Title: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 02:53:03 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 02:53:03 AM
Thought I'd start a Book-Reading thread. Music & Literature are often co-inspirational.
I'm reading this at the mo. Don Felder's take on his life in the Eagles.
Seems a pretty laid-back and immensely-talented guy, who suffered most of the accompanying disappointments and frustrations of being a musician, but then hit it BIG.
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I'm reading this at the mo. Don Felder's take on his life in the Eagles.
Seems a pretty laid-back and immensely-talented guy, who suffered most of the accompanying disappointments and frustrations of being a musician, but then hit it BIG.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jdQjP06R/000-5.jpg)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 01:30:58 PM
Post by: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 01:30:58 PM
Am travelling to my Family's place over the weekend, and so in light of the recent 2nd court case, I'm packing this to re-read a gripping account of Phil and his musical and personal odyssey.
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Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Satchwood on July 03, 2009, 02:12:54 PM
Post by: Satchwood on July 03, 2009, 02:12:54 PM
I'm reading "I am Legend" and some books by Dean Koontz like Frankenstein...Lightning.....
I agree reading and music go together personally very well........
I also like reading technical books on subjects such as time travel, parallel universes, engineering mechanics, relativity, quantuum physics, mathematics, and of course digital recording!
I agree reading and music go together personally very well........
I also like reading technical books on subjects such as time travel, parallel universes, engineering mechanics, relativity, quantuum physics, mathematics, and of course digital recording!
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Bro on July 03, 2009, 02:37:39 PM
Post by: Bro on July 03, 2009, 02:37:39 PM
Not reading anything right now. Ask me when I'm on vacation in a couple of weeks, and i'll have something for you.
But i just recently finished a book by Dan Brown called (translated directly into english from danish) Murderish Betrayal. About a great discovery from Nasa and some political problems gets thrown in there too. I'm not going to spoil more :) But its a great book and i really recommend it! I'm a big fan of Dan Browns books, and if you are too. You should definitely read this one! It's great!
But i just recently finished a book by Dan Brown called (translated directly into english from danish) Murderish Betrayal. About a great discovery from Nasa and some political problems gets thrown in there too. I'm not going to spoil more :) But its a great book and i really recommend it! I'm a big fan of Dan Browns books, and if you are too. You should definitely read this one! It's great!
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Greeny on July 03, 2009, 05:55:02 PM
Post by: Greeny on July 03, 2009, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: SteveB on July 03, 2009, 01:30:58 PMAm travelling to my Family's place over the weekend, and so in light of the recent 2nd court case, I'm packing this to re-read a gripping account of Phil and his musical and personal odyssey.
I haven't seen this before - but I'm sure gonna get it now! Looks great. Cheers.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Saijinn Maas on July 03, 2009, 06:03:34 PM
Post by: Saijinn Maas on July 03, 2009, 06:03:34 PM
I am currently reading "The Strain" by Guillermo Del Torro
And I am about to start "To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton" by Joel McIver.
And I am about to start "To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton" by Joel McIver.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 04, 2009, 12:52:24 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 04, 2009, 12:52:24 AM
Quote from: Greeny on July 03, 2009, 05:55:02 PMI haven't seen this before - but I'm sure gonna get it now! Looks great. Cheers.
GNY - This was purchased from HMV(UK) sometime last year. Given the recent media coverage of PS's legal proceedings, I would surmise that it would still be freely available (Possibly an updated version is already in the Galleys). It is quite an outstanding read, and as far as I recall, there are quite a few pages devoted to Phil's involvement with your favourite 1960s Pop Group - both as a collective, and individuals. It's well worth searching out.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 10, 2009, 02:37:50 PM
Post by: SteveB on July 10, 2009, 02:37:50 PM
Yep, the book about Phil Spector was a decent re-read. I'm afraid Little Phil has been a bit too handy with the firearms over the years. The World will allow Artists' a lot of licence, esp when they're entertaining the cr*p outta It on the dancefloor, but cross a certain line and the World stands up to you and gets nasty. Always leave them wanting more, eh?
Anyway, to put food on the table, and more importantly D'Addario EXL110s on my Strat copy, it's necessary for StevieB to travel about for a certain number of days per week. Unfortunately, the Strat-copy stays home, and the only musical item I have is my (Ahem) voice, and the ever-present Pen & Paper. And so if I can't make music, well I can certainly read about it. And do you know what's been happening over the last few days? In dreams or upon awakening, I'm starting to remember lines and choruses from the songs on this Forum: BSZ's Samaanya (?) keeps trundling through there, FRK's flute melody from his film-score music was with me in the shower today, and after a recent cat-nap FMK's Where He Once Began almost certainly reminded me of this lot below singing about The Lunatic On The Grass! (Well done to ALL of you, by the way). So on my trip from tomorrow, I'm taking the book below, which I read a couple of years ago, but I'm one of these types that, as long as it's something that interests me, I can re-read a subject endlessly. :)
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Anyway, to put food on the table, and more importantly D'Addario EXL110s on my Strat copy, it's necessary for StevieB to travel about for a certain number of days per week. Unfortunately, the Strat-copy stays home, and the only musical item I have is my (Ahem) voice, and the ever-present Pen & Paper. And so if I can't make music, well I can certainly read about it. And do you know what's been happening over the last few days? In dreams or upon awakening, I'm starting to remember lines and choruses from the songs on this Forum: BSZ's Samaanya (?) keeps trundling through there, FRK's flute melody from his film-score music was with me in the shower today, and after a recent cat-nap FMK's Where He Once Began almost certainly reminded me of this lot below singing about The Lunatic On The Grass! (Well done to ALL of you, by the way). So on my trip from tomorrow, I'm taking the book below, which I read a couple of years ago, but I'm one of these types that, as long as it's something that interests me, I can re-read a subject endlessly. :)
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Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Sprocket on July 10, 2009, 05:20:33 PM
Post by: Sprocket on July 10, 2009, 05:20:33 PM
Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Bosko Schwartz on July 10, 2009, 05:33:54 PM
Post by: Bosko Schwartz on July 10, 2009, 05:33:54 PM
You guys seriously have time to read?? ??? ??? ???
I am truly stunned.
I am truly stunned.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Frank53 on July 10, 2009, 05:51:45 PM
Post by: Frank53 on July 10, 2009, 05:51:45 PM
I'm with Bosko. What is this reading of which you speak?
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: guitarron on July 10, 2009, 07:08:13 PM
Post by: guitarron on July 10, 2009, 07:08:13 PM
Quote from: Bosko Schwartz on July 10, 2009, 05:33:54 PMYou guys seriously have time to read?? ??? ??? ???exactly what i was thinking
I am truly stunned.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Flash Harry on July 11, 2009, 12:36:02 AM
Post by: Flash Harry on July 11, 2009, 12:36:02 AM
If I could carry my guitar on my bike and play it on the train to work I would, but I can't and I have an hour to fill. This 'reading' stuff occupies my mind during this 'wasted' period and the book I have just finished was the brutally funny 'the war of Don Emanuel's nether parts'. Hysterical.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 11, 2009, 12:43:31 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 11, 2009, 12:43:31 AM
FHY - Bet you encountered some bemused looks from others', then? :)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 12, 2009, 05:36:30 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 12, 2009, 05:36:30 AM
In light of BSZ's successful completion of his Opus: Death Of The Sun. Just an update with the book I'm reading (Cover featured above somewhere), on the making of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of the Moon. (Hey, if BSZ's Concept premise were true, there really would be dark sides to the Moon!).
This book is to do with the physical nature of how the songs were put together, and just shows how far recording technology has progressed in 40 years, and how we really are privelleged to live in a time when we all can at least attempt to put together our own visions. Imagine have to cut lengths of tape precisely, and then stick the lengths together to make sound breaks, or loops, or song endings??
We have hit the jackpot, Guys & Gals. Let's keep making music!
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This book is to do with the physical nature of how the songs were put together, and just shows how far recording technology has progressed in 40 years, and how we really are privelleged to live in a time when we all can at least attempt to put together our own visions. Imagine have to cut lengths of tape precisely, and then stick the lengths together to make sound breaks, or loops, or song endings??
We have hit the jackpot, Guys & Gals. Let's keep making music!
(https://i.postimg.cc/gkWdPzGq/000-12.jpg)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 12, 2009, 05:38:42 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 12, 2009, 05:38:42 AM
whats the welsh for zen by john cale is an excellent read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whats-Welsh-Zen-Autobiography-John/dp/0747546223
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveG on July 13, 2009, 12:00:13 PM
Post by: SteveG on July 13, 2009, 12:00:13 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on July 12, 2009, 05:38:42 AMwhats the welsh for zen by john cale is an excellent read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whats-Welsh-Zen-Autobiography-John/dp/0747546223
I have a book called "Zen for sheep". It has lots of pictures....
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Tony W on July 13, 2009, 02:20:29 PM
Post by: Tony W on July 13, 2009, 02:20:29 PM
Who has time to read a book when there is so much to keep up on in this forum alone?
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Sprocket on July 13, 2009, 02:22:02 PM
Post by: Sprocket on July 13, 2009, 02:22:02 PM
Quote from: Tony W on July 13, 2009, 02:20:29 PMWho has time to read a book when there is so much to keep up on in this forum alone?
I find there are somethings you just wanna learn, that you cant learn in forums or online...I make time, when its something you are interested in the time is there.
[edit]...and all of this comes from a guy who doesnt/didnt like to read.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Greeny on July 14, 2009, 04:08:57 AM
Post by: Greeny on July 14, 2009, 04:08:57 AM
Roberto Bolano - The Savage Detectives. Some strange Mexican tale of poetry and driving. It's pretty good.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 18, 2009, 01:05:32 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 18, 2009, 01:05:32 AM
An update on the previous book: The recording of Dark Side Of The Moon at Abbey Road. Forget Punk. If the Suits in charge of the Record Companies in the 1970s had known what was coming technologically in a few short years, (i.e. This Forum, its Hardware and Adherents), then they really would have sh*t themselves!!
On my Riches-Procuring jaunts this week, I'm taking the following book with me. It was a little after my time musically, but I'm always open to another's interpretation of their musical development.
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On my Riches-Procuring jaunts this week, I'm taking the following book with me. It was a little after my time musically, but I'm always open to another's interpretation of their musical development.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Qxn0jg5V/000-8.jpg)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: hooper on July 18, 2009, 02:27:44 PM
Post by: hooper on July 18, 2009, 02:27:44 PM
Guerrilla Home Recording by Karl Coryat
1/3 of of it will not apply to my situation because it referrs to equipment that I will never own. Of the remaining 2/3rds of it, I already knew half. Part of the half I already knew, I had temporarily forgotten. :D So, was it worth the read? YES. I've got maybe about 6 'how to' books on home recording and none of them are the complete package. There are so many little tricks of the trade to put into the bag of tricks and it seems that you just can't get them all at one place. So, yeah. It was worth $9.99US for a used copy from Amazon.
Before that I just finished reading the Civil War trilogy (Gods and Generals/Killer Angles/The Last Full Measure)by Micheal and Jeff Saara and then the prequil to all that on the Mexican war (Gone for a Soldier). More than a typical history book, these historical novels explore the hero personalities of these events.... Ordinary people who found themselves caught up in extraordinary circimstances. The interest coincided with a road trip that Judy and I took this Spring up through the historic Shenendoah Valley and visited the battlefield at Gettysburg.
1/3 of of it will not apply to my situation because it referrs to equipment that I will never own. Of the remaining 2/3rds of it, I already knew half. Part of the half I already knew, I had temporarily forgotten. :D So, was it worth the read? YES. I've got maybe about 6 'how to' books on home recording and none of them are the complete package. There are so many little tricks of the trade to put into the bag of tricks and it seems that you just can't get them all at one place. So, yeah. It was worth $9.99US for a used copy from Amazon.
Before that I just finished reading the Civil War trilogy (Gods and Generals/Killer Angles/The Last Full Measure)by Micheal and Jeff Saara and then the prequil to all that on the Mexican war (Gone for a Soldier). More than a typical history book, these historical novels explore the hero personalities of these events.... Ordinary people who found themselves caught up in extraordinary circimstances. The interest coincided with a road trip that Judy and I took this Spring up through the historic Shenendoah Valley and visited the battlefield at Gettysburg.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 19, 2009, 10:23:54 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 19, 2009, 10:23:54 AM
QuoteGuerrilla Home Recordingyou should be writing your own book ken.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Migs on July 20, 2009, 03:14:26 AM
Post by: Migs on July 20, 2009, 03:14:26 AM
The Sages
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The first paragraph made me hate my parents for not investing $10k with George Soros in 1969. By 2000, that $10K was worth $43 million.
