Member: oldmanriver1951

That's a great story. My MIL has done some geneological research, but I don't know where our branch of the family came from before ending up in Kansas. If you're handy, you'll have no trouble making a quilt, even on your old machine (I'm a little envious).

I was curious where you'd seen my name in a forum here - I don't think I've ever visited your groups, and can't remember if I've seen your name in one of the general groups. Be sure to say "hi" next time - and I'll keep an eye out for you as well.

posted by sjmccreary at 7:06 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2009

Hey OldMan,
Yep, I am still a hippie too. Have the long hair, sew my own clothes, sing a lot and spend a lot of time in the country living on the land. Yes, we do go in cycles, but each time is a bit more intense. Glad you like the ARE Library too. Any library or museum is a place I love to visit ... the closest thing to a time machine that we have.

God bless,
drj

posted by drj at 9:30 am (EST) on Jun 10, 2009

Hi OldMan,
You seem to have a great library, yourself. I see that you are from VA Beach. Have you ever investigated the Edgar Cayce library at the ARE? I have a personal interest in that as my mother and grandmother were two of his clients. I have attended some conventions there too.

It is great to see another ex-hippie out there as well. I guess you never get over it, so I consider myself to still be a hippie. Class of '67 Evanston High, just north of Chicago. If only I had a time machine! Would want a better one than HG Wells had though.

Hope to get to know you through chat. Should be interesting.

God bless,
drj

posted by drj at 7:04 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2009

Thank you for accepting my request (and finding me at myspace)!

It will take some time to stroll through your virtual library, but I dare say by now that we have a few more things than "just" Lovecraft in common.

Best wishes,
Lady Lovecraft

posted by LadyLovecraft at 4:20 pm (EST) on May 16, 2009

Hi,

LibraryThing contacted me and indicated you were one of the winners of the Early Reviewer Giveaway (for my novel, Dirty Little Angels). Please send me your e-mail address (mine is mail@christophertusa.com), and I'll send you a copy of the e-book.

Thanks for entering the giveaway,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:20 am (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

OMG! You found it!!!! You are just the BEST Oldmanriver! I would kiss you if I could! Yes, that is definitely our story! I decided to post our story on the TAPS message board, and it took me forEVER to write it because I am such a "detail" person. I thought anyone that tried to read it would be snoring in minutes. Well, much to my shock, not only were people very interested in it, but several have told me I should be a writer, which is just ridiculous. But anyway, a couple of them want to read the story in this book, but I couldn't remember which volume it was in, so thank you SO much for taking the time to do that for me. You have no idea how much I appreciate it.

By the way, if you would like to read my version of our story on the Taps website, you will need to go here first:

http://www.the-atlantic-paranormal-socie...

Then go to the "18+" message board. At this point, I think you have to register with a username and password to get in, but it only takes a minute. Then go to "Ghost Stories" and look for my posts. I had to post my story in two seperate posts because it was so long. The first part is titled "I'm Ready To Tell My Stories", and part two is titled "My Stories Continued" (except I accidentally typed "continues", lol) My username at that site is "shannonsmom". You may not even be interested in all of this, but I thought I would tell you just in case, lol. If you do decide to read all of that, please let me know!

Again, thank you SO much for finding that for me. It sure means a lot.

Cindy

posted by shannonsmom at 8:41 pm (EST) on Apr 4, 2009

I really appreciate it. I have googled and googled and one search said it was in Vol. 3, but another search said it was in Vol. 4, so I have no idea. I was thinking it was in Vol. 5 or 6, so who knows. But it's out there somewhere. Now I just have to find it, lol.

Cindy

posted by shannonsmom at 12:46 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2009

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to do that for a complete stranger! I found a story title of "The Taunting Lad of Poplar Forest" listed in Volume 3, and I think that's it. If there are a bunch of "Cindy"'s in it, then that is definitely it. My sister can't even remember who she lent it to.

