http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/ Spindrift Island - Rick Brant Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:59:38 GMT degofer52 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6757 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6757 I grew up in Illinois in the late 50's early 60's and had an unrestriced license at 16. Me and several friends laughed our butts off when the state said you Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:38:40 GMT series_books http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6756 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6756 Hello, Having first learned to drive in Kansas, I can tell you that the "junior operator" license is available at 14 (restricted to daytime only, to school & Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:21:51 GMT Jim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6755 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6755 In Kansas you could legally drive at 15 on county roads (not state highways or Interstates) for farm related activities up until I think the late 1960s. I'm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:59:20 GMT ggrasso06@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6754 chuck, i know i grew up in brooklyn, i know we could get a learners permit at 16 but the license i think we had to wait to 18 years of age but thanks for the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:57:27 GMT ggrasso06@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6753 In a message dated 11/5/2009 2:54:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lists@... writes: In the 40's & 50's you could get a driver's license when you were 16 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:05 GMT lists@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6752 In the 40's & 50's you could get a driver's license when you were 16 and a pilot's license when you were younger (13 I think), almost anywhere in the US. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:38 GMT none http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6751 members, i read about 50 some odd pages last night during my lunchbreak--so far i like it very much. this story starts to introduce the main characters---rick, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:27:56 GMT David Jarvis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6750 Ralph, very well said! Hope you enjoy it. I find the quality of the series gets better as it goes, personally, but Rocket's Shadow is a good start. (This might Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:24:03 GMT David Jarvis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6749 Not sure about that, but it reminds me of the symbol on the (silver age) Flash's costume, as well as that on Harry Potter's books (and forehead).  David Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:57:36 GMT Bruce Simon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6748 Ralph:     In a way, I do envy you. I started Rick Brant when I was 10 and I am 50+ and still reread them.The science in them was  revolutionary for the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:53:56 GMT somerville99@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6747 I hope you enjoy Rocket's Shadow, it's a good one. FYI, Jonny Quest is on the Boomerang TV network every day along with all of the old Hanna and Barbera Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:32:35 GMT none http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6746 members, wasn't this the same used by flash gordon--?--ralph g Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT none http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6745 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6745 members , the rocket's shadow arrived today. i will put a photo up later. tonite i will take it to work and get a start on my lunch break. it has a very decent Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:19 GMT Greg Weeks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6744 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6744 The Flying Stingaree is now up at Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30401 -- Greg Weeks http://durendal.org:8080/greg/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:24:31 GMT john.dicarlo@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rick_Brant/message/6743 Try this site. http://www.spindriftbooks.com/ It looks like "Deadly Dutchman" has been pulled; perhaps the reprints on that one finally ran out. "Rocket