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The first paragraph made me hate my parents for not investing $10k with George Soros in 1969. By 2000, that $10K was worth $43 million.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Davo on July 21, 2009, 12:36:53 PM
Post by: Davo on July 21, 2009, 12:36:53 PM
Im gonna read Cash this week. Johnnys always amazed me.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Tony W on July 21, 2009, 02:11:49 PM
Post by: Tony W on July 21, 2009, 02:11:49 PM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on July 19, 2009, 10:23:54 AMMake a DVD instead I have difficulty reading for content.QuoteGuerrilla Home Recordingyou should be writing your own book ken.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on July 25, 2009, 10:20:53 AM
Post by: SteveB on July 25, 2009, 10:20:53 AM
My previous Book-Read: The Modfather - My Life With Paul Weller. Yep, definitely worth a turn. In these days of bookshops full of shelves bending under a great-pile of Sh*t-Lit -(Some people dignify the genre with Misery-Lit), but it quickly became one of who could heap the most sh*t into as few pages as possible yet still make money, it's nice to see that 'Normal' childhoods are still written about; and one where music is played out as Backdrop to the Protagonist growing into a Teenager/Adult. Recommended.
This week on my Crust-Earning travels, I'm taking the following: A history of the LP-to-the-iPod. Should prove fascinating.
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This week on my Crust-Earning travels, I'm taking the following: A history of the LP-to-the-iPod. Should prove fascinating.
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Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on October 10, 2009, 03:59:12 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 10, 2009, 03:59:12 AM
Yep the book above ^^^^ was worth a read, esp when you now have the irony of old-style record shops full of LPs and vinyl geeks. What goes around, comes around, eh?
Now dipping into this below, the story of troubled-genius Joe Meek.
Don't know where you lot live, but around here, every half-wit who's able to burp into a microphone is heralded as a comedy genius. But it does appear that Mr Meek really was the genuine article. (A genius, that is). A lot of the effects that we now take for granted, esp on these BR-machines, phasing and various echoes etc seem to have been directly influenced by Joe's pioneering work in the 1950s & 60s. I bought the book on the back of purchasing the recently-released DVD Telstar (which I haven't yet watched), and so will let you know how it all turns out. (Well, tragically, as it happens. But I won't spoil the story).
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Now dipping into this below, the story of troubled-genius Joe Meek.
Don't know where you lot live, but around here, every half-wit who's able to burp into a microphone is heralded as a comedy genius. But it does appear that Mr Meek really was the genuine article. (A genius, that is). A lot of the effects that we now take for granted, esp on these BR-machines, phasing and various echoes etc seem to have been directly influenced by Joe's pioneering work in the 1950s & 60s. I bought the book on the back of purchasing the recently-released DVD Telstar (which I haven't yet watched), and so will let you know how it all turns out. (Well, tragically, as it happens. But I won't spoil the story).
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Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: hooper on October 12, 2009, 06:43:11 AM
Post by: hooper on October 12, 2009, 06:43:11 AM
'Here, There and Everywhere.... My Life Recording the music of The Beatles'
by Geoff Emmerick.
It helps to be smart, talented, dedicated and energetic. Being incredibly lucky doesn't hurt either! When he was barely 16 years old Geoff Emmercik began his first day on the job as an apprentice sound engineer at EMI studio in London, on Abby Road. Just so happened on that same day a fellow named Brian Epstein brought his little four-piece band into the studio for their first sound test with George Martin producing. And the rest is history...
Geoff quickly rose up the ranks to become a full-fledged sound Engineer at EMI and won his first Grammy for best engineered album of the year for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. He would go on to win 3 more Grammys.
The book contains lots of eyewitness accounts of Beatle recording sessions along with thoughts and comments from the sound engineer's perspective. He provided a lot of the technical savy and how-to solutions that were employed to pull off the ideas that the Beatles (and George Martin) came up with.
It's especially interesting for a home recordist to hear Geoff telling about how they had to bounce (they called it 'rendering') from the four track tape machine to another 4-track machine in order to free up more tracks. Most of the time in the early days they were mixing to mono so a bounce would free up 3 empty tracks.
Read this book along with 'All You Need Is Ears' by George Martin and you will feel like you've got a pretty good sense of what went on in those magical days at Abby Road.
Hooper
by Geoff Emmerick.
It helps to be smart, talented, dedicated and energetic. Being incredibly lucky doesn't hurt either! When he was barely 16 years old Geoff Emmercik began his first day on the job as an apprentice sound engineer at EMI studio in London, on Abby Road. Just so happened on that same day a fellow named Brian Epstein brought his little four-piece band into the studio for their first sound test with George Martin producing. And the rest is history...
Geoff quickly rose up the ranks to become a full-fledged sound Engineer at EMI and won his first Grammy for best engineered album of the year for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. He would go on to win 3 more Grammys.
The book contains lots of eyewitness accounts of Beatle recording sessions along with thoughts and comments from the sound engineer's perspective. He provided a lot of the technical savy and how-to solutions that were employed to pull off the ideas that the Beatles (and George Martin) came up with.
It's especially interesting for a home recordist to hear Geoff telling about how they had to bounce (they called it 'rendering') from the four track tape machine to another 4-track machine in order to free up more tracks. Most of the time in the early days they were mixing to mono so a bounce would free up 3 empty tracks.
Read this book along with 'All You Need Is Ears' by George Martin and you will feel like you've got a pretty good sense of what went on in those magical days at Abby Road.
Hooper
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 12, 2009, 06:52:27 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 12, 2009, 06:52:27 AM
QuoteI bought the book on the back of purchasing the recently-released DVD Telstar (which I haven't yet watched), and so will let you know how it all turns out. (Well, tragically, as it happens. But I won't spoil the story).the movie is great, i know what i am looking for in the library now.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Migster on October 13, 2009, 11:22:03 PM
Post by: Migster on October 13, 2009, 11:22:03 PM
I was reading Don Quixote but have come away to my house in the mountains and left the book at home. At least I remembered the tele.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: OsCKilO on October 14, 2009, 07:20:17 AM
Post by: OsCKilO on October 14, 2009, 07:20:17 AM
Don Quixote ..........
Story of my life.....!
Story of my life.....!
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: launched on October 14, 2009, 07:29:01 AM
Post by: launched on October 14, 2009, 07:29:01 AM
Donkey Hote! Hee haw!! ;D
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Tharek chasing windmills all his life...
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I'm reading "How to make millions overnight with this easy five step plan". I'll let you know how I made out tomorrow...
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Tharek chasing windmills all his life...
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I'm reading "How to make millions overnight with this easy five step plan". I'll let you know how I made out tomorrow...
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Flash Harry on October 14, 2009, 02:56:13 PM
Post by: Flash Harry on October 14, 2009, 02:56:13 PM
Just finished the 60's classic, 'The Graduate'. Funny and edgy. I loved it.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: cuthbert on October 14, 2009, 07:49:41 PM
Post by: cuthbert on October 14, 2009, 07:49:41 PM
Just finished up my Orwell collection (the one that got yanked back by Amazon.com), and digging into the H.P. Lovecraft collection now.
And that's my light reading...scary! :D
And that's my light reading...scary! :D
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on October 15, 2009, 02:58:08 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 15, 2009, 02:58:08 AM
CBT - Recently re-read 'Keep The Aspidistra Flying'. Have Artists' ever been understood? ???
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Trotters on October 15, 2009, 06:19:50 AM
Post by: Trotters on October 15, 2009, 06:19:50 AM
Just read Titus Groan by Mervin Peake....freaky book but good
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Migster on October 15, 2009, 07:07:40 AM
Post by: Migster on October 15, 2009, 07:07:40 AM
I love that Picasso of Tharek tilting at windmills. It is just so so deceptively complex or simple or something.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: cuthbert on October 15, 2009, 12:06:43 PM
Post by: cuthbert on October 15, 2009, 12:06:43 PM
Quote from: SteveB on October 15, 2009, 02:58:08 AMCBT - Recently re-read 'Keep The Aspidistra Flying'. Have Artists' ever been understood? ???
Exactly, SteveB! I think I lost that fight long ago, but I keep getting up again. :)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Davo on October 15, 2009, 03:58:43 PM
Post by: Davo on October 15, 2009, 03:58:43 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on October 14, 2009, 07:49:41 PMJust finished up my Orwell collection (the one that got yanked back by Amazon.com), and digging into the H.P. Lovecraft collection now.A few weeks back I read Animal Farm again-profound.
And that's my light reading...scary! :D
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on October 31, 2009, 04:08:42 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 31, 2009, 04:08:42 AM
Watched the DVD Telstar last night. Hmm. There was a quote about the 1990s film version of Titanic which said: There were 1400 stories on this boat, and this was the lousiest to pick.
I'm afraid Telstar suffers something of a similar fate. It can't seem to make its mind up which story it wants to tell: Joe Meek the paranoid Artist. Joe Meek the incompetent business man. Joe Meek's life as a public-toilet-visting homosexual. Joe Meek the pioneering recording genius. The film itself is well-made and periodic, and certainly worth a watch, but just seems a bit directionless. Oh Well, perhaps a second view at some stage will enlighten more.
Am going to be dipping into the book below, to see what Eric has to say for himself?
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I'm afraid Telstar suffers something of a similar fate. It can't seem to make its mind up which story it wants to tell: Joe Meek the paranoid Artist. Joe Meek the incompetent business man. Joe Meek's life as a public-toilet-visting homosexual. Joe Meek the pioneering recording genius. The film itself is well-made and periodic, and certainly worth a watch, but just seems a bit directionless. Oh Well, perhaps a second view at some stage will enlighten more.
Am going to be dipping into the book below, to see what Eric has to say for himself?
(http://i64.tinypic.com/sxdtft.jpg)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: tony on October 31, 2009, 04:58:47 AM
Post by: tony on October 31, 2009, 04:58:47 AM
Just started Charles Hamm, Yesterdays: Popular song in America, today.
It's a big story as he tells it.
It's a big story as he tells it.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: chapperz66 on October 31, 2009, 06:17:16 AM
Post by: chapperz66 on October 31, 2009, 06:17:16 AM
I'm about halfway through "Defiance" - the biography of the Bielski partisans in Belorussia. Grim reading but inspiring. It will take me weeks to finish - the Sunday Times normally lasts me until Thursday....
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Post by: SteveB on October 31, 2009, 06:58:13 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 31, 2009, 06:58:13 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on October 31, 2009, 06:17:16 AM...the Sunday Times normally lasts me until Thursday...
C66 - Yep, but it's usually a darned good read. I mean, the amount of fashion tips from Style that you can pass on to any GF is incredible!!! ;D
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Post by: tafka on October 31, 2009, 09:24:38 AM
Post by: tafka on October 31, 2009, 09:24:38 AM
the podx3 manual.
and anything by Anthony Beevor
TJ.
and anything by Anthony Beevor
TJ.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: chapperz66 on November 01, 2009, 01:27:31 AM
Post by: chapperz66 on November 01, 2009, 01:27:31 AM
TJ - haven't read the pod manual but my last read was "D-Day" by Beevor. Quite how he researches something like that is incredible.
Steve - I tend to speed through the Style section - unless there's an article on lingerie of course (oops - perhaps I've said too much). Forgive my ignorance - what's a GF?
Paul
Steve - I tend to speed through the Style section - unless there's an article on lingerie of course (oops - perhaps I've said too much). Forgive my ignorance - what's a GF?
Paul
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Post by: SteveB on November 01, 2009, 01:37:20 AM
Post by: SteveB on November 01, 2009, 01:37:20 AM
Quote from: chapperz66 on November 01, 2009, 01:27:31 AM...what's a GF?
C66 - A GirlFriend, usu long-suffering. :)
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Post by: chapperz66 on November 01, 2009, 02:32:54 AM
Post by: chapperz66 on November 01, 2009, 02:32:54 AM
Steve - ah! GF - the penny drops....
I haven't got one of those. (I've been married 23 years - its beginning to look like it might last.....)
Paul
I haven't got one of those. (I've been married 23 years - its beginning to look like it might last.....)
Paul
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Post by: Greeny on November 01, 2009, 12:27:46 PM
Post by: Greeny on November 01, 2009, 12:27:46 PM
Peter Aykroyd's fascinating new history of Venice. It really is outstanding - especially if you love Venice, lol
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Post by: Migs on November 01, 2009, 03:49:22 PM
Post by: Migs on November 01, 2009, 03:49:22 PM
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Red Square Blues - A beginners guide to the decline and fall of the Soviet Union by Kim Traill.
My sister gave it to me because she knows the author and thinks she would make a good partner for me. I did a bit of travelling around Eastern Europe around 1992 and the book is just how I remember it.
Red Square Blues - A beginners guide to the decline and fall of the Soviet Union by Kim Traill.
