Neil Gaiman - Sandman
Richard K Morgan - The Cold Commands
Iain M Banks - Use Of Weapons
have Terry Pratchett - Snuff waiting in the wings for when I finish one of those.
Neil Gaiman - Sandman
Richard K Morgan - The Cold Commands
Iain M Banks - Use Of Weapons
have Terry Pratchett - Snuff waiting in the wings for when I finish one of those.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Just finished Tom Drury's Pacific. Really enjoyed it , first TD I've read. Unique style ,after the 3rd chapter I was totally hooked. Found it through a positive NY Times review.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Caught in the Crossfire. So far, it's fascinating; meaning, to me, he was a really interesting cat.
daughter just gave me Stephen King's JOYLAND: A HARD CRIME NOVEL for my birthday. Next in line after I finish Joe Hill's 20th CENTURY GHOSTS
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
I'm currently reading " Frustration:My Life as a Flyers Fan" by S. Bails....
Okay, just kidding buddy!I don't read a lot. The last one was the Keith Richards autobiography but I just got a couple of books from the kids, the Pete Townshend autobiography and the Bruce Springsteen biography. Not sure which to read first but probably the Townshend. Go Flyers!!
Hey! I haven't finished that yet! Did you get an advance copy?!!!Originally Posted by Birdy
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
HA! It's the book that never ends eh? King of like being a Hab fan these days tooHey! I haven't finished that yet! Did you get an advance copy?!!!
I finished it last week (what can I say; I'm a fan even if I'm willing to acknowledge his flaws). Not his best, but I liked it. It's not as violent and action packed as most of his books, but it's a nice "coming of age" story with some pretty likeable characters and there is a fairly dramatic climax. And for a change, I found the ending to be reasonably satisfying.
I just picked upi the count of Monte Christo for 99 cents for my Nook - I love revenge stories, so this will go on my short list
I got nothin' :
...avoiding any implication that I have ever entertained a cognizant thought.
live samples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwbCFGbAtFc
https://youtu.be/AEE5OZXJioE
https://soundcloud.com/yodelgoat/yod...om-a-live-show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUe3YhCjy6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VOCJokzL_s
Finished Inferno and started The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. A sequel to The Long Earth by the same two authors.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
How did you like Inferno, Alan?
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I liked Inferno. Dan Brown can write a page-turner. It was interesting to have the subject matter of his new book veer away from the Church and venture into a new area. I'm not going to say anything about the plot. Just that the book was better than I expected it to be. Reading it start to finish with no preconceptions is best.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
"Doc" a memoir by Dwight Gooden about his drug and alcohol addictions. Difficult to believe that in 1986 he was up all night doing coke in Nassau County and missed the Mets World Series ticker tape parade in Manhattan. And that was only the beginning of his long list of failures.
Absolutely pathetic.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable.
Huck Finn. Summer reading (along with Kate Chopin's The Awakening) for my students, so I guess I better get on it. I haven't read any Twain in prolly ten years. It's good to be back in those sentences.
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
I know, right?
Can you believe there was a time when the rest of the Majors were so bad that the Mets were actually winners?
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
Just finished rereading the entire (so far) Game of Thrones series. There is much to be picked out of it on a second pass!
Now reading Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith. I'm half-way through, which is just before the end of WWII. He was very much a political general, with very little knowledge or experience in combat. After brilliantly facilitating the Normandy invasion and liberation of France, he took direct command of combat operations, stalled the Allied advance, causing the war to last as much as six months longer than it might have had Montgomery or Patton stayed unleashed.
Valar morghulis. Valar dohaeris.
I think the subtext is rapidly becoming text.
Just finished "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand, the true story of Olympic miler Louis Zamperini who was shot down in the Pacific during WWII, spent over a month adrift in a raft with two other airmen, then was captured and spent almost two years in Japanese POW camps. Absolutely gripping read, whether or not you're a history or WWII buff. Man's capability for cruelty to his fellow man writ large, but also a remarkably inspiring story of irrepressible spirit. One of the best books I've read this year. Apparently, also being filmed for release next year, with Angelina Jolie (!) directing.
Agree: Unbroken was pretty riveting reading, glad it might be made into a film.
The Hungering Trilogy by Heath Pfaff prior was the Innkeeper's Son by Jeremy Brooks.
Be a loyal plastic robot for a world that doesn't care... Frank Zappa
Terry Pratchett Snuff
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
The Billionaire and the Mechanic:
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, The America's Cup
Given that the 'Cup is basically underway right now...
Regards,
Duncan
Thread:
http://www.progressiveears.org/forum...-America-s-Cup
Regards,
Duncan
On The Road - Kerouac
Finally getting around to it after seeing The Magic Trip documentary, which had Neal Cassidy driving the bus.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
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