Member: JohnAdcoxCarolBales

Ah, another fan of the Blue Elephant

posted by carterchristian1 at 4:24 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2011

Hello and thank you for adding me.

What a lovely picture and an even lovelier library you have!

As the only other person I've seen on LT so far who shares "637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" by Robert Byrne with me among my stacks I welcome you heartily to my "interesting libraries" collection. :)

~PandorasRequiem~

P.S. LOVE the tophat!

posted by PandorasRequiem at 3:53 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2010

Hi!
I'm glad you like my website!
I found you on the fan page on Facebook. It'a amazing how many books you have!
I'm very new here and I was curious to learn more about the community members. I'm doing research about Librarything.com and other online networks that are related to books and libraries. Maybe you can help me as well!
Would you mind answering a couple of question about your Librarything experience?

Marta

posted by martaco at 7:36 am (EST) on Jun 28, 2009

"MYSELF

I have to live with myself, and so,
I want to be fit for myself to know;
I want to be able as days go by
Always to look myself straight in the eye;
I don't want to stand with the setting son
And hate myself for the things I've done.
I don't want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself as I come and go
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man I really am;
I don't want to dress myself up in sham.
I want to go out with my head erect
I want to deserve all men's respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and pelf,
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to think as I come and go
That I'm bluster and bluff and empty show.
I never can hide myself from me,
I see what others may never know,
I never can fool myself -- and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free."

- Edgar Albert Guest

posted by theoldman at 12:20 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

Dressed to the nines and surrounded by books! Who could ask for anything more? I'm assuming there's a bottle of champagne chilling somewhere off-camera...

posted by ThursdayHaiku at 10:48 pm (EST) on Oct 25, 2006

Thanks for the offer! I'd love to meet next time you're in town and have some time.
-- Robert

posted by DoctorRobert at 10:24 am (EST) on Oct 14, 2006

John,

Unfortunately, we are short on eclectic bookstores in Los Angeles. It's one of the reasons I miss living in New York. There are Dutton's (11975 San Vicente Blvd in Brentwood), Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood), and Vroman's (695 E. Colorado Blvd in Pasadena).

What's your conference?

Robert

posted by DoctorRobert at 12:02 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2006

John and Carol,

Browsing for LT members who tag "mythology," I came across your impressive collection and websites. I'm resisting the temptation to import your entire mythology catalog into my wish list. Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

Robert

posted by DoctorRobert at 6:14 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2006

Hi John. I remember you from the de Lint list many years ago. Love the photo - you both look very happy together. -- Michele

posted by readhead at 11:38 am (EST) on Jul 21, 2006

You like Mieville and Erickson. Cool!

posted by ethereal_lad at 4:51 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2006

Hi John and Carol. I entered four books and hit one we have in common.
Jim Gillaspy

posted by gillaspy at 9:23 am (EST) on May 17, 2006

Barcode reader would help. An awful lot of my books were pre-ISBN, though. Lot of data entry no matter how you look at it but the results are well worth it, I find LT to be a very useful tool.

posted by lverner at 3:35 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2006

Wow, do you guys have a lot of work ahead of you!

Lee

posted by lverner at 3:20 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2006