Never judge a Book by its cover, but I should try opening the covers once in a while

[slidekellyslide]

This is not nearly on the same level as Max's great discovery, but a few years back at the annual library book sale I picked up a Harmon Killebrew book..all hardbacks are a dollar so I usually end up with 50-100 baseball books every year from this sale. When I got home I noticed that the Killebrew book had no library markings, and when I opened it up it was signed on the inside. A nice surprise.

[barrysloate]

Johnny, is that a true story?

[mcgwirecom]

what are you gonna do with all that extra acid??? LOL

[ChiefBenderForever]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Johnny, is that a true story?

Yeah it's true, but was probably really old and was no good. He tried it one night and said nothing happend which is lucky for him because after a few hours he took four more hits. Either the sheets were never sprayed or the chemicals used only last so long, my guess is only good for so long.
Here is another true story, a friend of mine from back in the day was following the Dead one summer around 1990, one of his college friends was selling lsd at the shows to fund his trip ( no pun intended ). He had a couple of sheets folded up in his pocket and got caught in a rain storm and the sheets were not in plastic, when his pants got all wet the acid went into his leg and he collapsed and fried his brain like Syd Barrett. They were all pre law students so it wasn't like he was a burnout but ended up in a mental instituion unable to function at all. It sounds like an urban legend but I have never heard it before or since and my friend swore it was true and he wasn't the type to lie. He went on to choose between Cornell and Lewis and Clark and went to L&C since he went into environmental law and is very successful. I always felt bad for his friend and just shows how one mistake can ruin your life. Sorry to get so off topic but I had forgotten all about this until now.

[barrysloate]

That's a scary story. I guess if it liquifies it can easily get into the bloodstream. And yes, when it gets old it's no good anymore.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

And yes, when it gets old it's no good anymore.

You sound like an expert Barry.

[mr2686]

Sounds like a lot of experts here I bet you all stayed up nights dropping acid and looking at your 1972 Topps cards!

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

You sound like an expert Barry.

I was a teenager in the 1960's...what can I say?

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I was a teenager in the 1960's...what can I say?

This has to be the first book thread where Barry hasn't posted about the books.

[FUBAR]

I bought a first edition signed book for a friend of mine as a Christmas present. She phoned me up and thanks me for the book but added... "i hope you didn't pay very much for it, someone wrote in it"

Sometimes, you just can't win!

[doug.goodman]

I bought some bound Sporting Life volumes a couple years ago from one of the auction houses and sleeping comfortably inside one of them I found this...