Promotion Ends
Sorry, but this promotion, because of demand, has already terminated. No more free books available. (For cheapest O'Hara books, go to http://www.philabooks.webs.com/). Hope to post your free books Monday. That's NOT a holiday, right? Anyway, look out for more cooperative promotions between the Society and @philabooksbooksellers. Happy Fourth of July!
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THE JOHN O'HARA SOCIETY celebrates the life and works of John O'Hara, Pennsylvania's pre-eminent contemporary author and America's greatest short-story writer. The JOHS studies, publishes, and diffuses works by and about the author. Membership is free. For details, contact the JOHS's Corresponding Secretary, Richard Carreño, via Philabooks@yahoo.com. © MMXXVI John O'Hara Society.
Worldwide View
International Interest in Society, Study Says During the past year, this website of the John O'Hara Society has received visitors from 39 countries, with the United States and the United Kingdom topping the list as the locales producing the most hits. This is some of the information StatCounter, our statistical source for the website and its companion site, http://www.junto.blogspot.com/, shows. In descending order, the following are some of the countries represented in the data: Canada, Germany, Ireland, France, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Finland, Denmark, China, and Italy. How did visitors come to the site? According to the data, the most common 'keywords,' directing interested parties were, in the following order: 'o'hara novels,' 'john o'hara society,' 'john o'hara,' 'john o'hara novels,' 'john o'hara club,' 'john o'hara blog,' 'dunhill gold plated lighter,' 'wylie o'hara,' 'john o'hara philadelphia,' 'writers clearinghouse press,' 'john o'hara fan club,' 'john o'hara pal joey,' @philabooks,' and the like. Some of the more interesting hits included the following keywords: 'mere sex,' 'john o'hara still living,' 'my father came home at four o'clock one morning in the fall of 1918, and plumped down on a couch in the john' ohara,' 'date to love author john o'hara,' 'john o'hara jew,' 'erloff,' and the like. (Some others were pretty raunchy). If you'd like more details about the continuing survey and how it's compiled, just let me know. --- RDC |
Writer's Query
Did O'Hara Get it Wrong?
In the Companion Guide project I am working on, I think I noticed two mistakes in Appointment in Samarra, and I was wondering if you had the time whether you could check things out in your first edition.
Early on Al Grecco picks up Julian driving home from the Country Club after the drink throwing incident. The books states that Al Grecco is driving a V-61 Cadillac Coach. I went online, and there is no V-61 Cadillac Coach. There is, however, a V-16 Cadillac Coach.
In the scene where Julian wakes up the next day with a hangover, there's a reference to his Kappa Beta Phi Key. There is no Kappa Beta Phi. Instead there is of course Phi Beta Kappa.
I have an email in to Penn State. They promised me an answer. I want to look at the original manuscript to see what was written down. Was this the error of the author or the publisher.
All the more reason for the pilgrimmage to Penn State. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
--Robert Saliba
In the Companion Guide project I am working on, I think I noticed two mistakes in Appointment in Samarra, and I was wondering if you had the time whether you could check things out in your first edition.
Early on Al Grecco picks up Julian driving home from the Country Club after the drink throwing incident. The books states that Al Grecco is driving a V-61 Cadillac Coach. I went online, and there is no V-61 Cadillac Coach. There is, however, a V-16 Cadillac Coach.
In the scene where Julian wakes up the next day with a hangover, there's a reference to his Kappa Beta Phi Key. There is no Kappa Beta Phi. Instead there is of course Phi Beta Kappa.
I have an email in to Penn State. They promised me an answer. I want to look at the original manuscript to see what was written down. Was this the error of the author or the publisher.
All the more reason for the pilgrimmage to Penn State. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
--Robert Saliba
The Big Question?
