Dolso, please contact me.
Very sad news... it inevitably happens on long-running forums like this one (I also still think of John Hanic every now and then) but it sucks nonetheless..
I know I don't come around often anymore, but how in the hell did I miss this?! I am heartbroken. Big Bill (as I called him) was always so kind to me.
RIP LOL
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I haven't been around much of late. Just saw the banner and immediately went to this thread. Just finished reading everyone's comments!
I'm really at a loss for words. This news felt like a 100 pound rock dropped on my head. We made a connection through our beloved Yankees
and his passing deeply saddens me for I have lost a dear friend. We never met in person but I feel that I really got to know him.
RIP my friend.
DT Spoiler - Enter at your own risk!
Spoiler:
I have two books being created that will be In memorial to Bill. Both are his favorites of King's books.
The first which should be ready in about 10 days is "Four Past Midnight". This book will be a single volume bound in Goat Suede Espresso with four original pieces of art by Glenn Chadbourne, custom endpapers and a custom stamped slipcase.
50% of the net proceeds will go to Bill's favorite charity The Shriners Children Hospital, and 50% to TheDarkTower.org to continue the website.
More news coming soon.
It's likely we will do a silent auction facilitated by David from Betts Books. This auction will reach a large audience, but avoid the now prohibitive fees incurred by using ebay.
Come on folks!
The first tribute book will be delivered in a week or so.
The second is going to be mind blowing.
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We should burn a copy of Faithful in his honer.
Or maybe make an expurgated version with all the pages detailing games that the Yankee's lost to Red Sox removed.
Wanted:
'Salem's Lot Portfolio #606
Fairy Tale UK S/L
Four Past Midnight special commemorative edition just shipped.
I should have by Monday.
Are you going to have an auction for it?
David at Betts will be posting silent auction very soon. It's a pretty damn good rebind, with four great pieces of art, five or six high quality endpapers (used to divide stories as this is a single volume) and a few other classy binding intricacies. A custom stamped (both large faces) slipcase that in the interior has multiple pieces of the endpaper inside.
As current and recent history has shown, the rebinds I do are of high-quality, and a value.
Those rebinds are going to be fitting tribute, Jerome. Looking forward to seeing them.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I anticipate Four Past Midnight will go up on a silent auction on Tuesday. I'll of course keep everyone posted.
Betts Books has a silent auction up for the William Bender II (Merlin1958) commemorative edition.
https://bettsbooks.com/w95020ai.html#girl
Don't think I will be able to bid on it as I have just paid to get this TDT Rebound...
Here are larger images. Post #4758:
https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...67#post1271067