I got all but the Narnia. I find that I'm okay with that.
This is me as well.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Pix - Jun 06, 2012 3:23:29 pm PDT #19102 of 28342
The status is NOT quo.
Kat - Jun 06, 2012 5:34:43 pm PDT #19103 of 28342
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sparky you are awesome for looking. Now I need to visit UCLA's library and see if they possibly have backcopies. ERIC might help.
eta Nope. Not UCLA. Though USC and CSUN both have that edition, according to ERIC.
Toddson - Jun 06, 2012 6:13:50 pm PDT #19104 of 28342
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I read my father's Bradbury books when I was young - possibly too young - but I loved many, found some unnerving, but always worth reading. They were books I never outgrew or got tired of. There were stories in one of his later collections - The Toynbee Convector - that I can still remember clearly.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2012 4:13:24 am PDT #19105 of 28342
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
From The New Yorker (sci-fi issue is the latest), this may be Bradbury's last published piece:
And I think on-line New Yorker only, a nice memorium:
Sparky1 - Jun 07, 2012 4:59:36 am PDT #19106 of 28342
Librarian Warlord
Kat, UCLA's catalog indicates they do have a copy on campus, so take a look at that rather than ERIC or Melvyl, etc.
DavidS - Jun 07, 2012 6:37:18 am PDT #19107 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I think on-line New Yorker only, a nice memorium:
That is a very hearfelt valediction.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2012 6:53:07 am PDT #19108 of 28342
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Hec, from that same issue, you'd probably enjoy this article by Colson Whitehead about growing up watching horror/sci-fi movies: [link]
DavidS - Jun 07, 2012 7:02:04 am PDT #19109 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I read that, Frank! Pretty cool. Weird seeing all the kids who grew up on science fiction/horror in the New Yorker (Chabon, Junot Diaz, Whitehead...)
So, you said you're coming out to SF? What are the dates again? Maybe we can find something fun to see at the Castro while you're in town.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2012 7:20:15 am PDT #19110 of 28342
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Well I have to ask, is Halloween crazy there (as I suspect it is)? Because the week I was thinking of taking was the week of Halloween for my annual get-the-hell-out-of-Salem for Halloween escape.
If it's too crazy then booking a room and flights might be more difficult.
DavidS - Jun 07, 2012 7:28:40 am PDT #19111 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well I have to ask, is Halloween crazy there (as I suspect it is)?
It's not nearly as crazy as it used to be. In fact, not really crazy at all now. They were having so many problems with suburban teens rolling up to the city and causing trouble that they've shut down the big Castro celebration.
However, SF still loves Halloween and there will be tons of horror themed events that week. I'm sure the rep house theaters will be showing cool programs and there will be interesting shows. There's usually a bit of Grand Guignol theater going on then.
PLUS they'll have pumpkin pancakes at Zazie and those are very tasty indeed.
eta: Also, October is often the most beautiful weather in SF. Though I must say it's been quite gorgeous the last couple weeks.