Heinlein Readers Group
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Discussion Logs Updated 03-17-2008 |
| 02-21-2008 | Stranger In A Strange Land – Part I |
| 01-10-2008 | Heinlein’s Women |
| 11-01-2007 | Heinlein’s Aliens |
| 08-02-2007 | Horror In Heinlein |
| 06-14-2007 | The Door Into Summer |
| 05-10-2007 | Time Enough For Love – Part 2 |
| 04-05-2007 | Time Enough For Love – Part 1 |
| 03-08-2007 | Glory Road & The World As Myth – Thursday |
| 02-24-2007 | Glory Road – No Saturday Meeting |
| 02-22-2007 | Glory Road – Thursday |
| 01-13-2007 | Rocket Ship Galileo – No Saturday Meeting |
| 01-11-2007 | Rocket Ship Galileo – Thursday |
| 12-09-2006 | Heinlein/Robinson Variable Star – No Saturday Meeting |
| 12-07-2006 | Heinlein/Robinson Variable Star – Thursday |
| 07-30-2005 | The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag – Saturday |
| 07-28-2005 | The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag – Thursday |
| 06-25-2005 | Nature in Heinlein – Saturday |
| 06-23-2005 | Nature in Heinlein – Thursday |
| Post 05-28-2005 | Beware The Stobor – Robots? in Heinlein – A.F.H. Followup Postings |
| 05-28-2005 | Beware The Stobor – Robots? in Heinlein – Saturday |
| 05-26-2005 | Beware The Stobor – Robots? in Heinlein – Thursday |
| 03-26-2005 | Least Favorite Heinlein – Saturday |
| 03-24-2005 | Least Favorite Heinlein – Thursday |
| 02-26-2005 | Word Mastery (and More on Love) by the Grandmaster – Saturday |
| 02-24-2005 | Word Mastery (and More on Love) by the Grandmaster – Thursday |
| 01-08-2005 | Glory Road and the Most Mammoth Hoax in History – Saturday |
| 01-06-2005 | Glory Road and the Most Mammoth Hoax in History – Thursday |
| 07-10-2004 | Heinlein and Private Space Travel – Saturday |
| 07-08-2004 | Heinlein and Private Space Travel – Thursday |
| 06-19-2004 | Humor In Heinlein – Saturday |
| 06-17-2004 | Humor In Heinlein – Thursday |
| 06-05-2004 | Warm Body Democracy – Saturday |
| 06-03-2004 | Warm Body Democracy – Thursday |
| 01-24-2004 | For Us, The Living – Saturday |
| 01-22-2004 | For Us, The Living – Thursday |
| 12-06-2003 | Genetic Selection in Heinlein – Saturday |
| 12-04-2003 | Genetic Selection in Heinlein – Thursday |
| 10-25-2003 | Time Travel vs. Free Will; is there really a conflict? – Saturday |
| 10-23-2003 | Time Travel vs. Free Will; is there really a conflict? – Thursday |
| 09-20-2003 | Heinlein’s Heroines – Saturday |
| 09-18-2003 | Heinlein’s Heroines – Thursday |
| 07-26-2003 | Heinlein’s Non-Fiction – Saturday |
| 07-24-2003 | Heinlein’s Non-Fiction – Saturday |
| 03-22-2003 | The Gulf-Friday Universe – Saturday |
| 03-20-2003 | The Gulf-Friday Universe – Thursday |
| 01-25-2003 | Remembering Ginny Heinlein – Saturday |
| 01-23-2003 | Remembering Ginny Heinlein – Thursday |
| 01-11-2003 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Between Planets – Saturday |
| 01-09-2003 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Between Planets – Thursday |
| 12-14-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Red Planet – Saturday |
| 12-12-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Red Planet – Thursday |
| 11-16-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Space Cadet – Saturday |
| 11-14-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Space Cadet – Thursday |
| 10-12-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Saturday |
| 10-10-2002 | How to Teach The Juveniles – Thursday |
| 06-22-2002 | Travel – Saturday |
| 06-20-2002 | Travel – Thursday |
| 06-08-2002 | I Will Fear No Evil – Saturday |
| 06-06-2002 | I Will Fear No Evil – Thursday |
| 05-23-2002 | Discussing Topics & Miscellaneous – Thursday |
| 05-11-2002 | Glory Road – Saturday |
| 05-09-2002 | Glory Road – Thursday |
| 04-20-2002 | The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress |
| 03-21-2002 | Guest Author – Robert Crais |
| 03-09-2002 | Another Robert’s Mysteries – Robert Crais – Saturday |
| 03-07-2002 | Another Robert’s Mysteries – Robert Crais – Thursday |
| 02-23-2002 | Is you is, or is you ain’t SF – Saturday |
