tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post6299775902107932043..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: BeebeSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-64765670042229170972015-11-18T02:12:29.766-08:002015-11-18T02:12:29.766-08:00those end papers are amazing aren't they, love...those end papers are amazing aren't they, love the fish<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-35367274852739292812015-10-25T21:53:08.989-07:002015-10-25T21:53:08.989-07:00I'm reading PHEASANT JUNGLES now. Do you know ...I'm reading PHEASANT JUNGLES now. Do you know what the deal is with the singing tortoise in Ceylon? I couldn't find any information about such a thing, but he says the tortoise is singing beautifully (and not making a horny grunting sound which seems to be the only tortoise vocalization I can find online=p)Moro Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03170995132520805860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-90744407148367752332015-10-11T17:29:40.691-07:002015-10-11T17:29:40.691-07:00Yeah, those $1000 bespoke "boots" (shoes...Yeah, those $1000 bespoke "boots" (shoes) by Lobb would have been a hard go as a young Colorado reporter-- even if a pair were good enough to last a lifetime...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-57378019140727367892015-10-11T17:21:26.581-07:002015-10-11T17:21:26.581-07:00Between ages 10-13, I lived within (long) bicyclin...Between ages 10-13, I lived within (long) bicycling distance of the <a href="http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow">Colorado Railroad Museum</a>, where Lucius Beebe's books were sold — in fact, someone gave me one of them.<br /><br />And I remember as a young reporter coming back late to the newsroom to write a theatre review from notes taken in the dark — thirty minutes to deadline — and flashing on him, only I lacked a white silk scarf, et cetera.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-39856599832915067712015-10-10T19:46:02.430-07:002015-10-10T19:46:02.430-07:00Chas, you are the only person of our generation wh...Chas, you are the only person of our generation who knows who LUCIUS Beebe was, other than me. Will is esoteric enough...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-40150883075394446442015-10-10T19:41:38.856-07:002015-10-10T19:41:38.856-07:00When I saw the headline, for no good reason I expe...When I saw the headline, for no good reason I expected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Beebe" rel="nofollow">LUCIUS Beebe</a>, and I was wondering why you left out railroads.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-76453583834393274102015-10-08T04:35:55.113-07:002015-10-08T04:35:55.113-07:00Guy-I don't know, but will ask JL, who apparen...Guy-I don't know, but will ask JL, who apparently spent hours quizzing the Kukri store folks.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-73951862998718099912015-10-07T11:21:54.658-07:002015-10-07T11:21:54.658-07:00Love the endpapers.
Books today lack so much.
Love the endpapers.<br /><br />Books today lack so much.<br /><br />Lucas Machiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023964232928075848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-61789921974614291382015-10-07T09:37:05.223-07:002015-10-07T09:37:05.223-07:00Thanks Steve--fascinating stuff. Can you explain w...Thanks Steve--fascinating stuff. Can you explain why the khurkri has a notch in its blade? I've read much disparate conjecture, but none of it makes any sense to me.Guy Boydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-39620750287238306772015-10-06T09:11:12.835-07:002015-10-06T09:11:12.835-07:00Ah, that is a beautiful thing... thank you
Jim Co...Ah, that is a beautiful thing... thank you<br /><br />Jim Cornelius<br />www.frontierpartisans.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com