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Started 3 years ago by Silver
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Need to clear some space on your bookshelves?

Spouse grumbling about the piles of books on your floor?

Let your neighbors access your excess!

Bring a bag of books to a bar and trade/sell/give them away!

Where? A Ballard Bar (to be decided)
When? A Tuesday evening (to be decided)

Brought to you by Ballard Books & Booze, a non-existent nonprofit.

Posted 3 years ago #
cinema_goddess

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Booze would have made the Twilight series palatable.

Posted 3 years ago #
Silver

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Booze would at least have dampened it.

Posted 3 years ago #
chopper 74

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That sounds like a good plan Silver.

Posted 3 years ago #
Reba

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maybe one of the tuesday in ballard bars? I know the hi life has a great deal all night long. but not sure if the venue is right for a book exchange..

Posted 3 years ago #
ducksinseattle

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What a fun idea! Good thinking.

Posted 3 years ago #
Jules

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Excellent idea! I have a bunch to get rid of AND I have nothing to read! Arrrghhh!

Posted 3 years ago #
gurple

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> Spouse grumbling about the piles of books on your floor?

It's... it's like you have cameras in my house! How did you know?! ;)

Aster, maybe? Or KISS Cafe? Old Town? Somewhere that'd be kind of quiet on a Tuesday....

Forewarning: I'm a giant nerd with a giant nerd's literary tastes.

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XL

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I'm in!

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Gilman Girl

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Gilman Girl is in.

Posted 3 years ago #
Bamber

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Fabulous idea!! And *this* spouse has been grumbling to dear hubby. Just this past weekend as he was attempting to buy more books, I gently reminded him he does have a library card...

Posted 3 years ago #
angelatini

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Tell me where! I just cleaned off the bookshelf after bringing home a bag of books from Epilogue's last day. I gotta box full!!! :)

Posted 3 years ago #
Nora Bell

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Conor Byrne's might be more roomy than Old Town on a Tuesday. But I'll go to any Ballard bar with my mountain of old books. I also should cop to having a nerd's collection, though.

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angelatini

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I am gonna vote CB, too. But I love CB, so I always will choose them. hahaha

Posted 3 years ago #
Michael Snyder

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You can also donate them to the library, right?

Posted 3 years ago #
Silver

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Yes, Michael, you can donate them to the library. But as someone who worked 15 years for the Seattle Public Library, I can tell you that they probably won't end up on a library shelf. The cost of prepping a non-library book to go into the collection is almost more than buying one new! The library buys it's books from special library suppliers.

If you choose to donate your books to the library, just be aware that the vast majority will end up at their (semi?) annual book sale. Not that I have any objection to that!

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Silver

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Ballard Books & Booze: Timing

How does Tuesday, September 1st, work for everybody?

I'm thinking 7pm so people can eat dinner first, if they want.

Your thoughts?

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Reba

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Should check to see if conor byrne has a event that night. So people wont have to pay a cover to get in.

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Silver

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Do you think you could check that for us, Reba?

I've never been to CB, but it comes highly recommended.

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Silver

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CB's website says this:

Tuesday September 1 - Ol' Time Social, hosted by members of the Tallboys.

Perhaps I should give the manager a call?

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Nora Bell

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Sept. 1st @ 7 is perfect for me. If Conor Byrne's has a cover for the Tallboys thing is there an alternative venue? The only other place I can think of with that much space is the Smokeshop. They're really good about allowing events but they might be a little too divey for some.

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phoo

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I'm in. My preferences are a relatively quiet venue (read: the ability to have a convo without yelling) and sells hard liquor and isn't just for high rollers. Of course, majority rules. :)

I don't mind divey because the MyBallard group will make their own culture. Heavily divey just means free entertainment!

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Gilman Girl

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2 bit taverns are my specialty!

For any of you that have an early bedtime like me, I will be there (wherever) about 5:30 or so.

We can get the party started! wooooo hoooo!

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chopper 74

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Damn, I so wish I had the night free, I don't.

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phoo

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Oh no! That is the ONE Tuesday out of the whole month that I can't go. Donkey balls.

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chopper 74

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Whoa, phoo, 'donkey balls', is not a PC term...clean it up pal ;-)

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Ballard Dad

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great idea, but I have band practice on tuesdays :( I too am needing a good book right now.

Posted 3 years ago #
procne

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If CB doesn't work out -- what about the People's Pub front room? I'm not sure how that is on Tuesdays, but seem like they have the space & quiet & beer.

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chopper 74

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Ah, Dad, but you are working for an important and dying art form...I propose a toast to Dad.

Posted 3 years ago #
ballardbard

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Count me in

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Nora Bell

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Donkey balls, indeed, Phoo and Chopper! And I may need to borrow that phrase on occasion, Phoo. :-)
And, Ballard Dad, as the daughter of a former music teacher I salute you, Sir.
The front area of People's Pub might be big and quiet enough. And German beer. Win, win.

