Author Ray Bradbury Pleads For Help To Save Acres of Books

[mselbit]

Generous, brilliant, profound, tender and a delight of a man. I did a fundraiser for a local library with  him in 1993....all HIS idea. So beloved, such a joy to read and listen to. Love him to pieces. Long live Dandelion Wine!

[huaueslay]

Robin Williams is the grandma from the background

[barkpeeler2000]

the best day of my life would be the day i could give ray bradbury a big hug. i love him so much.

[barkpeeler2000]

i wish he could live for another 90 years

[EndCredulity]

Bradbury's right about the smell. One thing too that's gone is the stores that were both book & tobacco. Books, newspapers, and the smell of pipe tobacco. I also miss the "oldness" of those old book stores; the kind where the wooden stairs would creak as you went to another level.

Barnes & Noble and Borders can't match that experience.

[xxmonickkkkaxx]

Lol, their politics stink everybodys head got cut off lol.

[pariahtales]

The mayor of Long Beach ought to pull his head out of his a-s and listen to Mr. Bradbury. RB is 100% right. A store like that adds character to a town. Why does this country hate books so much? Please, Long Beach, listen to RB!

[pavement27]

I love Ray Bradbury

[fehquig]

Bradbury's wit is still intact...

[ChristopherMast]

It's sad that we don't seem to give a damn about history in this country anymore. I love Route 66 for it's history, and have done several cross-country trips that way... each time, there are more WalMarts and Starbucks shops along the way.  Do we need to knock down this store for another Starbucks or Bed Bath and Beyond?

[ravensky23]

When I was a child I was in that bookstore, I remember it well. My aunt and uncle lived in Manhattan Beach and we used to visit every summer. The books I bought there kept me from having a boring summer with the 'adults'. Also as a child I had delusions that with all of history written in books we would get smarter and not make the same mistakes over again. Then I read Fahrenheit 451 and realized it only takes one generation to erase the past. Shame on Long Beach, Eminent Domain pimps.