Cindy

posted by shannonsmom at 7:44 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2009

I noticed you have the book "The Ghosts of Virginia...Volume 3). I know you probably won't believe this, but my family's ghost story is in one of L. B. Taylor's Ghosts of Virginia books, but my sister let someone borrow it to read the story years ago, and I can't remember which volume my story is in. I can't even remember the title of our story, but it probably mentions "Poplar Forest" or "Thomas Jefferson". I do remember almost every single paragraph began with "Cindy"...my name. Would you mind checking that book and letting me know if that is the volume our story is in? I want to buy it so I can have it. Thank you so much.

Cindy

posted by shannonsmom at 3:54 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

I've been collecting for about the last 3 years or so. I had a well paying job and few expenses that allowed me to gather a lot of rare stuff in a short amount of time.

That pic is of my old temple space. I moved about 6 months ago and just recently was able to rebuild my temple at my new place. It looks very similar now but I guess I need to post a new pic!

posted by frater_vep at 9:09 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2009

Dear Old Man River,
Thanks for your encouraging comments about the Pridelib (Pride Library) collection, which is housed on the main floor of the Weldon Library at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. If you'd like to see a picture of the Pride Library, check out the jpg of it on my profile page.
Cheers, Professor James Miller
Academic Director, The Pride Library

posted by pridelib at 10:41 am (EST) on Aug 27, 2008

aye yes...Eclectic..
I believe in being well read,LOL
As a librarian,you understand this better than most.
It is not as important as watching CNN or reading your daily paper.
When in opening conversations,after the weather and sports are discussed ,what then?
If you have a keen interest on many subjects,you ask questions and find you have more to discuss than you origianlly thought.And if by chance the person to whom you are speaking to shares a passion,you were unaware of ..OHHH JOY!
Something to research when you go home. LOL

Do not let my library fool you though,I do not spend ALL my time with my nose in a book. I enjoy the outdoors a wee bit more..LOL

Nice place to reside (chesapeak Bay)
I am in northeast ohio, Up by the lake...

Celtic Folklore ,that one caught my eye ....If I may ask . Research reasons or heraldry ? or neither...LOL

For this chick,it was research and heraldry. My GGRandmother resided in Mann.
Interesting stuff about "little People" and leaving sweet cake and milk out your back stoop for them.

Take care...

posted by RealmReader at 9:36 pm (EST) on May 16, 2008

Always great to discover another Doc Savage fan and fellow bibliophile.

I'd love to have browsed those 30,000 volumes of yours prior to their re-release into the wild.

If only I had that much room to expand my collection. As is, most of my books are in storage, which makes me sad and it is so difficult to read in the dark in the boxes (sounds like a lost Dr. Seuss tale). But, for some reason, my wife doesn't believe books make great decorations for every rooom, plus since my kids were born priorities have shifted to the latest and greatest toys. So much plastic and so little time to digest it all!

Cheers,

Thomas

posted by kurvanas at 11:55 am (EST) on Apr 28, 2008

I'm a bit of a hippie myself, and upon stalking your myspace, discovered we live in the same state ;) Was happy to find that I wasn't the only one in the area. I'm not as outdoorsy as I used to be - have fallen farther into geekdom these days - but still dream of retiring on Crater Lake ;)

posted by sangretu at 4:22 pm (EST) on Mar 22, 2008

!! an outdoor-loving ex monk hippie

ah, the stories you could tell.
i would love to get comfortable, green tea in hand, and read these tales-

cheers,
mary

posted by aznstarlette at 10:11 pm (EST) on Nov 17, 2007

After reading your last comment I'm convinced that you talk like a poet. It must be all that reading you get to do (I don't still sound bitter, do I?)...

Your advice is good, of course. Taking several minutes for quality reading each day certainly makes the day go by easier. The truth is, my problem is discipline. It's difficult for me to read for only "several minutes" when I love reading for hours. I end up MAKING time for pleasure reading (like a couple hours time) so I don't go insane from just reading textbooks.

Tina

posted by TinazReading at 12:12 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2007

I'd like to state, for the record, that I'm very jealous of the fact that you read more than me. Childish, but true. My bibliophilic (is that a word?) tendencies urge me to make time for reading even if I have an exam the next day. Not good. In order to make good grades in college, I've attempted to cut down my reading time. That said, I recently finished reading Passage by Connie Willis as well as Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley. I started reading the latter today and finished it in one sitting. I'm still pondering what really happened to the main character at the end.

