I raise Martin Zehr's ante to 20 $ (sending less would be eaten up by 
the transfer surcharge...). I always wanted to be shareholder in a 
steamboat. And "The Mark Twain 21st-Century Steamboat Co." sounds just 
about right to me.

Best,
Wolfgang

PS. Does anyone know whether Mark Twain wrote anything concerning 
firemen or firefighting, besides the obvious Scotty Briggs?

Larry Howe schrieb:
> John--
>
> Thanks for thinking of me, John.  I've got a few sets of Thomastiks to  
> last me a while, though.
>
> --LH
> On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:40 PM, John Bird wrote:
>
>   
>> This is steamrolling along just like the Sanitary Fund! Let it be  
>> noted that
>> Larry Howe also needs mandolin strings.  In fact, I was talking to a  
>> new
>> colleague in our department today, who was formerly a grad student  
>> here.
>> She interviewed for a position at Roosevelt University and met Larry  
>> Howe.
>> When she found out he was a Twain scholar and played the mandolin, she
>> asked, "Do ALL Twain scholars play the mandolin?"  No--some play the  
>> heck
>> out of the piano, like Ben Click!
>>
>> John
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Click,
>> Benjamin A
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:46 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: The opportunity of a lifetime
>>
>> Larry and Hal,
>>
>> I'm in for $2 and will cover John Bird's $2 also.  He needs the  
>> extra for
>> mando strings.
>>
>> Ben
>>     
>
>