Herbie Hancock, Possibilities, co-written with Lisa Dickey. Found a copy at Dollar Tree for a buck. So far so good.
Herbie Hancock, Possibilities, co-written with Lisa Dickey. Found a copy at Dollar Tree for a buck. So far so good.
Hilarious.Originally Posted by Lou
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
Want to read this, when I can get my hands on it:
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
I know this one has been discussed before: Electric Dreams by Philip K Dick (in Dutch translation). On this collection of stories the Amazon Prime series was made (which I haven't seen).
I just finished Joe Hill's Strange Weather. Stephen King's kid has a collection of four novellas that his Pop would be proud of. In fact, it's almost hard to believe it's not King himself who wrote these. Four different stories that all involve weather to some degree. I could see three of them as part of a Twilight Zone hour-long episode, and the fourth is a little more straight-forward, but still an enjoyable read. Highly recommended for those who enjoy King's shorter works. This is the first I've read of Mr. Hill, so I don't know how it compares to his full-length novels, but I'm now very interested in reading The Fireman and NOS4A2.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
The Fireman is quite good. I also liked Heart Shaped Box.I'm now very interested in reading The Fireman and NOS4A2.
A Comfort Zone is not a Life Sentence
The Physics of Everyday Things (2017) by James Kakalios. Describes everything from how toasters work (and why toasting improves flavor) to how ion mobility spectrometers work. The difference between an X-ray, a sonogram, a CAT scan, an MRI and an ultrasound. Places science in an understandable, every day context.
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Restaurant Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
I was in the restaurant biz for years and this guy tells it like it is
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Finally finished ...Owen Meany. What a wonderful book. Now onto:
Ernest Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls. Never read any Hemingway before; enjoying it so far.
Re-reading "Goodbye Columbus" for the first time since back in the 70's. I'd forgotten how great Roth was.
Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe By Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee (2000). Explains the physics behind the "habitable zone" around stars and why Earth's HZ is unique. Gives several good guesses on how (and where) life started on Earth, and the bizarre circumstances under which it happened. Then goes into the biology of how primitive cyanobacteria evolved into prokaryotes and how prokaryotes evolved into eurkaryotes and how eurkaryotes evolved into multi-cellular organisms and how MCOs evolved into plants and animals as we know them today. And the many, many, many coincidences required for this to happen, and the many, many, many lucky chances that didn't kill off life along the way.
This, along with Sean B. Carroll's Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Stephen Jay Gould's Wonderful Life and a little bit of Darwin for good measure give the reader a plausible explanation for life on Earth.
Eliot Wilder: Endtroducing.
A book in the 33 1/3-series about DJ Shadow's masterpiece.
Just finished Jonathan Cain’s new book “Don’t Stop Believing”. It’s a little heavy on religious content, but he offers a lot of insights into his time with The Babys, Journey, Bad English and other projects. I enjoyed it.
Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America , Alissa Quart.
Yup, America just keeps getting greater and greater....
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
Recently re-read - actually re-listened - to all of these in the past few months:
"A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
An epic, well-written, and well-researched work detailing the history of science and how we know what we know about the Earth. This is brimming with stories about many of the wholly brilliant... and ECCENTRIC ...people who figured things out. I find Bryson to be a witty and insightful writer though I do hope he revises this one sometime soon as it came out in 2003. Still, I wouldn't call it "outdated" as the bulk of it is still completely relevant. Strongly recommended!
"Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar" by Brad Tolinski and Alan Di Perna
If you've ever wondered about the evolution of the electric guitar and most of the key inventors/players, I'd direct you to this book regardless of whether or not you're a guitar player. Lots of details about the electronics and overall design & aesthetics of the electric guitar as well as the ionnovative work done by folks like Les Paul, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Leo Fender, and so many more.
"The Real North Korea" by Andrei Lankov
Lankov is a professor who teaches at Kookmin University in Korea. He grew up in Soviet Russia and attended Kim Il-Sung University in Pyeongyang for a time back in the 1980's, so he writes from the perspective of one who understands how communist societies functioned and as someone who got to know quite a few people from across a broad spectrum in several communist countries. He also lays out numerous scenarios for Korean reunification, all of which entail labyrinthine difficulties. For those interested in a detailed history of how the North Korean regime came to be and how it navigates and manipulates the big powers surrounding it, this is a highly useful book.
Marvel Comics -The Untold Story by Sean Howe
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Currently in the middle of Fat, Drunk, and Stupid by Matty Simmons. It's the story of the making of the movie Animal House. Simmons was a founder of the National Lampoon and a behind-the-scenes guy of the movie. Pretty funny memories of how the movie got off the ground and info about the actors who played the parts. Never knew that Peter Riegert (Boone) was Bette Midler's boyfriend at the time the movie was made.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
Finished Adjustment Day and started Artemis by Andy Weir.
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
I thought Artemis was very disappointing.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
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