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Nice books Jon!

I'll be in Dallas - Fort Worth for work next week.  Time permitting, are there any shops that warrant a visit?  

Restaurant suggestions are also happily accepted!

Cheers,

John

Just saw him in the Fan Duel Ad with Gronk!

Eye of the Tiger!

I’m missing FF 1, but will hunt down pics of the other two…

Also finished season 4. Great show. More people should be watching it!

On 1/27/2024 at 6:44 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Stir of Echoes  by Richard Matheson     Crest Books / Fawcett World Library     s308   1958    1st PB Edition   $45

Richard Powers cover art.

VF Minus. Glossy bright and new looking. Has a few bends and surface disturbance at the upper right corner. A really nice looking copy

Let me know if you have another one!

On 1/25/2024 at 11:48 AM, Surfing Alien said:

1984 by George Orwell   Signet Giant S798  1954  1st Paperback Edition with the famous Alan Harmon "Big Brother" cover art.   11th Printing is the Gold Border variant  (I know of 4 variants of the 1st PB cover, Red, Black, Pink & Gold, I think that's all of them)    $50

One of the most famous paperback covers in vintage Science Fiction and one of the most significant anti-totalitarian writings of the 20th century. This is a great looking copy.

Fine Plus - Solid and square with minor wear, no front cover creases and only a small on on back corner. 

 

 

On 1/25/2024 at 8:11 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Lurker at The Threshold by  H.P. Lovecraft with August Derleth   Beagle Books 95058 - First printing 1971   1st British edition authorized by Arkham House
Near Fine -   Flat, tight copy, reader crease, tiny corner chip, very light surface rubbing.  $12

On 1/25/2024 at 8:10 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Lurking Fear and Other Stories by  H.P. Lovecraft    Beagle Books 95042 - First printing 1971   1st British edition authorized by Arkham House
Near Fine -   Flat, tight copy, reader crease and has the surface rubbing that is invariably on these but not too bad.  $15

 

 

On 1/24/2024 at 4:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Vol. 1 & Vol. 2  H.P. Lovecraft & Others    Beagle Books 95080 & 95124 - first printings 1971   1st British editions, authorized by Arkham House with Mythos stories by Lovecraft, Howard, Smith, Long  & many of the other Weird Tales writers. A bit of a tough UK Lovecraft set that's over 50 years old now.

VG/F -   nice flat copies, Vol 1 has tiny chips at corners, Vol 2 has a bigger chip on back, a nice looking set that can still be read. $25

 

 

On 1/19/2024 at 9:05 AM, kimik said:

ASM #119 and #120 are on hold pending confirmation

On 1/19/2024 at 2:07 AM, kimik said:

I am starting to crash so that is it for tonight. I will list the rest of the books that do not have debris between the inner and outer wells tomorrow. Good night!

On 1/16/2024 at 10:41 PM, BuscemasAvengers said:

Just as I predicted: up by 2, lose by 2.

Time for a coaching change.

On 1/10/2024 at 2:57 PM, rlextherobot said:

This was gonna be the week I went back to running outside, but there's no chance I'm going outside in that business. 

My running cut-off is -25C. Too cold!

On 1/10/2024 at 1:40 PM, aardvark88 said:

Have to admit -35 Celsius or about -34 Fahrenheit is too cold plus add /subtract the windchill. Vancouver, BC's Friday low temperature for this week is only -13 Celsius.

-13C in Vancouver with the damp would be equally awful.  

Lots of football left, but they won their FA Cup match yesterday against a League 1 side and are in an automatic qualification spot.  It should make for a great Season 3.

On 1/3/2024 at 3:09 PM, mattn792 said:

 

Just in case anyone thought I was faking…all checked in and ready to kick off tomorrow morning!

 

Best of luck! My quads are screaming at me just imagining the mileage you will be putting in.  At least it will be a flat course.

On 12/27/2023 at 11:00 AM, sd2416 said:

So far 1/4 have been good..  The Sharon Carter episode has been the best.  The other three I feel I could have done something better with that 1.5 hours.  

I’m in the same camp. The best episode so far was the Sharon Carter Episode. 

On 12/24/2023 at 2:00 PM, Silver Surfer said:

I have seen any of season 2 yet but with 3 shows released and no commentary here for days I’m guessing that is is another smashing success?

Been busy leading up to Christmas. I plan to watch this in 2-3 days’ time.

On 12/24/2023 at 1:41 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Just a reminder that I'm offering ASM #86 in CGC 9.4 OW/W on page 11.  Since that one doesn't seem to be selling, let's try a couple of other Spideys.  

Amazing Spider-Man #87 CGC 9.4 OW/W -- $425

Amazing Spider-Man #94 CGC 9.4 OW/W -- $375

Prices include shipping to the continental US, please be ready to add actual shipping costs if you live elsewhere.  If and when both of these sell, I will take down the #86, or vice versa.

Let's see if we can raise some more dough for Jimbo!

I can’t believe that no one has bought either of these yet. 

On 12/23/2023 at 6:34 AM, Straw-Man said:

here's a great and underappreciated cover for jimbo.  should be an overstreet/cgc classic.  very pretty with a couple problems.  the single staple is popped.  somebody, not me, ran some glue down the interior spine to make it one piece,   there is a piece of tape on bottom edge of f.c. that you can see.  a 5.5 sold for $660 in august.  ask is $300, shipped, for our guy.

On 12/22/2023 at 4:34 PM, BuscemasAvengers said:

GO KNIGHTS GO!

I used to live in London. Good times.

On 12/21/2023 at 8:49 AM, mattn792 said:

I tell ya, it’s been three days since my 15 mile run, and my body is still demanding “feed me!” at all hours 

I was so skinny when I was running 60k per week.  I've really had to cut back my food intake!

On 12/18/2023 at 10:59 AM, mattn792 said:

Now, the thread title says to “make you earn it”, please tell us how.

For the first three years of this endeavor, we’d all come together behind our internet enabled devices, have friendly banter and bidding wars, filled with many pics of our respective furry friends, and in the end have a nice pile of cash to send to that year’s chosen cause.  But this year, I’m basing the fundraising around my participation in the Dopey Challenge, which is held at Disney World from January 4-7.  For those who don’t want to Google this, there’s a 5k, 10k, half marathon, and full marathon held on consecutive days, and the Dopey Challenge is to complete all of them.  That’s 48.6 total miles over four days, and beyond just completing all of them, I also have time goals set for each race.  I’ll get to those in a bit, but suffice to say that participants can now have some extra fun – pledge per mile, per race, per time goal, or anything else you can think of!

It’s been a while since I’ve done that kind of serious running. I could barely walk after completing my first marathon. I’ve had friends do the challenge. It’s no joke. Make sure to carb load and take your gel packs!

Praying for the best Jimbo!