My sister gave it to me because she knows the author and thinks she would make a good partner for me. I did a bit of travelling around Eastern Europe around 1992 and the book is just how I remember it.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on November 01, 2009, 04:40:22 PM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on November 01, 2009, 04:40:22 PM
Mixing Audio - Roey somebody
and
Mastering Audio - Bob Katz
Both came in this week and I've started on the former. I'm hoping I find it useful instead of frustrating.
and
Mastering Audio - Bob Katz
Both came in this week and I've started on the former. I'm hoping I find it useful instead of frustrating.
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Post by: Blooby on November 01, 2009, 06:46:56 PM
Post by: Blooby on November 01, 2009, 06:46:56 PM
The Risk Pool by Richard Russo, predominantly about a relationship between father and son in a small town north of New York City. His writing was stellar and reminded me of some old haunts in that area. When searching for the image below, I found out they're going to do a movie of it.
Blooby
(http://images.swaptree.com/images/books/34/0679753834.jpg)
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Post by: Migs on November 01, 2009, 09:44:27 PM
Post by: Migs on November 01, 2009, 09:44:27 PM
Quote from: Blooby on November 01, 2009, 06:46:56 PMI found out they're going to do a movie of it.
More fodder for "where's blooby".
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Post by: SteveB on November 25, 2009, 10:01:16 AM
Post by: SteveB on November 25, 2009, 10:01:16 AM
A sometimes lough-out-loud account of the making of the film 'Some Like It Hot'.
Let's say that on occasions Marylin Monroe could be difficult to work with, though it also has to be said that MM's ego wasn't the only one strutting and fretting upon the Sound Stage. When even 'Mr Placid' himself Jack Lemmon's patience is lost then tensions really have reached a breaking-point. Perhaps the whole episode is best summed up by the film's Director Billy Wilder who said: 'We were in mid-flight before we realised we had a nut on the plane.' It's well worth a read, if only into the insight of just what a cattle-market acting in Hollywood was like in the 1950s.
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Let's say that on occasions Marylin Monroe could be difficult to work with, though it also has to be said that MM's ego wasn't the only one strutting and fretting upon the Sound Stage. When even 'Mr Placid' himself Jack Lemmon's patience is lost then tensions really have reached a breaking-point. Perhaps the whole episode is best summed up by the film's Director Billy Wilder who said: 'We were in mid-flight before we realised we had a nut on the plane.' It's well worth a read, if only into the insight of just what a cattle-market acting in Hollywood was like in the 1950s.
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Post by: Blooby on November 28, 2009, 08:10:52 PM
Post by: Blooby on November 28, 2009, 08:10:52 PM
I just tore through three Robert B. Parker books while I had the flu and am now reading Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. It's less whiny and superior than his In a Sunburned Country and (somewhat in..) I'm a Stranger Here Myself. This one is more just sheer yucks, closer in timbre to his A Walk in the Woods, one of the funniest things I've ever read.
Blooby
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Post by: Greeny on November 29, 2009, 02:18:48 AM
Post by: Greeny on November 29, 2009, 02:18:48 AM
Quote from: Blooby on November 28, 2009, 08:10:52 PMI just tore through three Robert B. Parker books while I had the flu and am now reading Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. It's less whiny and superior than his In a Sunburned Country and (somewhat in..) I'm a Stranger Here Myself. This one is more just sheer yucks, closer in timbre to his A Walk in the Woods...
I've read all his books as an antidote to the heavier stuff I wade through. This is an excellent one. He makes you feel warm about reading. And you can't beat a bit of nostalgia...
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Post by: tazzy on November 29, 2009, 06:20:31 AM
Post by: tazzy on November 29, 2009, 06:20:31 AM
I'm an unknown newbie here...but wanted to weigh in with my current read...Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged". A grim tale of what happens when the world is shut down. tazzy
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Post by: Flash Harry on November 29, 2009, 08:49:03 AM
Post by: Flash Harry on November 29, 2009, 08:49:03 AM
Henry Miller. Sexus. I found it in a charity shop.
It was a precursor to the Beat Generation books and influenced writers such as Jack Kerouac and was commented favourable upon by George Orwell.
It has a lot of sex in it. Many of Millers books were banned in his home country.
It's one of those streams of consiousness things. I'm enjoying it. There are another two books in the series. I plan to read them too.
It was a precursor to the Beat Generation books and influenced writers such as Jack Kerouac and was commented favourable upon by George Orwell.
It has a lot of sex in it. Many of Millers books were banned in his home country.
It's one of those streams of consiousness things. I'm enjoying it. There are another two books in the series. I plan to read them too.
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Post by: Greeny on November 29, 2009, 01:19:17 PM
Post by: Greeny on November 29, 2009, 01:19:17 PM
Quote from: Flash Harry on November 29, 2009, 08:49:03 AMHenry Miller. Sexus. I found it in a charity shop.
It was a precursor to the Beat Generation books and influenced writers such as Jack Kerouac and was commented favourable upon by George Orwell.
It has a lot of sex in it. Many of Millers books were banned in his home country.
It's one of those streams of consiousness things. I'm enjoying it. There are another two books in the series. I plan to read them too.
Henry Miller is the man - second only to Bukowski for me. Tropic of Cancer changed my life. It made me want to write and think I could be a writer. Not there yet, obviously, lol. All of the Henry Miller books are a great read. Nice one!
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Post by: Blooby on December 05, 2009, 04:46:21 AM
Post by: Blooby on December 05, 2009, 04:46:21 AM
I'm reading an incredibly funny book right now (although the humor may not be for everyone) called Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman. It's basically a fan's-eye view of predominantly 80's metal (of which I was not particularly a fan. That conflicted with my no lyrics/fusion ethos back then.). I've included a random chuckle below.
Although the lyrics of "Here I go again" by Whitesnake are about forging one's own path and being a loner, the director...seemed to think the song was about a woman trying to fuck a car. Luckily, this was 1987, and Coverdale happened to be dating Tawny Kitaen. Ms. Kitaen isn't a particularly good thespian, but she is very, very good at humping the hood of a Jaguar.
Blooby
(http://www.cheekychicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fargo_rock_city1.jpg)
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Post by: BossMicroBRew on December 06, 2009, 04:15:13 PM
Post by: BossMicroBRew on December 06, 2009, 04:15:13 PM
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
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Post by: Ted on December 06, 2009, 04:32:58 PM
Post by: Ted on December 06, 2009, 04:32:58 PM
Quote from: Blooby on December 05, 2009, 04:46:21 AMI'm reading an incredibly funny book right now (although the humor may not be for everyone) called Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman.(http://www.cheekychicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fargo_rock_city1.jpg)
Awesome cover photo.
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Post by: 64Guitars on December 06, 2009, 08:09:56 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on December 06, 2009, 08:09:56 PM
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Post by: Greeny on December 07, 2009, 01:03:01 AM
Post by: Greeny on December 07, 2009, 01:03:01 AM
Quote from: BossMicroBRew on December 06, 2009, 04:15:13 PMThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
One of the greats!!!! I may have to read it for a 5th time, lol.
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Post by: Ferryman on December 07, 2009, 01:49:51 AM
Post by: Ferryman on December 07, 2009, 01:49:51 AM
I'm reading "The English Civil Wars: 1640 - 1660" by Blair Worden. An excellent, easy to read and not long book that looks at the political and social issues through the conflicts. What struck me was how he presents the slide into conflict in such a way that it is easy to see that neither side intended this to be a long, drawn out confilict that would unleash religious extremism and create major societal upheaval. In fact, at the start both sides thought there wouldn't be a "real" war and felt one battle would conclude matters. How wrong they were, and how sad that our stupid politicians don't ever read and understand these kind of things. Rushing into war is easy, but the results are rarely what the initiators intended.
Wasn't aware of this, it looks very interesting and is going straight on to the Xmas list!
Cheers,
Nigel
Quote from: BossMicroBRew on December 06, 2009, 04:15:13 PMThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
Wasn't aware of this, it looks very interesting and is going straight on to the Xmas list!
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Greeny on December 07, 2009, 02:01:02 AM
Post by: Greeny on December 07, 2009, 02:01:02 AM
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid test is an incredible read. The historical impact of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on music, culture, and anti-culture is immense. For anyone interested in Psychedelic music, all the seeds are sown here. Allen Ginsberg gets in on the act (one of the greatest cultural driving forces of the 20th century), and for 'On the Road' fans, Neal Cassady pops up to span decades and drive Ken's bus across America - all funded by the movie proceeds of Ken's book 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest'. I can't recommend it enough!
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Post by: Blooby on December 12, 2009, 11:00:26 AM
Post by: Blooby on December 12, 2009, 11:00:26 AM
Quote from: Greeny on December 07, 2009, 02:01:02 AMNeal Cassady pops up to span decades and drive Ken's bus across America.
With respect to the bus you mention, my girlfriend's RV is nicknamed "Further." Actually, I bet many of them are at the hippie fests I frequent.
Blooby
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Post by: Tony W on December 13, 2009, 12:45:09 AM
Post by: Tony W on December 13, 2009, 12:45:09 AM
one day i am going to buy a book
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Post by: Greeny on December 13, 2009, 03:24:12 AM
Post by: Greeny on December 13, 2009, 03:24:12 AM
'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. Weird but literate. I'm well into it!!!
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Post by: madrab on December 19, 2009, 05:37:40 AM
Post by: madrab on December 19, 2009, 05:37:40 AM
Just read Ginger Bakers Autobiography — an ok musicians biography, better read than Clapton's, though Clapton probably is a nicer person. Anyone read Jack Bruce's?
Reading Murakamis' Sputnik.... Recomended, music is important in Murakamis writing.
Plus a number of other books. I have always many going at the same time. A Stephen King biography, Benazir Bhouto (spelling?), atleast one or two RLS or Conrad...
If I had to choose between books and music I wouldn't.
Reading Murakamis' Sputnik.... Recomended, music is important in Murakamis writing.
Plus a number of other books. I have always many going at the same time. A Stephen King biography, Benazir Bhouto (spelling?), atleast one or two RLS or Conrad...
If I had to choose between books and music I wouldn't.
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Post by: SteveB on December 19, 2009, 06:36:04 AM
Post by: SteveB on December 19, 2009, 06:36:04 AM
Took the opportunity during the Forum hiatus to read this below; the biography of Tony Wilson. A newsreader in the North West of England, who also started Factory Records, home of Joy Division, Happy Mondays etc.
A very polarising character was our Tony, who had a lot to say for himself, including this, when in discussion about ways to commit suicide: "I'd throw myself off the top of my ego".
It's a very easy read which genuinely throws up some surprises, which I won't repeat in case you wish to read the book.
When asked about what epitaph he'd like (When he was very much alive and no sign of illness), he replied: "Made a difference".
Whether you like T.W. or not, he was probably right.
(https://i.postimg.cc/C1scRBPS/000-13.jpg)
A very polarising character was our Tony, who had a lot to say for himself, including this, when in discussion about ways to commit suicide: "I'd throw myself off the top of my ego".
It's a very easy read which genuinely throws up some surprises, which I won't repeat in case you wish to read the book.
When asked about what epitaph he'd like (When he was very much alive and no sign of illness), he replied: "Made a difference".
Whether you like T.W. or not, he was probably right.
(https://i.postimg.cc/C1scRBPS/000-13.jpg)
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Post by: tony on December 27, 2009, 10:33:43 PM
Post by: tony on December 27, 2009, 10:33:43 PM
My xmas reading has been 'The Life of Debussy' by Roger Nichols.
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Very boring. Why do composers always have to have had a life of not fitting in and then struggling pathways to ultimately find their great contribution? I'm sure the life was interesting enough but this biography isn't. I think biography must be the thing that people take up when they find writing shopping lists too exciting for them.
Some years ago I read the journals of Arnold Bennett. Now there was bloke who knew that writing books and plays was a lot better for his health and bank balance than laying bricks and had the decency to enjoy his life when he wasn't at his desk.
(http://assets.cambridge.org/97805215/78875/cover/9780521578875.jpg)
Very boring. Why do composers always have to have had a life of not fitting in and then struggling pathways to ultimately find their great contribution? I'm sure the life was interesting enough but this biography isn't. I think biography must be the thing that people take up when they find writing shopping lists too exciting for them.
Some years ago I read the journals of Arnold Bennett. Now there was bloke who knew that writing books and plays was a lot better for his health and bank balance than laying bricks and had the decency to enjoy his life when he wasn't at his desk.
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Post by: Blooby on December 31, 2009, 01:29:06 PM
Post by: Blooby on December 31, 2009, 01:29:06 PM
Plowed through two over the last couple weeks (ahhh, vacation).
