Were You A Fan Of Sidney Sheldon???

[Musicman408]

So, as you all know, this is, in my opinion, the best author ever. I was fortunate enough to e-mail him a few times and I heard back and it was great.

So in this thread, feel free to share with us. Are you a Sidney Sheldon fan? Have you read any of his books? And so on and suchforth.:nod:

I have read 10 of his (I think) and am currently reading another one entitled "If Tomorrow Comes", and in true Sidney Sheldon form, it is classic, not like any of his stuff isn't.

So anyway, God Bless Sidney Sheldon and His Family.:nod: :angel:
In his words,

Warmest Wishes,
Ethan

[ontheEdgeof17]

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.
Pete fell off.
Who was left?

[Musicman408]

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.
Pete fell off.
Who was left?

This is my LAST S.S thread, I promise:lol:
Seriously though, I jsut wanted to find out how many of you all had read his work and which ones you had read and to have a little discussion on it. That is all.

[DrummerDeanna]

Up until oh....three weeks ago..or whenever the first of the Sidney Sheldon threads started...I thought he was a woman.

I've never read any of his stuff...as I always thought he was another Danielle Steel :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

Wait, when did this get changed into a poll? :rolleyes:

[Musicman408]

Up until oh....three weeks ago..or whenever the first of the Sidney Sheldon threads started...I thought he was a woman.

I've never read any of his stuff...as I always thought he was another Danielle Steel :laugh:

You don't like Danielle Steel??? JK, I haven't read any of her stuff yet either.
Mr. Sheldon writes thrillers that you simply can't put down, and he's got stuff for everyone.:nod: What kind of novels do you like reading, and then I'll tell you which one of his you should read.:nod:

[Musicman408]

Wait, when did this get changed into a poll? :rolleyes:

It's always been a poll.:nod:

[goldustsongbird]

It's always been a poll.:nod:

I could've sworn this was a regular old post until I refreshed the page.

[xdreamsunwindx]

To be completely honest, I had no idea who he was until he kicked it :shrug:

[michelle2677]

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.
Pete fell off.
Who was left?

repeat

pete and repeat were in a boat
pete fell off.
who was left?

[Musicman408]

:nod: I could've sworn this was a regular old post until I refreshed the page.

Well maybe it was when I was updating it to make it a poll.....:shrug:

[Rickypt]

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.
Pete fell off.
Who was left?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Musicman408]

Ok come on yall, let's try to keep our discussions to the topic at hand.... Please.....:lol:

Seriously though.

[gldstwmn]

I was a particular fan of The Other Side Of Midnight.

[goldustsongbird]

:nod:

Well maybe it was when I was updating it to make it a poll.....:shrug:

Well, then why did you... never mind.

[foxyluva]

Well, then why did you... never mind.

Lisa - stop asking silly questions :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

Lisa - stop asking silly questions :laugh:

What? I wanna play. :shrug: :p

[ontheEdgeof17]

...I thought he was a woman.


...and I thought he was African American. :confused:

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

Seriously?

I was actually being serious :laugh: I had never seen a picture/bothered to find out more about this author...and just always assumed it was a woman.

And sorry, Ethan...but I looked at some of his books on Amazon, doesn't really look like my cup of tea.

[JazmenFlowers]

I voted yes, just because I did enjoy him. his book "A Light In the Attic" was the first book I ever had and read.

[Musicman408]

^^

Seriously?

I was actually being serious :laugh: I had never seen a picture/bothered to find out more about this author...and just always assumed it was a woman.

And sorry, Ethan...but I looked at some of his books on Amazon, doesn't really look like my cup of tea.

Well, you know, it never hurts to make suggestions.:cool:

[sasja]

I'll humor.

No Ethan, I never could stand his writing style and thought his stories were just plain silly. Sorry.
I am a literary snob, I admit it. I have EVERYTHING F.Scott Fitzgerald ever wrote though, and all of Anthony Trollope's work, and many works by all the great Russians, and Erich Maria Remarque, and William Makepeace Thackeray is a favorite of mine, and James Joyce and Philip Roth, and yes, I admit it, even Jane Austen. Her style and wit slay me every time. EM Forster, Henry James, Edith Wharton and the like, now their works make me feel like I am in heaven when I read them.

