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Comment on Something I Learned Today by Heather

Heather — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:07:06 +0000

Haven’t heard Bittersweet in more years than I care to count. How can it be that long ago…

Nice find.

Comment on Something I Learned Today by monojack1

monojack1 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:41:38 +0000

Still appreciate seeing the 1986 (?) Mars needs guitars tour at the Orpheum more than almost any other of the many shows I have seen…. I was also right in the front twenty rows, but in fairness, it was not even close to sold out….

Comment on Fool Such As I by monojack1

monojack1 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:47:03 +0000

we are all the same dan… I took a class with samuel delaney, and though I got on very well with him personally (it was a VERY small class, maybe 8 of us?), i didn’t retain a bloody thing. Except that I didn’t like his writing much.

Comment on Waiting For The Kill by Carl V.

Carl V. — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:05:33 +0000

Wow, that Wolfe article was fantastic. Thanks so much for posting it. I’ll be passing it on and re-reading it many a time, I suspect. I am such a HUGE fan of The Lord of the Rings and never tire of discovering new stuff about the books, about Tolkien himself, and even about the films. This was a lovely article, even more so because Wolfe’s two book series, The Knight and The Wizard were my introduction to the wonder that is Gene Wolfe.

Comment on I Wanna Be Sedated by meg

meg — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:56:46 +0000

I concur! A great day to celebrate! And Luke’s visit to the dentist went fine by the way

Comment on Waiting For The Kill by JMP

JMP — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:12:48 +0000

I find myself tempted to skip ahead to various characters’ chapters in order to create the Tyrion/Jon/Arya Show.

Comment on Waiting For The Kill by Heather

Heather — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:21:32 +0000

I am currently reading Fall of Giants by Ken Follet. It is 985 pages and the first book of a three book series (all equally as verbose), but it only took until page 180 or so when someone was getting a hand-job during an opera. So if you’re into that sort of thing…

Unfortunately, it didn’t mention any of these literary nuances on the back cover notes, just promises of a journey through WWI and the Russian Revolution. There’s a world of 12 year-old boys that have no idea what they are missing out on. I, on the other hand, can’t believe I spent this much cash on a drawn-out romance novel. I am keeping with it in the event that it gets better. There was a mine pit fire and that was good so I’ve got that going for me.

I realize that my observations on my reading material are perhaps not as eloquent as yours, but I have little material to work with and I’m half deep into a bottle of mixed grape Bogle that I will grace with a solid 7 in drinkability.

Comment on Winter Beats by The Silver Fox

The Silver Fox — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:09:21 +0000

I attempted watching the Muppets version, but gave up on it pretty rapidly, despite the presence of Michael Caine.

Comment on Why You Been Gone So Long by The Silver Fox

The Silver Fox — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:07:41 +0000

Thank you Jeff. Reading has slowed down a bit with the new addition.

Comment on You You You You by JMP

JMP — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:35:43 +0000

Happy belated Valentine’s Day, darling. I’m sorry I wouldn’t let you get within 5 feet of me. It’s not you, it’s the norovirus. xoxo Love, JMP