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About Me

Eleanor and Susan were found crushed at the back of a children's book late in 1989. They both had flat hair and poofy skirts, but they have luckily been revived to full grown up size and better fashion sense. When not visiting old friends in old books, they like to spend their time inventing limericks and raps. Just ask them to tell you their "I read this great book yesterday" rap and just laugh and laugh...at them specifically. Their dreams of living in the back cover of a book have ended, and they have discovered they are unable to become hip hop artists or professional streetperformers. But they are fairly decent at showing a good book to a new person. Come visit. Come laugh; come cry. Most of all, come to suck down and digest a good book, short story, or poem.

My Interests

Susan and Eleanor are working on a self-improvement year in 2006. We are seeking out mentors in such fields as sewing, cooking, knitting, public speaking, making paper, doing our own nails, reading a book in another language, tap dancing, playing the pan flute, singing madrigals, reciting ancient love poetry by heart, writing in runes, bedazzling, minor orthodontics, defying gravity, spinning music, and unearthing secrets in our own backyard.Chris just loves to make fun of them and rolling her eyes.

I'd like to meet:

People who read, write, publish or eat books.

Music:

Julie Clark and her album, Feel Free

Movies:

Susan and Eleanor only enjoy the finest cultural films of our day and time. We enjoy Cabin Fever, 40 Year Old Virgin, and The Mighty Ducks 3.

Television:

When would we have time to watch TV? Of course, Susan suffers from an unnatural obsession with football, but that doesn't even last the whole year. Eleanor spends football season translating modern novels into her own version of sign language/polka dancing. It is great-you oughta check it out.

Books:

There are too many to list here. You can go to www.broadstreetbooks.com.

Heroes:

Mighty Mouse "Here I come to save the day!" Jane Eyre, she was mousy, but she got her blind old man Rocky Dr. Scholls Milo from The Phantom Tolbooth Alex P. Keaton The Cure

My Blog

been thinking...

five years ago i called my dad on the phone and told him that we wanted to open a bookstore. he simply said that was a great idea, because failing to try was worse than failing at trying. he also said...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:03:00 PST

ellen burstyn back in ghent!

the last few days have been consumed by not only activities having to do with closing the store but preparing for our events with ellen burstyn. i think i noted yesterday that the event with ellen had...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:50:00 PST

winding down....

isn't it funny how some songs you hear take you back, make you smile instantly and somehow make you take a big breath, sigh and your heart feel lighter? this morning i couldn't sleep so at 5:4...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:49:00 PST

12 days to go

today is just another day working towards the goal of closing. it's always good to spring clean and i've just brought in the trash cans from outside and started filling them. with all the junk that i ...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:05:00 PST

comments that might drive you crazy!!!

1 - "we were actually looking for better bargains" (we're selling things for less than we paid for them, is there a better bargain than that?!)2 - "when are you actually closing so i can come back whe...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:18:00 PST

happy birthday bsb!

i didn't write yesterday for two reasons. one is easy to explain, i was at cogans all day serving up pizza pie, from 11:30 until 9:00 and it was exhausting. i fell asleep in the leather chair brought ...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:57:00 PST

day three of getting organized

it seems like i should have a plan of attack. i really don't, and we're going to be closing and have to have every stick of anything to do with bsb completely out of this building by april 1st. it see...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:12:00 PST

closing the bookstore blog - day two

tom from port folio was in on wednesday to talk about going out of business and it was sunny and bright and he made the comment that the spring weather made him feel hopeful until he came into the sto...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:00:00 PST

clsoing the bookstore blog - day one

hi everyone, i was thinking this morning about everything that has been happening at the bookstore and thought it might be a good idea for me to actually blog about this process and our day to day goi...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:30:00 PST

Broad Street Books Closing

Hi everyone. After much thought, deliberation and regret, we are formally announcing our closing of Broad Street Books on 21st Street. Everyone has asked if we will be opening somewhere el...
Posted by Broad Street Books on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:45:00 PST