[scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread ravenadal
I suffered a terrible lost today. When I picked up my morning paper I discovered that, overnight, I had lost an old and dear friend. The headline was like a punch in the stomach: Weak sales spell end for 82- year old chain. I bought my first book at the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop. In my sane

Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Sorry to hear that. Where do you live? Great tribute you just wrote. I know the feeling. Perhaps the best known indie bookstore here in Atlanta--named Oxford--closed its doors several years ago, a victim of competition from Borders and Barnes and Noble. Oxford was that kind of place too, where

Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread Martin Baxter
, including its final incarnation all the way up on Shallowford Road at 85. A real haul when you live in Stone Mountain, but each time through the door made the trip worth it. :-( :-(. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today Date

[RE][scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread Martin Baxter
My condolences profound, rave. I know your loss all too well, and share your pain. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today Date : Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:40:21 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
at 85. A real haul when you live in Stone Mountain, but each time through the door made the trip worth it. :-( :-(. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today Date : Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:59:37 + From

Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today

2009-01-19 Thread Martin Baxter
]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] I suffered a terrible lost today Date : Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:50:32 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I only went to SFamp;M back when it was on Cheshire Bridge, which is fortunately close to where I live. I hated