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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Sep 24, 2009 - 05:02pm PT
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Hey Nature,
have you received your copy yet?
seems to be a big void here at the facelift without you...
Mike
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Sep 24, 2009 - 05:59pm PT
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awe.... I hope everyone is having a great time!
so....
I hear the squeak of brakes... the vehicle comes to a halt.
A horn blast.
Excitement fills my heart.
It's her!
She's my love of the moment.
Heart skips beat.
It's too big to fit in my mailbox.
She brings it to my door - asks about my puppy.
It can mean only one thing.
It's here!
wow... it's too big to fit on my coffee table. But that's where it now lives - forever.
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worth the wait guys, worth the wait. There was something that stopped me when I opened the page John and Dean signed. Time warp to days gone by...
I need to climb.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Sep 24, 2009 - 06:07pm PT
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All the anticipation is over. The mailman just delivered my copy and I'm sitting at my desk, ignoring work, perusing the photos and stories.
If I were to envision a book like this, it wouldn't have been this good.
Dean, Largo, Mike and everyone really pulled off a class act (I guess I shouldn't be surprised). The book draws you into that time and brings it alive in a way I have not seen before in a book about rock climbing.
Great Job. 5 out of 5 Stars!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Sep 24, 2009 - 06:10pm PT
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How is that sweet puppy doing, nature?
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Sep 24, 2009 - 06:39pm PT
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The "Little Sucker" is doing good! She's getting bigger and bigger. And Nora taught her how to inhale food.
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kubok!3
climber
Austin, TX
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Sep 24, 2009 - 07:15pm PT
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Man, this book is sweet! A dense nugget of inspiration...
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dogtown
Gym climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2009 - 09:10pm PT
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Ok, I'm going to bump it again . The book is Classic! The T&S shots and stories, if you climbed there or have not… You must have this ! Or if you are one of the lucky ones to have George Meyers work. (Yosemite Climber) this is the next step! A view of old school free climbing at it’s best.
Dogtown.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Sep 25, 2009 - 03:13am PT
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I couldn't put it down. It's after midnight.
It sucks you in - consuming.
I dream.
I flipped ahead and I finish the night with the contribution by James.
"I realized their deeds did not make them Stonemasters; their souls did."
I don't want to sleep - I want to climb.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 25, 2009 - 04:30am PT
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hey there nature, say, in a round about way, i have come to learn more about your new pup---it inhales food... ;)
say, glad to hear you all are enjoying the super-cool book...
well, nature: happy home, with the new pup, and god bless to you this morning (course, unless you've fallen asleep from all that heaving reading, all night)--then, it's:
god bless to you this afternoon... ;)
*thanks all, for sharing about you book-reading... :)
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Sep 25, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
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I haven't bought my book yet, but I have to say one thing in salutation. The Stonemasters were unique in history. A band of individuals that upped the standards of climbing for gnerations to come, even back when climbing wasn't cool or well known. They inspired, motivated, and rocked so flipping hard and set standards that still endure. I salute you! and my enduring thanks for lighting the path that so many have followed.
as I step out the door for a day of multipitch crack climbing, yeah baby, keep rocking! Locker jams and finger lock-ers, righteous!
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Sep 25, 2009 - 01:43pm PT
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But Studly, if you did climb back then, climbing WAS COOL. It was the only thing most of us did that WAS cool. Popular, NOT, but coool it was. Great book!
Peace
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Sep 26, 2009 - 01:19am PT
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Ron, I did climb back then. First trip to the Valley in 1977, I was 18. Drove all the way from Seattle in a VW bus, 4 of us. It was SO COOL to climb then, but everyone, including my parents thought me and my climbing buddies were crazy. Man, wish I was in the Valley tonight for the John Long slideshow.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Sep 26, 2009 - 08:23am PT
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Well Studly, then I guess you ARE COOL! People still think we're crazy for climbing, I tell em they're crazy for not. Keep pulling and when you buy the book, hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Peace
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martygarrison
Trad climber
The Great North these days......
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Sep 26, 2009 - 09:26am PT
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mine arrived this week. what a great job folks!
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