First one was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic jaunt through America where father and son attempt to forage for food whilst avoiding the odd cannibal or three. It won the Pulitzer Prize. I thought it was tripe. It struck me as the narcoleptic version of Speed. I was expecting some sort of moral pay-off, but the ending was just blah. I guess I'm just an idiot.
Second was the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis. Don't know what possessed me as I was never a fan. I guess I wanted to read about a drug-addled and self-absorbed person because that's what I got.
Since my last two were duds, I've decided to read Siddhartha by Hesse. Haven't read it in years but am looking forward to it.
Peace.
Blooby
First one was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic jaunt through America where father and son attempt to forage for food whilst avoiding the odd cannibal or three. It won the Pulitzer Prize. I thought it was tripe. It struck me as the narcoleptic version of Speed. I was expecting some sort of moral pay-off, but the ending was just blah. I guess I'm just an idiot.
(http://blogs.sun.com/sdsouza/resource/cmccarthy_theroad.jpg)
Second was the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis. Don't know what possessed me as I was never a fan. I guess I wanted to read about a drug-addled and self-absorbed person because that's what I got.
(http://unspokenstyle.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/200px-scartissuebook.jpg)
Since my last two were duds, I've decided to read Siddhartha by Hesse. Haven't read it in years but am looking forward to it.
(http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/images/siddhartha-by-hermann-hesse-book-review-by-barnali-saha-21105581.jpg)
Peace.
Blooby
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Post by: tony on December 31, 2009, 05:21:56 PM
Post by: tony on December 31, 2009, 05:21:56 PM
After complaining about the biography of Debussy, I'm happy to report that this is a great book.
Richard Willams, 'The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' and the remaking of modern music.
Williams (UK readers might recognise him either as a sports writer (Independent) or as a music writer and the really old amongst you might even remember him as the first -pre Bob Harris- presenter of The Old Grey Whistle Test) takes Kind of Blue as a launch pad and goes on to show its influence on all sorts of stuff - minimalist music, The Velvet Underground, James Brown, Brian Eno, Soft Machine, and on - and it makes sense.
Well worth the money (I got it from the library) and the time to read it.
(http://www.jazzfm.com/wp-content/uploads/the-blue-moment-cover.jpg)
Richard Willams, 'The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' and the remaking of modern music.
Williams (UK readers might recognise him either as a sports writer (Independent) or as a music writer and the really old amongst you might even remember him as the first -pre Bob Harris- presenter of The Old Grey Whistle Test) takes Kind of Blue as a launch pad and goes on to show its influence on all sorts of stuff - minimalist music, The Velvet Underground, James Brown, Brian Eno, Soft Machine, and on - and it makes sense.
Well worth the money (I got it from the library) and the time to read it.
(http://www.jazzfm.com/wp-content/uploads/the-blue-moment-cover.jpg)
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Post by: cuthbert on December 31, 2009, 06:08:31 PM
Post by: cuthbert on December 31, 2009, 06:08:31 PM
'The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard', a Xmas present from my brother:
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I've been a fan of Ballard's for quite some time, but have never had all the short stories collected into a single volume. Heavy book. And I do mean I gotta carry that weight... :D
(http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/e8cc/books_readings1.jpg)
I've been a fan of Ballard's for quite some time, but have never had all the short stories collected into a single volume. Heavy book. And I do mean I gotta carry that weight... :D
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Post by: chapperz66 on January 25, 2010, 03:09:29 AM
Post by: chapperz66 on January 25, 2010, 03:09:29 AM
The Greatest Show on Earth - The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins.
Personally I've never doubted but its interesting to have someone clever explain in layman's language. Bit hard going sometimes though....
Personally I've never doubted but its interesting to have someone clever explain in layman's language. Bit hard going sometimes though....
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Post by: pjd1 on January 29, 2010, 12:12:51 PM
Post by: pjd1 on January 29, 2010, 12:12:51 PM
The Ice Man a book about a Mafia Contract Killer , Richard Kuklinski , Beyond me how he can Kill so many people two people in 40 mins in one particular day , Scarry stuff and even scarryier people , a terrifying look into a real persons life and proffesional skills in killing !!!
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Post by: Gritter on January 29, 2010, 02:53:25 PM
Post by: Gritter on January 29, 2010, 02:53:25 PM
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Post by: launched on January 29, 2010, 06:38:19 PM
Post by: launched on January 29, 2010, 06:38:19 PM
Wow, that's an intense looking book.
But I don't read, guys. You know that...
But I don't read, guys. You know that...
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Post by: SteveB on February 23, 2010, 12:43:08 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 23, 2010, 12:43:08 PM
As my books are in storage at the moment, and given our current parlous-flux situation, this delivery from Amazon UK today is quite welcome. I'm off for a view. 8)
'...can you help poor Stevie please...' :Dimg262.jpg
'...can you help poor Stevie please...' :Dimg262.jpg
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Post by: henwrench on February 23, 2010, 01:02:08 PM
Post by: henwrench on February 23, 2010, 01:02:08 PM
Complete Works of Shakespeare.
Finished Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Love Sonnets. Just started Much Ado About Nothing.
It'a amazing stuff. It's hard going for the first couple of pages, but my god, when you get into it, it truly is incredible, amazingly mind blowin' stuff.
henwrench
Finished Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Love Sonnets. Just started Much Ado About Nothing.
It'a amazing stuff. It's hard going for the first couple of pages, but my god, when you get into it, it truly is incredible, amazingly mind blowin' stuff.
henwrench
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Post by: SteveB on February 24, 2010, 01:03:15 AM
Post by: SteveB on February 24, 2010, 01:03:15 AM
Quote from: henwrench on February 23, 2010, 01:02:08 PMComplete Works of Shakespeare...It's amazing stuff. It's hard going for the first couple of pages, but my god, when you get into it, it truly is incredible, amazingly mind blowin' stuff.
henwrench
HWH - Up to a few weeks ago I always had the complete WS on mybedside shelf. God, whoever did write the works of WS, they were certainly a one-off. It started for me on a school-trip to Stratford-upon-Avon. We were about 14 years old and the usual motely crew, including some less-than-academic brusiers from the school football (soccer) team. The play we saw was Coriolanus, and at the point in the play when the eponymous soldier faces a slippery tribunal who are trying to trip him up, he replies (something like): '...Where I have stood in battle, I have fled from words.'
At that point I realised that Education wasn't just necessary, it is vital.
I later took part in a few Am-Dram productions of Macbeth (mostly playing Seyton, Macbeth's steward). We did one version set on a building site, with the cast wearing hard hats, and the scaffolding serving as the castle battlements.
Shakespeare? Simply unique.
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Post by: Greeny on February 24, 2010, 02:20:02 AM
Post by: Greeny on February 24, 2010, 02:20:02 AM
Quote from: Gritter on January 29, 2010, 02:53:25 PM(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LBeAW%2B0jL._SX500_.jpg)
One of the finest! I hope you've read all the Bukowski's. He's my favourite writer by far.
When you've finished with him, try John Fante who was Buk's hero / favourite writer. Read 'Ask the Dust' and you'll see why. He only wrote 4 novels, but he's great.
And 'Journey to the End of the Night' by Celine... another Bukowski influence.
Ahh... aren't books great?!
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Post by: nathanclarke on February 24, 2010, 07:55:29 AM
Post by: nathanclarke on February 24, 2010, 07:55:29 AM
The last train to Memphis - The Rise Of Elvis Presley.
Its very good.
Its very good.
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Post by: Ted on February 24, 2010, 08:43:32 AM
Post by: Ted on February 24, 2010, 08:43:32 AM
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Thoroughly depressing.
This is an interview with the author:
Thoroughly depressing.
This is an interview with the author:
Quote from: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106853619Chris Hedges describes the polarities of the two societies he says we are now living in: One side is based in reality and able to separate illusion from truth; the other side is rooted in fantasy. The latter, Hedges says, is the growing majority. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks about Empire of Illusion and what he views as the erosion of American culture.
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Post by: LCB on March 02, 2010, 04:12:18 PM
Post by: LCB on March 02, 2010, 04:12:18 PM
Well... im an anthropology lecturer at uni, so preparing some lectures based on Ferguson's Anti-Politics Machine, quite interesting critique of development.....
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Post by: SteveB on March 03, 2010, 12:37:25 AM
Post by: SteveB on March 03, 2010, 12:37:25 AM
Reading this...
An interesting account of the their individual lives, and then the sometimes-explosive relationship between these two. (It's also a reminder that popular music existed before the electric guitar.)
An interesting feature at the end of the book is to tell the subsequent careers of some of the other main characters. For instance, one of the original singers in the 'Savoy' operas only died in 1970. Which is right about the time that some of the Members of this Forum were breathing their first. Musical overlap, eh?
G&S.jpg
An interesting account of the their individual lives, and then the sometimes-explosive relationship between these two. (It's also a reminder that popular music existed before the electric guitar.)
An interesting feature at the end of the book is to tell the subsequent careers of some of the other main characters. For instance, one of the original singers in the 'Savoy' operas only died in 1970. Which is right about the time that some of the Members of this Forum were breathing their first. Musical overlap, eh?
G&S.jpg
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Ted on April 16, 2010, 01:12:17 PM
Post by: Ted on April 16, 2010, 01:12:17 PM
I finally finished the gloom and doom book (https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=3512.msg80850#msg80850) I was reading.
Now I'm reading Three Kilos of Coffee, the autobiography of Manu Dibango.
Now I'm reading Three Kilos of Coffee, the autobiography of Manu Dibango.
Quote from: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=3632891[img align=right]http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Images/Chicago/0226144909.jpeg[/img]In 1948, at the age of fifteen, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This book chronicles Manu Dibango's remarkable rise from his birth in Douala, Cameroon, to his worldwide success—with Soul Makossa in 1972—as the first African musician ever to record a top 40s hit.
Composer, producer, performer, film score writer and humanitarian for the poor, Manu Dibango defines the "African sound" of modern world music. He has worked with and influenced such artists as Art Blakey, Don Cherry, Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and Johnny Clegg. In Africa, he has helped younger musicians, performed benefit concerts, and transcribed for the first time the scores and lyrics of African musicians.
The product of a "mixed marriage" (of different tribes and religions) who owes allegiances to both Africa and Europe, Dibango has always been aware of the ambiguities of his identity. This awareness has informed all of the important events of his life, from his marriage to a white Frenchwoman in 1957, to his creation of an "Afro-music" which joyfully blends blues, jazz, reggae, traditional European and African serenades, highlife, Caribbean and Arabic music. This music addresses the meaning of "Africanness" and what it means to be a Black artist and citizen of the world.
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Post by: SteveB on April 17, 2010, 01:22:33 AM
Post by: SteveB on April 17, 2010, 01:22:33 AM
Have just started this. If you've ever seen the film 'The Man Who Never Was', well, this is the story behind it. It's already quite fascinating, with a cast of eccentrics that the British seem to be able to conjur up at will.Op-MM.jpg
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Post by: antisocialworker on April 17, 2010, 12:29:34 PM
Post by: antisocialworker on April 17, 2010, 12:29:34 PM
just finished Dan Browns new one
The Lost Symbol
my favorite is called
the celestine prophecy
by james redfield
The Lost Symbol
my favorite is called
the celestine prophecy
by james redfield
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on April 17, 2010, 04:32:49 PM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on April 17, 2010, 04:32:49 PM
I'm reading " The Stand" for about the fourth time and I'm also reading " BR900cd" manual, mostly very sneakily at work. Willie
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Ted on April 17, 2010, 11:35:04 PM
Post by: Ted on April 17, 2010, 11:35:04 PM
Quote from: Willie Wendon on April 17, 2010, 04:32:49 PMI'm reading " The Stand" for about the fourth time
Really? I've never read any Stephen King novels, and always figured that If I were to, I'd read The Stand. But four times? It must be more interesting than I ever imagined.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on April 18, 2010, 07:28:21 AM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on April 18, 2010, 07:28:21 AM
Hi Ted, I tend to read all books at least twice, it's amazing how much you can miss on a single read. The Hobbit is another that had multiple reads and I still find stuff that I've missed. I could be a bit dull I suppose. ;D Willie
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Post by: SteveB on April 18, 2010, 09:35:00 AM
Post by: SteveB on April 18, 2010, 09:35:00 AM
I resisted Stephen King for most of my adult life, concluding that I had enough horror in my life already!! :o
But a work colleague (female), suggested reading Different Seasons, which was 4 novellas in one book. Good Lord, what a revelation! 2 of the stories have been made into films: Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption. (The other two may have also for all that I'm aware), and I've still got a couple of other Kingies to read (which I will). I haven't attempted any of His doorstoppers (900 pages + etc), but certainly those shorter stories are well worth reading.