Why Did O'Hara Move to Princeton? That was the big question over lunch at the Nassau Inn. Lots of reasons: Near Philly and Pottsville. It wasn't New Haven It embodied Wall Street money Ivy League School Firzgerald? WASP population Thanks to Robert Saliba, we also get the official view from the late and pal Matt Bruccoli: '...Belle wanted to get John out of New York where there were too many distractions and to many bars. He concurred, admitting that it was time for him to make "21" a restaurant and not a career. When Wylie showed a mild asthma condition, the O'Haras began town hunting. Saratoga Springs, where Frank Sullivan lived, was considered, but was rejected because the winters were harsh and it was a long way from the reference sources O'Hara needed. No serious consideration was given to Potttsville. He wanted a college town for the library facilities and for the people; and Princeton won out over New Haven...He liked Princeton's location between Philadelphia and New York and had the theory that the social structure of a college town is set by the living standard of the full professors, This is not the case in Princeton. As John O'Hara certainly knew, Princeton is full of big money, and its social structure is more influenced by Wall Street than by Prospect Street." -- Bruccoli, Matthew J., The O'Hara Concern, p 199. |
20 June 2009
Society Visits O'Hara's Princeton
After lunch at the Nassau Inn, a favourite O'Hara dining spot, Society pals toured the 'Master's Princeton.' Included were the Princeton Chapel, Trinity Church, the Nassau Club, Linebrook, and O'Hara's gravesite in the Princeton Cemetery. After almost four hours, we wound up having tea at the cafe in the new town Library building across from the cemetery. Among our group were Robert and Jenny Saliba, James and Sally Checket, Robert Knott, Carol Gramer, Joan Kane, and Richard Carreno.
Next trip? O'Hara's study at Penn State University. Stay tuned for details!
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Press Released
From: Richard Carreno
Date: 12 June 2009
Re: PRESS ADVISORY (O'Hara Society Field Trip to Princeton, NJ)
Contact: 267.253.1086
When: 20 June 2009, 12:30 PM
Who: John O'Hara Society
Where: Nassau Inn
Society to Princeton Sites Related to Author
The John O'Hara Society, a worldwide group that honours and celebrates the life and work of John O'Hara, arguably America's greatest 20th century short-story writer, will meet Saturday, 20 June, in Princeton, NJ, for a field trip to sites related to the author's life and death.
O'Hara lived in Princeton for many years until his death in 1970.
The group, with its head office in Philadelphia, will meet at 12:30 PM for lunch at the Nassau Inn, Palmer Square, and leave from there for site visits to:
* Princeton Cemetery (O'Hara's gravesite)
* 18 College Road West (his first house in Princeton)
* Princeton University Chapel (site of O'Hara's funeral service)
* Princeton Trinity Church (site of funeral of O'Hara's second wife, Belle)
* Linebrook (O'Hara's house)
* Nassau Club (his club in town)
* Princeton Y.M.C.A. (attended)
The lunch is reserved for CURRENT Society members only. The tour is open to all. Just show up.
For more details about the outing and FREE Society membership, go OHaraSociety.blogspot.com. Or contact the group's membership secretary, Richard Carreno, on 2672531086.
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Date: 12 June 2009
Re: PRESS ADVISORY (O'Hara Society Field Trip to Princeton, NJ)
Contact: 267.253.1086
When: 20 June 2009, 12:30 PM
Who: John O'Hara Society
Where: Nassau Inn
Society to Princeton Sites Related to Author
The John O'Hara Society, a worldwide group that honours and celebrates the life and work of John O'Hara, arguably America's greatest 20th century short-story writer, will meet Saturday, 20 June, in Princeton, NJ, for a field trip to sites related to the author's life and death.
O'Hara lived in Princeton for many years until his death in 1970.
The group, with its head office in Philadelphia, will meet at 12:30 PM for lunch at the Nassau Inn, Palmer Square, and leave from there for site visits to:
* Princeton Cemetery (O'Hara's gravesite)
* 18 College Road West (his first house in Princeton)
* Princeton University Chapel (site of O'Hara's funeral service)
* Princeton Trinity Church (site of funeral of O'Hara's second wife, Belle)
* Linebrook (O'Hara's house)
* Nassau Club (his club in town)
* Princeton Y.M.C.A. (attended)
The lunch is reserved for CURRENT Society members only. The tour is open to all. Just show up.
For more details about the outing and FREE Society membership, go OHaraSociety.blogspot.com. Or contact the group's membership secretary, Richard Carreno, on 2672531086.
END
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John O'Hara @ Facebook
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Provisional Itinerary
June 20 Itinerary
Here's a provisional itinerary for our June 20 field trip to Princeton, New Jersey. It's in no particular order:
Princeton Cementary (John O'Hara gravesite).
18 College Road West (Rental before he moved to Linebrook).
Princeton Hospital (Where Belle died).
