[Nils Jacob Holt Hanssen]

Thank you, Nils, for that fine summary.

And thank you for your feedback, Howard!

I’m glad the Google translation turned out mostly OK. Although JAWS becomes both “Shark Tale” and “Shark Summer”. 😀 That last one is at least somewhat understandable, as it’s the literal translation of its Norwegian title, HAISOMMER.

I have also enjoyed that FSM thread (although I haven’t contributed yet). And I’m still trying to get used to the new board format. 🙂

Yes, Barbara’s death is mentioned or alluded to numerous times in the book, and it clearly had a profound impact on Williams. And despite his reluctance to go into deeply personal matters, this is something he has talked about on occasion, both in the interviews with Greiving and elsewhere, including the Bouzereau documentary – where he does admit that it is “very difficult to talk about”.

Thor was the first Norwegian with this peculiar interest I got to know – also some 25 years ago! Although I did have contact with some other fans in other countries before that, mostly in the UK, and especially after going to the Williams concerts in London in 1996.