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Thread: When did you meet Roland? How many years ago? How old were you?

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    His small mention at the end of Black House was my first encounter - I was curious to know more about this Gunslinger and the friend that lent me Black House then well and truly put me on the path of the beam...must've been around 2002 when my daughter was born...I would've been 29.

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    I was 19 and I was over in the gulf for Desert Storm serving in the NAVY at the time. That was 16 years ago and I'll never forget where I was reading it, I was stationed at that time on the USS America working in the waterbreak tank on catapult one.

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    Wow.

    I was in the gulf around that time as well.

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    Ah, the early 90's. Things were so much simpler then.
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    Yes they were.

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    Default Hi!

    New here, but this looks like the perfect thread to intro myself. I picked up the limited edition in 82 (I was 11 and I do still have the book). I was at that time enthralled by the story and have remained that way since!


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    Wow again!!

    We have some seriously long term fans here. That is great.
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    I was really bummed out at how long it took for the Drawing of the Three to come out. I thought for a few years that SK woiuld never continue the story heheh.

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    I know it, that was a harsh wait. The first four books were something you had to be totally dedicated to.

    I almost forgot about them between DoTT and WaG
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    i was 9. (didn't i already answer this in the introduce yourself thread? i think i did.)

    anyway, that was nearly 19 years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    Wow again!!

    We have some seriously long term fans here. That is great.
    And some seriously young ones, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    I know it, that was a harsh wait. The first four books were something you had to be totally dedicated to.

    I almost forgot about them between DoTT and WaG
    You speak true.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chassit View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    I know it, that was a harsh wait. The first four books were something you had to be totally dedicated to.

    I almost forgot about them between DoTT and WaG
    You speak true.
    Yesyes.
    When I could read WoC at last I read it very quickly and after that I reread the whole series again from the first book to WoC.

    Roland would have understood.

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    Its popularity. And I was also intrigued by the fact that it was connected to some of Stephen King's other books that I had read.

    I don't usually read fantasy these days, as most of what is on the shelves looks to be wannabe rip-offs of Lord of the Rings. I have always loved Tolkien, though, and another series I made an exception for was Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials". That did not disappoint me, and neither did Roland's story.

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    I only began reading it in November last year. I was ... a few months younger than I am now .... 8)

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    Actually, it was just luck (or maybe Ka ), that brought me to the series, since I just found The Gunslinger in my local library and just decided to give it a shot. By the time I had finished book 2 I was totally hooked though, and I do like books that come in a series. The wait after W&G was a bitch though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fly View Post
    I don't usually read fantasy these days, as most of what is on the shelves looks to be wannabe rip-offs of Lord of the Rings.
    I just had to give this a big AMEN
    "It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.

    "When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah

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    Quote Originally Posted by VolsToTheWall View Post
    The wait after W&G was a bitch though.
    Definitely, especially with the accident.
    "It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.

    "When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah

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    Great to have you here then

    Have you actually finished the series yet Fly?
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    Yes, I finished it last week.

    I didn't want to look at any discussion boards until I had. It was very tempting sometimes to look for somewhere to ask questions, but it's best to wait. Tough with such a long read, though!

    This looks to be a new place? I like the way you have two separate places to discuss the books, one for those who are still reading the series. That would have done me fine!

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    Its brand new as of the 19th of this month

    Thanks for the kind words, there is still a whole bunch of development going on so we can make this THE spot for Dark Tower stuff on the net.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fly View Post
    I like the way you have two separate places to discuss the books, one for those who are still reading the series. That would have done me fine!
    Same here, that was a great idea Matt. Back on the topic of the thread, I envy those who found the series after it all came out!
    "It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.

    "When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah

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    Quote Originally Posted by All_Hail_The_Crimson_King View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fly View Post
    I like the way you have two separate places to discuss the books, one for those who are still reading the series. That would have done me fine!
    Same here, that was a great idea Matt. Back on the topic of the thread, I envy those who found the series after it all came out!
    I don't.
    It was good to wait... painful... but sooo good. (Yeah I am a pervert.)

    Roland would have understood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letti View Post
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    I know it, that was a harsh wait. The first four books were something you had to be totally dedicated to.

    I almost forgot about them between DoTT and WaG
    You speak true.
    Yesyes.
    When I could read WoC at last I read it very quickly and after that I reread the whole series again from the first book to WoC.
    I did that at least once between each books publication.
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