Hey, guys, no problem, I defer to Jules. Enjoy! Sent from my iPad > On Dec 22, 2013, at 12:48 AM, "Kevin Mac Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Indeed, Jules did send proof of her memberships & subscriptions. But she > didn't need to go to that trouble -- the rules only required some swearing. > But she makes a good point, and perhaps she doesn't like to swear. So there > may be two winners for #1. Jules will get the two prints for sure, and Susan > Harris has told me she will confirm her information when she returns from > India. > > There are still no winners for #2 or #3. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: CONTEST > > >> POOO!!!! >> I just finished getting copies of ALLL for number 1 and e-mailed it to you >> = >> :((((( >> >> Took me an HOUR to get it all together! :((((((((((((((((((((((((((( >> Jules >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Mac >> Don= >> nell >> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:48 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: CONTEST >> >> Susan-- >> >> I'd be surprised if you did not fit #1. I'll declare you the tentative >> winn= >> er of #1. Just in case you subsequently disqualify yourself, anyone else >> wh= >> o thinks they qualify for #1 should go ahead and contact me (off-list!) >> jus= >> t in case. >> >> For #2 and #3 PLEASE remember to contact me OFF LIST at >> info@macdonnellrare= >> books.com to avoid giving away the answers or revealing Charlie Webster's >> k= >> iller. >> >> Kevin >> @ >> Mac Donnell Rare Books >> 9307 Glenlake Drive >> Austin TX 78730 >> 512-345-4139 >> Member: ABAA, ILAB >> ************************* >> You may browse our books at >> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 9:37 AM >> Subject: Re: CONTEST >> >> >>> I think I fit category 1, but I am in India following MTs footsteps, so I= >> =20 >>> c=3D >>> an't check my records! =3D20 >>> >>> Susan K. Harris >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 21, 2013, at 8:47 PM, "Kevin Mac Donnell"=20 >>>> <info@MACDONNELLRAREBOOK=3D >>> S.COM> wrote: >>>> =3D20 >>>> "Contest?" you say. "Yup, contest" says I. >>>> =3D20 >>>> John Bird's posting reminded me that it's important to support the =3D3D >>>> journals, newsletters, and historical sites that focus on Mark Twain. = >> =3D3D >>>> With that in mind, here's what's up for grabs and how you can win... >>>> =3D20 >>>> Mark Twain's daughter Clara bequeathed the very last of her family's >>>> =3D= >> 3D >>>> relics (some amazing things she held dear and never gave away or sold) = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> to her faithful assistant, Phyllis Harrington, and Harrington gave most >>>> = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> of those things to one of her friends from whom I acquired them some >>>> =3D= >> 3D >>>> years ago. Among Clara's piles of papers and photographs were some =3D3D >>>> modern 5x7 prints of her mother and father that Clara had made in the = >> =3D3D >>>> late 1940s from her originals. I own Clara's originals of those photos, >>>> = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> and those are NOT up for grabs, but I have a small stack of Clara's >>>> =3D3= >> D >>>> modern prints. She kept these around to give to friends and used them >>>> to= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> fulfill requests for her autograph from time to time. These are from >>>> her= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> unused stash and are not signed by her. The photo of Mark Twain =3D3D >>>> reproduces an image of him taken in Australia in 1895 and the image of = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> her mother is the familiar one of her taken in Hartford ca. 1875 by >>>> =3D3= >> D >>>> Horace Bundy. They would look great framed together and hanging on the = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> wall of any Twainian. Here are the three ways you can win one or both >>>> of= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> these prints-- >>>> =3D20 >>>> 1. The first person who emails me and can swear to God or Satan that >>>> =3D= >> 3D >>>> they are members/subscribers to the Mark Twain Circle (see John Bird's = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> posting), The Mark Twain Journal (http://marktwainjournal.com), The >>>> Mark= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> Twain Museum in Hannibal (http://marktwainmuseum.org), The Mark Twain = >> =3D3D >>>> House in Hartford (http://marktwainhouse.org), The Mark Twain Center in >>>> = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> Elmira ([log in to unmask]), and The Mark Twain Project at =3D3D >>>> Berkeley (http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP) wins both prints. It does = >> =3D3D >>>> not matter how long you've been a member/subscriber, so you could =3D3D >>>> subscribe to all of them today and still win if you are the first to >>>> =3D= >> 3D >>>> email me after doing so. >>>> =3D20 >>>> 2. The first person who emails me and can identify the four truly =3D3D >>>> terrible puns not so well hidden in my Charlie Webster article AND the = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> snippet of verse from a Christmas song also imbedded therein, also wins >>>> = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> both prints. You don't have to be a member or subscriber to anything. >>>> =3D20 >>>> 3. The first person who emails me and can identify at least three of >>>> the= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> items in #2 and swear they are members/subscribers to at least three of >>>> = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> the journals/newsletters/centers listed in #1 wins their choice of a >>>> =3D= >> 3D >>>> print of either Livy or Sam. >>>> =3D20 >>>> SOME IMPORTANT RULES-- There will be only one winner in each category, = >> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> and nobody can win more than one category. Send your emails to me =3D3D >>>> OFFLIST ([log in to unmask]), and whatever you do, don't =3D3D >>>> divulge who killed Charlie Webster and spoil the surprise for anyone >>>> who= >> =20 >>>> =3D >>> =3D3D >>>> has not yet read MTJ #51. The winners will, with their permission, be = >> =3D3D >>>> announced on the Forum.=3D3D20 >>>> =3D20 >>>> NB: This little contest is not sanctioned by any of the journals or >>>> =3D3= >> D >>>> places mentioned in #1.=3D3D20 >>>> =3D20 >>>> Kevin >>>> @ >>>> Mac Donnell Rare Books >>>> 9307 Glenlake Drive >>>> Austin TX 78730 >>>> 512-345-4139 >>>> Member: ABAA, ILAB >>>> ************************* >>>> You may browse our books at=3D3D20 >>>> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com >>>> =3D20 >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6939 - Release Date: 12/21/13 >>> =20 >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6939 - Release Date: 12/21/13 >> >