Will do Marko. After seeing countless authors, I still get excited cuz it's such a high for me to see & hear them! I saw Barbara Bush last year at a huge event and while I don't agree with her son, she is a gem!!!!
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marko Bomyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you ever get a chance to get hold of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez signed book, let me know I would very interested. GGM is a god in this household. > > M. > > Linda Sheehan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RIght on the mark...Marko. I think we should put this issue to rest. > Quite enough has been said from all sides...IMHO. I collect signed > books and have 43...or 44 at last count. All but one I have purchased > at the time of the authors' reading. Wed. I am going to see Alexander > M. Smith and am really excited about that. I started reading his > Kalahari Typing School for Men with my adult student and we are > having a great time with it. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marko Bomyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hmmm, Barbara. I wish you would re-read my original posting. I was > disturbed by the attacks going on and the whole let's kick this > person now culture that was appearing. Also, there was an assumption > of understanding the other persons circumstances at that given moment. > > > > I hate to say it but you should remember that you are posting to a > complete and utter stranger. Whilst, we all hope that when we send to > the next even first person on a ring that there will be no > breakdowns. But there is always a good chance that it will break down > somewhere somewhere along the line. > > > > The idea of starting an acceptable persons list or an unacceptable > persons list is fraught with dangers. You will end up with a > situation where one person out of malice will report another as a bad > risk. God knows I've probably upset enough people on this list with > my mailings to appear as the devil incarnate on someones list. > > > > I think the best advice is to release only books that whilst you > might want them back, you won't be upset if they disapear. i may have > mentioned but I collect Booker Prize winners, I am slowly building up > a collection of first editions and when I get one I release the > paperback copy that I had up until then. I would never in a million > years consider releasing one of my first editions. > > > > Anyway, a book related mail will follow shortly. > > > > Best wishes to all. > > > > Marko. > > > > Barbara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's going a bit overboard as my rings and rays have few > stipulations. But > > rest assured I would point out your mistake if you should ever > accidently > > join any of my offerings. People who can't keep their word have a > problem. > > > > Seems to me you missed the point entirely. > > > > Barbara > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gina Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 2:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [BookCrossing] Think I'll get flamed for this but... > > > > > > > "poof, never heard from again..." sounds like a wild release, > doesn't it? > > > My point is that you can choose to get constipated about it or > you can > > > choose to think of it the same way you think of wild releases and > consider > > > it a BONUS if your books ever do get heard from again, just like > with wild > > > releases. Seems to me, thinking in terms of "contract" > and "crime" and > > > responsibility" only begs stress for yourself. Creating a > blacklist of > > evil > > > bookcrossers who don't "play nice" reminds me of the McCarthy era > and > > seems > > > rather paranoid to me. I can't see that it would enhance the fun > of > > > bookcrossing in any way. Perhaps we should start a list of > people who are > > > anal retentive about their books. I certainly would refrain from > joining > > > any of those rings or rays. In fact, please put me at the top of > your > > > blacklist and if I happen to forget and request to be on your > bookring > > > sometime, just remind me of the contract, the responsibility and > the dire > > > consequences if I don't adhere to the standards, and I will be > happy to > > > withdraw and just go out and by the book or check it out at the > library. > > > > > > > > > > > > /gina > > > > > > BC: Saoirse > > > > > > n. Texas USA > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > > > Archives and email list settings: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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