New book "Jelly Bryce"
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da gimp
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I've read the first two & you will love them....I got a copy of the third book today from Mike, I haven't opened it yet.
kthom
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Got my copy as well, and I'm saving it for next week when I'm gonna be a captive audience on a Christmas visit. Is it considered rude to read while visiting with family? Oh dear ... Oh well. They already know about me anyway.
I am particularly thrilled to find the poem that begins the book about the guy in the mirror. I first read it many years ago and had not seen it in print for a very long time. The principle expressed in that poem has stayed with me for all those years, and I have found it to be absolutely true! I typed the poem in my word processor and saved it as a digital file so now I have it to read anytime I need a reminder. I also took the liberty of sharing the poem with my two sons and my two grandsons. I hope they will appreciate and practice what the poem presents.
Thanks, Mike, for choosing that poem and title for this third part of your series. I am not surprised that you found it to be appropriate!!
I am particularly thrilled to find the poem that begins the book about the guy in the mirror. I first read it many years ago and had not seen it in print for a very long time. The principle expressed in that poem has stayed with me for all those years, and I have found it to be absolutely true! I typed the poem in my word processor and saved it as a digital file so now I have it to read anytime I need a reminder. I also took the liberty of sharing the poem with my two sons and my two grandsons. I hope they will appreciate and practice what the poem presents.
Thanks, Mike, for choosing that poem and title for this third part of your series. I am not surprised that you found it to be appropriate!!
Looking forward to getting started on this one.
With all that's going on it will most likely be after
Christmas before i can sit down and read a book.
I have not read the first two. So going in kinda' virgin
on this series.
Did your copy arrive in good shape?
I certainly hope so. The USPS must have played
a game of football with my copy.
The spine was broken in two places and this is a
thick paperback.
No complaints at all as this was a freeby that Mike
so generously offered. It will read as good as any
other copy.
Chuck
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Jelly Bryce The Man in The Mirror
I received my copy from Mike Conti yesterday. I am about 1/4 of the way through it as of this evening. I really like the way he weaves the thoughts of the characters was well as their actions!
The colorized cover photograph is interesting, but I wonder if a closeup of Jelly Bryce's 'game face' exists? The written descriptions given are excellent, and maybe the camera can not catch the facial emotion and glowing eyes as well as the verbal descriptions, that one would not want to be on the receiving end of! The description of the heat emanating from Jelly Bryce's face as he was close to an adversary is quite telling! And the fear it creates in the adversary!
I am enjoying this book!
A side note is that the publisher of the book, Saber Press, is in North Reading, Massachusetts, and I am a graduate of North Reading HS! Another of my stops in a life of moving.
I received my copy from Mike Conti yesterday. I am about 1/4 of the way through it as of this evening. I really like the way he weaves the thoughts of the characters was well as their actions!
The colorized cover photograph is interesting, but I wonder if a closeup of Jelly Bryce's 'game face' exists? The written descriptions given are excellent, and maybe the camera can not catch the facial emotion and glowing eyes as well as the verbal descriptions, that one would not want to be on the receiving end of! The description of the heat emanating from Jelly Bryce's face as he was close to an adversary is quite telling! And the fear it creates in the adversary!
I am enjoying this book!
A side note is that the publisher of the book, Saber Press, is in North Reading, Massachusetts, and I am a graduate of North Reading HS! Another of my stops in a life of moving.
da gimp
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1) They are very well made, thick spined novels... Someone really had to work at it to do that much damage.
2) The first two books are perfect for use on long plane flights or at other times you find you might be a captive audience... It is so easy to get into them I found myself reading 200 pages before I realized I had spent that much time, engrossed in a well written , fast paced novel about a genuine American law enforcement hero... as opposed to the huff & fluff Wyatt Earp.. described as only being a pimp & opium room dealer by real American law men of the old west and Eliot Ness who no one had ever heard of until the TV series,... much less him personally leading the battle/gun fights against the entire Chicago outfit...Jelly Bryce actually did fight & arrest some of the worst thugs of his day...
