So, watcha' reading?

[Illoman]

Re-read "My Crowd" a collection of Charles Addams cartoons, and currently re-reading Alfred Hitchcock's "Ghostly Gallery" ( for kids, but the stories are still good even after growing up).

A dear friend of mine and her husband ran a comic book store for years. After he passed away in 1999 she ran the store two more years. When she shut it down she kept discovering things she bought years ago and put away. She gave me six Charles Addams' paperback books from the 60's!! She said they bought them on their first trip to New York city, and it looks like she never opened them! Minty fresh!!

I *love* Charles Addams!!!

Mike

[Bogey]

Just cracked it open a bit ago.  This synopsis seems to fit the intent:

Yancey is an astute author who challenges Christians' assumptions without alienating them. In The Bible Jesus Read, Yancey encourages readers to consider how Hebrew Scripture what Christians call the Old Testament is relevant to their own lives. His premise is that although many Christians tacitly consider the New Testament more important than the Old, the New Testament was written after Jesus' earthly ministry, making the Old Testament "the Bible Jesus read." Hebrew Scripture was the greatest influence on the mind and spirit of the founder of Christianity, a fact that, in the author's estimation, obligates Christians to know it well. Yancey acknowledges the difficulty of transcending the cultural gulf between modern civilization and ancient Israel and seeks to bridge the gap by highlighting sections of the Old Testament that he initially found hard to appreciate.

[Street Worm]

Just got these in the mail-



UBIK: the Screeplay has been a bit of a 'grail' of mine-

Commissioned in 1974 by Jean-Pierre Gorin Philip K. Di ck wrote the screenplay adaptation of his finest novel UBIK While the film was never produced, the screenplay was finally published in 1985 as a 1200 copy limited from Corroboree Press-

difficult to obtain secondhand and exorbitantly priced, very happy that it's finally been reprinted-

[Bogey]

Just got these in the mail-



UBIK: the Screeplay has been a bit of a 'grail' of mine-

difficult to obtain secondhand and exorbitantly priced, very happy that it's finally been reprinted-

Wow!  Love what I have read of PKD.  Your thoughts when you get the opportunity would be appreciated.

[avenger]

I just finished Timeline by Michael Crichton .Great read !
I have started Duma Key by Stephen King and am enjoying it .

[Street Worm]

Wow!  Love what I have read of PKD.  Your thoughts when you get the opportunity would be appreciated.

I think it was in the mid '70s that I read my first PKD book & I've been a Total Dick Head ever since-
I've bought & read all his books along with bios & books related to him
(like) 'Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas' by Michael Bishop
Where Phil's a character in a very Dickian land &
any movie based on his work
(no matter how bad ie 'Next').................

I even have a shelf of DVDs that are not based on his work but seem influenced by him (Cypher, Virtual Nightmare & eXistenZ are a few)

If I were to list my 5 favorite novels-
UBIK, Time Out Of Joint, Flow My Tears (the policeman said), A Scanner Darkly & (one some people don't like) The Cosmic Puppets-
would be on the list most of the time.............

Tor Books has started putting out (in Jan.'07) some of Phil's hard to find main stream fiction which I'm enjoying.
3 books have been released so far with one more due next month-
hope they keep going with this,
there (I believe) still 3 more they can put out. link

Two things I'm looking forward to are the
'Electric Ant' comic due out of Marvel this (?) year &
(a bit of a wait, but) the 'King Of the Elves' animated feature outta Disney 

a great blog here &
there's always www.philipkdick.com for news
and an interesting write up on the mainstream stuff here

anything else you want to know-
feel free to ask~

[toysoldierman2001]

Right now I'm reading Dark Shadows the Return of Barnebus Collins.I loved the old TV series and I cann't wait for Johnny Depp to come out with his version of Dark Shadows,it should be great!

[Halloween Jeff]

     I remember reading the paperbacks back in the 60s......I always wanted his cane....




Bizarro Jeff

[Bogey]

I think it was in the mid '70s that I read my first PKD book & I've been a Total Dick Head ever since-
I've bought & read all his books along with bios & books related to him
(like) 'Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas' by Michael Bishop
Where Phil's a character in a very Dickian land &
any movie based on his work
(no matter how bad ie 'Next').................

I even have a shelf of DVDs that are not based on his work but seem influenced by him (Cypher, Virtual Nightmare & eXistenZ are a few)

If I were to list my 5 favorite novels-
UBIK, Time Out Of Joint, Flow My Tears (the policeman said), A Scanner Darkly & (one some people don't like) The Cosmic Puppets-
would be on the list most of the time.............

Tor Books has started putting out (in Jan.'07) some of Phil's hard to find main stream fiction which I'm enjoying.
3 books have been released so far with one more due next month-
hope they keep going with this,
there (I believe) still 3 more they can put out. link

Two things I'm looking forward to are the
'Electric Ant' comic due out of Marvel this (?) year &
(a bit of a wait, but) the 'King Of the Elves' animated feature outta Disney 

a great blog here &
there's always www.philipkdick.com for news
and an interesting write up on the mainstream stuff here

anything else you want to know-
feel free to ask~

Thankee much. 

[Scatter]

A dear friend of mine and her husband ran a comic book store for years. After he passed away in 1999 she ran the store two more years. When she shut it down she kept discovering things she bought years ago and put away. She gave me six Charles Addams' paperback books from the 60's!! She said they bought them on their first trip to New York city, and it looks like she never opened them! Minty fresh!!

I *love* Charles Addams!!!

Mike

You're KIDDING!! Man I HATE you. Seriously friend, congrats. That's a wonderful find.

[Illoman]

You're KIDDING!! Man I HATE you. Seriously friend, congrats. That's a wonderful find.

Scatter, I forgot one, but here's a shot of what I have in case you're interested.



I *love* Charles Addams' works!!

Mike

[Scatter]

Scatter, I forgot one, but here's a shot of what I have in case you're interested.



I *love* Charles Addams' works!!

Mike

NIIIIIIIIIICE!! Those look like they still have that new book smell LOL!! I was hoping you'd post a pic but didn't want to bother you.

Good grief, what are the odds of finding vintage Addams in that kind of pristine condition?? Stories like this keep me going to flea markets and garage sales 

[CreepysFan]

Scatter, I forgot one, but here's a shot of what I have in case you're interested.



I *love* Charles Addams' works!!

Mike

Mike those are sweet!!! I have the "Nightcrawlers" in hard back and used to check out the "Black Maria" paperback out from the Library years ago as a kid, but i've never seen some of these others.  Crap, now I've got more collecting to do.     Those are awsome Mike.

[Illoman]

Thanks, guys for the comments on the Addams' books. I'm really happy to own them. Check www.abe.com if you haven't: I saw some there relatively cheap.

Mike

[The Drunken Severed Head]

That's a magnificent find, Mike!