A few years ago, while I was moving, my Uhaul storage shed burned to the ground, taking with it my entire book collection, except the few I was reading during the move. I recovered only one book from the ashes: a hardcover copy of Farenheit 451. The spine is singed, the title is burned off, and the very edges of all the pages are blackened, but the book is still intact and readable. I just today finally recovered it from our secondary storage, where we took the few saved pieces.
I would love to get this copy signed, and to frame it. I mean, a burned copy of Farenheit 451, how cool is that? Does anyone know how I might go about getting this accomplished?
Yes, Dandelion is a "she," and Doug Spaulding is right. It is best to have someone who knows Ray deliver the book to be signed personally, then have that person mail it back to you, rather than try to mail it to Ray, who gets way too much to keep track of as it is.
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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding: If no one else will see him sooner, I plan to on November 18th. I'll ask him to sign it for you.
That would be fantastic. I can't seem to find a private message function on this board, which is probably because there isn't one. Logically, right? So, if you could shoot me a quick email at k d f h o r s (at) yahoo dot com (Yay spambot avoidance. Yeah, obviously, no spaces and so forth. I say many obvious things.), I would appreciate it.
And Dandelion, glad we sorted out your gender. I was on a forum a while back where half the people got the idea that I was a "she" myself. My name is Kyle. I mean, come on.
Anyway, yeah, I did expect that it would end up being more complicated than just sending Ray a box. So I'm very grateful that I've found a helpful community here. I kind of wish I'd made an effort to do this three years ago when I first got the book back. I am strong in the ways of procrastination.
Yes, he seemed like a nice fellow. If I remember correctly, he himself was an illustrated man. That reminds me of the Cash song, A Boy Named Sue. You'd be a tough customer for sure with a handle like that.
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My last name is Cloyd, but many people either do not remember it or mispronounce it, so I jokingly mention to people that I was going to name my son Floyd Lloyd Cloyd, or it could have been Lloyd Floyd Cloyd, but I decided against it and name him Anthony. And all of this in thinking of a Boy Named Sue.
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