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XL

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I second the suggestion of the People's Pub. There are good size tables there and beer is great! Just be clear, the idea to swap/sells out books to each other while drink and be merry? What could be finer? Sounds fabulous!

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Silver

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The Peoples have spoken.

The People's Pub sounds like it has the environment we need for Ballard Books & Booze.

How *do* you people keep coming up with places in Ballard that I've never been to?

Anyway, the PP has this to say about Tuesdays at their establishment:

"TUESDAY- Small Batch Bourbon, $1.00 off." I don't know what this "bourbon" thing is, but it sounds like it would go well with books.

Phoo, Chopper and Ballard Dad - we should make sure that the next BB&B is scheduled so that you can all attend. In the meantime, there is the Post Pooch Pubcrawl (PPP?) on the 23rd, right?

Yes, XL, that is exactly the idea. ;-)

Happy Hour at the People's Pub is from 3-7pm. Should we shift our start time to take advantage of that?

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phoo

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Chopper, that is probably the least offensive of my "colourful phrases." If we ever get a Tuesday where we're both free, I'll introduce you to some of my other internet sailor phrases. :D

I suspect that there will be other MyBallard events. 8x10 photo swap? Weird Diet cookoff? Technical book swap? Pimp my shoes?

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chopper 74

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Thanks Silver, looking forward to it, yeah, the ppp is a go from my end as well.
Phoo, I'm certain you could share some real colorful stuff. I sure could.
As far as the other events...aint nobody pimpin my shoes ;-)

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Nora Bell

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Pimp my shoes? :-)
Yeah, bourbon goes well if anyone has any Dashiel Hammett.
Okay, then. See most of you there, and at the the Ballard Dog Days of course.

Posted 3 years ago #
phoo

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Chopper: Perhaps we need a swear-off. Points for creativity rather than the most use of the 7 dirty words. Winner has probably already had the most bourbon. :)

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chopper 74

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Abso-friggin-lutely, so spec-friggen-tacular, and more of the same....

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datajunkie

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I am definitely interested. Thanks for getting this started Silver! It would be nice to shift the time earlier to take advantage of happy hour. Maybe 5:30? I imagine people will be milling around for a while so people who can only come later will still catch people.

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What an awesome idea ! One (or even two) of us may be there. Now...what books from the many to bring ??

We tried to sell on Amazon but no takers. We keep buying more bookshelves.....
I am trying to train myself to use the library more...really, I am trying.

Ballard Dad...(or anyone who can't make it) don't want to you to go without !! Anything in particular you looking for...a favorite author ? We have so many
paperback and some hard cover by

David Baldacci
Janet Evanovich
Patricia Cornwall
G.M. Ford Kellerman
J.A. Jance
Nevada Barr, etc. etc

I just finished hard cover "firefly lane" by Kristin Hannah, paperback of "Songs In Ordinary Time" by Mary McGarry Morris and Amy and David Goodman's "Standing Up To The Madness"...

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angelatini

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I'll be there. I don't think there's a cover for The Tallboys at CB. Depends on time you go, too.

Chopper - Don't get me started on the swearing thing...I already sound like a sailor. You'll find out Sunday. hahhahaha

Silver - Yes, please adjust the time to be a little earlier. I work at 7am, so 7pm I am in my jammies in front of the couch!!! :)

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chopper 74

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hey, you aren't planning on cussing me out, are ya?

Posted 3 years ago #
angelatini

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Nope. I just use them in my vernacular. My husband calls me his "Sailorette"...hahaha.

Posted 3 years ago #
Barbara

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Been in Ballard decades and I've never been arrested for saying pantaloomic figaloomers. Can't make the first book beer and booze event. Maybe next time. . .

Posted 3 years ago #
calliope

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silver- and others-- i found this old thread while looking for ways to clear my bookshelves...i did not attend the last event- but was wondering if anyone was interested in doing it again.

did the last one go over well? was it worth it? were you indeed able to get rid of books and make a bit of beer $$ at the same time?

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Nehalennia

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Awesome idea, I'll be there. Just wish it could be earlier than Sept.....

Posted 2 years ago #
calliope

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FYI-- the original posting of this thread- is from september 2009-- i'm asking if we could do it again...august/september 2010?

Posted 2 years ago #
julesage

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chopper?...wow. flashback. nice to see you posting again. its been a bit rough around here lately;)

books & booze, hell yeah! i have books and look forward to having booze too.

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julesage

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drat. sorry, did not look at the date of the posts--guess chopper is not back. but, i am still wanting to booze & books too. anyone else?....bueller? books? booze? bueller?

Posted 2 years ago #
Kyle

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Jeez, I'm reading through and getting all excited and then find out this is from last year!

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calliope

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perhaps i should have started a new thread- but then i'd have to explain it all over again...anyone know how to edit the title???

Posted 2 years ago #
Pokerguy

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This thread has inspired me to drink as much scotch as I can before my wife gets home from work...

Posted 2 years ago #
shallow.end

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just start a new one and let this die. end this with a link to the new one.
problem solved.

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