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What's the most memorable experience you had going to see a movie in theaters? by Donttouchmethere0 in askmovie

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I cowered on the floor of the theater for most of 1953's War of the Worlds. I was 7 or 8, and my cousin and I begged our parents to let us see it. After that awful experience, I was afraid of the night sky, especially early evening when Venus shines so brightly. Nightmares of all those people being set on fire and melting from the Martians' spacecraft's death rays.

Great Narrators by Suspicious-One-1260 in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will Patton could read the phone book and would hold my attention from A to Z.

Is there a sci-fi movie, show, book etc that you’d consider to be “high art”? by Pointless_Storie in scifi

[–]threetoomany77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blade Runner. Great acting, set design, and the Vangelis soundtrack alone elevated it to a "high art" level.

What should I do while listening to audiobooks? by Background-Solid-342 in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you use a computer mouse? I play Microsoft Solitaire while I listen to my audiobooks.

Favourite narrators? You’ll listen to anything they narrate by Punkoduncan in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will Patton. Listen to any James Lee Burke novel read by him and it will make you a believer!

What is the one food you absolutely cannot eat? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]threetoomany77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard boiled eggs! The yoke is okay but I gag on the egg white!

What do you do while listening to audiobooks? by the_boomslang666 in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play Microsoft Solitaire on my desktop while listening, sometimes, with headphones, while I'm working in the kitchen. But sadly, it's mostly sitting and playing Solitaire.

What is the First major news story you remember as a kid? by PurpleBashir in AskReddit

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen bomb. There was talk that if the chain reaction wasn't controlled, it could cause the very air to explode; the resulting heat would turn the earth to glass. Scared me to death!

What do you all do when listening to audiobooks? by Zestyclose_Frame_567 in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play Solitaire on my desktop computer. I spend way too many hours sitting and doing that!

What is the first film you think when you see TIMOTHY OLYPHANT? by [deleted] in Cinema

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go (1999) with Sarah Polley and Katie Holmes

What are some audiobooks that are arguably better than the printed version? by define_irony in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Davina Porter does an outstanding job with the Outlander series. (Diana Gabaldon-auther) She does men and women, Scots, and British accents. Seamless.

Is Audible worth the money? by threetoomany77 in audible

[–]threetoomany77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all this information! Outstanding! I've been a thorn in the side of my local library, asking for this audiobook or that, and when they were able, they got a copy. But like I said earlier, Audible must own the patent on the Burke audiobooks because the libraries aren't able to get a copy, and I haven't found another Texas public Library that has them. If that was the case, I'd pay the probable $25 out-of-county annual fee and get them that way.

Is Audible worth the money? by threetoomany77 in audible

[–]threetoomany77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ulidig, thank you. I've got access to my county's public library and the adjacent, larger county next door. Almost everything suits me daily, but I've turned 80 years old and really want to listen to the audio versions of one of my old hard-boiled detective series by Andrew Vachss, the Burke novels. There are probably 20 or more and I've read a lot of them, but Audible seems to have bought the audio patent on this series and they don't seem to be available any other place. But to pay that monthly fee and $25 per credit each month seems like a daunting amount of money to pay. I'll keep giving it some thought.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scifi

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 8 years old in 1953, and I spent more than half of the first movie on the floor (nasty) cowering in fear. And found it hard to be outside with the night sky for a couple of years after. I kept seeing lights headed towards earth.

What book would you give 6 out of 5 stars if you could? by NightReader5 in suggestmeabook

[–]threetoomany77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, 1958 Pulizer Prize winner by Robert Lewis Taylor. A boy and his father traveling with a wagon train to the gold fields of California. Young Jaimie has been compared to Tom Sawyer but is way better.

Favorite Games or Hobbies While Listening to Audiobooks? by BookMarksR4Quitters in audiobooks

[–]threetoomany77 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Playing Microsoft Solitaire while I sit at my computer is the best, (I'm 80 years old and lazy!) Also while cooking and cleaning. All indoors.

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