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Meetup details changed: The Road Movie Watching - I've updated this Meetup to avoid conflicts with Thanksgiving travel. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436 /calendar/11096418/ When: Dec
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Kevin | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Fwd: Fw: Please do this - I'd appreciate it - No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.47/2289 - Release Date: 08/07/09 18:37:00 | Del | Oct 21, 2009 |
| Meetup details changed: The Road Movie Watching - I was looking for showtimes and found that they pushed back the release date. Like my last attempt to schedule this meetup, the exact showtime will have to wait until closer to the release date. For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | Oct 11, 2009 |
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Meetup details changed: October meetup - I've updated this Meetup to set the location. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/11092631/ When: October 10, 2009 6:00 PM Whe
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Kevin | Sep 21, 2009 |
| New Meetup: The Road Movie Watching - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! This will be one week after the meetup at which we discuss The Road , What: The Road Movie Watching When: October 17, 2009 3:00 PM Where: | Kevin | Aug 12, 2009 |
| New Meetup: October meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: October meetup When: October 10, 2009 6:00 PM Where: (A location has not been chosen yet, probably Candlelight Coffee house.) The movie | Kevin | Aug 11, 2009 |
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Meetup details changed: September Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. Sorry, the time should have read 7:00 PM in the previous message. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/cale
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Kevin | Aug 11, 2009 |
| New Meetup: September Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: September Meetup When: September 12, 2009 7:00 AM Where: La Madeleine 4820 Broadway St San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-7291 | Kevin | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Polls for the September book club meetup - Hello everyone, I have finally set up the polls . Note that the next meeting will be in September since Sue and I are going to be on vacation over the last two weekends in August. | Kevin | Aug 1, 2009 |
| New Poll: $20 Dollars Per Gallon - I heard an interview with the author on NPR and thought that it would make a nice non-fiction choice for the next meetup. What do you think? | Kevin | Jul 23, 2009 |
| Hey - Preview not available | Marcia | Jul 13, 2009 |
| New Meetup: July Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: July Meetup When: July 25, 2009 12:00 PM Where: Mad Hatter's We'll be reading two books: In the fiction category, Margaret Atwood's Or | Kevin | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Polls closing tomorrow - I will close the polls and announce the next book tomorrow, but I wanted to give everyone a heads-up before I did so in case there are any last-minute mind-changers. I've also added a | Kevin | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Polls and request for organizers - Though the turnout was low this month, the number of 'No' RSVPs indicate that there's active interest, so I didn't want to pick the books without input from the group. For that reason, I've created a set of | Kevin | Jun 7, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Angels & Demons Movie - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: Angels & Demons Movie When: May 16, 2009 4:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Our last successful mov | Kevin | May 8, 2009 |
| Black Author's Conference in San Antonio - Hey there is a new black author event coming to san antonio. It will be | Tamika Newhouse | May 3, 2009 |
| New Meetup: June Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: June Meetup When: June 6, 2009 12:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: We'll be reading two books again: T | Kevin | May 1, 2009 |
| Meetup Cancelled: April Meetup Redux - April Meetup Redux, scheduled to occur on May 2, 2009 12:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. I'm sorry to cancel with even one "Yes" RSVP, but it's just not enough to justify the meetup. If you h | Kevin | May 1, 2009 |
| New Meetup: April Meetup Redux - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: April Meetup Redux When: May 2, 2009 12:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Since I had to change the deta | Kevin | Apr 25, 2009 |
| Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club April Meetup - This afternoon, Sue discovered that there was a parade near Mad Hatter's and I tried to call to make sure that we could meet there only to discover that they were closed. They don't usually take reservations, so I hadn't even called this month! | Kevin | Apr 24, 2009 |
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Announcing The San Antonio Book Club April Meetup - I've really liked the Mad Hatters/Noon format, so I'm keeping it for next time. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/10056919/ When
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Kevin | Mar 28, 2009 |
| New Meetup: WATCHMEN movie watching - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: WATCHMEN movie watching When: March 6, 2009 6:30 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Since the poll was indec | Kevin | Mar 5, 2009 |
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Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/9794939/ When: March 28, 2009 12:00 PM Where: Mad Hatters
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Kevin | Mar 4, 2009 |
| Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meetup - I've set the place and time for the March Meetup, I'll close the poll for selecting the book on Wednesday to give everyone a chance to vote. For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | Mar 1, 2009 |
| Poll for the next books - I've finally set up a poll to choose the next few meetups. Click here to vote in the poll The poll for WATCHMEN movie t | Kevin | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Meetup details changed: San Antonio Book Club February Meetup and "Watchmen" Movie - I've chosen the location for this Meetup and wanted to make sure that everyone knows that it is coming up soon. I've also put up a poll to vote for show times if you would like to see | Kevin | Feb 12, 2009 |