Sidney Sheldon may have been a sweet man but his predictable prose nor predictable imagination ever did anything for me.

My "me- time" is very sparse and valuable, what with a seventeen-month-old son and another one to be born in the next few days. The few moments I DO have to devote to my passion (reading), I spend on good, broad, deep works, that resonate within me and move and change me.

So, no on Sidney Sheldon here. :shrug:

[DrummerDeanna]

Well, you know, it never hurts to make suggestions.:cool:

It doesn't, and I looked at the one Chris mentioned on Amazon along with some others. I'll never say never, but he's never appealed to me before now - so I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[Musicman408]

I'll humor.

No Ethan, I never could stand his writing style and thought his stories were just plain silly. Sorry.
I am a literary snob, I admit it. I have EVERYTHING F.Scott Fitzgerald ever wrote though, and all of Anthony Trollope's work, and many works by all the great Russians, and Erich Maria Remarque, and William Makepeace Thackeray is a favorite of mine, and James Joyce and Philip Roth, and yes, I admit it, even Jane Austen. Her style and wit slay me every time. EM Forster, Henry James, Edith Wharton and the like, now their works make me feel like I am in heaven when I read them.

Sidney Sheldon may have been a sweet man but his predictable prose nor predictable imagination ever did anything for me.

My "me- time" is very sparse and valuable, what with a seventeen-month-old son and another one to be born in the next few days. The few moments I DO have to devote to my passion (reading), I spend on good, broad, deep works, that resonate within me and move and change me.

So, no on Sidney Sheldon here. :shrug:

I completely understand. There are "Two Kinds Of Fiction" Literary and Commercial. Sheldon is very commercial. The classics are literary.:nod:

[Musicman408]

It doesn't, and I looked at the one Chris mentioned on Amazon along with some others. I'll never say never, but he's never appealed to me before now - so I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Other Side Of Midnight was his best seller I think, but I was never very fond of it. I personally, If I had to reccommend would be either his later works, or Rage of Angels. If you like the mafia, DEFINATELY Rage of Angels.

[xdreamsunwindx]

I voted yes, just because I did enjoy him. his book "A Light In the Attic" was the first book I ever had and read.

You mean Shel Silverstein?

[sasja]

Shel Silverstein's books are TERRIFIC! Quinlan has several already just because I love to read them to him. :D

http://www.amazon.com/Light-Attic-Shel-Silverstein/dp/0060256737/sr=8-2/qid=1170898483/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-9513533-5569545?ie=UTF8&s=books

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

Oh now Shel Silverstein I LOVE!!!!

[Musicman408]

Yeah, I remember Where The Sidewalk Ends..... CLASSIC:nod:

[goldustsongbird]

is your tounge callusing up also from all the biting???

No, I've taken to chewing on my leather watch strap.

[goldustsongbird]

always two moves ahead :)

You know it! :xoxo:

[Musicman408]

Well you all, I'm going to Head To "The Other Side Of Midnight" and go to bed. You all have an awesome evening.:nod:

Take Care

[markolas]

Until recently, I had a strange aversion to fiction, and read mostly self-help, spirituality, and Buddhist scripture. I also love a good biography. But Sidney Sheldon never appealed to me (wasn't he also the creator of I Dream of Jeannie?)...I always put him in the same boat with V. C. Andrews (and Danielle Steele). Is that about right?

I checked out I Know This Much Is True and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at the library yesterday...

[catinthedark]

Until recently, I had a strange aversion to fiction, and read mostly self-help, spirituality, and Buddhist scripture. I also love a good biography. But Sidney Sheldon never appealed to me (wasn't he also the creator of I Dream of Jeannie?)...I always put him in the same boat with V. C. Andrews (and Danielle Steele). Is that about right?
I checked out I Know This Much Is True and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at the library yesterday...

you got it. mass market fiction you can skim through in an hour or two without much thought. and then you forget it.

