See, I borrowed this Tull CD from the library...about a year ago or so. I kid you naught! It was the third CD from the 25th Anniversary set...or, uh, "something." Lotsa cool crap on that.

 

Look, my basic point is that NO ONE is capable of appreciating this CD like I am. Probably. And if they are, I don't want to think about it. YES, I've already copied the thing into the family iPod, but also, you have to think of the fines! Those fines dude, not even Jeffrey himself could afford them at this point.

 

However, and of course, I'm sure that there are others who can appreciate this CD and would want it from the library, perhaps some who've even not heard the Tull yet! Also, I do understand paying the fine is...ugh...the "right thing to do." Or at least returning it and starting a new account under a different name.

 

Or there's always the "panic" option...

 

Well, let me put it this way: saying I checked it out a year ago might be a slight exageration (sic); saying I checked it out nine months ago is closer. And they charge more for "media" items...

 

Of course, if the Tull is back in circulation, I suppose I did the nobler thing. Besides, I can always let the account lapse, and see if that cancels the fine.

 

I actually considered returning it, then coming back later and when they said, "Uh, sir, you have a six hundred dollar fine," I'd say, "What the crap are you talking about?!? I returned that ages ago!"

 

But I like that idea better, leave it somewhere in the library, and hope for the best! Yes...

 

For some reason, the made for TV version of Stephen King's IT comes to mind.  John Ritter played a character who returned to his childhood hometown to take on the child predator/monster from his childhood.  It seems like this added comic moments as this librarian was chasing him around town while he was searching for IT.  But I also think I might just be mixing scenes from this movie up with another TV show or movie that I may have seen where this occurred.

 

There is a hilarious Seinfeld episode where Jerry gets a letter from the library stating he never returned the book "Tropic of Cancer" when he was a teenager and his "case" gets investigated by the "library detective",whose name happens to be Mr. Bookman,and the guy acts like a tough,hard-boiled detective type.

 

That dude CRACKS ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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BOOKMAN: You took this book out in 1971.

JERRY: Yes, and I returned it in 1971.

BOOKMAN: Yeah, '71. That was my first year on the job. Bad year for libraries.

Bad year for America. Hippies burning library cards, Abby Hoffman

telling everybody to steal books. I don't judge a man by the length of

his hair or the kind of music he listens to. Rock was never my bag. But

you put on a pair of shoes when you walk into the New York Public

Library, fella.

JERRY: Look, Mr. Bookman. I--I returned that book. I remember it very

specifically.

BOOKMAN: You're a comedian, you make people laugh.

JERRY: I try.

BOOKMAN: You think this is all a big joke, don't you?

JERRY: No, I don't.

BOOKMAN: I saw you on T.V. once; I remembered your name--from my list. I looked

it up. Sure enough, it checked out. You think because you're a celebrity

that somehow the law doesn't apply to you, that you're above the law?

JERRY: Certainly not.

BOOKMAN: Well, let me tell you something, funny boy. Y'know that little stamp,

the one that says "New York Public Library"? Well that may not mean

anything to you, but that means a lot to me. One whole hell of a lot.

Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want to. I've seen your type before:

Flashy, making the scene, flaunting convention. Yeah, I know what you're

thinking. What's this guy making such a big stink about old library

books? Well, let me give you a hint, junior. Maybe we can live without

libraries, people like you and me. Maybe. Sure, we're too old to change

the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right

now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of pee-pees

and wee-wees on the Cat in the Hat and the Five Chinese Brothers?

Doesn't HE deserve better? Look. If you think this is about overdue

fines and missing books, you'd better think again. This is about that

kid's right to read a book without getting his mind warped! Or: maybe

that turns you on, Seinfeld; maybe that's how y'get your kicks. You and

your good-time buddies. Well I got a flash for ya, joy-boy: Party time

is over. Y'got seven days, Seinfeld. That is one week!

 

The above lines were pretty funny.  As I was reading it, I actually pictured Dan Aykroyd playing the Bookman character.  It reminded me of his portrayal of Joe Friday in Dragnet, and also the policeman character he played on According to Jim.

 

The thing that is so funny about that scene,besides the great dialogue,is the character of Bookman himself.He is wearing a trenchcoat,is sort of rumpled,and is absolutely stone-faced and serious when he's saying his lines.He paces the room and does a lot of abrupt turns when he's talking and he punctuates his sentences by pointing at Jerry,etc.,and the whole time Jerry is trying not to laugh.

 

Thanks for indulging me a bit guys,I am a huge Seinfeld fan.