| New Meetup: The San Antonio Book Club January Meetup - Happy New Year everyone! I've finally set up the next meetup. A co-worker brought the Times' 100 best books list to my attention, so I thought that I'd start working off of those for a while. I've selected the book for this month (since I wai | Kevin | Jan 1, 2009 |
| New Meetup: The San Antonio Book Club December Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: The San Antonio Book Club December Meetup When: December 13, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: We | Kevin | Nov 2, 2008 |
| Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club October Meetup - Due to an illness on the part of a co-worker, I've been asked to go on an overseas trip next week. I won't get back until the 29th, so I'm re-scheduling the meetup. It's the day after halloween, but hopefully it won't spoil the mood to be a bit late. | Kevin | Oct 2, 2008 |
| Photography Show at Blue Star - Hello everyone, I have a number of my photographs on display at The Image Collective in the Blue Star Art Complex this First Friday from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The gallery will also be open Saturday evening. Please come out an | Sean | Oct 1, 2008 |
| New Meetup: The San Antonio Book Club October Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: The San Antonio Book Club October Meetup When: October 18, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: We'l | Kevin | Sep 21, 2008 |
| New Book Published! A Man's World Poems by Sean Ward (Please distribute) - Dear Friends, My new book, A Man's World, Poems by Sean Ward is now available on Amazon.com! Please feel free to di | Sean | Sep 1, 2008 |
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Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club September Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/8561371/ There was enough interest in continuing the discussion of
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Kevin | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Tomorrow's meetup - While it's fine that you replied to the email, please vote in the poll as well. On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Camille < violetlibrari | Kevin | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Tomorrow's meetup - I am not enjoying this book at all and probably won't finisih it or come to the meeting. Please pick another book. --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Kevin <k | Camille | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Tomorrow's meetup - I've seen a number of cancellations citing inability to finish the book. I'm afraid that I fit that criteria as well, but still intend to hold the meetup. I'm really enjoying the book, but have been too swamped with work to finish. Barr | Kevin | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Book Club August Meetup - I see that the meetup site sent an email to the automatically generated (and incorrect) August meetup. There will be a meetup on the 16th, but it will be at the La Madeline on Broadway (see the link below). Also, note that it is meeting an hour earlier | Kevin | Aug 2, 2008 |
| San Antonio Book Club: August meetup announcement - I created this meetup a bit in advance and the site has not sent out a meeting reminder, so I thought I'd send another. We will be reading His Master's Voice by Stanislaw Lem. I checked with Barnes and Noble today and while they h | Kevin | Jul 20, 2008 |
| New Meetup: The San Antonio Book Club August Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group! What: The San Antonio Book Club August Meetup When: August 16, 2008 6:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: We'll | Kevin | Jul 12, 2008 |
| Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club July Meetup will be at Candlelight Coffeehouse - I've updated this Meetup. I waited to long to reserve the room at La Madeline, and I've just confirmed that Candlelight will be available, so we'll be meeting there. We'll plan to be out back unless it is still too hot. For more de | Kevin | Jul 12, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Different Seasons - July 19th - I did not know that.....Stephen King sure does write some great stories....to clarify, I didn't mean the other two stories weren't good stories, but that I didn't remember them all that well. I do think there is more di | Will | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Different Seasons - July 19th - The Body was the source for Stand By Me. -Kevin On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Will < [address removed] > wrote: | Kevin | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Different Seasons - July 19th - It has been several years since I read them and in fact my memory of The Body and the Breathing Method is not very good. The other two were made into major motion pictures. Shawshank redemption is a must read of the four as there are many facets to d | Will | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Different Seasons - July 19th - My main concern is that some might not be able to finish all four stories. Do you have any thoughts on which stories would provoke the best discussion? Those are the ones that I want to have people read first. -Kevin | Kevin | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Different Seasons - July 19th - The Apt Pupil is a dark story while The Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting one (I didn't see the movie, but the book is). Not sure if this helps with the order but some people may not want to finish the book with such an evil dark story. | Will | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Different Seasons - July 19th - I don't know if any of you are having trouble finding the book, but I just placed an order for it on Amazon. Since the 19th is coming up pretty soon and some might not finish the book in time, I'm going to recommend that the short stories be read i | Kevin | Jul 3, 2008 |
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Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club July Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/8236776/ When: July 19, 2008 7:00 PM Where: La Madeleine
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Kevin | Jun 29, 2008 |
