COMPLETE Beasley's Christmas Party by Booth Tarkington - dc

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 25th, 2019, 8:00 am

ABanner wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 7:01 am KevinS -- you must be busy!! I see you are PLing the Psmith book too!

I listened to a ton of stuff yesterday. I'm almost all caught up!

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 25th, 2019, 9:58 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_04_tarkington_128kb.mp3

10:05

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 25th, 2019, 10:16 am

ABanner wrote: ↑November 25th, 2019, 9:58 am https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_04_tarkington_128kb.mp3

10:05

This must be the fastest PL turnaround I've ever done! PL OK!

More becomes clear, now, eh? Love may be in the air. But what about the enraptured narrator?

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 25th, 2019, 10:22 am

No, I still am going with Beasley winning the maiden. She'll go for him when she see's he HAS imagination, and is a nice guy.

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 26th, 2019, 8:58 am

Chapter 5; one to go!!

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_05_tarkington_128kb.mp3
18:57

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 26th, 2019, 2:10 pm

ABanner wrote: ↑November 26th, 2019, 8:58 am Chapter 5; one to go!!

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_05_tarkington_128kb.mp3
18:57

PL OK!

I suppose it would be rude and presumptuous for me to request Chapter 6 for Thanksgiving.

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 26th, 2019, 2:37 pm

How flattering! I'll try to get it out tomorrow. Don't know quite how they can squeeze in a party and settle all themes in one chapter. I'm enjoying this story but have been amazed at some of the vocabulary - "didoes" meaning eccentric behavior and "cachinnation" meaning to laugh; I thought they were misprints at first.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 26th, 2019, 3:04 pm

I'm doing a reading from about the same time period and the jokes that the young people make are often nonsensical!

I wonder if 'fly your freak flag' will ever become nonsense.

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 27th, 2019, 6:11 am

I had to Google 'fly your freak flag'; I was born in 1942 and it was alien to me! But Tarkington's era was 1900 or so, lots different yet. I really enjoy his Penrod books; I can just about visualize the slower and quieter time, kind of like summer as a kid.

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 27th, 2019, 11:17 am

Final chapter and fine ending. I had a rainstorm during much of the recording session so I got closer to the pop filter and ended up with plosives and rain noise. Hard to eliminate plosives.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_06_tarkington_128kb.mp3

36:21

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 27th, 2019, 11:27 am

ABanner wrote: ↑November 27th, 2019, 11:17 am Final chapter and fine ending. I had a rainstorm during much of the recording session so I got closer to the pop filter and ended up with plosives and rain noise. Hard to eliminate plosives.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/beasleyschristmasparty_06_tarkington_128kb.mp3

36:21

Many thanks for this!

I bet I won't notice any 'It was a dark and stormy night...'

ABanner · Post by **ABanner** » November 27th, 2019, 11:47 am

Many thanks for your comments, Kevin. It really makes a difference when you know someone is interested in what you're doing.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 27th, 2019, 11:49 am

ABanner wrote: ↑November 27th, 2019, 11:47 am Many thanks for your comments, Kevin. It really makes a difference when you know someone is interested in what you're doing.

I used to live in a little community where Tarkington summered. I've always been interested in him. And your reading brings him to life.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 27th, 2019, 2:22 pm

Chapter 6 PL OK!

Charming!

craigdav1 wrote: ↑November 19th, 2019, 1:15 pm

And ready for the catalog! Ready for Christmas!

Post by **craigdav1** » November 27th, 2019, 3:04 pm

Should be able to get this catalogued tonight.