But a work colleague (female), suggested reading Different Seasons, which was 4 novellas in one book. Good Lord, what a revelation! 2 of the stories have been made into films: Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption. (The other two may have also for all that I'm aware), and I've still got a couple of other Kingies to read (which I will). I haven't attempted any of His doorstoppers (900 pages + etc), but certainly those shorter stories are well worth reading.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Ted on April 18, 2010, 11:22:50 AM
Post by: Ted on April 18, 2010, 11:22:50 AM
Quote from: SteveB on April 18, 2010, 09:35:00 AMI haven't attempted any of His doorstoppers (900 pages + etc), but certainly those shorter stories are well worth reading.
I remember one short story by King that I read that I really liked. It was about a traveling salesman who collected and analyzed bathroom graffiti.
Quote from: http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/stephen-king-book-reviewStephen King’s “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away"
Stephen King’s “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” is about a frozen food salesman Alfie Zimmer, who has to decide to either change his life and write a book or end his life by his own hand. He wants to write about his collection of sayings he has written down during his traveling.
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Post by: chapperz66 on April 18, 2010, 01:13:31 PM
Post by: chapperz66 on April 18, 2010, 01:13:31 PM
I went through a phase of being a real King fan and have read most of his books. I think that the Stand is one of his best and have read it at least twice.
Mind you, I have to say that he has written some rubbish as well. There was one "short" story I read about strange goings-on in Muswell Hill - or was it Crouch End - in London. I tend to think he's better when he sticks to writing about Maine.
Mind you, I have to say that he has written some rubbish as well. There was one "short" story I read about strange goings-on in Muswell Hill - or was it Crouch End - in London. I tend to think he's better when he sticks to writing about Maine.
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Post by: Blooby on April 18, 2010, 06:32:14 PM
Post by: Blooby on April 18, 2010, 06:32:14 PM
I always liked King page to page but thought he was pretty hit or miss with how he ended books. Some of his plots are pretty silly as well, but I really dug The Stand (up until its endless denouement). I think I read that one at least three times.
I'm reading No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels. Can't say why I picked it up, but I must say it's interesting. Don't know how the undercover guys do it.
Blooby
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Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: peterp on December 02, 2011, 10:44:22 PM
Post by: peterp on December 02, 2011, 10:44:22 PM
Just got a copy of "The Black Strat" (http://www.theblackstrat.com/The_Black_Strat-home...html) by Phil Taylor
(http://www.theblackstrat.com/The_Black_Strat-home.._files/droppedImage.jpg)
Starting off not a bad read and the pics from the 60's & 70's are great!
(http://www.theblackstrat.com/The_Black_Strat-home.._files/droppedImage.jpg)
Starting off not a bad read and the pics from the 60's & 70's are great!
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on December 02, 2011, 11:59:05 PM
Post by: SteveB on December 02, 2011, 11:59:05 PM
PeterP - May have to invest in that little publication myself. ^^^^. :)
I've just read this below. The history of the World's greatest painting, which was basically unsurpassed for 500 years until the invention of modern photography. And when you think that this 3 foot piece of wood & oil travelled from Bruges, Belgium, to Spain, twice (Once via the notorious Bay of Biscay), was stuck in a lavatory for many years, got caught up in war and revolution, crossed the English Channel to end up in London, it makes you ask questions about destiny. Anyway, a fascinating read, whose text was completed by the Author's husband after Carola Hicks died of cancer just before the book's completion. Well worth a read.
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I've just read this below. The history of the World's greatest painting, which was basically unsurpassed for 500 years until the invention of modern photography. And when you think that this 3 foot piece of wood & oil travelled from Bruges, Belgium, to Spain, twice (Once via the notorious Bay of Biscay), was stuck in a lavatory for many years, got caught up in war and revolution, crossed the English Channel to end up in London, it makes you ask questions about destiny. Anyway, a fascinating read, whose text was completed by the Author's husband after Carola Hicks died of cancer just before the book's completion. Well worth a read.
1033473.jpg
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: madrab on December 03, 2011, 06:13:47 AM
Post by: madrab on December 03, 2011, 06:13:47 AM
Mark Pendergast 2000, The Ambient Century; from Mahler to Moby- the evolution of sound in the electronic age.
I am reading it here and there. It's thick and you can pretty much start anywhere. Recommended.
I am reading it here and there. It's thick and you can pretty much start anywhere. Recommended.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Migs on December 05, 2011, 05:20:34 PM
Post by: Migs on December 05, 2011, 05:20:34 PM
Reading this because Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens is one of my favourite books.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2fu017ez_Uw/TS3zn6bkSFI/AAAAAAAAGxA/9eGPEef4mAA/s1600/neverwhere.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2fu017ez_Uw/TS3zn6bkSFI/AAAAAAAAGxA/9eGPEef4mAA/s1600/neverwhere.jpg)
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Post by: Ted on December 05, 2011, 09:11:48 PM
Post by: Ted on December 05, 2011, 09:11:48 PM
Edward Abbey: The Fool's Progress
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/TheFoolsProgress.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/TheFoolsProgress.jpg)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Bobtail on December 05, 2011, 11:40:13 PM
Post by: Bobtail on December 05, 2011, 11:40:13 PM
I'm reading "Life" which is an Autobiography by Keith Richards.Its not too bad, not as good as some others Ive read about rock stars.I've just borrowed it and am up to the last chapter now.
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Post by: 64Guitars on December 05, 2011, 11:46:08 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on December 05, 2011, 11:46:08 PM
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Post by: maxit on December 06, 2011, 01:07:11 AM
Post by: maxit on December 06, 2011, 01:07:11 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/PrinceAndThePauper.jpg/200px-PrinceAndThePauper.jpg)
this novel by mark twain, amazing story construction. I should read to daughters but sometimes they catch me reading it by myself lol...
this novel by mark twain, amazing story construction. I should read to daughters but sometimes they catch me reading it by myself lol...
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Post by: maxit on December 06, 2011, 01:11:07 AM
Post by: maxit on December 06, 2011, 01:11:07 AM
and.. steven king is an amazing writer too, spent my youth terrorizing me on his (big) books. I still have a thrill when I remember this one...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/StephenKingPetSematary.jpg)
in the 80 the horror must be the trend cause I rememeber a lot of films and books
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/StephenKingPetSematary.jpg)
in the 80 the horror must be the trend cause I rememeber a lot of films and books
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: ODH on December 06, 2011, 02:42:00 AM
Post by: ODH on December 06, 2011, 02:42:00 AM
Excellent in depth coverage of the formative music of my life. Good insight into the post punk scene on both sides of the Atlantic. Last night I was reading about the synth pop revolution around 79-80
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Post by: thetworegs on December 06, 2011, 03:39:36 AM
Post by: thetworegs on December 06, 2011, 03:39:36 AM
Spike Milligan The Looney an Irish Fantasy......an excellent read the mans a dead genius"........
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Post by: antisocialworker on December 17, 2011, 01:08:47 PM
Post by: antisocialworker on December 17, 2011, 01:08:47 PM
just finished "the corps" series by W.E.B. Griffen.....
gonna re-read my fav "the celestine prophecy" by James Redfield
gonna re-read my fav "the celestine prophecy" by James Redfield
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on December 18, 2011, 10:51:59 AM
Post by: SteveB on December 18, 2011, 10:51:59 AM
Am in the process of finishing this one.
Apparently Europe wasn't very nice in 1824 (so, what's new??).
Anti-libertarian was the norm, and definitely not the place to introduce a choral
symphony proclaiming the brotherhood of mankind.
It is also sobering to think that, were we somehow transported back there to hear
the new Beethoven work, although we'd recognise the toon of the Ninth, esp 4th Mvt,
the sound would quickly jar on our modern ears. No such thing as a symphony orchestra,
mainly a collection of trained musicians of varying ability, also amateurs thrown in, sight-reading
poor copies of smudged music sheets. Not a promising start for what would become the EU's
official anthem. Well worth a read this book. :)
Ninth-1824.jpg
Apparently Europe wasn't very nice in 1824 (so, what's new??).
Anti-libertarian was the norm, and definitely not the place to introduce a choral
symphony proclaiming the brotherhood of mankind.
It is also sobering to think that, were we somehow transported back there to hear
the new Beethoven work, although we'd recognise the toon of the Ninth, esp 4th Mvt,
the sound would quickly jar on our modern ears. No such thing as a symphony orchestra,
mainly a collection of trained musicians of varying ability, also amateurs thrown in, sight-reading
poor copies of smudged music sheets. Not a promising start for what would become the EU's
official anthem. Well worth a read this book. :)
Ninth-1824.jpg
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Ted on December 18, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
Post by: Ted on December 18, 2011, 10:09:47 PM
Quote from: SteveB on December 18, 2011, 10:51:59 AM(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af304/adobeflats/Adobe1/Songcrafters%20etc/Ninth-1824.jpg)
Sounds interesting. I liked the movie, Immortal Beloved which I think I recall painted a pretty bleak picture of Vienna in the 1820s. However, I just looked up the plot on IMDB, and I have no memory of the love story / mystery aspect of the movie -- which puts into question my recollection of the movie.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: bruno on February 27, 2012, 01:09:11 PM
Post by: bruno on February 27, 2012, 01:09:11 PM
I see the internet as one big book!
(that's my excuse for not reading)
(that's my excuse for not reading)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: 64Guitars on February 27, 2012, 01:34:09 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on February 27, 2012, 01:34:09 PM
I just read The Hobbit and I'm now reading The Lord of the Rings. I know, I know. Everyone's already read those ages ago and seen the movies several times. I've done neither, so this is new to me. I think I've got the movies around here somewhere but I haven't got around to watching them yet. Maybe after I've read the book.
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Post by: Simon M on February 28, 2012, 02:12:26 PM
Post by: Simon M on February 28, 2012, 02:12:26 PM
Reading a few books at the moment. The new Stephen King novel 11.22.63, about time travel and the Kennedy assasination. A history book about D-Day, and far From The Madding Crowd. I lovbe Thomas Hardy and have done since my school days, noone writes quite like him. each chapter is like being transported back 15o years, magical stuff.
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Post by: SteveB on February 28, 2012, 02:21:37 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 28, 2012, 02:21:37 PM
Quote from: Simon M on February 28, 2012, 02:12:26 PM...and far From The Madding Crowd. I lovbe Thomas Hardy and have done since my school days, noone writes quite like him. each chapter is like being transported back 15o years, magical stuff.
Am literally just finishing Jude The Obscure for the 2nd time - 1st time was in paperback, and this 2nd time a decent Folio Society copy. Sh*t, you've gotta sympathize all round. Hardy for raising merry hell for himself by writing it, and for the benighted characters he created. :'(
Before this I read Claire Tomalin's biography of Hardy, A Time-Torn Man. What a transcedent life he had, from rural backwater to people flying the Atlantic. Quite a life.
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Post by: SteveB on February 28, 2012, 02:24:59 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 28, 2012, 02:24:59 PM
Quote from: 64Guitars on February 27, 2012, 01:34:09 PMI just read The Hobbit and I'm now reading The Lord of the Rings. I know, I know. Everyone's already read those ages ago and seen the movies several times. I've done neither...
Nope, never read a word, nor viewed a film; nor none of Star Wars either. I feel quite chuffed. :)
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Post by: bruno on February 29, 2012, 03:45:36 PM
Post by: bruno on February 29, 2012, 03:45:36 PM
The BR1600 Manual.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on February 29, 2012, 03:47:40 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 29, 2012, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: bruno on February 29, 2012, 03:45:36 PMThe BR1600 Manual.
Oh, Bruno, good luck. And keep it handy always. ;)
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Post by: maxit on March 01, 2012, 08:33:21 AM
Post by: maxit on March 01, 2012, 08:33:21 AM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/PuddnHeadWilson.JPG
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/PuddnHeadWilson.JPG)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/PuddnHeadWilson.JPG)
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Post by: beleg on March 08, 2012, 08:31:07 PM
Post by: beleg on March 08, 2012, 08:31:07 PM
rainbows end by vernor vinge
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Post by: 64Guitars on September 09, 2012, 07:26:08 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on September 09, 2012, 07:26:08 PM
Not currently reading it, as it's not available till next month, but I very much want to read this:
http://www.ipgbook.com/hendrix-on-hendrix-products-9781613743225.php?page_id=21 (http://www.ipgbook.com/hendrix-on-hendrix-products-9781613743225.php?page_id=21)
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/upcoming-book-hendrix-on-hendrix-features-dozens-of-rare-interviews-559153 (http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/upcoming-book-hendrix-on-hendrix-features-dozens-of-rare-interviews-559153)
(http://images.bookstore.ipgbook.com/images/book_image/large/9781613743225.jpg)
http://www.ipgbook.com/hendrix-on-hendrix-products-9781613743225.php?page_id=21 (http://www.ipgbook.com/hendrix-on-hendrix-products-9781613743225.php?page_id=21)
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/upcoming-book-hendrix-on-hendrix-features-dozens-of-rare-interviews-559153 (http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/upcoming-book-hendrix-on-hendrix-features-dozens-of-rare-interviews-559153)
(http://images.bookstore.ipgbook.com/images/book_image/large/9781613743225.jpg)
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Post by: suburban behemoth on September 09, 2012, 07:49:11 PM
Post by: suburban behemoth on September 09, 2012, 07:49:11 PM
BOSS BR-864 8-TRACK DIGITAL STUDIO Owner's Manual
??? >:( :o *&^$*#&^#&$%^^)&^&^(&^!?!?!!!
