To All Mark Twain Forum Members: Several additions and updates have been made to the TwainWeb, the Mark Twain Forum's official site ( http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/ ), including new photos and links to other related sites. Other changes and additions will be made in the months ahead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ILASCO REUNION IN HANNIBAL, MO Mary Leah Christmas and her husband were guests at the recent Ilasco-Marble Creek-Stillwell Reunion in Hannibal. There she met the author of two books she has reviewed for the Mark Twain Forum. She also met the families whose sometimes tumultuous histories have been documented in Dr. Gregg Andrews's books. Photos from the reunion are now available in the TwainWeb's Photo Gallery at: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/ilasco/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARK TWAIN FORUM PHOTO GALLERY Just a reminder that photos of Mark Twain Forum members or Twain-related events are always welcome in our photo gallery. Along with your picture(s), you may also list an e-mail link, and your Web site address (personal or Twain-related sites only please). If you wish to submit a photo, please contact web editor Taylor Roberts mailto:[log in to unmask] or Kevin Bochynski mailto:[log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARK TWAIN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE Also new in the photo gallery is a link to the official Web site of "Mark Twain's Greatest Adventure," a science fiction-fantasy feature motion picture currently in pre-production. Mark Twain (Ron Masak) will travel through time with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Ken Howard), H.G. Wells, and Jules Verne (further casting details coming soon.) The site may be accessed via our photo gallery or directly at: http://www.twaingreatestadventure.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE R. KENT RASMUSSEN WEB SITE If you have ever wondered who R. Kent Rasmussen is and how his interest in Mark Twain led him to publish his award winning_Mark Twain A to Z_, _Mark Twain's Book for Bad Boys and Girls_, and _The Quotable Mark Twain_, you will definitely want to check out Rasmussen's Web site-in-progress at: http://pages.prodigy.net/arkent Kent's Web site reveals much about the author. In addition to his publications on Mark Twain, he has authored books on Africa and United States history. He hints that the hundreds of entries omitted from _Mark Twain A to Z_ (due to space considerations) may eventually be available electronically on his Web site. He may be the only Mark Twain scholar to have appeared as a JEOPARDY contestant--and soon as a contestant on WIN BEN STEIN'S MONEY on Comedy Central. (As soon as we know the date of Kent's appearance on the show, we will announce it on the Forum.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARK TWAIN FORUM T-SHIRTS A new supply of our Mark Twain Forum t-shirts has arrived. They are the same classic design in brilliant gold and are available in Large or Extra Large. If you have owned your shirt for a while, it may be time to order a new one. The price is still just $12.95, which includes postage and handling. Profits from the sale of the shirts are donated to the Mark Twain Project. For ordering information about Mark Twain Forum t-shirts, go to: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/shirt.html ****WANT TO ORDER A T-SHIRT USING A CREDIT CARD?*** I am now able to accept credit card orders using PayPal on the Internet. PayPal is a free service. If you sign up for PayPal, you will receive a $5 credit for doing so. (You can immediately apply the credit toward your purchase of the t-shirt.) If you list me as your referrer, I will receive a $5 referral credit which will also be donated to the Mark Twain Project. If you decide to sign up for PayPal and want to list me as your referrer, simply insert my e-mail address ([log in to unmask]) in the "Email address of the person who referred you" box. For more information about PayPal, visit: http://www.paypal.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOKSTORE at AMAZON.COM Many thanks to all who continue to shop at the Mark Twain Forum Bookstore. The Forum, in association with Amazon.com, offers discounts on books by and about Mark Twain. By purchasing your books from Amazon.com via TwainWeb, you generate commissions that are donated to the Mark Twain Project on behalf of all Mark Twain Forum members. Detailed reviews of many recent books may be found on the Forum's book reviews page. To ensure that the commission from your purchase is properly credited to the Mark Twain Project, you must order each book by following the Amazon.com link on each review. If you order more than one book at a time be sure to use the back button on your browser to return here and continue shopping; all of the titles you thus select will be added to your Amazon.com shopping cart. When you are finished shopping, you may then complete your transaction from the Amazon.com site. If you wish to buy a book that has not been reviewed on our pages, you may also find it at Amazon by entering a keyword in the search form on our bookstore page: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/bookstore/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to all for your continued support and participation in the Mark Twain Forum. --Kevin B.