Comments on: Breathing Room http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:45:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ms october http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249080 ms october Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:34:44 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249080 nice alex. that must be really a really cool experience. it's really cool that your book is still living in its second and third life. when traffic gets blocked off the side streets in the evening rush it is a similar eerie peacefulness. [2] good lord william, what are you doing in the city that early? nice alex. that must be really a really cool experience.
it’s really cool that your book is still living in its second and third life.

when traffic gets blocked off the side streets in the evening rush it is a similar eerie peacefulness.

[2] good lord william, what are you doing in the city that early?

]]> By: Sliced Bread http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249079 Sliced Bread Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:34:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249079 [0] Dude, you haven't arrived until you've made the used book pile. Millions of writers never get there. Congrats! [0] Dude, you haven’t arrived until you’ve made the used book pile.
Millions of writers never get there.
Congrats!

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249078 Diane Firstman Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:04:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249078 [13] Oh ... bummer. I used to work right down the block from them .... great lunch-time browsing spot. [13]

Oh … bummer. I used to work right down the block from them …. great lunch-time browsing spot.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249077 RagingTartabull Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:01:56 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249077 [9] the Annex is gone, they lost their lease last summer. Its a "Lot Less" now...depressing [9] the Annex is gone, they lost their lease last summer. Its a “Lot Less” now…depressing

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249076 Diane Firstman Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:39:21 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249076 To those of you of the Jewish persuasion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_TSN2GT24 To those of you of the Jewish persuasion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_TSN2GT24

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249075 Alex Belth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:21:56 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249075 I buy many used books on line now, but bookstores are like the print edition of the baseball encyclopedia--they allowed you to stumble onto things you otherwise wouldn't have thought of. Good news, D! I buy many used books on line now, but bookstores are like the print edition of the baseball encyclopedia–they allowed you to stumble onto things you otherwise wouldn’t have thought of.

Good news, D!

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249074 Diane Firstman Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249074 If you don't mind paying through the nose, check our ALIBRIS.com for rare/old books. If you don’t mind paying through the nose, check our ALIBRIS.com for rare/old books.

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249073 Diane Firstman Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249073 Ah the Strand .... one of the unique NY experiences still around. There is the Strand annex also, down by South Street. I thought Forbidden Planet had closed ... who knew? =========================== This is a (not Bartolo) Colon update: Clean! (and the crowd goes wild!) :-) We now return you to your regular Hot Stove discussion, already in progress. Ah the Strand …. one of the unique NY experiences still around. There is the Strand annex also, down by South Street.

I thought Forbidden Planet had closed … who knew?

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This is a (not Bartolo) Colon update:

Clean!

(and the crowd goes wild!) :-)

We now return you to your regular Hot Stove discussion, already in progress.

]]> By: Ben http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249072 Ben Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:07:54 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249072 Sweet Arse. Merry Christmas. Sweet Arse. Merry Christmas.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249071 Alex Belth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249071 The Strand has changed a good deal. Now, it is far easier to navigate. The stairs are better, there is even an elevator, and you don't need to check your bags anymore. What there is not, generally-speaking, are real bargains. I don't think it is an ideal store if you are looking for a specific old book but it is still great for bumping into things you weren't looking for, as Will says. The Strand has changed a good deal. Now, it is far easier to navigate. The stairs are better, there is even an elevator, and you don’t need to check your bags anymore. What there is not, generally-speaking, are real bargains. I don’t think it is an ideal store if you are looking for a specific old book but it is still great for bumping into things you weren’t looking for, as Will says.

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249070 Chyll Will Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:02:38 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249070 HE mentioned, I should say. If I already knew, I wouldn't have asked >;) HE mentioned, I should say. If I already knew, I wouldn’t have asked >;)

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249069 Chyll Will Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:01:46 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249069 I LOVE the Strand! I remember years ago I got a chance to speak with one of my heroes, KRS-ONE and we mentioned some books that I should look into; I asked him where would be a good place to look for some of them which I knew were obscure and the first thing he said, almost with stars in his eyes, was the Strand. Easy to get lost in, but that's the best part; you'll find books you weren't even looking for at first and you'll find supplements to books you were. Of course they don't have EVERYTHING, but I'm not looking for first editions most of the time anyway (if I were, I think I'd check out brother unmoderated first >;) I LOVE the Strand! I remember years ago I got a chance to speak with one of my heroes, KRS-ONE and we mentioned some books that I should look into; I asked him where would be a good place to look for some of them which I knew were obscure and the first thing he said, almost with stars in his eyes, was the Strand.

Easy to get lost in, but that’s the best part; you’ll find books you weren’t even looking for at first and you’ll find supplements to books you were. Of course they don’t have EVERYTHING, but I’m not looking for first editions most of the time anyway (if I were, I think I’d check out brother unmoderated first >;)

]]> By: edoubletrouble http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249068 edoubletrouble Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:58:48 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249068 you da man you da man

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249067 Alex Belth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:25:16 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249067 The fact that Todd's story ends the book is just so freakin' sweet. The fact that Todd’s story ends the book is just so freakin’ sweet.

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249066 williamnyy23 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249066 I cross Lexington and Park Avenue at about 5AM, so the streets are usually empty. It is an impressive sight to look down Park Avenue at an empty roadway leading to the MetLife (PanAm) building just before sunrise. I had a similar book store experience recently. I was killing some time in Borders and happened past the Best Sportswriting anthology with Todd Drew's piece. It felt like picking up something written by a friend. I cross Lexington and Park Avenue at about 5AM, so the streets are usually empty. It is an impressive sight to look down Park Avenue at an empty roadway leading to the MetLife (PanAm) building just before sunrise.

I had a similar book store experience recently. I was killing some time in Borders and happened past the Best Sportswriting anthology with Todd Drew’s piece. It felt like picking up something written by a friend.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/12/11/breathing-room/#comment-249065 RagingTartabull Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=27013#comment-249065 The Strand is one of my favorite places in the whole city, I can spend hours in there just happily wandering. I've definitely gotten my fair share of random baseball books in that basement...like the one I'm reading right now, "Where They Ain't" about the old Orioles of Willie Keeler and John McGraw. Great stuff. I do miss the annex that used to be down Fulton though, near my office, wasted many a lunch hour over there. The Strand is one of my favorite places in the whole city, I can spend hours in there just happily wandering. I’ve definitely gotten my fair share of random baseball books in that basement…like the one I’m reading right now, “Where They Ain’t” about the old Orioles of Willie Keeler and John McGraw. Great stuff.

I do miss the annex that used to be down Fulton though, near my office, wasted many a lunch hour over there.

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