??? >:( :o *&^$*#&^#&$%^^)&^&^(&^!?!?!!!
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Post by: peterp on September 09, 2012, 09:07:54 PM
Post by: peterp on September 09, 2012, 09:07:54 PM
More Digital Food Photography by Bill Brady
(http://billbrady.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/moredigitalfoodphotosgraphybillbrady.jpg)
(http://billbrady.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/moredigitalfoodphotosgraphybillbrady.jpg)
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Post by: SteveB on September 10, 2012, 01:18:07 AM
Post by: SteveB on September 10, 2012, 01:18:07 AM
Quote from: suburban behemoth on September 09, 2012, 07:49:11 PMBOSS BR-864 8-TRACK DIGITAL STUDIO Owner's Manual...
Ah, great book. :)
Had the 864 on moving from Tascam cassette to digital. What a revelation!
And honestly, the only genuine niggle I had with the 864,(ultimately), was the 2 tracks-per-fader.
It went from being ??? through :'( to eventual >:(.
I recorded my first multi-track-overdub-whatever on the 864, the song being 'My Home Town', which although being re-mixed is essentially what I first uploaded to Songcrafters (although I seem to recall the Forum was a different incarnation then).
I'd study the 864 manual well, SB, essentially all the Boss BR series do the same. Good luck. ;)
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Post by: Hilary on September 10, 2012, 11:09:06 AM
Post by: Hilary on September 10, 2012, 11:09:06 AM
Quote from: suburban behemoth on September 09, 2012, 07:49:11 PMBOSS BR-864 8-TRACK DIGITAL STUDIO Owner's Manual
??? >:( :o *&^$*#&^#&$%^^)&^&^(&^!?!?!!!
fun times ;D
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Burtog on September 10, 2012, 11:13:48 AM
Post by: Burtog on September 10, 2012, 11:13:48 AM
I tell you what, they would be a lot more fun if they actually told you how to do stuff properly.
I'm 'reading' the Roland GR-55 manual and it's as crap as the BR800 manual I went through before it.
Boss/Roland make great kit but their manuals are a total afterthought, if it wasn't for the boffins on this site I wouldn't know half the stuff I do now.
I'm 'reading' the Roland GR-55 manual and it's as crap as the BR800 manual I went through before it.
Boss/Roland make great kit but their manuals are a total afterthought, if it wasn't for the boffins on this site I wouldn't know half the stuff I do now.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Hilary on September 10, 2012, 12:01:47 PM
Post by: Hilary on September 10, 2012, 12:01:47 PM
I'm reading The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Year-Old-Climbed-Window-Disappeared-ebook/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347299885&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Year-Old-Climbed-Window-Disappeared-ebook/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347299885&sr=8-1)
It's not bad, quite quirky and takes you to the unexpected which I like but the downside is it's easily put-downable. I'm about a 3rd of the way through so can't comment fully yet.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Year-Old-Climbed-Window-Disappeared-ebook/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347299885&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Year-Old-Climbed-Window-Disappeared-ebook/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347299885&sr=8-1)
It's not bad, quite quirky and takes you to the unexpected which I like but the downside is it's easily put-downable. I'm about a 3rd of the way through so can't comment fully yet.
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Post by: suburban behemoth on September 10, 2012, 03:45:38 PM
Post by: suburban behemoth on September 10, 2012, 03:45:38 PM
I am appreciated the support group here, lol.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: IanR on September 11, 2012, 07:00:45 AM
Post by: IanR on September 11, 2012, 07:00:45 AM
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Its long.
Its long.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Flash Harry on September 11, 2012, 04:40:37 PM
Post by: Flash Harry on September 11, 2012, 04:40:37 PM
Implementing Microsoft Forefront 2010 Universal Access Gateway.
It's thoroughly riveting. It has it all: drama, sex, intrigue, betrayal, murder.... (I lie)
It's thoroughly riveting. It has it all: drama, sex, intrigue, betrayal, murder.... (I lie)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: suburban behemoth on September 11, 2012, 04:50:05 PM
Post by: suburban behemoth on September 11, 2012, 04:50:05 PM
Quote from: Flash Harry on September 11, 2012, 04:40:37 PMImplementing Microsoft Forefront 2010 Universal Access Gateway.
It's thoroughly riveting. It has it all: drama, sex, intrigue, betrayal, murder.... (I lie)
But you're sooo convincing. (me too).
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: peterp on September 11, 2012, 09:13:47 PM
Post by: peterp on September 11, 2012, 09:13:47 PM
Maybe not, if it is like most MS or IBM manuals murder or at least mayhem may come into the picture at some point.
Quote from: Flash Harry on September 11, 2012, 04:40:37 PMImplementing Microsoft Forefront 2010 Universal Access Gateway.
It's thoroughly riveting. It has it all: drama, sex, intrigue, betrayal, murder.... (I lie)
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Post by: SteveB on March 02, 2013, 05:00:47 AM
Post by: SteveB on March 02, 2013, 05:00:47 AM
birdsong-by-faulkes_zps2c0f5191.jpg Haven't seen the tv adaptation - which got some mixed reviews - but picked this up at the local library.
The author asks a simple question in the introduction: 'What was the Somme like before it became The Somme?'
And so the story begins in 1910/11 in northern France.
A bit slow at first - though we have the advantage of knowing what's coming to the area -but IMO an ultimately rewarding read.
The author asks a simple question in the introduction: 'What was the Somme like before it became The Somme?'
And so the story begins in 1910/11 in northern France.
A bit slow at first - though we have the advantage of knowing what's coming to the area -but IMO an ultimately rewarding read.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 02, 2013, 10:19:36 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 02, 2013, 10:19:36 AM
slowly working my way through everything ever written by henning mankell
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Post by: Facemask93 on March 02, 2013, 12:51:56 PM
Post by: Facemask93 on March 02, 2013, 12:51:56 PM
The Optimum Nutrition Bible--Patrick Holford
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Post by: kenny mac on March 02, 2013, 01:21:02 PM
Post by: kenny mac on March 02, 2013, 01:21:02 PM
Diary of a rock and roll star Ian hunter ;D
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Post by: IanR on June 01, 2013, 09:56:41 PM
Post by: IanR on June 01, 2013, 09:56:41 PM
The Finkler Question - Howard Jacobson.
I'm about half way through. Its funny but a bit tedious. I don't really like the male characters, so I'm struggling at times. Some of the female characters are interesting and have integrity.
I've seen Jacobson on telly a few times over the years. He's a very interesting character.
Ian
I'm about half way through. Its funny but a bit tedious. I don't really like the male characters, so I'm struggling at times. Some of the female characters are interesting and have integrity.
I've seen Jacobson on telly a few times over the years. He's a very interesting character.
Ian
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Post by: kenny mac on June 05, 2013, 07:09:10 AM
Post by: kenny mac on June 05, 2013, 07:09:10 AM
I'm reading,Diary of a rock,n,roll star by IAN HUNTER for the 100th time,one of the best books written about life on the road and being in a band ;D
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Post by: Blooby on June 05, 2013, 07:52:45 AM
Post by: Blooby on June 05, 2013, 07:52:45 AM
Biography on Peter Grant. There's some fluff, but it's keeping me out of trouble.
Blooby
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 05, 2013, 08:40:59 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 05, 2013, 08:40:59 AM
the selfish gene by richard dawkins. braw tell yer maw.
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Post by: Facemask93 on June 05, 2013, 09:21:16 AM
Post by: Facemask93 on June 05, 2013, 09:21:16 AM
my Nikon D7000 camera manual , its hench
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Post by: 64Guitars on June 05, 2013, 12:18:18 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on June 05, 2013, 12:18:18 PM
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" by the late Ray Bradbury, who died a year ago today.
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Post by: Speed Demon on June 05, 2013, 01:57:53 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on June 05, 2013, 01:57:53 PM
I'm listening to an audiobook on my iPod.
World War Z by Max Brooks.
The zombie apocalypse is back for another chew on the human race.
Should be in the theaters June 21st.
World War Z by Max Brooks.
The zombie apocalypse is back for another chew on the human race.
Should be in the theaters June 21st.
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Post by: IanR on June 06, 2013, 02:17:32 AM
Post by: IanR on June 06, 2013, 02:17:32 AM
Quote from: IanR on June 01, 2013, 09:56:41 PMThe Finkler Question - Howard Jacobson.
I'm about half way through. Its funny but a bit tedious. I don't really like the male characters, so I'm struggling at times. Some of the female characters are interesting and have integrity.
I've seen Jacobson on telly a few times over the years. He's a very interesting character.
Ian
I kept reading and finished but I was less and less impressed as I went.
I'm moving on to AC Grayling. I'll let you know.
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Post by: SteveB on June 10, 2013, 12:07:48 PM
Post by: SteveB on June 10, 2013, 12:07:48 PM
Much info for me Squier Blondie...
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Haynes-Fender-Telecaster-Manual-Book-L.jpg
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Post by: Speed Demon on June 10, 2013, 05:36:24 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on June 10, 2013, 05:36:24 PM
Check the saddles on the bridge. Only three saddles for six strings.
The best you'll ever be able to do regarding tuning it, is three strings at concert pitch and good luck with the other three. As long as all the other instruments in the band are out of tune by the same amount, I guess its okay to sound somewhat odd. Poor design.
The best you'll ever be able to do regarding tuning it, is three strings at concert pitch and good luck with the other three. As long as all the other instruments in the band are out of tune by the same amount, I guess its okay to sound somewhat odd. Poor design.
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Post by: SteveB on June 11, 2013, 09:53:22 AM
Post by: SteveB on June 11, 2013, 09:53:22 AM
Quote from: Speed Demon on June 10, 2013, 05:36:24 PMCheck the saddles on the bridge. Only three saddles for six strings...Poor design.
I hear ya, SD.
Had Squier Blondie for a couple of years now, and have tracked various threads around the www about this partic feature. Also I see that there's plenty in the manual about it.
Not like Leo to get it wrong, is it?
Thanks for the input. 8)
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Post by: henwrench on June 11, 2013, 09:57:22 AM
Post by: henwrench on June 11, 2013, 09:57:22 AM
Beano annual 2001.
It's not particularly a good year (they tried making it 'futuristic'), but there are some 'scene's' from The Bash Street Kids that made me laugh out loud. I love The Bash Street Kids.
henwrench
I've got a Dennis The Menance annual from 1966 that is wicked. Proper mad shit in there. Spanking good fun.
It's not particularly a good year (they tried making it 'futuristic'), but there are some 'scene's' from The Bash Street Kids that made me laugh out loud. I love The Bash Street Kids.
henwrench
I've got a Dennis The Menance annual from 1966 that is wicked. Proper mad shit in there. Spanking good fun.
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Post by: Speed Demon on June 11, 2013, 03:57:10 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on June 11, 2013, 03:57:10 PM
If a book about failure doesn't sell, is it considered a success?
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Post by: peterp on June 11, 2013, 10:22:56 PM
Post by: peterp on June 11, 2013, 10:22:56 PM
In Praise of Slow by Carl Honoré
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on June 12, 2013, 03:35:12 AM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on June 12, 2013, 03:35:12 AM
Having yet another go at completing The Silmarillion. Willie
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Post by: Speed Demon on June 19, 2013, 07:16:54 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on June 19, 2013, 07:16:54 AM
Started a new audiobook yesterday. Richter 10 by Arthur C. Clarke.
Imagine a series of earthquakes powerful enough to put all life on earth on a rapid down-hill slide to extinction.
Imagine a series of earthquakes powerful enough to put all life on earth on a rapid down-hill slide to extinction.
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Post by: 64Guitars on June 19, 2013, 11:04:51 AM
Post by: 64Guitars on June 19, 2013, 11:04:51 AM
Quote from: Speed Demon on June 19, 2013, 07:16:54 AMStarted a new audiobook yesterday. Richter 10 by Arthur C. Clarke.
