tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3584130720541468626..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Time Machine.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66215186299419656462010-05-02T19:56:33.069-04:002010-05-02T19:56:33.069-04:00Tam,
Glad to know that lovely collection will soo...Tam,<br /><br />Glad to know that lovely collection will soon be in your hands, hopefully to recapture some of that youthful magic...moonshots made easy with a little help from your friends and customers!<br /><br />It occurs to me (albeit belatedly), that I should have checked with you first before calling up the cavalry...sorry if I overstepped; it just seemed such a small and easy thing to do that would bring pleasure and reward to our favorite snarkmeister(ess). But it was the mention of sacrificing a shootin' arn to finance the purchase that added urgency and sealed the deal for me. And like you, I'm appreciative of the others who stepped up so quickly to make it happen.<br /><br />An aside: I too had an uncle whose room I loved to sneak off to and peruse his (at the time contemporary) mid-60's literary collection. His books weren't hardbound, though I guess you could say I was after a session in his closet; those were some really great, um, articles...;O)<br /><br />ATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81616332715215584832010-05-01T20:39:06.042-04:002010-05-01T20:39:06.042-04:00So cool to be able to help recapture a part of you...So cool to be able to help recapture a part of your childhood. Definitely a worthwhile endeavor, when it can be pulled off.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57995236515323866632010-05-01T14:55:12.228-04:002010-05-01T14:55:12.228-04:00Whoah! Stop!
Thank you all!
I just put the funds...Whoah! Stop!<br /><br />Thank you all!<br /><br />I just put the funds towards a complete set on Amazon. Y'all are teh awesomest!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11315348958707306112010-05-01T14:13:42.302-04:002010-05-01T14:13:42.302-04:00We had a few of these books; not sure if they'...We had a few of these books; not sure if they're still in the family. My dad brought them home from his workplace, the Bookwalter bindery at 30th and Franklin Road.saintrussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169325761829824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40550096115787561242010-05-01T13:49:11.385-04:002010-05-01T13:49:11.385-04:00Oh and by the way, I had the 20000 leagues under t...Oh and by the way, I had the 20000 leagues under the sea version of this set as a teenager. It was given to a cousin a long time ago, well worn, of course. I never knew it was part of a set. I understand your want for the set.Buffboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886692297373687173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54920028559402546122010-05-01T13:14:21.727-04:002010-05-01T13:14:21.727-04:00Booyah! I hit that tip jar like it owed me money....Booyah! I hit that tip jar like it owed <b>me</b> money. What is that? 8/10ths?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27866728408863148782010-05-01T13:07:54.095-04:002010-05-01T13:07:54.095-04:00Another Tenth inbound. If it saves a gun it's ...Another Tenth inbound. If it saves a gun it's all worth it.Buffboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886692297373687173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30144800893981550382010-05-01T11:55:41.929-04:002010-05-01T11:55:41.929-04:00Is it just me, or do you other tithers feel like w...Is it just me, or do you other tithers feel like we're in the first reel of 'The Magnificent Seven' too?Mr.Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15798010619019343322010-05-01T11:01:46.026-04:002010-05-01T11:01:46.026-04:00AT is seriously cool.
Revolver Rob, google up Li...AT is seriously cool.<br /><br /> Revolver Rob, google up Lindsay's Technical Books for reprints of EVERYTHING worthwhile for gearheads, going back to the 1880's. Glory.<br /><br /> Budget day is Wednesday. If the tithes haven't worked by then, I'll chip in too. We owe you Tam.Ed Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22236377153911575592010-05-01T10:26:36.736-04:002010-05-01T10:26:36.736-04:00Another tenth.
