tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post4638787468915711255..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Phone BoothDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-18648983745500527622010-03-12T07:55:42.082-05:002010-03-12T07:55:42.082-05:00Here's a shot of Superman with a wooden booth ...Here's a shot of Superman with a wooden booth and glass.<br /><br />http://truthpraiseandhelp.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/superman-phone-booth.jpgDavid Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-51846401567516021442010-03-12T07:53:44.143-05:002010-03-12T07:53:44.143-05:00Randy, Wood phone booths makes more sense for Clar...Randy, Wood phone booths makes more sense for Clark to duck into to transform. I'll have to check a few old comics from the forties to see.<br /><br />Alyssa, You ain't a-kidding. Carpal Tunnel for sure.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-7337844549180206742010-03-11T19:51:00.199-05:002010-03-11T19:51:00.199-05:00Imagine having to write Fort Indiantown Gap on all...Imagine having to write Fort Indiantown Gap on all those documents that require an address...Alyssa Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-48703237398920580102010-03-11T19:20:01.292-05:002010-03-11T19:20:01.292-05:00If I remember correctly, when they came up with &q...If I remember correctly, when they came up with "phone booth" gag, the booths were made of wood, ala doctor Who. Glass walls came along much later.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-13418531723009316572010-03-11T07:14:48.607-05:002010-03-11T07:14:48.607-05:00Sarah, I'm still testing the device and gather...Sarah, I'm still testing the device and gathering thoughts. So far positive, but will drop a post one of these days.<br /><br />G, I had forgotten about rotaries in connections to the drug trade. I found this article, though it's pretty old: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19900410&id=Rd4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5012,2703403<br /><br />Clare, Astute catch. We went from #s to Gates in labeling our less than admirable moments as a nation.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-57030886478550677822010-03-11T00:12:10.303-05:002010-03-11T00:12:10.303-05:00I remember my parents gave me a special card that ...I remember my parents gave me a special card that held one shiny dime for emergencies. Then, it was upgraded to a quarter. By the time I needed 35-50 cents, I had a cell phone, which I now use little enough it could be behind emergency glass, too. Neat photo though! <br /><br />The Blue Eyed Six, huh? Those were the good old days, back when they didn't name every crime something-Gate.Clare2ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105229820107294986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-5562121929396747152010-03-10T19:35:43.151-05:002010-03-10T19:35:43.151-05:00I think I remember seeing one of those some time a...I think I remember seeing one of those some time ago.<br /><br />About the same time they were still manufacturing regular leaded gasoline.<br /><br />In all seriousness though, my late next door neighbor had one those olf fashioned switchboards from the turn of the century in their basement. With all the works (mouthpiece, plug-ins and the like).<br /><br />And yes, I do remember the 10 cent phone call, the 15 cent phone call, the 25 cent phone call, the 35 cent phone call (seeing a pattern here) and the fifty cent phone call.<br /><br />And one more thing about rotaries: In some parts of our capitol and the major cities in our state, certain places that had high drug trafficking had their push button phones replaced with rotaries.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-85580185351946730932010-03-10T17:05:55.863-05:002010-03-10T17:05:55.863-05:00Phone booths! They’re like buses: none when you n...Phone booths! They’re like buses: none when you need one and then 2 in a row. I wonder how Superman manages these days. <br /><br />I’m seeing below that you took the Kindle plunge. I’m curious to hear your review.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-34410871146939776612010-03-10T14:54:24.263-05:002010-03-10T14:54:24.263-05:00Leah, They're from another time. Making a stan...Leah, They're from another time. Making a stand.<br /><br />Scott, Still the best Superman flick and that scene was so on the spot perfection. <br /><br />I hear they are going to reboot the franchise yet again.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-17648902384034593872010-03-10T14:42:58.904-05:002010-03-10T14:42:58.904-05:00Remember that funny scene in the first Superman mo...Remember that funny scene in the first Superman movie (1978) where Lois is hanging from the helicopter and Clark takes a look at the then phone booth (the kind you don't step into) and shakes his head? Funny! And a nod to how far the phone booth had come from the 1930s to the 1970s.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-71243100252100634702010-03-10T14:29:32.055-05:002010-03-10T14:29:32.055-05:00Good to see them.Good to see them.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-84946901884463365662010-03-10T12:39:55.546-05:002010-03-10T12:39:55.546-05:00Sandra, I kinda remember (Little d says she does) ...Sandra, I kinda remember (Little d says she does) the dime calls. It's like the fifty cent sodas and I'm a-betting there's some folks remembering being a Pepper for a lot less then that also. Btw you should think about charging for the parking. Throw up a sign and the works.<br /><br />Dave, Lots of soldiers in the area, so that's probably why the booths continues.<br /><br />Patti, a small but very scenic stop.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-38147368085826009072010-03-10T11:15:50.467-05:002010-03-10T11:15:50.467-05:00And two of them in a town that is probably quite s...And two of them in a town that is probably quite small.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-22445916618152400412010-03-10T09:12:38.616-05:002010-03-10T09:12:38.616-05:00They're becoming a pretty rare sight here. Two...They're becoming a pretty rare sight here. Two together... wow!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-78898817629313342622010-03-10T08:51:46.625-05:002010-03-10T08:51:46.625-05:00I remember the ten cent calls! Every girl I knew ...I remember the ten cent calls! Every girl I knew carried a dime for emergencies. We have a few pay phones in our area but that's because the service is spotty here in the mountains.<br /><br />Of course the best signal to be found around here is right in front of my house. I get at least one or more cars a day stopped at the end of my driveway talking on the phone!sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-54534833773241184712010-03-10T07:29:48.403-05:002010-03-10T07:29:48.403-05:00Barbara, Along some long stretches of rural highwa...Barbara, Along some long stretches of rural highways on the East coast, we have call boxes. I'm not too confident if I correctly remember ten cent calls, but definitely a quarter.<br /><br />Anonymous, The simpler times,for sure. But undeniably classic.<br /><br />Sam, Report all findings to the Fortress of Solitude.<br /><br />G, Rotary phones for home use.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-45033738451159466292010-03-09T22:03:57.786-05:002010-03-09T22:03:57.786-05:00Wow, a phone booth...with working phones yet.
Wha...Wow, a phone booth...with working phones yet.<br /><br />What will they think of next?G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-2808340233782422962010-03-09T21:55:30.179-05:002010-03-09T21:55:30.179-05:00I haven't really paid attention to it but now ...I haven't really paid attention to it but now I will be on the lookout for phone booths.samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-87871038413298126662010-03-09T20:49:27.338-05:002010-03-09T20:49:27.338-05:00I could never figure out what possessed him to cha...I could never figure out what possessed him to change in a freaking phone booth to begin with?<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-40649776587634074982010-03-09T20:33:18.368-05:002010-03-09T20:33:18.368-05:00They are necessary for those whose cell phone batt...They are necessary for those whose cell phone batteries decide to die at the wrong moment. I suspect there are some people who do not subscribe to the use of cell phones in this day and age.<br /><br />Phone booths remind me of ten cent calls once upon a time.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.com