Princeton Trinity Church (Belle funeral).
Linebook, intersection of Province Line and Pretty Book roads.
Nassau Club.
Princeton Y.M.C.A.
Princeton University Chapel (O'Hara funeral).
If anyone has any other ideas, please note them here.
Also, if anyone who plans to attend who has a camcorder, please bring that too for a film of the event. For the website. YouTube?
--RDC
Contact us at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net, or by telephone at +(00)12672531086. We're always looking for contributors. Join the conversation! © 2009 Writers Clearinghouse.
Here's a provisional itinerary for our June 20 field trip to Princeton, New Jersey. It's in no particular order:
Princeton Cementary (John O'Hara gravesite).
18 College Road West (Rental before he moved to Linebrook).
Princeton Hospital (Where Belle died).
Princeton Trinity Church (Belle funeral).
Linebook, intersection of Province Line and Pretty Book roads.
Nassau Club.
Princeton Y.M.C.A.
Princeton University Chapel (O'Hara funeral).
If anyone has any other ideas, please note them here.
Also, if anyone who plans to attend who has a camcorder, please bring that too for a film of the event. For the website. YouTube?
--RDC
Contact us at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net, or by telephone at +(00)12672531086. We're always looking for contributors. Join the conversation! © 2009 Writers Clearinghouse.
Princeton Field Trip
Set for June 20!
Our visit to John O'Hara sites has been scheduled for 12:30 PM Saturday, June 20, at the Nassau Inn, off Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey. (Check Google and MapQuest for details). We visit the house (hopefully), gravesite, and church, etc. (Refer to O'Hara Compendium.) Please suggest and advise. This is an OPEN event for one and all, paid or non-paid. Please RSVP to John.OHara.Society@comcast 15 June, please.
From: Pal Carol Randolph Gramer, New York: Yankee Doodle Tap Room in the basement of the Nassau Inn is a great place for beer and burgers: pub chow is inexpensive but good, and the ambiance is historical and picturesque. And it is located right smack in the middle of Palmer Square.
From Richard: Thanks for the tip! See you there. Richard
Membership Update
[The following is a copy of a universal blast via our Facebook.com membership page].
Welcome New Members!
In the past month, thanks to Facebook's Group page, we've recruited about a dozen new members. Welcome, pals!
I've tried to message each of you individually, but, to my dismay, this is AGAINST Facebook regs. So this universal blast is necessary. For these new pals, then, I recommend that they go to our website, www.OHaraSociety.blogspot.com, for Society news/updates and for membership details.
Basic membership is FREE. Premium memberships, which includes FREE DVDs, audios, publications, etc., is $25 per annum, payable via PayPal, etc. As always, don't hesitate to contact me directly at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net.
Just a bit of membership news from Blighty: Spoke to James MacDonald at length when I was in London last week. Recruiting efforts there are under way. As you may know, some of our most enthusiastic pals are Brits.
Also, no I haven't forgotten about our field trip to Princeton, New Jersey. I just need a bit of a breather before I can sort that one out.
Best wishes to all, Richard Carreno
Contact us at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net, or by telephone at +(00)1:267:253:1086. We're always looking for contributors. Join the conversation! © 2009 Writers Clearinghouse
Welcome New Members!
In the past month, thanks to Facebook's Group page, we've recruited about a dozen new members. Welcome, pals!
I've tried to message each of you individually, but, to my dismay, this is AGAINST Facebook regs. So this universal blast is necessary. For these new pals, then, I recommend that they go to our website, www.OHaraSociety.blogspot.com, for Society news/updates and for membership details.
Basic membership is FREE. Premium memberships, which includes FREE DVDs, audios, publications, etc., is $25 per annum, payable via PayPal, etc. As always, don't hesitate to contact me directly at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net.
Just a bit of membership news from Blighty: Spoke to James MacDonald at length when I was in London last week. Recruiting efforts there are under way. As you may know, some of our most enthusiastic pals are Brits.
Also, no I haven't forgotten about our field trip to Princeton, New Jersey. I just need a bit of a breather before I can sort that one out.
Best wishes to all, Richard Carreno
Contact us at John.OHara.Society@comcast.net, or by telephone at +(00)1:267:253:1086. We're always looking for contributors. Join the conversation! © 2009 Writers Clearinghouse
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