Although I confess that a part of ...Another tenth.<br /><br />Although I confess that a part of me wished that I could afford those for myself after reading about them as filtered through Tam's memory...<br /><br />ThoreMoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71215122199181497222010-05-01T09:07:37.273-04:002010-05-01T09:07:37.273-04:005 tenths, incoming!5 tenths, incoming!Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22985133510879489992010-05-01T08:34:34.705-04:002010-05-01T08:34:34.705-04:00Thanks, CAR. Just ordered it. And, thanks, Tam, fo...Thanks, CAR. Just ordered it. And, thanks, Tam, for, as usual, sparking the discussion.Homernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67955816033992662252010-05-01T07:07:57.403-04:002010-05-01T07:07:57.403-04:00Homer, The book you would be looking for is "...Homer, The book you would be looking for is "Famous Science Fiction Stories: Adventures In Time And Space" (1957) edited by Raymond J. Healy and J. Francis McComas published by Modern Library (Random House)<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Famous-science-Fiction-Stories-Adventures/dp/B000JLD5N4CARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89630966336786795052010-05-01T02:55:12.363-04:002010-05-01T02:55:12.363-04:00Four tenths.Four tenths.Mr.Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91255183145147952312010-04-30T23:02:51.143-04:002010-04-30T23:02:51.143-04:00okay, three tenths then.okay, three tenths then.Butch_Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69816117655407636642010-04-30T23:01:26.361-04:002010-04-30T23:01:26.361-04:00two tenths. :-)two tenths. :-)Butch_Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76837813689017408992010-04-30T22:59:43.009-04:002010-04-30T22:59:43.009-04:00AT, you sumbitch, you hit me where I live. Tithe ...AT, you sumbitch, you hit me where I live. Tithe on the way. And Homer's right, an old book is like an old friend that you can depend to be the same after all these years.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9078329615483054542010-04-30T22:44:59.599-04:002010-04-30T22:44:59.599-04:00Ya know, Ms. Keel, much of what makes your heart y...Ya know, Ms. Keel, much of what makes your heart yearn for those books has to do with the title of your post. You've used it before in conjunction with a physical device (a breakback S&W IIRC), but in both instances it was more directly related to great writers and their ability to fire our imaginations and transport us to magical places in our lives and minds.<br /><br />You may protest that you are no Kipling or Stevenson et al, but you too possess that magic ability; I and others here can attest to it.<br /><br />If other obligations didn't prevent it, I would gladly fund that acquisition in the comfortable knowledge that the product that you provide and that I consume -content, as you call it- is worth every penny.<br /><br />Alas, that is not the case, but what I am going to do right now is drop one-tenth (call it a tithe if you will) into the jar, and call out nine others who are regulars here to match my $25 and make this addition to your literary collection an immediate reality. You nine (and you know who you are), it's a matter of shooting one less box of fmj at the range this week; a sacrifice worth making, wouldn't you agree?<br /><br />While I hope such a small contribution won't engender an indignant retort (tenth of a dinarii for me life's work!?), it will, if it works out, give me pleasure to know that at least one of those treasured tomes rests on your shelf because of me.<br /><br />ATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-944906408620544092010-04-30T21:59:17.463-04:002010-04-30T21:59:17.463-04:00I remember them being sold in a Piggly Wiggly Groc...I remember them being sold in a Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store. We bought the Swiss Family Robinsons.kahr40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09754171029424212677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18717922546065524162010-04-30T21:54:05.351-04:002010-04-30T21:54:05.351-04:00OmiGAWD I know those books! I used to get them fro...OmiGAWD I know those books! I used to get them from the public library all the time. They were my first introduction to Robert Louis Stevenson (which was a good thing, because they explained all the pirate slang and I wouldn't have understood a word otherwise). <br /><br />Maybe we can pool our money.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48241441927867451952010-04-30T21:52:58.306-04:002010-04-30T21:52:58.306-04:00I grew up with that set, and I'm trying to rem...I grew up with that set, and I'm trying to remember what else besides the ones you mention were in it. I don't remember Noggle's "Captain's Courageous", but there was "Pinocchio" and "Treasure Island". <br /> Ooh! "Robin Hood"? They were all great, but my brother and I both loved those wacky Swiss Robinsons.<br /> I think it was because the kids were trusted to have and use guns. As I recall, they were also allowed to occasionally imbibe alcoholic beverages salvage from the shipwreck.<br /> The cover of the book showed one of the boys riding the ostrich. The island's biodiversity was astonishing. I totally understood why the ones that stayed after their "rescue" chose to do so.<br /> Thanks for the memories. <br /> KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79958389463222153522010-04-30T21:52:58.307-04:002010-04-30T21:52:58.307-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48549979924134861362010-04-30T21:41:32.910-04:002010-04-30T21:41:32.910-04:00One grandfather had a dresser in the tool shed ful...One grandfather had a dresser in the tool shed full of old <i>Sports Afield, True</i> and other such magazines; when we were visiting and it was raining I'd borrow the key, go out and turn on the light and lose myself in them.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20327060013047252182010-04-30T21:29:55.077-04:002010-04-30T21:29:55.077-04:00I sold plasma the other day to buy a facsimile (ak...I sold plasma the other day to buy a facsimile (aka Xerox) copy of a book last published in 1910. Now, I needed the book for a reference for my research, okay, my advisor has a copy I was borrowing so I didn't need, need it, but I wanted/needed it. Anyways, it's not the most expensive book I own and it still cost $110 for one book. <br /><br />Worth every penny. <br /><br />Just do it!<br /><br />-RobRevolver Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745371069603827032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7813705845169221132010-04-30T20:52:55.818-04:002010-04-30T20:52:55.818-04:00(it was a crappy car, and I only got $75 for it, b...(it was a crappy car, and I only got $75 for it, but you get the idea)oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.com