05-09-2006, 10:00 PM
DM, that's consistent with this snippet of interview with Gary Troup before he died on Oceanic 815 (taken from one of the links I gave above):
Laird Granger: Your book mentions a lot of real life people, places and institutions.
Gary Troup: Yeah, I try to incorporate real-life stuff into my fiction, um, just gives it a lot more... veracity.
Laird Granger: Like Alvar Hanso, and the Hanso Foundation?
Gary Troup: (looks uncomfortable)... right...
Laird Granger: Did including them have anything to do with your non-fiction writing?
Gary Troup: Absolutely. I wrote a non-fiction book called The Valenzetti Equation
Laird Granger: (interrupting) about the reclusive Princeton University mathematician Enzo Valenzetti and his famous theorem...
Gary Troup: Yes
Laird Granger: At least that's what they say it's about. (shaking head) I have to confess I can't find a copy.
Gary Troup: (nods) Yeah, I know. I mean, first of all it was a small printing, and allegedly, now...
*CLIP ENDS*
Also, if you call the 1-877 Hanso Organization number (I did!) and listen to the various voicemail messages for the execs, if you listen to the one for Hugh McIntyre, amongst his voicemail messages is one from a "Darla" -- tells him of a situation in Sri Lanka and that "this just isn't right". If you listen to the one for Peter Thompson, you get a VERY interesting message...
Laird Granger: Your book mentions a lot of real life people, places and institutions.
Gary Troup: Yeah, I try to incorporate real-life stuff into my fiction, um, just gives it a lot more... veracity.
Laird Granger: Like Alvar Hanso, and the Hanso Foundation?
Gary Troup: (looks uncomfortable)... right...
Laird Granger: Did including them have anything to do with your non-fiction writing?
Gary Troup: Absolutely. I wrote a non-fiction book called The Valenzetti Equation
Laird Granger: (interrupting) about the reclusive Princeton University mathematician Enzo Valenzetti and his famous theorem...
Gary Troup: Yes
Laird Granger: At least that's what they say it's about. (shaking head) I have to confess I can't find a copy.
Gary Troup: (nods) Yeah, I know. I mean, first of all it was a small printing, and allegedly, now...
*CLIP ENDS*
Also, if you call the 1-877 Hanso Organization number (I did!) and listen to the various voicemail messages for the execs, if you listen to the one for Hugh McIntyre, amongst his voicemail messages is one from a "Darla" -- tells him of a situation in Sri Lanka and that "this just isn't right". If you listen to the one for Peter Thompson, you get a VERY interesting message...