I delivered a package to Tom Robbins' house today, ask me anything

[RevolutionaryActs]

:hi:

[AngryAmish]

1. do you fish?

[RevolutionaryActs]

3. I have, but not in years. :-)

[AngryAmish]

10. what is the biggest fish you caught?

details, species etc....

And why ddi you stop? Fishing is one of the greatest activities one can do? Hell, I work so I can fish.

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. I remember you! Weren't you on another thread I made once? LOL

Don't remember the kind, it was small like 4 or 5 inches. I don't know why I stopped, just was moving a lot and now I'm not really near any places where I would want to fish. hehe

[AngryAmish]

25. My long term goal

is to turn the Lounge into a hunting and fishing forum.

I live in Chicago. There are plenty of places to fish. NY: the fishing there is awesome. Stripped bass, one can even shore cast. Even around LA one can fish. Did you ever see the Rockford Files?

Don't give up.

[lizzieforkerry]

2. Was Susan home?

[pres2032]

4. was he home?!

and if yes, did you talk to him?

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Nope, no one was home, my mom kinda knows his wife and has talked to him

before. My mom said he was really weird, he was in grubby clothes and he had bad teeth I think she said, she was very unimpressed with him to tell the truth. His wife is nice, she does tarot card readings.

[Lex]

5. Isn't his name TIM not Tom?

Or am I whacked?

[RevolutionaryActs]

11. Tim Robbins is the actor, whos with Susan Sarandon Tom Robbins is a writer

He wrote, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and some other things, if it had been Tim Robbins I would be dying right now! I love him and Susan so much!

[pres2032]

15. haha, i thought you meant TIM Robbins!

still cool that you met a famous person.

I've gone trick or treating at Michael Andretti's house. He's a world famous former race car driver and current owner of the IRL champion Tony Kanaan. Michael and his more famous father both live within 10 minutes walking of my house. Both have HUGE mansions! my family is also good friends with Michael's ex-wife's parents.

[miss_kitty]

24. I bet they give out excellent treats!

:evilgrin:

[pres2032]

27. i completely forget what i got

all i remember is i got to go trick or treating at his house!

[Lex]

22. Oops! I *did* know there was a TOM Robbins,

now that you mention it.

[Kire]

21. Tony and Harold Robbins are pretty famous authors, too

Tony was the giant guy who does those info-mercials about self-actualization and who was stuck in an elevator with Jack Black in the movie "Shallow Hal"

I didn't know much about Harold Robbins, other than I'd see his name on books a lot when I worked for Barnes & Noble, so I looked up a profile. Here goes:

Harold Robbins was a best-selling author whose novels about sex, money and power were scorned by critics and loved by readers. Raised in a New York orphanage, Robbins dropped out of school at the age of 15 and used his entrepreneurial skills to become a millionaire by the age of 20. His fortune quickly evaporated and in 1937 he went to work as a shipping clerk for Universal Pictures in Hollywood. Robbins worked his way up to the executive level and began writing novels. In 1948 he had a hit with Never Love a Stranger, and in the 1950s he began writing novels full-time. Several of his books were bestsellers, including The Carpetbaggers (1961) and The Betsy (1971), both of which were made into movies.

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. Oh yeah! I remember Tony now that you say it, never heard of Harold

but sounds like an interesting person.

[Lex]

28. Harold Robbins writes shlocky Jackie Collins-type books

at least that's what I vaguely recall.

[Kire]

36. good, I'm glad I never even opened one of his books

I was tempted a couple of times.

[maveric]

7. Who is Tom Robbins?

[miss_kitty]

13. Bibliography

# “Another Roadside Attraction”, Balantine, New York (1971).
# “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”, Houghton Mifflin, Boston (1976).
# “Still-Life with Woodpecker”, Bantam, New York (1980).
# “Jitterbug Perfume”, Bantam, New York (1984).
# “Skinny Legs and All”, Bantam, New York (1990).
# “Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas”, Bantam, New York (1994).

[ragin_acadian]

38. don't forget

fierce invalids home from hot climates

that topped hiassen and dorsey on the most bizarre novels ever written.

[Gothic Sponge]

8. Tom Robbins? The brother of Tim?

[miss_kitty]

9. is that in the Skagit Valley?

or thereabouts?

[RevolutionaryActs]

14. Tis yes. He lives in the ugliest house I have ever seen!

Half the house is this light lime green color with white trim the other half is this dark blue with dark red trim. And there are these pillars that look like metal tubes... just bizarre.

[RevolutionaryActs]

17. OOOH I forgoted to say! You have George Orwell's quote, thats how I came

up with my name on here! :) :thumbsup:

[miss_kitty]

18. It's a Bumper sticker I don't have on my car right now

It's in my apartment somewhere.

So you're out there telling the truth, eh?:thumbsup:
:D

[RevolutionaryActs]

20. I tell the truth, its getting people to listen to me thats the problem!

[AngryAmish]

12. TOM Robbins wrote "Only Cowgirls Get The Blues" etc

[jonnyblitz]

16. ....which was made into a movie with Uma Thurman

who had HUGE thumbs and hitchhiked. Funny movie.

[New Earth]

26. does he look good naked?

:o EDIT GODAMMIT I THOUGHT IT SAID TIM ROBBINS @^#%&^#^*&@*(#:cry:

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. OMG! ew ick.. have you seen the man? EWWWWWW

Right now I am thanking whatever is out there, that I didn't need to get a signature......

[New Earth]

31. I thought it said TIM Robbins!!!!!!

:( :( :(

[RevolutionaryActs]

34. Oh damn.. now that I would have been on board for! I love Tim and Susan

but alas, it was just some writer dude lol

[Zomby Woof]

30. One of my favorite writers

But I won't ask you anything, because "ask me anything" is one of the tiredest and most wretched clichés of DU. It screams "I wanna fit in and be hip!"

You are better than that.

[RevolutionaryActs]

32. LOL! Well..... I was bored and wanted some attention..

since I'm having issues with all of my instant messengers. LOL.


Edit to add: Its very rude to not do as you're asked! For that 30 spankings!

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[Zomby Woof]

33. By being YOU, you will never lack for attention!

And your AIM sucks! I get no spankings that way! :-( ;-)

[RevolutionaryActs]

35. Yes I know.. AIM hates me and now its spreading the hate over to other

other ones.... x(

And I'm too tired to monkey with it to get it work again.


Edit to add: Awww you're such a sweetie! :loveya:

[elperromagico]

37. Q: Would I be more impressed if I knew who Tom Robbins is?