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Captain Trips
Captain Trips may refer to: *The first part of Stephen King's novel '' The Stand'', named for the fictional disease outbreak described therein **'' The Stand: Captain Trips'', the first volume of ''The Stand'' comic adaptation *A virus appearing in Stephen King's 1969 short story " Night Surf". * Captain Trips (''Wild Cards''), a fictional character from the book series ''Wild Cards'' *A nickname of American musician Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) *The nickname of a hippie character in Stephen King's miniseries '' Golden Years'' *Alfred Matthew Hubbard Alfred Matthew Hubbard (July 24, 1901 – August 31, 1982), was an early proponent for the drug LSD during the 1950s. He is reputed to have been the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD" and the first person to emphasize LSD's potential as a visionary or tra ... (1901–1982), proponent for the drug LSD *" Captain Trips", a 2014 episode of the TV series ''Revolution'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stand
''The Stand'' is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath, in which the few surviving humans gather into factions that are each led by a personification of either good or evil and seem fated to clash with each other. King started writing the story in February 1975, seeking to create an epic in the spirit of ''The Lord of the Rings''. The book was difficult for him to write because of the large number of characters and storylines. In 1990, ''The Stand'' was reprinted as a ''Complete and Uncut Edition''. King restored over 400 pages from texts that were initially reduced from his original manuscript, revised the order of the chapters, shifted the novel's setting from 1980 to 10 years forward, and accordingly corrected a number of cultural references. The ''Complete and Uncut Edition'' of ''The Stand'' is Stephen King's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Trips
Captain Trips may refer to: *The first part of Stephen King's novel '' The Stand'', named for the fictional disease outbreak described therein **'' The Stand: Captain Trips'', the first volume of ''The Stand'' comic adaptation * Captain Trips (''Wild Cards''), a fictional character from the book series ''Wild Cards'' *A nickname of American musician Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) *The nickname of a hippie character in Stephen King's miniseries '' Golden Years'' *Alfred Matthew Hubbard Alfred Matthew Hubbard (July 24, 1901 – August 31, 1982), was an early proponent for the drug LSD during the 1950s. He is reputed to have been the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD" and the first person to emphasize LSD's potential as a visionary or tra ... (1901–1982), proponent for the drug LSD *" Captain Trips", a 2014 episode of the TV series ''Revolution'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Surf
"Night Surf" is a post-apocalyptic short story by Stephen King, first published in the spring 1969 issue of ''Ubris'' magazine and later collected in a revised version in King's 1978 in literature, 1978 collection ''Night Shift (short story collection), Night Shift''. Plot summary On an August night on Anson Beach, New Hampshire, a group of former college students have survived a plague caused by a virus called A6, or "The Stand, Captain Trips". They believe the virus spread out of Southeast Asia and wiped out most of humanity. The characters' outlook is grim. They encounter a delirious man dying of the plague and burn him on a pyre as a half-serious black-magic human sacrifice. The protagonist, Bernie, reflects upon this new world and reminisces about "the time before" when he went to Anson Beach in his youth, years before the plague. All the members of Bernie's group had survived a virus called A2, which supposedly made them immunization, immune to A6. But Needles reveals to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Trips (Wild Cards)
This is a list of characters from the ''Wild Cards'' book series. Astronomer The Astronomer is a character from the ''Wild Cards'' series of books. He first appeared in the short story "Pennies from Hell" by Lewis Shiner in '' Wild Cards II: Aces High'', though his presence was earlier implied in "The Long, Dark Night of Fortunato" in the first volume of the series. Leader of a cult consisting mainly of superhuman aces and deformed jokers known as the Egyptian Freemasons. The Astronomer planned to conquer the world in the aftermath of an invasion by fungoid aliens called the Swarm. Unknown to him, the Shakti device of the Egyptian Freemasons lacked a power source and was designed to contact an alien organization, the Network. Once his plans were foiled, the Astronomer lived only for revenge. The Astronomer is an old man (born in 1925), who has thinning white hair, wears glasses and is best described as "mole-like"; he is also noted as having a disproportionately large head, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for the band's entire 30-year career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders–Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, the Garcia/ Grisman and Garcia/Kahn acoustic duos, Legion of Mary, and New Riders of the Purple Sage (which he co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Years (TV Series)
''Golden Years'' (also referred to as ''Stephen King's Golden Years'') is an American television science fiction thriller miniseries that aired in seven parts on CBS from July 16 to August 22, 1991 as a part of its 1991 schedule. Plot Harlan Williams, an elderly janitor, is caught up in an explosion at the top-secret laboratory where he works. After surviving but discovering he is now "aging" in reverse, he ends up on the run from an operative of "The Shop". Cast ;All episodes * Keith Szarabajka as Harlan Williams * Felicity Huffman as Terry Spann * Frances Sternhagen as Gina Williams * Ed Lauter as Gen. Louis Crewes * R. D. Call as Jude Andrews * Bill Raymond as Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter ;Six or fewer appearances * Stephen Root as Maj. Moreland * Philip Lenkowsky as Billy Delois * Tim Guinee as Fredericks * Graham Paul as Rick Haverford * Erik King as Burton * John Rothman as Dr. Ackerman * Harriet Sansom Harris as Francie Will * Matt Malloy as Redding * Margo Martindale as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Matthew Hubbard
Alfred Matthew Hubbard (July 24, 1901 – August 31, 1982), was an early proponent for the drug LSD during the 1950s. He is reputed to have been the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD" and the first person to emphasize LSD's potential as a visionary or transcendental drug. Career In 1920, Hubbard was publicized in West Coast newspapers as having developed a free energy motor, though a '' Popular Science'' article published in 1928 referred to it as a hoax. In 1929, he received for a radioactive "Internal Combustion Engine Spark Plug" device, which was manufactured sparingly by at least one U.S. company. It used an electrode doped with polonium 210, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 138 days. The supposed "ionizing effect" of polonium 210 upon the combustion gases in the spark gap was purported to "improve engine efficiency". Motion was said to be among Hubbard's passions. His identity as "Captain" came from his Master of Sea Vessels certification and a stint in the US Merchant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
