Well I just reread Vineland and the news is still bad...

[Henry Winkler]

Half Life ---------------> Half Life 2
Halo --------------------> Halo 2
Gothic -----------------> Gothic 2

One masterpiece followed by another seems to happen in video games all the
time.

AH Fonz

On 6/15/07, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> this heat--s/t
> this heat--deceit
>
> buy'em folks--great records them
> rich
>
>
>  On 6/15/07, James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >one masterpiece is unlikely to be followed by something of
> > >equal worth?
> >
> >
> > >> the only examples I can think of about point #2 is godfather and
> > godfather
> > >> pt. 2, french connection and french connection 2>>
> > > Mad Max and Mad Max 2 (though not 3 obviously).
> > > A Fist full of Dollars, For a few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad
> > and The
> > > Ugly.
> >
> > Doesn't happen often, but imo:
> >
> > The Recognitions and JR.  Vonnegut managed 6 in a row (Sirens of Titan
> > through Breakfast of Champions.
> >
> > a few examples in music:
> >
> > Bringing It All Back Home - Highway 61 Revisited - Blonde on Blonde
> > The Modern Dance - Dub Housing
> > The Idiot - Lust for Life
> >
> > best
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.last.fm/user/Auto_Da_Fe
> > http://www.pop.nu/show_collection.asp?user=2412
> > http://www.librarything.com/profile/Auto_Da_Fe
> > http://www.thedetails.co.uk/
> >
>
>
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