I like Arthur C Clarke. I read his "A Fall of Moondust" a couple of weeks ago. Really enjoyed it. I've read several others of his as well, but I haven't read "Richter 10" yet. I might check it out.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 10:14:58 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 10:14:58 AM
cannea put this yin doon.
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Post by: Greeny on July 18, 2013, 10:21:12 AM
Post by: Greeny on July 18, 2013, 10:21:12 AM
I'm a nerd :D
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(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTewC1fKja7kSRcdgcT0xzx43ibEgQGX7PAh8WmRRyfHqssRmRo)
Whilst these are work-related, I'm interested in them outside of that. Neuroscience and behavioural economics are fascinating insights into how our brains do as little as possible when making decisions. Our only 'true' reaction happens in a split, unconscious second before all our fears, risk assessment, predjudices, and experience kick in.
Would recommend anyone read the first Freakonomics book, along with 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell.
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(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTewC1fKja7kSRcdgcT0xzx43ibEgQGX7PAh8WmRRyfHqssRmRo)
Whilst these are work-related, I'm interested in them outside of that. Neuroscience and behavioural economics are fascinating insights into how our brains do as little as possible when making decisions. Our only 'true' reaction happens in a split, unconscious second before all our fears, risk assessment, predjudices, and experience kick in.
Would recommend anyone read the first Freakonomics book, along with 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell.
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Post by: Greeny on July 18, 2013, 10:22:41 AM
Post by: Greeny on July 18, 2013, 10:22:41 AM
^^^^ I have that Stephen King one waiting to be read oneday. I have a bit of a backlog though!
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Post by: 64Guitars on July 18, 2013, 10:42:46 AM
Post by: 64Guitars on July 18, 2013, 10:42:46 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 10:14:58 AMcannea put this yin doon.
(http://www.weedoorsbanging.com/blog-content/uploads/2009/08/iain-m-banks-matter.jpg)
One of the better ones in the Culture series.
Didn't you just finish The Hydrogen Sonata a while back? Are you reading the series out of order, or have you read Matter before and just decided to read it again?
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 10:51:47 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 10:51:47 AM
i thought i had read all iain banks novels but i had missed that one so playing catch up, it is a story in it's own right so not a sequel or anything. but loving it.
Title: A book about failure
Post by: Speed Demon on July 18, 2013, 02:49:14 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on July 18, 2013, 02:49:14 PM
It didn't sell very well, so I guess that means its a success.
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Post by: peterp on July 24, 2013, 08:17:42 AM
Post by: peterp on July 24, 2013, 08:17:42 AM
Dazed but Not Confused: Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
by Kevin Callan
by Kevin Callan
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Post by: IanR on August 08, 2013, 05:25:35 AM
Post by: IanR on August 08, 2013, 05:25:35 AM
I am reading this.
(http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/storage/The-Producers-Manual-sm.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322830766899)
I highly recommend it. I am learning heaps and its written in a very understandable way that anyone with a little bit of recording experience will be able to follow.
And whilst it is not cheap, it is much cheaper than a series of DVDs.
cheers,
Ian
(http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/storage/The-Producers-Manual-sm.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322830766899)
I highly recommend it. I am learning heaps and its written in a very understandable way that anyone with a little bit of recording experience will be able to follow.
And whilst it is not cheap, it is much cheaper than a series of DVDs.
cheers,
Ian
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Post by: Speed Demon on August 08, 2013, 05:56:54 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on August 08, 2013, 05:56:54 AM
The Brown Spots on The Wall by the famous Chinese author, Who Flung Dung.
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Post by: ODH on August 09, 2013, 05:40:39 AM
Post by: ODH on August 09, 2013, 05:40:39 AM
Predictably, a book about the Smiths. The guy is completely OCD, tells the story of every song they ever recorded. Fascinating insight though for any Smiths fan. I'm currently half way throught the How Soon is Now chapter.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTC1KyEXRfYHO6WWyo55y1ZW3s3zO3z-AR56ZVylbWqGqyanSye)
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTC1KyEXRfYHO6WWyo55y1ZW3s3zO3z-AR56ZVylbWqGqyanSye)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 17, 2013, 07:03:59 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on August 17, 2013, 07:03:59 AM
loving this
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Post by: Speed Demon on August 17, 2013, 01:25:43 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on August 17, 2013, 01:25:43 PM
Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin.
An adventure/thriller. Reminds me of Tom Clancy's style of writing.
An adventure/thriller. Reminds me of Tom Clancy's style of writing.
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Post by: SteveB on August 18, 2013, 02:52:27 AM
Post by: SteveB on August 18, 2013, 02:52:27 AM
A fascinating insight into troubled times...hopefully past.
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EdMoloneyIRA_zpsea5dcdd8.jpg
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Post by: MusicB on August 24, 2013, 01:02:11 PM
Post by: MusicB on August 24, 2013, 01:02:11 PM
'the light between oceans' by ML Stedman. great book. ;) xx
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Post by: SteveB on September 04, 2013, 11:29:08 AM
Post by: SteveB on September 04, 2013, 11:29:08 AM
Have seen the film, but wanted to read the novel...both are compelling. 8)
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UPDATE: Book was actually more compelling than I remember the film, actually heartbreaking in the description of French Jews being deported by train to the Nazi camps. Worth a few hours of anyone's time. 8)
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UPDATE: Book was actually more compelling than I remember the film, actually heartbreaking in the description of French Jews being deported by train to the Nazi camps. Worth a few hours of anyone's time. 8)
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Post by: thetworegs on September 04, 2013, 12:13:10 PM
Post by: thetworegs on September 04, 2013, 12:13:10 PM
Helter Skelter the true story of the Charles Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi it's harrowing but still you can't put it down he is one scary man.......
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Post by: peterp on September 10, 2013, 01:26:25 PM
Post by: peterp on September 10, 2013, 01:26:25 PM
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
autobiography by Neil Young
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Wagingheavypeacecover.jpg/200px-Wagingheavypeacecover.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waging_Heavy_Peace:_A_Hippie_Dream
http://www.amazon.ca/Waging-Heavy-Peace-Neil-Young/dp/0399159460
autobiography by Neil Young
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Wagingheavypeacecover.jpg/200px-Wagingheavypeacecover.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waging_Heavy_Peace:_A_Hippie_Dream
http://www.amazon.ca/Waging-Heavy-Peace-Neil-Young/dp/0399159460
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Post by: Speed Demon on September 10, 2013, 02:45:55 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on September 10, 2013, 02:45:55 PM
Blood Moon by Sharman DiVono.
Scifi thriller.
On the fifth mission to Farside Moon Base something has gone terribly wrong.
Scifi thriller.
On the fifth mission to Farside Moon Base something has gone terribly wrong.
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Post by: Lurker on September 10, 2013, 02:57:18 PM
Post by: Lurker on September 10, 2013, 02:57:18 PM
I've been wending my way through the Aubrey Maturing series by Patrick O'Brian for a couple of years with other books interspersed. The film "Master and Commander" with Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany was based on this series. I like the seafaring tales. They're easy reading for the end of a busy day. I've also read the Horatio Hornblower series. I've learned cool details like the devastating effect of splinters of wood during naval battles and the boredom during blockades. They don't show that in the movies.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/The_Ionian_Mission_cover.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/The_Ionian_Mission_cover.jpg)
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Post by: Burtog on October 18, 2013, 12:04:50 PM
Post by: Burtog on October 18, 2013, 12:04:50 PM
Got the Morrissey autobiography yesterday, about half way through now, good read, funny in parts, well written, sour and opinionated - typical Mozzer, well worth a read.
Not got to the court case bits yet, about 50 pages on that, can't wait.
Oh and it's already a Penguin 'Classic'.
Not got to the court case bits yet, about 50 pages on that, can't wait.
Oh and it's already a Penguin 'Classic'.
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Post by: Speed Demon on October 18, 2013, 01:04:08 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on October 18, 2013, 01:04:08 PM
My favorite author, Tom Clancy, passed away a few days ago. He was 66 years of age.
RIP
RIP
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Post by: Lurker on October 21, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Post by: Lurker on October 21, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Quote from: Speed Demon on October 18, 2013, 01:04:08 PMMy favorite author, Tom Clancy, passed away a few days ago. He was 66 years of age.
RIP
So passes another great storyteller.
I read most of his books. Riveting reads. Red Storm Rising was probably my favorite. Or was it Without Remorse?
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 23, 2013, 05:51:16 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 23, 2013, 05:51:16 PM
two chapters in and am gonna read everything by this fella
just finished norwegian wood by haruki murakami effing braw gonna read all his too. read this one a while back recommend it
just finished norwegian wood by haruki murakami effing braw gonna read all his too. read this one a while back recommend it
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Post by: Speed Demon on October 26, 2013, 07:39:57 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on October 26, 2013, 07:39:57 AM
Listening to an audiobook. The Taking by Dean Koontz.
Excellent science fiction. The invasion of Earth by an alien life form so strange as to be nearly unrecognizable to humans.
And quite terrifying.
(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=21204)
Excellent science fiction. The invasion of Earth by an alien life form so strange as to be nearly unrecognizable to humans.
And quite terrifying.
(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=21204)
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Post by: Geir on November 07, 2013, 06:59:20 AM
Post by: Geir on November 07, 2013, 06:59:20 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on October 23, 2013, 05:51:16 PMtwo chapters in and am gonna read everything by this fellaHe's also the singer, guitarist and songwriter in a quite popular Norwegian band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfKRb4fiVPk
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 07, 2013, 07:20:02 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 07, 2013, 07:20:02 AM
that's a pretty cool song........ just realised that the phantom was the last novel in a series doh! currently reading his novel "headhunters" now. would rate him up there with henning mankel but definitely a better singer.
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Post by: Geir on November 07, 2013, 07:50:57 AM
Post by: Geir on November 07, 2013, 07:50:57 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on November 07, 2013, 07:20:02 AMthat's a pretty cool song........ just realised that the phantom was the last novel in a series doh! currently reading his novel "headhunters" now. would rate him up there with henning mankel but definitely a better singer.It is a cool song, I've played it live a few times with good friends ... always a hit and really fun to play/sing.
I've read all his crime novels, and enjoyed them all.
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Post by: Speed Demon on November 07, 2013, 02:10:23 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on November 07, 2013, 02:10:23 PM
If a book about failure doesn't sell, is it considered a success?
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Post by: SteveB on January 10, 2014, 02:38:26 PM
Post by: SteveB on January 10, 2014, 02:38:26 PM
Just dipping the toe into this. Was (c) in 2002 but only published in 2009, as far as I can tell. Hmm ???
Purportedly the genuine diaries of a Top Group/Producer/Recording Session...warts 'n' all.
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Purportedly the genuine diaries of a Top Group/Producer/Recording Session...warts 'n' all.
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Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:43:50 AM
Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:43:50 AM
This one - but its a bit dry
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oracle-Middleware-Architecture-Management-Osborne/dp/0071754172/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389444287&sr=1-1&keywords=oracle+fusion+middleware+11g (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oracle-Middleware-Architecture-Management-Osborne/dp/0071754172/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389444287&sr=1-1&keywords=oracle+fusion+middleware+11g)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oracle-Middleware-Architecture-Management-Osborne/dp/0071754172/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389444287&sr=1-1&keywords=oracle+fusion+middleware+11g (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oracle-Middleware-Architecture-Management-Osborne/dp/0071754172/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389444287&sr=1-1&keywords=oracle+fusion+middleware+11g)
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Post by: Hook on January 11, 2014, 05:52:04 AM
Post by: Hook on January 11, 2014, 05:52:04 AM
Quote from: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:43:50 AMThis one - but its a bit dryNo S&$T! Tell me it's not a just for fun book!
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Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:56:23 AM
Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:56:23 AM
Quote from: Hook on January 11, 2014, 05:52:04 AMQuote from: bruno on January 11, 2014, 05:43:50 AMThis one - but its a bit dryNo S&$T! Tell me it's not a just for fun book!
:-) kinda for work, but I do like these kind of things LOL
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Post by: Hook on January 11, 2014, 06:03:06 AM
Post by: Hook on January 11, 2014, 06:03:06 AM
Hmmmm ;)
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Post by: thetworegs on January 11, 2014, 09:37:15 AM
Post by: thetworegs on January 11, 2014, 09:37:15 AM
It's great hook ...honest....it all comes together in the last chapter...... ;D
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 11, 2014, 10:05:10 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 11, 2014, 10:05:10 AM
Just read "Room Full Of Mirrors" the Jimi biography.
I've ordered a half dozen fantasy books off of Amazon for .01 a piece (plus 3.99 for shipping... each.) The Garrett series by Glen Cook is pretty cool if you are into that sort of thing.
I've ordered a half dozen fantasy books off of Amazon for .01 a piece (plus 3.99 for shipping... each.) The Garrett series by Glen Cook is pretty cool if you are into that sort of thing.
