tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post8206334034833417390..comments2024-03-14T02:33:32.891-05:00Comments on Paris Through My Lens: Samedi Signes - TributeVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-70788856583398362412012-02-05T10:10:13.176-06:002012-02-05T10:10:13.176-06:00Sounds like he was a lucky man Virginia, living to...Sounds like he was a lucky man Virginia, living to a good age and doing what the loved in Paris, can't be much better than that!!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-61799755211162574602012-02-04T16:49:28.815-06:002012-02-04T16:49:28.815-06:00I loved George—he never minded that I was in there...I loved George—he never minded that I was in there all the time, obviously to read the books when I was too poor to buy them.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-61980791621104627202012-02-04T15:28:47.925-06:002012-02-04T15:28:47.925-06:00Thankfully, his daughter has taken over the manage...Thankfully, his daughter has taken over the management so we don't have to worry about it closing anytime soon.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-89011323865879633612012-02-04T15:24:47.588-06:002012-02-04T15:24:47.588-06:00I meant to thank you Virginia before posting the c...I meant to thank you Virginia before posting the comment it accidentally slipped away...Jewel Yet to Findhttp://jewelyettofind.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-79888718658016930452012-02-04T15:20:53.678-06:002012-02-04T15:20:53.678-06:00Very touching post. Shakespeare & Co has a lov...Very touching post. Shakespeare & Co has a lovely website indeed made with love and in style.<br />We've bought there a couple of classics paperbacks for our sons a few years ago stamped with a special logo as a souvenir.<br />George Whitman even named his only daughter Sylvia Beach after the founder of the original S&Co store. She continues the tradition running the shop.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-56205462649179738252012-02-04T09:46:15.292-06:002012-02-04T09:46:15.292-06:00From the clothing alone, we can see that he must h...From the clothing alone, we can see that he must have been 'a character'--I'll bet he was a good storyteller! Do you know what will happen with the bookstore? Hopefully someone will keeping it going for another 60 years.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626044577092153571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-76068386658545698472012-02-04T09:30:38.847-06:002012-02-04T09:30:38.847-06:00JEff, Thanks for sharing that memory with all of u...JEff, Thanks for sharing that memory with all of us. <br /><br />Shell, I love the get up.<br /><br />Janey, I think you are so right he most certainly would.<br /><br />Julie, yes, this was orginally name le Mistral and he later changed the name.<br /><br />Cezar and Leila, I heard he died in his apt. over the shop. Visitors are allowed on the second floor and I have photos from there. I wondered where his apt . was. <br /><br />Ara, I do hope you found it!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-19157849994414609572012-02-04T08:01:36.308-06:002012-02-04T08:01:36.308-06:00Wonder when that picture was taken? He looks like ...Wonder when that picture was taken? He looks like someone you would love to sit by at a dinner party! Thanks for a great post V!Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-74967833880140509312012-02-04T07:17:55.072-06:002012-02-04T07:17:55.072-06:00Shakespeare & Co was my refuge in my early yea...Shakespeare & Co was my refuge in my early years in Paris. Later, as I learned to read French Gibert Jeunne became my haunt but I walked past Shakespeare every day on my way home. If the weather was good George would often be standing at an open window on the floor above the shop, looking as he does on the posterc'est Jeff icihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756888309730392872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-28752391459817116352012-02-04T06:47:45.215-06:002012-02-04T06:47:45.215-06:00It would be lovely to have a chat with him... 98 y...It would be lovely to have a chat with him... 98 y.o., wow, that's an age to achieve!<br />God bless you!<br />CezarCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-30517077547745877982012-02-04T05:39:57.563-06:002012-02-04T05:39:57.563-06:00But this is not the Shakespeare & Co bookstore...But this is not the Shakespeare & Co bookstore of Sylvia Beach and James Joyce et al.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-29830071776707047102012-02-04T03:32:27.824-06:002012-02-04T03:32:27.824-06:00It's a fabulous shot, V. How about that jacke...It's a fabulous shot, V. How about that jacket and tie. It takes some verve to pull off an ensemble like that.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-86814723106652211052012-02-04T03:32:23.288-06:002012-02-04T03:32:23.288-06:00One of my favorite places when I'm in Paris. S...One of my favorite places when I'm in Paris. So mythic!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-47057264321607864332012-02-04T00:04:19.244-06:002012-02-04T00:04:19.244-06:00I totally went on discovery walk trying to find th...I totally went on discovery walk trying to find this store in my last visit. ... hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com