago I facilitated (he had to agree) a soul alignment=20
> between Roger Zelazny and O=E2=80=99Doul=E2=80=99s Amber near beer.=20
> (Zelazny ia known for his The Chronicles of Amber,=20
> in which there are opposing forces of the Houses of=20
> Amber and of Chaos.)=20
>=20
> This is similar to the soul alignment that Jesus did between=20
> himself and the then and future (to then) sacramental=20
> bread and wine at The Last Supper.=20
>=20
> Have I done a similar alignment of myself? No, insteadI=20
> have soul aligned myself with my region, which is the=20
> volume between the ellipsoidal surface 12 million km=20
> inside the orbit of the planet Venus and the ellipsoidal=20
> surface 15 million km outside the orbit of the planet Mars,=20
> but not including deep inside planets and moons (see=20
> the thread =E2=80=9CReset to pre-judging=E2=80=9D on alt.religion.druid f=
or details).=20

Zelazny wasn't averse to drink.  It shows up in some of his other fiction s=
uch as Lord of Light.  What about Michelob Amber Bock?  The Chronicles of A=
mber focuses mostly on tobacco, although Corwin can be seen pouring out his=
 wine during a toast to Eric, his brother and archrival.