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Julian, White Poet WARLORD

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Re: Books
« Reply #630 on: July 08, 2024, 01:47:57 pm »
Geez Alice Munro
This was painful to read yesterday.
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Re: Books
« Reply #631 on: August 14, 2024, 02:07:44 pm »
You got to read her book sidehatch. You will love it
Wow...so much better that I could imagine

she is like the punk rock Forest Gump!




So I of course did the audible version.
did think that she read it, but found out she only does the intro
but Rosanna Arquette, really knocked it out of the park with her delivery, really thought it was Chrissy

Chrissy would do these excellent descriptions of time and place and Arquette's delivery just made them come alive

Chrissy knows how to tell an engaging tale
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Re: Books
« Reply #632 on: August 15, 2024, 08:33:46 am »
this looks interesting...love the title!


I just finished this.  It's about what you'd expect. Sly is a drug-addled dick. I was surprised how much side-work he's done though.  REO Speedwagon???  Worth the read, mostly because it led me to listening beyond the Greatest Hits.

Re: Books
« Reply #633 on: August 15, 2024, 10:02:11 am »
I just finished this.  It's about what you'd expect. Sly is a drug-addled dick. I was surprised how much side-work he's done though.  REO Speedwagon???  Worth the read, mostly because it led me to listening beyond the Greatest Hits.
I just listened to the two part episode on sly 'the history of rock music in 500 songs' and it was fascinating
Sly did some amazing things in music and in general...then he tipped the scales the other way by doing a long list of horrible things (mostly to women, but not exclusively)
Really a visionary and waay before the whole twin-tone/the clash "we should all rock together" attitude towards racism

this book is in my queue
the podcast is defiantly worth it...even if it is 4 hours

also want to check out: Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968
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Re: Books
« Reply #634 on: August 15, 2024, 10:26:42 am »
Just finished Rosanne Cash’s memoir Composed. Beautifully written.

I won’t touch the Sly Stone book with a ten foot pole.

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Re: Books
« Reply #635 on: August 20, 2024, 12:47:54 pm »
Book event at MLK Library for

Daniel Rachel presents Too Much Too Young - The Two Tone Story , in conversation with Keith Willis.

Saturday September 14th 3-4pm

https://www.akashicbooks.com/events/daniel-rachel-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-library-washington-dc/

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Re: Books
« Reply #636 on: August 20, 2024, 02:31:15 pm »
Book event at MLK Library for

Daniel Rachel presents Too Much Too Young - The Two Tone Story , in conversation with Keith Willis.

Saturday September 14th 3-4pm

https://www.akashicbooks.com/events/daniel-rachel-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-library-washington-dc/
- nice on a saturday...
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Re: Books
« Reply #637 on: August 20, 2024, 03:12:49 pm »
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Some have described Murray as a more humorous Irish version of Jonathan Franzen
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Re: Books
« Reply #638 on: August 20, 2024, 03:15:10 pm »
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Some have described Murray as a more humorous Jonathan Franzen
Can he also only write about middle-class Midwestern families too?
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Re: Books
« Reply #639 on: August 21, 2024, 11:42:29 am »
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Some have described Murray as a more humorous Irish version of Jonathan Franzen

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