| 02-21-2002 | Is you is, or is you ain’t SF – Thursday |
| 02-09-2002 | Heinlein’s Mysteries – Saturday |
| 02-07-2002 | Heinlein’s Mysteries – Thursday |
| 01-26-2002 | The Evolution of Presentation – Saturday |
| 01-24-2002 | The Evolution of Presentation – Thursday |
| 12-01-2001 | Pretty Boys in Heinlein – Saturday |
| 11-29-2001 | Pretty Boys in Heinlein – Thursday |
| 11-10-2001 | Governments in Heinlein – Saturday |
| 11-08-2001 | Governments in Heinlein – Thursday |
| 10-27-2001 | Martians – Saturday |
| 10-25-2001 | Martians – Thursday |
| 10-11-2001 | No Topic – Planning Session |
| 09-29-2001 | Heinlein and Racism – Saturday |
| 09-27-2001 | Heinlein and Racism – Thursday |
| 09-15-2001 | Pioneering In Heinlein – The Final Frontier – Saturday |
| 09-13-2001 | Pioneering In Heinlein – The Final Frontier – Thursday |
| 08-18-2001 | Back To The Future History – Saturday |
| 08-16-2001 | Back To The Future History – Thursday |
| 08-04-2001 | Spies, Sneaks and Finks – Saturday |
| 08-02-2001 | Spies, Sneaks and Finks – Thursday |
| 06-23-2001 | Heinlein’s Aliens – Saturday |
| 06-21-2001 | Heinlein’s Aliens – Thursday |
| 06-09-2001 | The Future World of 2001 – Saturday |
| 06-07-2001 | The Future World of 2001 – Thursday |
| 05-26-2001 | Humor-Its place and purpose in Heinlein’s Writings – Saturday |
| 05-24-2001 | Humor-Its place and purpose in Heinlein’s Writings – Thursday |
| 05-12-2001 | Guest Author: L. Neil Smith – Saturday |
| 05-10-2001 | Guest Author: L. Neil Smith – Thursday |
| 04-28-2001 | Teachers In Heinlein – Saturday |
| 04-26-2001 | Teachers In Heinlein – Thursday |
| 04-14-2001 | The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – Saturday |
| 04-12-2001 | The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – Thursday |
| 03-29-2001 | Guest Author – Joel Rosenberg – Thursday |
| 03-21-2001 | Guest Author – Joel Rosenberg – Saturday |
| 03-17-2001 | Compare/Contrast Don Harvey (BP)/Juan Rico (ST) – Saturday |
| 03-15-2001 | Compare/Contrast Don Harvey (BP)/Juan Rico (ST) – Thursday |
| 03-03-2001 | Mysticism In Heinlein – Saturday |
| 03-01-2001 | Mysticism In Heinlein – Thursday |
| 02-17-2001 | The Worlds of Number of the Beast – Saturday |
| 02-15-2001 | The Worlds of Number of the Beast – Thursday |
| 02-03-2001 | Heinlein’s Villains – Saturday |
| 02-01-2001 | Heinlein’s Villains – Thursday |
| 01-20-2001 | The Claustrophic Tragedies They, All You Zombies and By His Bootstraps – Saturday |
| 01-18-2001 | The Claustrophic Tragedies They, All You Zombies and By His Bootstraps – Thursday |
| 12-09-2000 | Take Back Your Government – Saturday |
| 12-07-2000 | Take Back Your Government – Thursday |
| 11-29-2000 | Take Back Your Government – Saturday |
| 11-11-2000 | Women In Heinlein – Saturday |
| 11-09-2000 | Women In Heinlein – Thursday |
| 10-28-2000 | Time Enough For Love #4 – Saturday |
| 10-26-2000 | Time Enough For Love #3 – Thursday |
| 10-14-2000 | Time Enough For Love #2 – Saturday |
| 10-12-2000 | Time Enough For Love #1 – Thursday |
| 09-30-2000 | Orphans Of The Sky – Saturday |
| 09-28-2000 | Orphans Of The Sky – Thursday |
| 09-16-2000 | Methuselah’s Children – Saturday |
| 09-14-2000 | Methuselah’s Children – Thursday |
| 09-02-2000 | Coventry & Misfit – Saturday |
| 08-31-2000 | Coventry & Misfit – Thursday |
| 08-19-2000 | The Heinlein Society – Saturday |
| 08-17-2000 | The Heinlein Society – Thursday |
| 08-05-2000 | If This Goes on…,Stories Never Written and Logic of Empire Empire” – Saturday |
| 08-03-2000 | If This Goes on…,Stories Never Written and Logic of Empire – Thursday |
| 07-20-2000 | Gulf – Thursday |
| 07-08-2000 | 93rd Birthday Celebration – Saturday |
| 07-06-2000 | 93rd Birthday Celebration – Thursday |
| 06-24-2000 | Ordeal in Space, Green Hills of Earth & Searchlight – Saturday |
| 06-22-2000 | Ordeal in Space, Green Hills of Earth & Searchlight – Thursday |
| 06-10-2000 | Black Pits of Luna, It’s Great To Be Back & –We Also Walk Dogs – Saturday |
| 06-08-2000 | Black Pits of Luna, It’s Great To Be Back & –We Also Walk Dogs – Thursday |
