Why do you read SK?
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Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
He's that guy that sometimes hangs out at the "Banger Mall"
(did you see the video?)
No! What video?
P.S. my mom worked at the "Banger" Mall when I was a teen(we WON'T say how long ago that was) and he came into her store(think it was Benoits, long gone)and she had me paged because I was in the mall(imagine that! a teen at a mall)but alas I didn't hear it and missed him by thiiiis much.
I just saw what you were talking about. Classic!
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
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Here is a link anyway - darn computer is so slow today!
I read SK to reset my inner reading mind to get my compass,barometer,cellphone,all devices and brain waves going back in the correct direction..and am usually lucky enough to be rewarded with mucho good stuff.. 
His way with words, the stories he creates, and the deep characterization. Hard to add to some of the great posts here. I just love his work. 
is a traveling companion in my life, in good times and in bad times
I read him because moments like this. Waited to read Revival after getting it on the first day. Not done, but am feeling totally absorbed. I only had to put it down right now because I don't want to cry at tire place I am waiting at right now.
His capacity to enthrall, as immediate as the odor of a rose.
I read Stephen King because it reminds me of being a kid, when I was given my first copy of Nightmares and Dreamscapes by a friend at High School. I read because I love the stories. I read because I love Stephen King.
I read Uncle Stevie because...well...Hell, I have no choice! He's our modern Dickens, a freakin national treasure! I don't read much 'popular' fiction, but when I do, I gotta go with the master.
That, and King has always been a precious link between my mom and I. She used to read him religiously, and turned me onto him at a very young age. Bought me Cycle Of The Werewolf when I was, oh...gonna say eight? Nine? I devoured that tasty chunk of horror (with it's incredible Wrightson artwork) and never looked back. Ma has long since abandoned books (crept for her bible), but we still share that link (and she still buys me the new Kings every year for x-mas and b-days).
That, and King has always been a precious link between my mom and I. She used to read him religiously, and turned me onto him at a very young age. Bought me Cycle Of The Werewolf when I was, oh...gonna say eight? Nine? I devoured that tasty chunk of horror (with it's incredible Wrightson artwork) and never looked back. Ma has long since abandoned books (crept for her bible), but we still share that link (and she still buys me the new Kings every year for x-mas and b-days).
Hell, i dont read them- i put them on my bookshelf and admire them. The bigger ones are damn handy for propping up wonky tables and saggy bed springs.
11/22/63 fits in the space between the xbox and the tv - making a fine air vent.
The Stand was just a wee bit too small to use as a coffee table stabiliser, but i found The Stand Uncut - amazing what an extra 400 pages can do.
I also found use for the 'green mile' six parter - using a book for each of my pool table legs - brilliant - the man is a DIY genius
11/22/63 fits in the space between the xbox and the tv - making a fine air vent.
The Stand was just a wee bit too small to use as a coffee table stabiliser, but i found The Stand Uncut - amazing what an extra 400 pages can do.
I also found use for the 'green mile' six parter - using a book for each of my pool table legs - brilliant - the man is a DIY genius
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I realize this is a joke (sort of) but seriously - re the X-Box - my son got the X-Box One from his stepfather for Xmas - we still have not set it up - have you heard if it's good or not?
We bought one for my son for his birthday last July. The graphics on the games are the best I've ever seen. The games are very well designed but also you have to watch out for language as pretty much all of the Xbox One games rated M really mean mature...my wife pointed out that anything he hears in a game, the game designers probably heard it from his father..........not sure what she meant by that..but anyway, Xbox One was very easy to hook up and get connected to our wireless network. The Kinect is light years better than the Kinect that shipped with the Xbox 360. I have our satellite cable box ran thru the Xbox One console and my son can actually change channels, switch back and forth btwn TV and Xbox all by voice command. Overall, I've been impressed with the Xbox One and he seems to very much enjoy it. My only complaint so far is that they haven't come out with a small attachable qwerty keyboard that attaches the Xbox One controller like they did for the Xbox 360. It takes a while to type a message to his friends online or to type something into the search bar. I think they are trying to replace that functionality with voice command, but sometimes you still need to be able to type something in.
