Callahan's Place

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

These are based on stories & books by one of my favorite authors, Spider Robinson. Here is what he says about them:

"Callahan's Place, the now-vanished tavern in Suffolk County, New York, owned and operated by Michael Callahan (a.k.a. Justin of Harmony), was an unusual establishment in many respects."

Among those who have entered the establishment (as well as Lady Sally's House, Mary's Place, and The Place) are aliens, cyborgs, transvestites, talking dogs, telepaths, time travelers, and even an Intergalactic Traveling Salesman. The first thing you notice when walking is how merry the place is. I think there are 8 or 9 books and I can't recommend them highly enough. If you are a paronomasiac, you'll love the place! Oh and Robinson has been called "the next Heinlein" by his peers - he's that good.



I don't need credit. Neither the words nor images are mine, but please don't claim them as your own.
A comment would be nice, though.
Please do not direct link; it can screw up your karma.

Comments

[purpleallison.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Callahan's! I've loved those books for years (Yep, I do live on LI, not too far from Smithtown) I think I'll be snagging the second one.....

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

I prowled Suffolk County 20 years ago trying to find Callahan's then realized I'd already found it - in the books and my heart.

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

Me, too. I have most of the books in hard cover and paperback. The paperbacks are occasionally loaned to introduce someone to the wonders of Callahan's.

[echelon-karen.livejournal.com]

I'm taking the second one. These are great! :D

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Seems more people on the list know about Mike, Jake & Doc than I thought. What a lovely place this is.

[lawyergirl15.livejournal.com]

Some of my favorite books! I'm taking #1, and will credit you even though you didn't ask to be credited. Thanks for making these!

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. I'll probably do some more. Long before Spider put out "Off The Wall At Callahan's," I'd kept a running list of pithy lines from the books. The man has a way with cutting through all the BS.

[magicmiracles.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these! I love Callahan's books. Even joined a newsgroup for his fans, once upon a time. I am so using these! *smile*

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. I've been on alt.callahans for years. I'm going to do some more icons because they're just plain fun. I've used the "Guardian Idiot" saying as a sig line in email seems like forever. I'm thinking of having it put on a t-shirt.

[mary-re.livejournal.com]

Nifty! Thanks for posting these, they reminded me that I was going to make a Callahan's icon of my own a while ago, but forgot. So, here it is! *points at icon*