2) The first two books are perfect for use on long plane flights or at other times you find you might be a captive audience... It is so easy to get into them I found myself reading 200 pages before I realized I had spent that much time, engrossed in a well written , fast paced novel about a genuine American law enforcement hero... as opposed to the huff & fluff Wyatt Earp.. described as only being a pimp & opium room dealer by real American law men of the old west and Eliot Ness who no one had ever heard of until the TV series,... much less him personally leading the battle/gun fights against the entire Chicago outfit...Jelly Bryce actually did fight & arrest some of the worst thugs of his day...
klondike
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My copy arrived today in good condition. Will start reading after the family leaves on Monday. Thanks
Good to hear you all are receiving or already have your copy
in hand.
Just looking in his eyes from the cover photo tells you he was
a guy who meant business. He's got the (been there, done that)
look. Also he has blue eyes......just like me.
And everybody knows that blue eyed men are the meanest,
and best shots on Earth.
Chuck
in hand.
Just looking in his eyes from the cover photo tells you he was
a guy who meant business. He's got the (been there, done that)
look. Also he has blue eyes......just like me.
And everybody knows that blue eyed men are the meanest,
and best shots on Earth.
Chuck
Free or not, that's BS Chuck. If I received my book in the mail like that I would flag down my mail carrier and tear him a new one!Looking forward to getting started on this one.
With all that's going on it will most likely be after
Christmas before i can sit down and read a book.
I have not read the first two. So going in kinda' virgin
on this series.
Did your copy arrive in good shape?
I certainly hope so. The USPS must have played
a game of football with my copy.
The spine was broken in two places and this is a
thick paperback.
No complaints at all as this was a freeby that Mike
so generously offered. It will read as good as any
other copy.
Chuck
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By the way, I received my copy today and I've been looking forwarding to reading it since Mike announced that it was finally done. I re-read the first two just to keep the story fresh in my mind. Unfortunately I won't be able to start reading until sometime Christmas night. Oh the agony !
Received my copy yesterday in good shape, Thank You Mike Conti.
I karma'd the 2nd one, read and enjoyed. I was going to wait until I read the 1st, reread the 2nd before reading the third. Best laid plans, etc. etc...
I karma'd the 2nd one, read and enjoyed. I was going to wait until I read the 1st, reread the 2nd before reading the third. Best laid plans, etc. etc...
gregintenn
Member
Mine hasn't shown up yet, but I look forward to reading it. The first two were great. I'm sure this one won't disappoint either.
klondike
Member
Darn you Mr. Conti, I started it early and now am in dutch with my wife because I cannot put it down to help as I should with the Christmas preparations. Well Done Sir!!
Mike Conti
Member
The Guy in the Glass
THE GUY IN THE GLASS
by Dale Wimbrow, (c) 1934
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
(In grateful memory of our father, the author, Dale Wimbrow 1895-1954)
THE GUY IN THE GLASS
by Dale Wimbrow, (c) 1934
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
(In grateful memory of our father, the author, Dale Wimbrow 1895-1954)
Mike Conti
Member
Back-up on the Way!
Hello Chuck:
Seems Jelly got in a tussle on the way. A little banged up, but he made it anyway--natch!
I'll be sending out a replacement copy this week. No worries, my friend.
And thanks to everyone for the kind words and support. Much appreciated, folks.
Best regards,
Mike
Hello Chuck:
Seems Jelly got in a tussle on the way. A little banged up, but he made it anyway--natch!
I'll be sending out a replacement copy this week. No worries, my friend.
And thanks to everyone for the kind words and support. Much appreciated, folks.
Best regards,
Mike
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Mike,
That's really not necessary.
I am happy to have the copy i do to read sir.
Looks like maybe this one got caught in some
machinery or rollers at the Postal hub somewhere.
The book is intact and readable.
I Thank You once again for your generosity.
Chuck
That's really not necessary.
I am happy to have the copy i do to read sir.
Looks like maybe this one got caught in some
machinery or rollers at the Postal hub somewhere.
The book is intact and readable.
I Thank You once again for your generosity.
Chuck
Hey Chuck! That'll buff right out!
klondike
Member
Mike, I loaned your book to a retired FBI agent that was stationed in El Paso in the 1970's. He had heard of Jelly Bryce but knew very little about him. He returned a worn copy to me after six months, a bit embarrassed to admit that he had loaned it out to two other agents who also had been in either OKC or El Paso at about the same time. They were chagrined that none of them knew his story and had the opportunity to meet him even though they were probably passing him in the hallways at work.
I was asked to thank you.
I was asked to thank you.
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