(sorry, ethan. his work is just not at all challenging, or particularly well written for that matter. that's my opinion. i read him when i was about 10 or 11, around the same time i read danielle steele crap. but hey, that's what you do when you're 10)

[goldustsongbird]

(sorry, ethan. his work is just not at all challenging, or particularly well written for that matter. that's my opinion. i read him when i was about 10 or 11, around the same time i read danielle steele crap. but hey, that's what you do when you're 10)

I tried reading a Danielle Steele book once... something about never being lost or forgotten, or whatever... I don't think I even finished the first chapter. :shocked:

[JazmenFlowers]

You mean Shel Silverstein?
o.m.g. :laugh:

I knew I was blonde on the inside too. can I rescind my vote? lol.

[catinthedark]

o.m.g. :laugh:

I knew I was blonde on the inside too. can I rescind my vote? lol.

okay - i just went back and read those first few pages. that's funny sh*t.

[Musicman408]

you got it. mass market fiction you can skim through in an hour or two without much thought. and then you forget it.

(sorry, ethan. his work is just not at all challenging, or particularly well written for that matter. that's my opinion. i read him when i was about 10 or 11, around the same time i read danielle steele crap. but hey, that's what you do when you're 10)

Well, they are definately page turners, but you are right, they are very plainly written.:nod:

[markolas]

i read him when i was about 10 or 11, around the same time i read danielle steele crap. but hey, that's what you do when you're 10)

When you were 10 or 11?? Seems a little age inappropriate, to say the least. :laugh:

What about V. C. Andrews? I can't believe that woman didn't have the SVU busting down her door; if she'd written her books 15-20 years later, she probably would have. :distress:

[skcin]

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.
Pete fell off.
Who was left?

repeat

pete and repeat were in a boat
pete fell off.
who was left?


repeat

pete and repeat were in a boat
pete fell off.
who was left?

[BTFLCHLD]

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I read non-fiction only.

[Musicman408]

For those of you how said you haven't read any of his stuff, what kind of novels do you like, and I MIGHT be able to make a reccomendation.

[Miss Vicky]

Reading? What's that? :confused: :p

[Musicman408]

Reading? What's that? :confused: :p

Vicky..........:lol:

[goldustsongbird]

Reading? What's that? :confused: :p

A town in England!

[carrie721]

A town in England!

and pennsylvania. :D

[greatdarkwing]

Why are we still talking about this? :shrug:

[carrie721]

you win this round . . . :xoxo:

:D :D :D

copy cat! :D

[goldustsongbird]

you win this round . . . :xoxo:

Tell her to stop upstaging me. :mad:

:D

[xdreamsunwindx]

I agree with the general sentiment - Sidney Sheldon is old meme. I've never read any of his work, and to be honest, I don't plan on doing so now, since the dead horse is having its ass beat.

And besides, if he's anything like Danielle Steele, who induces vomiting better than ipecac syrup, then I'm definitely not interested.

[carrie721]

you win this round . . . :xoxo:

tell her to shut up. :mad:

[carrie721]

I agree with the general sentiment - Sidney Sheldon is old meme. I've never read any of his work, and to be honest, I don't plan on doing so now, since the dead horse is having its ass beat.

And besides, if he's anything like Danielle Steele, who induces vomiting better than ipecac syrup, then I'm definitely not interested.

you should probably start a new thread about how you don't like SS and how lame this thread is. ;)

[goldustsongbird]

you should probably start a new thread about how you don't like SS and how lame this thread is. ;)

What are your alls opinions?????

[Miss Vicky]

Vicky..........:lol:

Seriously, though. I almost never read. I HATE reading and when I do start a novel, I either never finish it or take months to do so.

[carrie721]

What are your alls opinions?????

let's start a poll on whether or not we should start a new thread to discuss this thread.

[carrie721]

wait wait . . .


you mean -

"What our your alls opinions??"

don't you?

she's not from indiana. :laugh:

[xdreamsunwindx]

But have you read Famous Five Go To Mystery Moor?

noooo READING BAD K8 NO READ

you should probably start a new thread about how you don't like SS and how lame this thread is. ;)

Should I start a poll????????????/// What do you think??

[xdreamsunwindx]

:p :p
thanks
i don't know what ipecac syrup is but now i know what it does:xoxo:

Dude, no one seems to know what it is. We have some in our laundry room from an old first-aid kit. I'll take a picture later.

