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HI!Originally Posted by sarah
Awesome! Will do.I'm noticing that most of all the new sign ups are people I don't know. I say we introduce ourselves a bit here before the big launch.
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How did you discover the Dark Tower?
Many moons ago, I hired a new chef at a restaurant I worked at. He was/is a drummer and I was/am a bass player; "meant to be" you might say. He hounded me for months to "come over and jam". One day I did, and it we clicked immediately; totally solid backbeat from the 1. Then he started hounding me to read The Gunslinger, eventually giving me his own copy. It sat on a shelf for at least a year (he asked everyday if I'd begun reading it) before I actually picked it up. Not being much for books, it took me about a week to finish it, but that is saying a lot. The 'experience' was just as he'd described it - "You won't be able to put it down until you're done and when you get to that point, you'll be at my door in a minute to get the next book." Drawing of the Three and Wastelands are still like one book to me - I had them read before the summer was done and they were probably the biggest books I'd ever finished at that point of my life, so I was feeling pretty good and quite enveloped in the story of Roland and the strange world he lived in. Then I had to wait - my friend was not done reading Wizard and Glass, so I couldn't borrow it, and despite this story birthing a new found love for reading, I wasn't a changed man to the point that I went out and bought my own copy. When I got the 4th book, I knew the 5th (and on) were not written yet, so I savored every word, reading painstakingly slow, trying to pace my progress so I might finish around the time Wolves of the Calla came out - flawless execution on my part if I do say myself.Wolves was the first book of the Dark Tower series I purchased, but for some reason I couldn't delve into immediately. It sat on a shelf for a year or so. Looking back, I didn't want to start Wizard and Glass because I didn't want the history of Roland - I wanted to continue on the journey of Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy. Oddly enough, by the end of Wizard and Glass, I didn't want to go back to the journey - I wanted more of Roland's history! When I heard Song of Susannah was immenent, that lit a fire under my butt and I cranked out Wolves. My life was a mess at the time and all of these strange parallels in The Dark Tower were "appearing" in my own life. While many people cautioned me about "reading into" fiction and giving it breath in my own life, several friends admitted that they experienced similar situations while reading the series. Looking back, I chalk it up as a lesson in "a man sees what he wants to see". Upon finishing Wolves, I purchased Song of Susannah and cranked it out, then the final book, The Dark Tower; cranked it. I actually finished the series before my friend who had not only sold me on it, but started it years before me. He said he didn't want to finish it; it was his favorite story and too important to come to an end. Having finally completed the series we finally we're able to engage in glorious conversations about how great it is and since enjoy referencing it in an "every day" manner with a few arguements about who should play what parts if it ever gets made into a movie (Oh, man I can't wait!!!! J.J. Abrams, don't fail us now, LOL.).
Who is your favorite charcter?Eddie. From his first scene, transformation, to his last scene, I related to him. Definitely, Eddie.
What is your favorite book?Wizard and Glass ... if I have to pick one.
How old are you?36
Where are you from?Madison, WI
Do you have a nickname?LOL - if you thought that 1st paragraph was long; ...let's just say I have a lot of nicknames.
Currently, I'm looking at a stack of Dark Tower comics and a list of Dark Tower related books that I have yet to even attempt to tackle, but the plan is to absorb all of those and then read the Dark Tower again. There has to be so much that I "missed" just from not having another reference point out of Stephen King's opus realm.
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