For post 17,000 I give you a picture of Me!

[RetroLounge]

:hi:

RL

[lizziegrace]

1. Hey handsome

:loveya:


:hug:

[RetroLounge]

6. Hey there gorgeous...

:loveya:

RL

[lizziegrace]

8. You say the sweetest things

:*


:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

24. Mwah!

:9

RL

[idgiehkt]

2. very hot!

:hi:

and all those books, too, lol!

[RetroLounge]

7. The Books are hotter!

:hi:

RL

[idgiehkt]

29. nope.

sorry. :)

[RetroLounge]

34. Okay, I'll defer to your judgement on this one...

:D

:hi:

RL

[SeattleGirl]

3. ROOOOWR!

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

10. GRRRROWLLLLL!

:loveya:

RL

[Haole Girl]

4. Hey there!

How's the new/used bookstore goin'? :hi:

[RetroLounge]

12. Going Pretty Okay...

Sales are beginning to get steady.

So many books to list... So little time...

It would be easier and faster if i didn't stop to read them :D

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear RetroLounge!

You, sir, are yummy!

Oh, and BTW.........Congrats on your grand achievement!

:9

:loveya:

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

14. Yummy...

I like that...

:9

:hi:

:loveya:

RL

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. Gotta say....

You more relaxed and de-stressed than ever seen here before.

mmm-mmm
Great photo, RL! :loveya: :hi:

[RetroLounge]

19. Much more relaxed these days.

De-stressing I am still working on...

:hi::loveya:

RL

[LadyoftheRabbits]

11. Wow!

Very nice! :D And so many books...

[RetroLounge]

17. Twice an many books as I have posts...

Maybe ZN will buy you a few... :D

"The History of Herking in 3 Volumes"

"Gone With The Herk"

"Jurassic Herk"

:hi:

RL

[LadyoftheRabbits]

21. HA!

:rofl: That was good. :thumbsup: :P

:hi:

[johnnie]

13. All those books..... all those books

I am getting giddy. I would love to go through all of those. I'd probably buy enough to pay your bills for the month..lol.

[RetroLounge]

15. Well, I'm only 90 miles north of you.

Bring a guitar and amp, and we can jam too...

:hi:

RL

[johnnie]

18. Where are you?

I didn't know you were so close.

[RetroLounge]

20. I thought you were in Chicago, not Cleveland.

My bad...

Would 90 miles north put me in Lake Erie?

RL

[johnnie]

22. LOL

9 miles would put me in Lake Erie.

[RetroLounge]

30. Well, at least the river isn't on fire...

:rofl:

RL

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. I am loving that beard...

a whole bunch!! :hi: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

23. I've been hearing a lot of that lately.

Except from MrsRL, but like, who cares what she thinks about it :9

RL

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. Exactly! It really adds to the angles of your face.

MrG wears a beard a lot and I love a nicely shaped beard! :hi:

[qnr]

25. Gee, you should like... I don't know... open a book store or something!

:) :hi:

[RetroLounge]

31. Fantastic Idea!

I'll look into it...

:hi:

RL

[caty]

26. Are you just showing off how many

books you have read? Cute guy--great collection of books.

[RetroLounge]

32. I wish I had time to read 32,000 books!

Nope, not reading, selling...

RL

[hijinx87]

28. you gave us post of books, first of all. n/t

[RetroLounge]

33. ...

:hi:

RL

[tinfoil tiaras]

35. wow...lots of books

haha, this is probably the first post not in the vien of "OW OW HOTT" or whateverrr :D :rofl:

[RetroLounge]

36. Well, If I had a black Rick and looked like Peter Buck

woud you say "OW OW HOTT" or whateverrr ???

:rofl:



RL

[tinfoil tiaras]

37. holy shit....eeeeeeeeee!!!

HE IS SOOOOOO HOT!!!!! OMG...HELL YESSSS!!

sorry. it'd be kinda creepy for me to say that you're hot though...you understand...? :D

[RetroLounge]

38. Kinda creepy? Yes.

but I'm glad you like the books...

:hi:

RL

[reyd reid reed]

39. I dunno which looks better...

you or all those books.

Well...I do, but...