[goldustsongbird]

wait wait . . .


you mean -

"What our your alls opinions??"

don't you?

Dayum, you got me.

let's start a poll on whether or not we should start a new thread to discuss this thread.

Feel free to discuss........

[greatdarkwing]

Should I start a poll????????????/// What do you think??


At this point would it matter :shrug: Might as well fit in... :laugh:

[carrie721]

Dude, no one seems to know what it is. We have some in our laundry room from an old first-aid kit. I'll take a picture later.

i know what it is. my brother had to take some when he was 2 and ate some poison berries off the fence in the backyard. :rolleyes: :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

^

I only know what ipecac is from a movie I saw a few years ago..for the life of me I can't remember the name....Heather Matarazzo was in it..and she would take Ipecac..erm...after meals...dammit...now I gotta go to IMDB.

Should I? or should I keep trying to remember? OR should I make a poll about it?? Oh I'm so confused.

[DrummerDeanna]

Ok...nevermind, crisis averted :p

It was a movie called Strike...that is where I learned of Ipecac.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0120692/

[goldustsongbird]

every once in awhile you forget about that leather watch strap huh?:laugh:

I chewed right through it! So did my bird. I can't be held accountable for my actions!

[goldustsongbird]

OH GOD
now she is whipping out her bird!!

My secret weapon. :D

[carrie721]

My secret weapon. :D

that bitch'll peck your eyes out!

and so will the bird.














ba-ZING!

[goldustsongbird]

that bitch'll peck your eyes out!

and so will the bird.














ba-ZING!

I take pride in that! :cool:

[Johnny Stew]

Ethan, you know I've defended you many times on here and I don't think anyone deserves to be picked on (well, maybe certain conservative politicians and right-wing religious zealots, however that's a different story), but some of the other Ledgies have good points.
Maybe not presented in the best ways -- but good points nonetheless.

So may I offer a bit of advice?
Your enthusiasm is a great thing. You seem to throw yourself into things wholeheartedly, and that's very admirable.
But, more often than not, the old adage is true... "less is more."

Posting here shouldn't be a popularity contest... who's started the most threads... whose threads have the most views or replies... etc.
You want to strive for quality over quantity.

If one of your threads dies out, let it be. It happens. Not every thread that every Ledgie has started, can stay active for all eternity.
If you have something new or noteworthy to add to a topic, then, by all means, revive the thread. That's definitely preferable to starting a brand new thread for a topic that's already been, or is currently being, discussed.

And it's ok to ask for advice (whether it be career advice, love advice, or so on), but it's better to limit the amount of similarly-themed topics (three different threads about Sidney Sheldon, or wanting to be a novelist, for example).
We all enjoy a little bit of attention from time to time, but if you seek it out too frequently or too aggressively, eventually you get the opposite result, and people stop paying attention to you all together. Or they begin to lash out at you.

Anyway, I offer this advice sincerely. I'm not trying to quell your enthusiasm or asking you to change your personality.

So please give it some serious thought. It'll make your visits here... and everyone else's visits here... more enjoyable.

(Note to everyone else... can we please avoid the taunting and mocking? Not only is it against the Ledge guidelines, but it's also an awful way to treat someone. As "Pollyanna" as I know that sounds.)

[Miss Vicky]

Brian -

I know you always have the best of intentions and are forever striving to be the peacekeeper (excuse the pun), but honestly you're wasting your time with this one. Many people have tried to get through to him using rational explanations and giving similar advice without any success. I doubt he's ever going to change and he will go on being a constant source of aggravation to some and a running joke to others. It's this exact behavior that has caused him to be considered a troll elsewhere on the web.

Leopards don't change their spots, even when rationally advised that they should. :D

[Musicman408]

Ethan, you know I've defended you many times on here and I don't think anyone deserves to be picked on (well, maybe certain conservative politicians and right-wing religious zealots, however that's a different story), but some of the other Ledgies have good points.
Maybe not presented in the best ways -- but good points nonetheless.

So may I offer a bit of advice?
Your enthusiasm is a great thing. You seem to throw yourself into things wholeheartedly, and that's very admirable.
But, more often than not, the old adage is true... "less is more."

