Official Thread for the Thing That’s NOT Felberpalooza

Me. I’m in. Over here. Yoo Hoo. The bald guy that’s jumping up and down and waving his arm to get your attention like those nerds in Jr. High who knew the answer to that question about Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory. Yeah me!. I’m in.

My kids will be in school or working and the wife says “Go already. Good riddance!” So, just me. Really looking forward to this.

I won’t know for sure until mid-August when I get my hospital rotation schedule. I *hate* it when school interfers with having fun. (I forgot about that part when I submitted my application.) Wonder if I can still pull all-nighters?

I do have the driving directions and can sleep in my car if I need to. I *really* hope to make it if only for a day or two.

Damn! I was really hoping to make it, but I’ll be driving home from Idaho that weekend and can’t swing a trip out to the East coast. I’m going to miss meeting you all!

Maybe next year?

Allison, I think the answer is a left coast version. We have a pretty good sized Bay Area contingent, it’s not too far from LA (hint hint to the TV-focussed person) and maybe Seattle Dan could come look for expansion opportunities now that we’ve lost Cody’s.

I’ll be there. It gives me something to look forward to after getting back from the beach next Sunday.

And cooper, I’ve been to Maine in July and August and the ocean temp was STILL 42 degrees. Unlike the not-too-warm, not-too-cold waters off Topsail island.

Woah. I’ve been following Tony’s campaign pretty closely (and saving up some money to send). I was part of the last democratic campaign that almost beat Bill Shuster in 2001, and I’d love to see that smarmy fat-assed used car salesman gone from Congress. It’s great to see he’s got the endorsement of Felberpalooza.

Cody’s? We lost a Cody’s bookstore? Where? Where? Don’t tell me it’s the one on Telegraph Ave.

I really don’t think I can afford the plane tickets. I’d love to go, but I’m planning on airfare to Idaho to visit my future in-laws.

Cody’s demise. * sigh *

SeattleTammy (busy with sketches for Murray) and I will, of course, be at Felberpalooza in spirt. So if you see a couple of etheral bodies floating through Grouseland, that’d it be us. Feel free to say hi.

Yes, and a Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books (San Francisco) has closed too. I thought I saw that a smaller local chain had taken the domain name or the location or something; but the last items I see from Google just say, closing down.

Telegraph Avenue hasn’t improved over the years, Dan, you’re right about that; and the Telegraph Ave. Cody’s was always hampered by the fact that you couldn’t park a car anywhere near it (by “near” I mean “within 6 blocks”). And it’s as much as your life is worth to ride the 40 Telegraph bus. I’ve read that the only reason Moe’s is still afloat is it’s Internet business (and the fact that they own the building).

What’s really frustrating about siobhan’s story is that the idiots could have ordered it from Amazon for her and had it sooner than they did…

hedera, internet business has become an important compotent for us independent stores. I do sell books online at biblio.com and abebooks.com. We have to.

Heard also about Clean Well-Lighted Place… my understanding is that the owner is opening a store near the Art Museum.

And Siobhan, your story isn’t good. Most of us independents would tell you why it’s difficult to find the book you want. Sometimes publishers and distributors run out of stock and we need to wait for reprints. Which is easy enough to tell a customer. Or if it is out-of-print, it takes a bit longer to obtain. Again, easy enough to tell a customer. The store you contacted sounds a bit lazy.

Dan, I think disorganized rather than lazy. And my book is now enroute - still from an independent. (Adam, I’ll be getting yours from a local as well. Hope that it doesn’t harm your Amazon rating.)

I am planning on going, but the whole thing really hinges on airline prices from California. I will know for sure within the next month.

Murray, I can’t make it to the big fiesta, but your message got me to wondering - how far are you from Hawk Mountain? I’m hoping to visit there during fall migration (next year if possible) and it sounds like it would be fun to go to Grouseland.

Siobhan,

A Left Coast version of the Event Not Called Felberpalooza is definitely in order. There are a lot of us out here, including Adam himself.

Regarding bookstores, I’m lucky that we have a good independent one in Santa Cruz. Bookshop Santa Cruz is an excellent store, and I’ve never had any difficulty either ordering or waiting for books. They’ve always been able to tell me exactly when to expect a book to arrive. Several years ago a Crown Books went in directly across the street from Bookshop. This being Santa Cruz, there was a big backlash and Crown went away after a very short tenure. Local independent business 1, big chain 0. Now there’s a Border’s down the street from Bookshop that doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. Seems like Bookshop is always busier, though.

Thanks Murray, but I won’t be able to make it. The little rednecks will be in school and then there’s dove season and teal…and one of them is still playing Little League, so our “summer” hasn’t even started yet.

Jeez, I’m a wannabe.

Um, comment 34 was not supposed to be a comment. Not sure how I pressed the submit button, since I was nowhere near it (or the enter key). I think I need to go back to books and magazines and leave this whole internet thing to the rest of you. Sheesh! Feel free to delete #34. And this comment, which won’t make much sense without comment #34 to refer to. Okay, that’s it, really. Gotta go get my daily Mythstory.

Allison, tess, siobhan, hedera, and maybe Mary - I blow a kiss in your general direction, which is a better deal than what you get from Monty Python, as we all know. We’re sure going to miss ya. You’re right, it’s a shame you have to travel so far. This should be like a touring party, one year on the best coast, the next year on the west coast, the following year in enemy territory (Texas), and so on.

waterfowler, you said early on that you wouldn’t be able to make it. Sorry, man. You’re missing a great party, with free beer! Maybe one day we can have Felberpalooza at Katherine Armstrong’s ranch and you could just mosey on over and join us. Take care of them young’uns and don’t put too much bullshit into their heads, okay?

I will check in to say “hi” and have a bike ride. Is the pike-to-bike event on a certain day, or do we just go there any time?

Dibs on the seat in the back in the dark for the theoretical west coast Fanatical Apathingy.

Take lots of pictures.

Chris should have had this cartoon to use in his “If a tree falls next to the White House” post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/toles_ main.html?name=Toles&date=06282006

Nato–I believe “asdfffffdsaaaaaaadff” is Felinian for “f**ing Pomeranian.”

Feh, TTTNFP sounds like too much physical activity.

I miss Bookshop Santa Cruz, although I was more fond of it when it was still Booktent Santa Cruz for 2-3 years after the 89 quake. I miss Atlantis Games and Comics shop just a little more and miss Logos Used Books a heck of a lot.

Well I’ll have a book there (right, SeattleDan?) and Adam damn well better sign it.

Oh — and a few of Miss Edith’s, too, so OMF can feel free to write off her sojourn to Grouseland also.

And it promises to be the coolest event ever, and on the East Coast (this is part of my continuing attempts at penance for an ill-advised comment elsewhere).

Murray - What are the choices for finding a room near your place that is somewhere between palacial and a tent? I hope it isn’t too late to find an open room. I bet the demand is heavy, eh? I will only need a room for Saturday night. I will have a car there, so distance isn’t such a big deal.

I’m staying with “palacial”. Palatial looks like a food reference and is therefore too distracting. As in - those doughnuts sure look palatial. MMmmm …

Bro, you are so illiteral.

The camping information says “Good dogs and good beer welcome,” so I’m bringing a pretty-good dog and a good man who likes beer. And a tent. Do we need to make a reservation for camping and sign up for the pike-to-bike event ahead of time?

I prefer palasial accommodations–i.e staying at my Chinese-American friend’s house.

George C,

The Grammar Lady here to set the record straight and try to whip you people into shape, languistically.

The correct form for your original statement would be “Them doughnuts sure look palacial.”

Mostly, George is always thinking of doughnuts.