tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post7262823624653416219..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: Farewell to the Book BaronDavid Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-56028739192645537792008-02-11T22:45:00.000-08:002008-02-11T22:45:00.000-08:00Holy crap - why didn't I catch up on your blog whe...Holy crap - why didn't I catch up on your blog when I was within a hundred miles of Long Beach? Now I just feel plain bad for my selfish impulse to exult in the demise of a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Ah well. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I generally prefer used books that have something interesting written in them. Unless it's a graphic novel, in which case I won't buy it. (Almost every, if not every, book I've ever bought new was a graphic novel.)Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-19283690134543037142007-12-21T03:23:00.000-08:002007-12-21T03:23:00.000-08:00(smile) That's true, you can borrow them and give ...(smile) That's true, you can borrow them and give them back at the end of the day. But my own boys, flesh of my flesh, have something special that I recognize in them every time I look at them. I still cannot believe that such a miracle could happen - the making of a human being.<BR/><BR/>You know why I asked out of the blue? <BR/>Because you are a wonderful "father" when you relate to young people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-42829981359241562962007-12-21T03:02:00.000-08:002007-12-21T03:02:00.000-08:00Kids? Moi?Nope. We made that decision long ago (sn...Kids? Moi?<BR/><BR/>Nope. We made that decision long ago (snip snip). We discovered that if you really want to hang out with kids, they aren't hard to borrow. And you only have to borrow the ones you like. And then you can give them back. And we're so much cooler than their parents! (Face it--when you're growing up, ANYbody is cooler than your parents.)<BR/><BR/>I'd be a terrible parent, and that's what makes me okay to hang with.<BR/><BR/>Not having kids is one of the things that makes it easier for me to stay so immature. Not that I don't have to keep working at it...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-66230969136363974722007-12-21T02:00:00.000-08:002007-12-21T02:00:00.000-08:00David,you don't have kids yet, do you?David,<BR/>you don't have kids yet, do you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-91427329223388065382007-12-19T23:44:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:44:00.000-08:00Hi, MorganThanks for dropping through. And sorry t...Hi, Morgan<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping through. And sorry to be the one to tell you.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-83397359090397303802007-12-19T23:43:00.000-08:002007-12-19T23:43:00.000-08:00Hi, May--Yes, anything can happen. Though the poss...Hi, May--<BR/><BR/>Yes, anything can happen. Though the possible states really begin to clump as we get up out of the subatomic level.<BR/><BR/>Still, that's a healthy attitude!David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-62026254792378384412007-12-18T17:55:00.000-08:002007-12-18T17:55:00.000-08:00"Alas, as of this Sunday, The Baron will be closin..."Alas, as of this Sunday, The Baron will be closing its doors permanently."<BR/><BR/>I grew up in Orange County. I didn't know this. That makes me really sad. I loved The Book Baron.Morgan Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585814559978741427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-22890959618244236012007-12-16T11:06:00.000-08:002007-12-16T11:06:00.000-08:00David, you are a wise man (and your logical thinki...David, you are a wise man (and your logical thinking is the background of all your posts). <BR/>No downside in buying books for $1.<BR/><BR/>As regards excess baggage, one never knows. I once flew out from Los Angeles to London and the guy at the British Airways check-in asked me if I wanted to travel in business class (I had a cheap economy class ticket). I accepted, only he should let my girl-friend travel with me. It turned out that a couple who had paid for two seats in business had trouble finding their places. Anything can happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-40485690310893685472007-12-16T10:27:00.000-08:002007-12-16T10:27:00.000-08:00Hi, May--Yeah, $1 a book means you pick up anythin...Hi, May--<BR/><BR/>Yeah, $1 a book means you pick up anything that looks interesting--what's the downside?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, <I>you'd</I> have to add in not only that air ticket, but also all the excess baggage charges on the trip back...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-90016050544010526222007-12-16T04:01:00.000-08:002007-12-16T04:01:00.000-08:00I usually do not find much difference between spen...I usually do not find much difference between spending $15 or $20 for a book but the bookstore sale you mention gives away stuff almost for free. Only, in my case, I should add an intercontinental flight ticket...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-61511490428792364512007-12-15T16:30:00.000-08:002007-12-15T16:30:00.000-08:00Really? I thought TC was like Powell's with used a...Really? I thought TC was like Powell's with used and and new both. But, then, it's been a thousand years since I last visited.<BR/><BR/>The library sale sounds great--especially the "all the books you can fit" gig. <BR/><BR/>We went back to The Baron today and came back with yet more books. Mint novels in collector covers for a buck. Heartbreaking, really.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-32478511910903457112007-12-15T13:41:00.000-08:002007-12-15T13:41:00.000-08:00Tattered Cover is a world-class institution. Alas,...Tattered Cover <B>is</B> a world-class institution. Alas, it has no used books... at least not in the seven-plus years I've been in the Queen City of the West.<BR/><BR/>I go load up on stuff at the Denver Public Library's annual book sale: $3 for hardcovers and $.50 for paperbacks. Or, load up a box they provide with as much as will fit and still close the top... all for $15.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame the store is closing. It sounds like it's a favorite, David.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://52novels.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="52 Novels">Rob in Denver</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com