Posting here shouldn't be a popularity contest... who's started the most threads... whose threads have the most views or replies... etc.
You want to strive for quality over quantity.

If one of your threads dies out, let it be. It happens. Not every thread that every Ledgie has started, can stay active for all eternity.
If you have something new or noteworthy to add to a topic, then, by all means, revive the thread. That's definitely preferable to starting a brand new thread for a topic that's already been, or is currently being, discussed.

And it's ok to ask for advice (whether it be career advice, love advice, or so on), but it's better to limit the amount of similarly-themed topics (three different threads about Sidney Sheldon, or wanting to be a novelist, for example).
We all enjoy a little bit of attention from time to time, but if you seek it out too frequently or too aggressively, eventually you get the opposite result, and people stop paying attention to you all together. Or they begin to lash out at you.

Anyway, I offer this advice sincerely. I'm not trying to quell your enthusiasm or asking you to change your personality.

So please give it some serious thought. It'll make your visits here... and everyone else's visits here... more enjoyable.

(Note to everyone else... can we please avoid the taunting and mocking? Not only is it against the Ledge guidelines, but it's also an awful way to treat someone. As "Pollyanna" as I know that sounds.)

Thanks, I definately know what you are talkign about, but I really don't understand why people think I "want to start the most threads" or "want super popular threads." This is not true...........

But yeah, I will definately try to "tone it down" and not start so many threads on the same topic. Thanks for the advice Brian.

I'm going to hit the hay now, so you guys have an awesome evening.

[Musicman408]

Brian -

I know you always have the best of intentions and are forever striving to be the peacekeeper (excuse the pun), but honestly you're wasting your time with this one. Many people have tried to get through to him using rational explantions and giving similar advice without any success. I doubt he's ever going to change and he will go on being a constant source of aggravation to some and a running joke to others. It's this exact behavior that has caused him to be considered a troll elsewhere on the web.

Leopards don't change their spots, even when rationally advised that they should. :D

Come on Viks, play nice.:D :xoxo:

[carrie721]

Come on Viks, play nice.:D :xoxo:

drop the cutsie stuff. please. the truth is, you've been asked nicely to tone it down in the past and haven't. and don't pretend that you don't know what people are talking about when they say you strive to have the longest, most popular threads. come on. :rolleyes:

[foxyluva]

when.will.this.thread.die

[goldustsongbird]

when.will.this.thread.die

When Christine tours with the Mac again.

[HomerMcvie]

what wasn't 'nice' about what she said?>
Quite often, the truth doesn't feel "nice".:woohoo:

[catinthedark]

Come on Viks, play nice.:D :xoxo:

viks?





:shocked:

[catinthedark]

and now i apologize for bumping this up to the top of the threads agin.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Thanks, I definately know what you are talkign about, but I really don't understand why people think I "want to start the most threads" or "want super popular threads." This is not true...........



Er... just to recap another of your posts...



As is known, some threads that are created on this board recieve many, many views and comments and others recieve very few. So wouldn't it be kind of a cool creative idea to have a kind of grade scale to rank our threads, and since this is a music board, we could give out gold, platinum, multiplatinum and then diamond certifications.

I think this would be just a creative way to just recognize those threads that are popular with their peirs...... So my thinking is as follows. Here is the scale..

1. Gold Thread: 500 views and or 30 replies
2. Platinum Thread 1000 views and or 70 replies
3. Double Platinum Thread 1300 views and or 100 replies
4. Triple Platinum Thread 1650 views and or 125 replies
5. Multi Platinum Thread 1999 views and or 150 replies
6. Double Multi Platinum Thread 2500 views and or 185 replies
7. Triple Multi Platinum Thread 3000 views and or 225 replies
8. Diamond Thread 3500 views and or 260 replies



:rolleyes:

[Musicman408]

I know I have said this 100 times in the past, but I will DEFINATELY try to tone it down....... I WILL NOT start a new thread until at LEAST next Friday, (unless something urgent comes up):lol:

Sorry You all

[Musicman408]

Did any of you all watch 20/20 last night about Anna Nicole? They then started talking About Mr. Sheldon and how Anna Nicole was like the "perfect" S.S novel character. I was really interesting. :nod: