You can tell a lot about a town's reading habits from what you see in the local Salvation Army or Goodwill stores. Apparently, they only read Tom Clancy, the first part of any Star Trek three-volume crossover novel series, and Judy Blume's books in Salem, MA. (Odd, that - maybe they have a Used Book Emporium For Wicca or something.)
So, while not a productive cheap-book day, I did read a large part of Return of the King and it gets to be downright enthralling and topped that off with a viewing of the 1921 version of The Three Musketeers with Douglas Fairbanks. It's a joy, watching him leap about and wave a sword, even if the score, not done by people in the studio, but a guy with a cheap-sounding synthesizer, grated heavily. Thank god for listener-supported classical radio in the Boston area, eh?
So, while not a productive cheap-book day, I did read a large part of Return of the King and it gets to be downright enthralling and topped that off with a viewing of the 1921 version of The Three Musketeers with Douglas Fairbanks. It's a joy, watching him leap about and wave a sword, even if the score, not done by people in the studio, but a guy with a cheap-sounding synthesizer, grated heavily. Thank god for listener-supported classical radio in the Boston area, eh?
