Happy Birthday City Lights!
I’ve tried to write a post three times about the 50th anniversary of City Lights books, arguably the world’s most famous bookstore. But I’ve deleted it or forgotten to save it enough times to be annoyed to hell. So here are the basics.
City Lights turning 50: Yay!
San Francisco Chronicle doing stories about it: Good for them.
Events going on all month: Free cheese.
Kevin’s memories of City Lights: Dusty.
That is all. Thanks for listening. You may sing Happy Birthday if you like. I plan to.
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Both the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun have done Sunday edition stories on City Lights in the past few weeks. It’s always good to see that great bookstores are thriving somewhere.
Both the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun have done Sunday edition stories on City Lights in the past few weeks. It’s always good to see that great bookstores are thriving somewhere.
It gets me all swell-headed with civic pride just to think about it.
It gets me all swell-headed with civic pride just to think about it.
Thanks for the heads up on the anniversary. I’ll never forget the first time I set foot in City Lights. My mom thought I was some kind of freak, but I was just in awe. Just sat and read for about an hour, one of the best things I have ever done. Wish I could be there.
Thanks for the heads up on the anniversary. I’ll never forget the first time I set foot in City Lights. My mom thought I was some kind of freak, but I was just in awe. Just sat and read for about an hour, one of the best things I have ever done. Wish I could be there.