| Meetup details changed: The San Antonio Book Club June Meeting - I've updated this Meetup. I had to change the meetup location to the La Madeline on Broadway. The other La Madeline was booked. Sorry for the late change. For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | Jun 21, 2008 |
| Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club June Meeting - I've closed the poll updated this meeting. We will be reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It is a long book, so get a copy soon and start reading! For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | May 31, 2008 |
| Vote for the next few books - I've placed a few of the suggested books in a poll (click on "polls" in the left column of the bookclub page) that will be closed on Saturday. If several of the books get similar numbers of votes, we'll the top choices in decreasing order | Kevin | May 29, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club June Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/8006110/ When: Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: La Mad
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Kevin | May 27, 2008 |
| Book suggestions for the next few meetups - We've run out of books from the poll that we conducted a few months ago, so I'm looking for suggestions for the next poll. I'd like to have at least the first book selected by the next meetup, so please send suggestions soon. I had mentioned r | Kevin | May 21, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club May Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/7823617/ When: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: La Made
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Kevin | Apr 28, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club April Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/7635290/ When: Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 4:00 PM Where: La Made
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Kevin | Mar 30, 2008 |
| Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meeting - Mad Hatter's just called back and they won't be able to fit us in at 11:00 on Saturday, so I had to reschedule for Sunday afternoon. I'm sorry to have been changing the meetup time so much lately. I hope that those who couldn't make it for lun | Kevin | Mar 17, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meeting - Kevin, this address is receiving so much spam I have opened a new account w/Yahoo. Please r | user 5851424 | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meeting - 11am is fine with me. Gail --------- | user 5851424 | Mar 14, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/7395462/ I've set the meetup location, but the most important change is th
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Kevin | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club March Meeting - I've closed the poll and the next book will be The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. I haven't selected the place yet but it will likely be either Candlelight or Mad Hatters since the temperature will be more agreeable. For full det | Kevin | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Re: Re: [bookclub-436] New Poll for the March meetup - Preview not available | Shannon | Feb 20, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] New Poll for the March meetup - | belinda | Feb 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] New Poll for the March meetup - Now that I have some free time to read things other than tech books, I'll put my 2 cents in. Joyce, especially Finnegan's wake, can be difficult to read. He starts with a palindrome in that one I believe. I recommend portrait of the A | Sean | Feb 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] New Poll for the March meetup - | Karen | Feb 18, 2008 |
| New Poll for the March meetup - I've placed some of the suggestions that we collected at the January meetup into a poll for March. On a related note. One of my co-workers mentioned that she had started out her life as a Joycean scholar. She was appalled at the blank | Kevin | Feb 18, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: The San Antonio Book Club February Meetup - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/7154379/ When: Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Ro
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Kevin | Feb 14, 2008 |
| Moving the meetup back to February 23 - I'm still waiting to find out where the meetup will be, but there was enough interest in moving it back that I was willing to go ahead and do it. I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone too much. For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club February Meetup - I've updated this event. The poll has been closed and A Thousand Splendid Suns will be the book for February. It's a bit long, so I may postpone the meetup by one week if I'm in town that weekend. I'll keep you all posted. | Kevin | Jan 27, 2008 |
| Poll for next time - I've finally created the poll for the February Meetup. I'm sorry for the delay, but please vote soon. I'll be announcing the winner on Saturday night. I have been recieving many emails about what books will be coming up next, so I'm going to | Kevin | Jan 24, 2008 |
| Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club January Meetup - To those who RSVPed to the automatically generated December meetup, please note that I have changed the books and the date (and month for that matter). For more details, see the full listing: | Kevin | Nov 12, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club November Meetup - Glad to hear that you can make it (though your email went to the entire group, which might not have been your intent). In the future, you can email me directly from the meetup site (there's a little mail symbol by my name). We will be d | Kevin | Oct 20, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club November Meetup - Yes, I will be there. What is the book? Should I have already read the book? Kevin <[address removed]> wrote: I've | jessica maniccia | Oct 17, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club November Meetup - I've closed the polls and finalized our meetup plans. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/6453782/ When: Saturday, November 10
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Kevin | Oct 14, 2007 |
| Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club November Meetup - I've added two polls, one for the location and another to select the second book to read. Since I've delayed so long in producing those polls, I've selected the first book. It will be "Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said" by Phillip K. | Kevin | Oct 8, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club September Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/6241615/ When: Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7:00 PM Where: La
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Kevin | Aug 27, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club August Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/6091867/ When: Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 12:00 PM Where: La Ma
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Kevin | Aug 5, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Time change and poll - Vote for "Scars & Scratches" to be read at the next meetup. Titled: | user 4566625 | Aug 4, 2007 |
| Time change and poll - I've changed the time of the meetup (and double checked the reservation time) so that those who wish to do so can attend the game night that evening. I've also finally posted a poll to select the book for next time. As we don't have much | Kevin | Aug 2, 2007 |
| hi - | user 4571340 | Jul 16, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club July Meetup - I've closed the poll and The Life of Pi will be the second book. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/5927807/ When: Saturday, July
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Kevin | Jul 1, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] I've (finally) adctded the poll for the next book - I think this may be a virus. I received a warning at work about pdf viruses. I just did a scan and I seem to be OK, but the pdf hung firefox. -Kevin P.S. Sophia, can you confirm that you intended to send this message | Kevin | Jun 29, 2007 |
| RE: [bookclub-436] I've (finally) adctded the poll for the next book - | user 4089317 | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Fwd: - Kevin, Here's the invitation, hope to meet you in person. Yolanda Note: forwarded message attached. Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative | sofia | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] I've (finally) adctded the poll for the next book - Kevin, I'm having a party July 13,07 from 8;00pm to 2;00am to promote films in San Antonio,Please forward to all members, I will send the invitations by email. call me if any questions. | sofia | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] I've (finally) added the poll for the next book - I was havi | Laura | Jun 28, 2007 |
| I've (finally) added the poll for the next book - Sorry for the slow posting. I've been busy at work. I usually like to give everyone a week to vote, but we should really begin reading soon. Try to vote as soon as possible. Once the votes stop coming in, I'll call a winner. See you i | Kevin | Jun 28, 2007 |
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What would Ayn Rand think of these stories - Here are two recent news stories that caught my attention since we are reading Rand. http://www.physorg.com/news99581802.html
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Kevin | May 29, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club June Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/5797207/ When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 7:00 PM Where: La Madel
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Kevin | May 20, 2007 |
| Bow Wow Meow Luau - Preview not available | Shannon | May 14, 2007 |
| Polls will be closing tonight - Hello everyone, The participation in the polls for the May meetup has been outstanding, but I want to give everyone one last chance to vote (or change your vote) before it's official. I'll be closing the polls tonight and sendi | Kevin | Apr 28, 2007 |
| The polls for May are up! - Sorry for the delay. Work has kept me busy over the last few days. Thank you to all who suggested books. I'm sorry for those left off, but the response was overwhelming. There are three polls: One book each in fiction an | Kevin | Apr 23, 2007 |
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Event details changed: The San Antonio Book Club May Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/436/calendar/5695334/ When: Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 7:00 PM Where: A locatio
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Kevin | Apr 22, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 - I just realized it is from the same article Kevin sent a link to, sorry! On 4/12/07, Cindy < [address removed] > wrote: | user 3970510 | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 - This is the ending of an article my friend sent me, and I wanted to share with you all.... Thanks, Cindy His last book, in 2005, was a collection of biographical essays, "A Man Without a Country." It, too, was a best | user 3970510 | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 - Yes, this is a shame. I saw him at Trinity University a few years back. Good man, a Humanist, and quite entertaining. Thanks, Sean On 4/12/07, Kevin < | Sean | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 - Some of you may have seen this elsewhere, but Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse Five (one of our books for February), has died. | Kevin | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-436] Bob Schneider at Gruene Hall - This sounds like fun and everyone enjoyed the Jazz club in January so if there's enough interest, I'm all for it. There are a fair number of RSVPs for the current plan (Candlelight at 7:00PM), so we'll have to see a lot of interest befo | Kevin | Apr 6, 2007 |
| Bob Schneider at Gruene Hall - Anyone up for seeing Bob Schneider at Gruene Hall in the New Braunfels Historical District after the April book club meet up? The cover is $15, and it starts at 9:00 pm. See links below for more information. I do not have logistics figured out quite ye | Kristen | Apr 6, 2007 |
| NEW: The San Antonio Book Club Meetup Group Mailing List - Announcing our new mailing list! It's a great new way to talk in between Meetups right from our email. This means we can discuss where to meet, what to talk about and who's bringing what without having to keep checking the Meetup.com website. T | Kevin | Apr 4, 2007 |
