No offense to anyone, but I can't imagine Alex had anything  in mind 
but bringing each of us a smile when he made that post.
 
Anything but a rant, in my humble opinion.
 
Quite a 175th birthday for SLC.  A best seller -- 100 years after  passing
on -- is not a bad effort, to say the least.  Bravos, Kudos, and  Accolades
to the folks at Berkeley.  Well done.  Btw, nice piece on NPR  today with 
Barb
and Michael adding lots of good info and color.  (Still online at 
_www.npr.org_ (http://www.npr.org) .)
Those who've been to Elmira will see it in their mind's eye, for sure  -- 
minus
John Bird's cigars, which lie beyond the scope of radio,  unfortunately.  
Sure wish
I could have been there for the last gathering.
 
My copy of the Autobiography, a gift from my daughter, is about to  have 
the shrink 
wrap removed, as I look forward to diving in.
 
Hope that the Becky Thatcher House grant will make the cut for  December.
"Vote early, Vote often."  Henry, I admire your enthusiasm and  tenacity.  
I voted 
every day, just as if it were a vitamin to be taken with breakfast.   :-)
73774...104141.
 
Roger Durrett
Charlotte, NC
 
 
In a message dated 11/30/2010 9:24:36 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

PLEASE  do not turn this excellant forum into a political blog - - go to 
Yahoo if  
you need to  rant.




________________________________
From: "Effgen,  Alex Brink" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue,  November 30, 2010 1:33:45 PM
Subject: Cigars and whiskey on the  ready...

In case no one has mentioned it: Happy 175, Mr. Clemens.  Without you we 
cou=
ld be criticizing a review on any one of the  following:=20

DECISION POINTS, by George W. Bush
UNBROKEN, by Laura  Hillenbrand
DECODED, by Jay-Z
LIFE, by Keith Richards with James  Fox

And please: if anyone knows of a listserv dedicated to the life and  work 
of=
George W. Bush please keep it to yourself.

;)

Alex  Effgen