| 05-27-2000 | The Long Watch and Gentlemen, Be Seated -Saturday |
| 05-25-2000 | The Long Watch and Gentlemen, Be Seated – Thursday |
| 05-13-2000 | Delilah And The Space Rigger & Space Jockey – Saturday |
| 05-11-2000 | Delilah And The Space Rigger & Space Jockey – Thursday |
| 04-29-2000 | The Man Who Sold The Moon & Requiem – Saturday |
| 04-27-2000 | The Man Who Sold The Moon & Requiem – Thursday |
| 04-21-2000 | Notice Of Upcoming Meeting on alt.fan.heinlein |
| 04-15-2000 | Guest Author – Poul Anderson – Saturday |
| 04-13-2000 | Guest Author – Poul Anderson – Thursday |
| 03-18-2000 | Life-Line & Let There Be Light -Saturday |
| 03-16-2000 | Life-Line & Let There Be Light – Thursday |
| 03-04-2000 | Podkayne of Mars + Future Topics – Saturday |
| 03-02-2000 | Podkayne of Mars + Future Topics – Thursday |
| 02-17-2000 | Have Space Suit — Will Travel |
| 02-03-2000 | Citizen of the Galaxy |
| 12-09-1999 | Heinlein’s ‘juvenile’ novels Tunnel in the Sky (’55) and Time for the Stars (’56) |
| 10-30-1999 | … high grading from the past and for the future … Space Cadet & Red Planet – Saturday |
| 10-28-1999 | … high grading from the past and for the future … Space Cadet & Red Planet – Thursday |
| 04-21-1999 | Guest Authors – Joe Haldeman, Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven |
| 03-16-1999 | Are You a Coward – Glory Road |
Getting AIM and attaching to the Chat Room
You can get Version 9.5.3 AIM Chat program for PC from our website at or the latest version for MAC or PC at AOL’s Download Site.
How to get into the chat room
Once you have selected and registered your “Buddy Name” send it to me at I will watch out for you at discussion time and issue an invitation to join the discussion.
You may access the room for the first time after you have AIM loaded and running, click on AIM Chat Room
If you are running on Windows 95/98, once you have the AIM program loaded and are in the room, you may create a shortcut to the room yourself. To create this shortcut, Click on ‘File’ and ‘Save As’. Save in any convenient location, (Desktop preferably)
You may then use this shortcut at any point without the necessity of having an invitation. You may then invite anyone on your ‘buddy list’ to join you there.
Alternatively, when you execute the AIM program you can invite any person, real or fictitious, to a chat. This will generate a chat room with a name based on your AIM registered name, e.g. ‘dwrighsr Chat75’. Prior to opening the room, change this name to ‘Heinlein Readers Group’. (Make sure you spell it correctly) and then click on ‘send’ to open the room. If you used a fictitious name, then a message will appear saying that the fictitious person is not available. A real person may accept or decline. To make it simpler and to avoid the possibility that your fictitious name actually might be a real one that you don’t know about, you can add your own registered name to your buddy list and issue an invite to chat to yourself. In all cases, don’t forget to change the name of the room as mentioned above.
You will either be the first person to open the room or you will join it in progress.
Anyone, at any time, can invite others to join the chat room. Note: you will be able to see any online AOL users in your buddy list and the program has been upgraded so that now they may be invited to the discussion. Previously, they had to have the AIM program.
I maintain a mailing list for the discussion group. If you wish, please e-mail me and let me know if you wish to have your name added so that you may receive notices about the discussions.
If anyone uses the room at any time to talk about Heinlein and wants to preserve the log for posterity, please use the ‘File’ and ‘Save As’ to save the file. When finished. e-mail me a copy at and I will post it on this information page.
Access to the chat room is available on other platforms such as Unix and Linux, as well as through programs other than AOL’s, but I have no information on any of these at this time.
