For the life of me I can't remember in which Richard Jackson story where he become Queen's messenger and purchase aircraft.
Don't think it was ever posted here but hopefully someone remembers the stories title
Thanks, SunSeeker
For the life of me I can't remember in which Richard Jackson story where he become Queen's messenger and purchase aircraft.
Don't think it was ever posted here but hopefully someone remembers the stories title
Thanks, SunSeeker
Book 8 - Oxford University
Correction:
He is appointed in Book 5 - Star to Deckhand
He occasionally performs some of the duties in books 6 and 7.
He starts to actually be one with all the regalia, etc. in book 8.
Wow, you guys are devoted Richard Jackson fans, even more than I am!
(Is that a good thing or a bad thing...?)
Just trying to reduce any confusion about the answers.
Both skyview and LonelyDad are correct. skyview used the original title as first posted here on SOL. Banadin later removed the stories, did very few changes to the content but re-chaptered them into shorter chapters and published the original four (three) books as Books One to Seven on Amazon.
The next book—after "Tenth Grade" (original title)—was then Book 8 – Oxford University.
To complete the confusion, he finally reposted the first three "amazon-sized" books again here on SOL.
BTW, back then, before the remove and re-chaptering he merged the first separate story My Summer Vacation 1958 with the second Ninth Grade 1958-1959, so depending on when you downloaded "Ninth Grade" it may contain "My Summer Vacation 1958" or not.
HM.
(edited 2 typos)
In the original books first posted here I thought he was first appointed a Messenger near the end of the second Summer Vacation book and between Ninth Grade and Tenth Grade. And I'm pretty sure LonelyDad is correct as to his appointment's place in Book 5 of the redivided new series.
In the original books first posted here I thought he was first appointed a Messenger near the end of the second Summer Vacation book and between Ninth Grade and Tenth Grade.
I just did a search for "Queens Messenger" in my copies of the books:
Summer Vacation 1959, Chapter 3: Appointment as Queens Messenger by the Queen and first meeting with head messenger Mr. Norman.
Tenth Grade, Chapters 7 and 8: First job as Queens Messenger, delivery of an envelope to a Chinese drycleaner in LA's China town.
Oxford University, Chapter 26: Buying three Cessna airplanes, leasing one long-term to the Messenger service and getting seconded to the RAF as a Flying Officer.
In following chapters flying for the Messenger service and on a return flight from Brussels reporting a capsized boat, thus rescuing the passengers, one of them was Brigitte Bardot.
HM.
I have that as "Book 10" not "10th grade". A search has me finding Rick passing 10th grade in ch 12 of book 7 "Third Time is a Charm".
I'll have to re-read from the start to see if he starts 10th grade in this book...
crazy shit...SunSeeker
Edit to add - found he starts 10th grade in ch 5-6 of book 6 "Surfing Dude"
He started the series out as 4 books of varying lengths. Becoming a Messenger was in the third book. But when he put them for sale on the river he reworked them into about 6-8 books of similar lengths before adding the later books. So becoming a Queen's Messenger would be in late book 5 or early book 6 in the new setup.
Sha: Louisiana Cajun and Creole slang, derived from the French cher. Term of affection meaning darling, dear, or sweetheart. It could also be a reference to something that is cute.
Sha grin.
His real name is Earl
"Dedication
This is dedicated to my wife Carol for her support and help as my first reader and editor.
Also, the Bellefontaine High School Class of 1962 just because.
Quotation
"That's the way it happened, give or take a lie or two."
James Garner as Wyatt Earp describing the gunfight at the OK Corral in the movie Sunset.
Copyright © 2019
E. E. Nelson"
I suspect he uses "Ed" rather than Earl because he prefers not to be Earl E. Getting up early is not what he wants.
Thanks everyone! I found what I was looking for in Oxford University which he had posted here for a little while.
16 listed...
Book 1 The Beginning
Bookv2 Schooldays
Book 3 Hollywood
Book 4 In the Movies
Book 5 Star to Deckhand
Book 6 Surfing Dude
Book 7 Third Time is a Charm
Book 8: Oxford University
Book 9: Cold War
Book 10: Taking Care of Business
Book 11: Interesting Times
Book: 12 Escape From Siberia
Book 13. Regicide
Book 14. What's Under, Down Under?
Book 15: The Lunar Kingdom
Book 16: First Steps