Tina (The jealous one)

posted by TinazReading at 12:06 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

Hi Track,

Your library really is interesting. As for your status as a bibliophile...rest assured, it is quite obvious :) Funny that you mentioned Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. It's been on my TBR list (not for college, just pleasure reading) for some time now. Read any good books lately?

Tina

posted by TinazReading at 9:56 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2007

So we are! I picked my copy up during a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. It seemed an interesting (and informative) souvenir at the time. What drew you to picking up a copy for yourself?

posted by bookwoman84 at 1:22 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Thanks for joining the Stamps group! I know very little about American stamps. I wouldn't know that mint 65c Zeppelin was worth anything - I'm from England.

posted by fluteflute at 5:01 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2007

Thanks for the note. Yes, I am an odd mix to my friends. An interest of mine is military history and wilderness survival, which is where the SAS books come from. I am afraid that I am addicted to books, especially old religious books. I have the 4-volume, English Office and I've been praying it for going on three years now. I'm currently discerning my vocation (which is where Joy of Priesthood comes in), so hopefully will continue for a good long time.

Good stuff, books. Much better than TV.

-Brian

posted by bdouglass at 9:26 pm (EST) on Aug 5, 2007

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it! Thanks also for the recommendation. I have read Calvin's "A Brief History of the Mind" and will take a look at this one. Another book on that topic you might enjoy is "The Runaway Brain" by Wills.

posted by mkuijsten at 2:22 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2007

I'm from far north of you-- Shreveport. Those cajun folktales (and other kinds of folktales, too) have always been special to me.

Glad to hear about your religious and ancient language UCC pastor. I love languages, and I'm finally starting to learn Greek this fall!

posted by ecoody at 8:51 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2007

LibraryThing does not do a great job of cataloging sets. I think there are about a dozen of us here with the Thorndike. You're the second person to connect through it. You can't even get a single volume used these days for what the whole set cost new back in the day.

I'll look forward to your getting the rest of your library online.

posted by MMcM at 10:03 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2007

It is indeed interesting, and especially on the fact that we are on opposite sides of the country!...I have about 1400 of my 3 or 4,000 that I still have physically. At one time I had about 12,000 volumes, mainly esoteric and metaphysical studies and a lot of very old fiction but did manage to find a couple of private collectors who bought the bulk of my collection a few years ago. While I do not miss the selling of them, there is not a week that goes by that I do not have a need for one or more titles...alas...to be independently wealthy and with limitless shelf space!

I hope that the surgery went well and all are back onto the road to healing. I have worked in libraries since the age of 8 and am now working my way to 57...so I have always seemed to have worked around books...and I think I shall be there for quite a few more years.

Will have to try Davenport, and I continue to go back and reread Proust, although most consider it dry and boring or too tiresome, I find a certain degree of comfort in how he writes...I seem to be able to enmensh myself within the storyline...there is something comforting in settling down with a glass of absinthe before the fire with a good book and a close friend, and wander about the halls of conversation and retrospection.

Well, until some other time...

I remain your bibliophilic companion in the aethereal halls of cyberspace......

track aka oldmanriver

posted by oldmanriver1951 at 9:35 pm (EST) on May 13, 2007

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner, but my partner had surgery on the day you posted--and this is really the first time I have been at LibraryThing for more than a week. We do have similar interests in reading--on opposite coasts! I am a retired librarian and bibliophile, who has only put one room completely into LibraryThing (and it has the two smallest bookcases!) Am slowly working on three other rooms, with two to go after that. The "bibliographic" collection is a rough one, as much of it must be entered manually--not even one complete bookcase out of five. All my gay stuff is in, though a friend is sending about forty titles this week. I am really into reading Guy Davenport at the moment, and after reading Aciman's "Call me by your name" will give Proust another try, and eventually Joyce. I get through about ten books a month and only in maturity have come to understand more of what I read. Enough! curtwalt

posted by curtwalt at 12:45 pm (EST) on May 13, 2007