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

42. But together we're an unbeatable combination...

:loveya:

RL

[reyd reid reed]

48. Together you're an irresistible combination..

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

49. You're a Peach...

:D

RL

[Left Is Write]

40. You look happy.

More importantly, you SOUND happy. :)

[RetroLounge]

43. Huh, I actually FEEL happy...

How about that?

:shrug:

:hi:

:D

RL

[bridgit]

41. fucking wannabe hippie...

:hippie: :hi:

[RetroLounge]

44. No, THIS is a fucking hippie wannabe

RL

[graywarrior]

46. Groovy.

[RetroLounge]

50. ...

:hi:

RL

[bridgit]

58. that's the guy...

:rofl: :thumbsup: :hi:

[Ava]

45. and a lovely picture it is

congrats :hi:

[RetroLounge]

47. Thank you...

:hi:

RL

[Ellen Forradalom]

51. With 32,000 of your closest friends

Popular guy, you are.

[RetroLounge]

54. The books are proving more popular than I am

:shrug:

RL

[wildhorses]

52. decisions, decisions...what should I lust for?

you or the books:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

53. We're a matched set....

:D

RL

[XemaSab]

55. Hey Retro,

Do you have any books about Central Asia or the Silk Road? :D

[RetroLounge]

57. i'll keep my eyes open for them

:hi:

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

56. Hello, my friend! Great pic and love the beard!

And congrats on 17,000!!!:wow::toast::applause::woohoo:

Rhiannon:hi:

[RetroLounge]

59. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

60. You're more than welcome, my friend.

Terrific pic, terrific poems...:yourock:

And I almost posted this, but stopped myself. However everyone else has mentioned it... Read much?!:rofl:

Rhiannon;)

[Bucky]

61. Damn, look at all them books! What, do you like read & stuff?

Nice touch sqeezing the kid into the photo too. :)

[RetroLounge]

63. Until you mentioned it

i never saw her back there...

:D

RL

[EFerrari]

62. I liked that. Thank you.

:)

[RetroLounge]

64. You're welcome...

:hi:

RL

[bigwillq]

65. What a stud!

:bounce: :hi::hug:

Congrats on 17K!:toast:

[RetroLounge]

67. Takes one to know one...

:D

:hi:

:hug:

RL

[YellowRubberDuckie]

66. You look like you've been having a busy day.

Impressive book collection. We were talking earlier about when we build a house we would make sure one corner of our basement was a study with the walls lined with books.
You are also a handsome feller. :evilgrin:
Duckie

[RetroLounge]

73. Collection? OMG!

Not a collection, more like an inventory :D

of course, I keep taking books out of inventory and putting them on "my" shelf. :9

:hi

RL

[khashka]

68. RL

Any picture of you is a cause for celebration.

But an incredibly handsome man surrounded by books ..... well since both are my passions, it's difficult to know where to look.

Khash.

[RetroLounge]

78. Hello my friend.

You go right ahead and look wherever you want...

:pals:

RL

[The Sushi Bandit]

69. It's time to admit you have a problem with books!

that is the first step

[RetroLounge]

77. ...

1) We admitted we were powerless over books, that they made our lives unmanageable...

:rofl:

RL

[NMMNG]

70. Mmmmmm, look at all of those books

You're not half bad yourself. ;-)

[RetroLounge]

76. ...

:hug:

RL

[buddhamama]

71. an attractive man surrounded by books...

it's dream-like! Congrats on the milestone, RL. :toast: :hi:

[RetroLounge]

75. But the dream is real for a change...

and it feels good to be surrounded by this many books...

:toast:

RL

[xchrom]

72. positvely edible.

:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

74. Edible? You eat books?

:shrug:

RL

[xchrom]

80. uh -- yeah -- books. that's it -- books.

:smoke:

[RetroLounge]

86. ...

:crazy:

RL

[haf216]

79. .....

:wow: Very Nice!!!

[RetroLounge]

82. ...

:hi:

RL

[Shine]

81. Hey there, Handsome!!

I like the beard. :thumbsup:

those books are looking more and more organized. :D Good on ya and kudos! :hi: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

83. Getting there...

Hit 2000 hardcovers listed on the Alibris site...

RL

[mzteris]

84. talk aboutcher whole ball of wax.........

all that - and -

BOOKS, too!

:blush:

[RetroLounge]

85. Yeah, it's pretty darn cool...

:hi:

RL