Dick and I plan to meet for breakfast at the Golden Nugget between 10-11 am on Sunday. Good to go from thereon in with whatever the group decides. Anyone wishing to join us is more than welcome as well.
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Dick and I plan to meet for breakfast at the Golden Nugget between 10-11 am on Sunday. Good to go from thereon in with whatever the group decides. Anyone wishing to join us is more than welcome as well.
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28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Vegas baby!!!
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Woot woot, stroppy, zelig, and I all won moolah playing Blackjack!
From Saturday...
Left to right: Shannon, Patrick, Simon/stroppy, Paul/zelig, Shac/sharki, Dick/Dolso.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Nice pics! Keep 'em coming!
Wanted list:
Ubris
Thanks for sharing! Wonderful to see everyone! Were there any nice SK treasures at Baumans at that time worth mentioning that they brought out for you?
WANTED
US 1st Printings. I have THESE
#92 IT Portfolio (or the #95 IT to swap for the #92 that I have)
Any #95 SK-related Cemetery Dance Edition
Any #7 PS Publishing Edition
Sleeping Beauties: Signed Tour version.
Bauman is always nice to go in and look at, but no matter what they have in there, it's going to be overpriced. Whether it's worth $100 and priced at $800 or worth $25,000 and priced at $112,000.
They had a few signed King books. There was a copy of The Shining priced around $3K if I'm not mistaken.
Bauman Rare Books must cater to impulse buyers and people who don't know much or anything about rare books. I've been to their store on Madison Avenue in NYC and the one at the Palazzo in Las Vegas. I found both to offer books in very mediocre condition for very inflated prices. The rent at both of those locations must be exorbitant so they must sell quite a lot of books but I don't know who actually buys at those prices. More shocking to me than the prices though was the below average condition for many of their books. I wouldn't want most of them in my collection even if priced fairly.Originally Posted by Shannon
Apologies to all for the delay in posting back here, it's been a pretty full on couple of day after my work conference started!
It was an absolute pleasure to meet everyone on Saturday, a really great day/night with a very warm and friendly bunch of folks. It was also fantastic to finally meet Bill for breakfast on the Sunday. Special thanks to Shac for his unexpected gift and to Dick for the Wooden Carrie case. I finally have an original Dolso!
I think all the pictures from Saturday have been posted and stupidly I forgot to take some more on the Sunday morning, sorry about that
I just got word today that next years conference will be back in Vegas (1st week June) so maybe we can do it again next year!
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Great News Hopefully I will be able to make it next year...I had THIS TRIP all planed out and the wife had to go to Arlington ( and you just can't tell THEM "COULD YOU PLEASE CHANGE THE DATE? I have to be in Las Vegas.) GLAD YOU had a FUN time.
It was great meeting all you guys. I enjoyed our time on Saturday.
I agree with Bob's perspective on Bauman's. In fact, I was surprised to learn that in the day or two prior to our get-together, Bauman's had sold its mostly matching (numbered in the 700's) Dark Tower set. That thing had been priced way over market.
The cool thing about Bauman's was seeing first hand various other books that I don't collect but are meaningful to me, such as first editions of some of the Narnia books, Roald Dahl books (James and the Giant Peach), and others.
Simon, let us know the specific dates for next year and I'll mark my calendar.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I'm also up for doing that again. It was a great time and I enjoyed meeting everyone and talking about our mad obsessions.
No one understands the way other TDT members do.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
The one and only picture I took from the meetup was of the cashier's nametag when Paul and I got some food around midnight. He's the one that actually pointed it out, I'm normally oblivious to these types of things, lol.
So it's that time again... can't believe its been nearly a year!
So I just had my dates and flights confirmed and it's pretty much a repeat of last year. I fly in Sat afternoon (3rd June) and my conference starts in earnest on Sunday (4th) evening. That gives me Sat evening and Sunday morning- late afternoon as potential meet up times.
Anyone available on those dates?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Vegas or Florida? I have a conference in Orlando this year May 6-11th
Sorry should have been more clear - Vegas Baby!Vegas or Florida? I have a conference in Orlando this year May 6-11th
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
This thread always makes me reminisce of the first TDT Vegas meet up we had back in 08'.
Damn. Good times!
YESSorry should have been more clear - Vegas Baby!Vegas or Florida? I have a conference in Orlando this year May 6-11th
Could have been more clear
ARE YOU COMING TO
ORLANDO IN MAY ?
VEGAS IN JUNE?
Not going to Orlando.
Am going Vegas (June 3rd - 6th) but only available 3rd-4th as discussed)
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
I had a blast for the short amount of time we spent together last time.
And I'm still upset I wasn't able to meet The Bill. Maybe this time!?
I'd like to make it again this year but I have too much going on around then. Bummer. It was fun last time.
Perfect timing. I'll be at the Book Expo in NYC coming home Friday night (June 2). I'm sure my wife will be thrilled that I wake up Saturday morning and skip out of town for debauchery in LV.
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