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And another favorite of mine...

I'm not sure what it is about these two songs, back to back, but I really like them.

I just saw a current picture of Phil Collins this evening... oh my.

This is just an amazing 80'S tune... This whole sound track!

This is such a sad thread from start to end. I only knew of Ed through his name and attributes... I only heard of these accusations form here, on the CGC forum, sadly. I went back and listened to the videos both against Ed and in support of Ed on YouTube... seemingly our now, God All Mighty, AI resource for news. (Yes, a dash of sarcasm here.) To me, Ed sounded like all of us. Flawed. I'm not sure what exactly happened here but from an outsider point of view, it seems like Judgement isn't any or our fortitude, nor should it be. Rest in Peace, Ed Piskor.

I just found a copy of that last year. One of my favorites.

Thank you - that makes sense.

Is there a different way to access the Pulp census or do you use the same search field as with comics? I'm not having any luck so far.

To be continued...

It took a few phone calls but I was ultimately able to secure the book for $100. We had to drive back out there a week later to pick it up but it was so worth it to me. When I went to pick it up, the bookshop owner told me that he had glued the spine as it was loose prior to my purchase. To me, this was a bonus as that was exactly what I was planning to do with this copy. After this one purchase, however, I now felt the need to secure the entire 3 volume set... of course, right? And so I did. I found the second and third book at a discounted price on Mycomicshop.com and was very happy with that... I was now set with the whole 3 volume set of Shadow books by Street & Smith.

Ripples never come back.

The Shadow Knows!

Anyways, this pass on this book purchase ate at me so much that on the next day, I informed my wife that I was going to call that bookshop, purchase the book and hopefully have my daughter pick it up for me when she returned from Spring Break. Oh yeah, it was that serious. So what was the book? Well, I happened to take a few pictures that day and here it is...

I was somewhat annoyed on the drive back home despite enjoying a wonderful cigar... Hello, St. Michael. I see we'll have a mutual understanding going forward...

My friends, those are the worst words one can mutter when contemplating a life changing deal! Ok, maybe "life changing" is a bit too dramatic...

About a month ago, my wife and I took a trip west to Rochester, NY. Our daughter was on spring break in Florida with her roommate... they went to Disney World in Florida. She was on a mission to find Geppetto and give him a hug but apparently she was unsuccessful in this world quest. So on this weekend, my wife and I took a drive and we ended up there, in Rochester, NY. We stopped at a local used bookstore that we like, where I found the signed Vincent Lopez & Sonny Skyler piece. The bookstore is called Small World Books and it's a great little shop. If you should ever stop in there, you have to meet Rex, their wonderful mascot / house cat! So we spent some time in there and bought a few items but as we were about to leave, we looked in this room that was sort of an 'oddball' room where there were more children's books and foreign language books. We took a quick walk around and were about to leave when I saw this book sitting on a shelf next to a few random tools. I picked it up and said to my wife, "Holy Sh!+"! Inside the cover, the price listed was $200. I was so dejected! I ran into the owner of the shop one last time as we were about to leave and I had to spark a conversation in which I told him that I had never seen a copy of this book in person and was thrilled to have seen it in his shop. Of course he asked me where the book was and I told him that it was sitting on a shelf by itself next to some tools. It was then that he remembered the book and said to me that it had 'some issues'... he mentioned the spine being partially detached, which it was. Are you surprised that awesome bookshop owners know exactly what condition their books are in?! Anyways, he asked me if I would take it at 50% off - $100!!! I should've jumped, right?! But no, I was with my wife and so I had to demonstrate restraint .

Happy Easter CGC world. I never saw myself as a religious person but things change so quickly these days, don't they? No, I don't subscribe to one religion but I thought this was very charming...

I dove headfirst into the CGC Pulp grading waters and I'm anxiously waiting for the results. That being said, I can't believe the turn around times on these (positively!) and I'll certainly be posting on that soon enough.

I should have a promising update soon regarding my latest CGC submission.

And now here is the comedy of the night. My wife and I took a drive south tonight to seek some 'Antique Shops'. We found one and about 40 miles south and then some. I found some more modern comics I had been looking for (Wonder Man and Midnight Sons) and was able to these 4 books for under $15... that was a win! I'm going to have to make a phone call to this antique store because the booth that had these comics, had them in this awesome vintage comic rack and I need to see if the owner would be willing to sell it. Anyways, on the way back home, this song came on and I said to her, "I keep forgetting how much I like this song"... At which point she replied that I hadn't forgotten because I apparently I say this every time this song comes on. But it's revealing isn't it? Ripples. "It's like life..." Bluegirls come in every size Some are wise and some otherwise They got pretty blue eyes For an hour a man may change For an hour her face looks strange Looks strange, looks strange Marching to the promised land Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand Pulls you down on your knees While you're down a pool appears The face in the water looks up And she shakes her head as if to say That it's the last time you'll look like today Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Sail away, away The face that launched a thousand ships Is sinking fast, that happens you know The water gets below Seems not very long ago Lovelier she was than any that I know Angels never know it's time To close the book and gracefully decline The song has found a tale My, what a jealous pool is she The face in the water looks up She shakes her head as if to say That the bluegirls have all gone away Sail away, away Ripples never come back They've gone to the other side Look into the pool Ripples never come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone Oh, they've gone to the other side Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Look into the pool The ripples never come back, come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone They've gone to the other side Ripples never come back Sail away, away...

... Dedicated to my dear wife. I believe we were on our way to somewhere in Canada, or on our way back, when we found out about the album (CD) where that song appeared on. That was 30 years ago!

I have a problem, my friends... (You don't say?!) Yes. As I work through my grief, sorrow and turmoil, I fill those gaps, those moments with items that hearken back to another time - another memory - another life. As I've mentioned here, I've purchased a lot of books recently all in the hopes of keeping the flame glowing in the name of my son. I'm starting to realize that this ambition might eventually become futile. I've used this hobby in the past, to reconnect to my soul - to help me identify who I am, what I am, and what is most important to me. To quote the dearly departed Robbie Robertson, "With a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." (Robbie Robertson, "Golden Feather", 1994). There's one problem here... That was a line written around 135 years earlier by a woman by the name of Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. She was an English novelist and poet. The research here becomes muddy but it's there. I would say "Google it" ... but "Google" is not your friend here. Anyways, here is the context of that lovely line...

... I missed out by 5 minutes getting a really nice copy of this at my local flea market last year. This dealer had a box of Railroad Magazine and Railroad Stories for $3.00 each and I saw someone grabbed it right before I got to the table. I bought the whole box but yeah, missing that great deal, certainly stung a bit.