Oh, yeah. (You couldn't tell from the references to Hanoi Xan on the webpage?) I have an original first printing of the paperback from 1984 (85? Gotta go look now). I always loved the "middle of a series" feel of the book.
Have you seen the DVD? They keep up the conceit that Buckaroo is real -- the commentary track is WD Richter and someone who claims to be the "real" Reno, commenting on the "dramatization". (I suspect "Reno" was actually Earl MacRauch, the author/screenwriter.) It also has outtakes which refer to Hanoi Xan!
Anyway, the thumbnail version of the plot on the DWMain page was almost obvious when I came up with it -- the problem is making it a real story. I suspect that if I get a good title (although I have a certain fondness for my working title, it doesn't have the right BB "feel" to it), it just might trigger my muse into coming up with something for me.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Have you seen the DVD? They keep up the conceit that Buckaroo is real -- the commentary track is WD Richter and someone who claims to be the "real" Reno, commenting on the "dramatization". (I suspect "Reno" was actually Earl MacRauch, the author/screenwriter.) It also has outtakes which refer to Hanoi Xan!
Anyway, the thumbnail version of the plot on the DWMain page was almost obvious when I came up with it -- the problem is making it a real story. I suspect that if I get a good title (although I have a certain fondness for my working title, it doesn't have the right BB "feel" to it), it just might trigger my muse into coming up with something for me.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.