Re: [at-l] Hey, Rymin'Worm! Here's another...!

[Pat Villeneuve <patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>]

Hey, hey, hey! I bought TWO!!! (And got a crappy rhyme, too... ;->)

Give Me Chocolate

rhymworm@mindspring.com wrote:

> What? Somebody actually read the book? Quick! Give me FTD.COM!
>
> <grin>
>
> One of our list (who shall remain nameless) just sent me a copy to sign, which made me feel like an actual writer. And believe it or not, a couple of our listers actually bought copies when I read (to a group of about 5) and signed at Trail Days. Don't make the same mistake! Hold out for one of the rare UNautographed copies, coming to a "bargain books" bin near you, soon.
>
> Thanks for passing this along, Sloetoe.
>
> --Rhymin' Worm
>
> ThatSloetoe <sloetoe@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Shameless cross-post from the BackpackingLight@egroups.comOnce again, "one of our own" is lauded......
> I really liked this guy's review.
>
> > Message: 10
> >    Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 03:36:38 -0000
> >    From: "John Macri"
> > Subject: "On the Beaten Path" by Robert Alden Rubin
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I recently completed reading "On the Beaten Path" by Robert Rubin. It
> > is a (recent) release about an Appalachian thruhike pilgrimage. You
> > have probably read other journals if considering walking the 2100
> > mile journey but I am sure you won't find one better. It is not a
> > "how to" book. Rather, his prose are that of a trained writer which
> > makes reading the journal swift and entertaining. Rubin somehow
> > doesn't write much about his gear not unlike a surgeon omitting
> > comments about a particular scalpel. Being a gear addict, I was
> > dissappointed because of this omission but accepted the fact that his
> > load was just plain heavy. Rubin does write of the heavy feeling in
> > his heart as each step takes him further and further from his wife
> > but closer to his ultimate goal of completing the trail.
> >
> > I never really considered thruhiking the Appalachian Trail. Too many
> > sacrifices and excuses at this stage of my life. Robert Rubin felt
> > the same way but one day realized he needed to do something
> > meaningful for himself. I may not ever find myself on Springer
> > Mountain in Georgia where the trail commences but after reading this
> > delightful book, I will always look at thruhikers with a renewed
> > amount of respect. - John
>
> Have a great weekend, y'all!
> Sloetoelius Maximus
>
> =====
> "The tragedy of man is not that a man dies,
>      but what dies within a man while he's still alive."
>
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