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Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 01:35:05 PM
Post by: bruno on January 11, 2014, 01:35:05 PM
Ordered this from Amazon before xmas
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0321165810 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0321165810)
however got an email yesterday that this is stuck in the US due to snow :)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0321165810 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0321165810)
however got an email yesterday that this is stuck in the US due to snow :)
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Post by: Geir on February 27, 2014, 05:50:37 AM
Post by: Geir on February 27, 2014, 05:50:37 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Rama_copy.jpg)
Still hoping Morgan Freeman will make the film one day .....
Still hoping Morgan Freeman will make the film one day .....
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Post by: ODH on March 14, 2014, 03:18:55 AM
Post by: ODH on March 14, 2014, 03:18:55 AM
This should be on the school sylabus...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/34/The_Heathens_Guide_to_World_Religions_%28cover%29.png/250px-The_Heathens_Guide_to_World_Religions_%28cover%29.png)
The eye opening tale of how one Roman emperor kidnapped a God and hoodwinked a civilisation for 1,700 years.
And counting...
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The eye opening tale of how one Roman emperor kidnapped a God and hoodwinked a civilisation for 1,700 years.
And counting...
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Post by: Greeny on March 14, 2014, 05:38:42 AM
Post by: Greeny on March 14, 2014, 05:38:42 AM
Currently enjoying 'The Last 100 Days' by Patrick McGuinness. hard to put down, in fact.
Tells the (true) story of Ceaucescu's regime in 1980's Romania coming to a nasty end.
Tells the (true) story of Ceaucescu's regime in 1980's Romania coming to a nasty end.
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Post by: Speed Demon on March 14, 2014, 07:26:17 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on March 14, 2014, 07:26:17 AM
To Honor You Call Us by H. Paul Honsinger.
An excellent interstellar adventure.
(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=22546)
An excellent interstellar adventure.
(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=22546)
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Post by: guitarron on May 04, 2014, 08:03:02 PM
Post by: guitarron on May 04, 2014, 08:03:02 PM
the mocking jay
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on May 05, 2014, 12:14:14 AM
Post by: Johnny Robbo on May 05, 2014, 12:14:14 AM
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly - another in the Mickey Haller series of books set in & around the legal system in LA. Nothing earth-shattering, but a well crafted, tightly plotted crime novel.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 05, 2014, 02:15:01 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 05, 2014, 02:15:01 AM
i can hardly read this book for tears of laughter, never known a book to make me laugh out loud like this does. 
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Post by: thetworegs on May 05, 2014, 03:03:58 AM
Post by: thetworegs on May 05, 2014, 03:03:58 AM
Malcolm X's autobiography he was quite a lad before cleaning up in prison and finding the teachings of Mr Elijah.....
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Post by: SteveB on December 14, 2014, 03:04:04 PM
Post by: SteveB on December 14, 2014, 03:04:04 PM
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This is the 2nd historical novel that I've begun by 1980s anarchic-gobsh*te Ben Elton, and I have to say that Benji is turning into a first-class writer - (The other novel by Ben is 'The First Casualty' - which I thoroughly recommend).
I'm only a third of the way into this latest one and it's quite delicious - an extremely well thought-out time-travel lark. Way to go Ben.
Finished this book some while ago now, and I'd recommend it as a deffo read.
In fact it's placed on my read-again-sometime shelf. 8)
This is the 2nd historical novel that I've begun by 1980s anarchic-gobsh*te Ben Elton, and I have to say that Benji is turning into a first-class writer - (The other novel by Ben is 'The First Casualty' - which I thoroughly recommend).
I'm only a third of the way into this latest one and it's quite delicious - an extremely well thought-out time-travel lark. Way to go Ben.
Finished this book some while ago now, and I'd recommend it as a deffo read.
In fact it's placed on my read-again-sometime shelf. 8)
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Post by: SteveB on March 25, 2016, 01:50:04 PM
Post by: SteveB on March 25, 2016, 01:50:04 PM
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I'm currently dipping my toe into this little exotic number.
Given that most members of Songcrafters etc will have listened to music too loud and too often for their own good,
this book is a quite sobering tale of what it's like to become hard-of-hearing.
Embarrassment, humiliation, confusion...and I'm still on page 1!! :o
I'm currently dipping my toe into this little exotic number.
Given that most members of Songcrafters etc will have listened to music too loud and too often for their own good,
this book is a quite sobering tale of what it's like to become hard-of-hearing.
Embarrassment, humiliation, confusion...and I'm still on page 1!! :o
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Post by: kenny mac on March 25, 2016, 01:57:44 PM
Post by: kenny mac on March 25, 2016, 01:57:44 PM
Just read Anger is an energy by John ludo, great insight into his world
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 25, 2016, 03:16:59 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 25, 2016, 03:16:59 PM
Quote from: kenny mac on March 25, 2016, 01:57:44 PMJust read Anger is an energy by John ludo, great insight into his worldoh could you pass that onto me pleeeeeeze
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 25, 2016, 03:19:26 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 25, 2016, 03:19:26 PM
Best one recently was "the girl on the train" can't remember author or if title is precise but it was braw tell yer maw.
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on March 25, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on March 25, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy. Has more twists and turns than I thought possible. Willie
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Post by: Johnny Robbo on March 26, 2016, 03:48:53 AM
Post by: Johnny Robbo on March 26, 2016, 03:48:53 AM
I love a good, trashy detective novel. This guy is my favourite author in this genre at the moment...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/in-the-cold-dark-ground-by-stuart-macbride-book-review-drop-of-the-hard-stuff-from-tartan-noir-a6789791.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/in-the-cold-dark-ground-by-stuart-macbride-book-review-drop-of-the-hard-stuff-from-tartan-noir-a6789791.html)
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/in-the-cold-dark-ground-by-stuart-macbride-book-review-drop-of-the-hard-stuff-from-tartan-noir-a6789791.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/in-the-cold-dark-ground-by-stuart-macbride-book-review-drop-of-the-hard-stuff-from-tartan-noir-a6789791.html)
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Post by: kenny mac on March 26, 2016, 05:50:38 AM
Post by: kenny mac on March 26, 2016, 05:50:38 AM
[/quote]oh could you pass that onto me pleeeeeeze
[/quote]
Unfortunately it's a kindle book😢I've got iggy pops,do you want that
? And an excellent book called needs must by Chris kneeds
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 26, 2016, 06:13:47 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 26, 2016, 06:13:47 AM
no probs kenny, yes iggy pulleeeze.
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Post by: Lurker on March 27, 2016, 06:16:23 AM
Post by: Lurker on March 27, 2016, 06:16:23 AM
"The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 27, 2016, 07:52:49 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 27, 2016, 07:52:49 AM
Quote from: Lurker on March 27, 2016, 06:16:23 AM"The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco.fabulous book, in fact anything by the late great Umberto Eco is a great read.
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Post by: Hook on March 27, 2016, 09:12:50 AM
Post by: Hook on March 27, 2016, 09:12:50 AM
I miss reading, ever since the adoption the only thing I've read are texts on children from "hurt places" and how not to be the horrible father I am. At this point in my life it's either read for fun or write and I always choose to write.
Rock on!
Rock on!
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Post by: Pine on March 27, 2016, 11:14:57 AM
Post by: Pine on March 27, 2016, 11:14:57 AM
Haven't been on this thread in a long time. I don't seem to find time to read much of anything until winter. So far this year, i read "Life"...Keith Richards autobio..."Waging Heavy Peace"...Neil Young autobio....a bio of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...and am now about half way thru the bio/hx "One Way Out" about the Allman Brothers Band. One thing they all had in common..they all started out as nobody and crawled their way up the ladder...and "success" finally came in an almost "overnight" fashion. It also eventually took a heavy toll on them all. Next up for me is Eric Clapton's autobio and then "Light and Shade", conversations with Jimmy Page. Any body has any comments on the above books i'd like to hear your opinions.
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Post by: Speed Demon on March 28, 2016, 07:39:57 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on March 28, 2016, 07:39:57 AM
I'm currently listening to audiobooks. The Empire series (eight) by Christopher G. Nuttall.
An excellent author of science fiction.
An excellent author of science fiction.
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Post by: SteveB on March 28, 2016, 02:19:42 PM
Post by: SteveB on March 28, 2016, 02:19:42 PM
8)
Yeah Willie, well done that man!
The obvious tip in literature is never to become a hero/heroine in a Hardy novel - you'll just get a sh*tty end!
But hey, they're a dang good read. 8)
Not sure if you can make them out - my Hardy hardbacks.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MTHW0TjH/000-7.jpg)
Quote from: Willie on March 25, 2016, 03:53:48 PMThe Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy. Has more twists and turns than I thought possible. Willie
Yeah Willie, well done that man!
The obvious tip in literature is never to become a hero/heroine in a Hardy novel - you'll just get a sh*tty end!
But hey, they're a dang good read. 8)
Not sure if you can make them out - my Hardy hardbacks.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MTHW0TjH/000-7.jpg)
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Post by: fenderbender on March 28, 2016, 05:44:37 PM
Post by: fenderbender on March 28, 2016, 05:44:37 PM
Trying to get back into reading after a layoff-
I find if the first chapter is boring I just throw the book aside--
One thing I learned years ago -If the so called experts recommend a book -it's going to be pretentious crzzzzp ;D ;D
I the one I just finished -One Shot by Vince Flynn-same type of hero as the Bourne books
I used to read Sci-Fi books for me dinner and tea-cant understand how the world as we know it Jim is still up the Swanee---- ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I find if the first chapter is boring I just throw the book aside--
One thing I learned years ago -If the so called experts recommend a book -it's going to be pretentious crzzzzp ;D ;D
I the one I just finished -One Shot by Vince Flynn-same type of hero as the Bourne books
I used to read Sci-Fi books for me dinner and tea-cant understand how the world as we know it Jim is still up the Swanee---- ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: SteveB on October 22, 2016, 02:56:33 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 22, 2016, 02:56:33 AM
Working in Warehouse/Retail you don't get much chance to do anything between Oct/Dec/Jan each year apart from work/sleep - but I was recently able to pick this up (after a couple of favourable reviews), and look forward to getting stuck into Bruce. ;D
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on October 22, 2016, 11:39:02 AM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on October 22, 2016, 11:39:02 AM
I'm currently reading The Book of Lost Tales by J RR Tolkien. I can only read a very few pages at a time before I get brain overload but it does give good background information to The Hobbit etc. Willie
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 22, 2016, 11:59:37 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 22, 2016, 11:59:37 AM
just finished reading the Altered Carbon trilogy by Richard K. Morgan, great cyberpunk science fiction, apparently netflixs are gonna turn it into a tv show. personally i don't think it is remotely possible to turn it into a tv show. cos in the novel's somewhat dystopian world, human personalities can be stored digitally and downloaded into new bodies, called sleeves. the lead character Takeshi Kovacs changes sleeve practically every chapter, still the same person but in a completely different body.
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Post by: leighelse on October 22, 2016, 02:47:48 PM
Post by: leighelse on October 22, 2016, 02:47:48 PM
I've just finished Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin - not as absorbing as the other books of hers I've read.
I've now picked up a John le Carre I've not read before; Single and Single. So far so good, in a predictably noir-ish le Carre fashion.
I've now picked up a John le Carre I've not read before; Single and Single. So far so good, in a predictably noir-ish le Carre fashion.
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Post by: cuthbert on October 22, 2016, 08:12:10 PM
Post by: cuthbert on October 22, 2016, 08:12:10 PM
Other than tons of reading for work (linux, bash, and shell scripting - not enticing to most people, nor frequently even to me), I've been dipping back into Conan Doyle's macabre short stories, mixed up with snatches of stories by Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, and Sheridan Le Fanu - you know, fun stuff! :D
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Post by: Geir on January 05, 2018, 03:39:03 PM
Post by: Geir on January 05, 2018, 03:39:03 PM
Fire and fury :o
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Post by: Flash Harry on January 05, 2018, 04:00:10 PM
Post by: Flash Harry on January 05, 2018, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: Geir on January 05, 2018, 03:39:03 PMFire and fury :o
Haha!
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Post by: TPB on January 08, 2018, 07:42:45 AM
Post by: TPB on January 08, 2018, 07:42:45 AM
John Grissam And the new recording manual for Mixcraft
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Post by: Speed Demon on January 08, 2018, 11:24:22 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on January 08, 2018, 11:24:22 AM
Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
I'm listening to the audiobook.
The paperback should be no more than three pages.
Page 1. Moron
Page 2. Asshole
Page 3. Return to page 1
I'm listening to the audiobook.
The paperback should be no more than three pages.
Page 1. Moron
Page 2. Asshole
Page 3. Return to page 1
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Post by: Vanncad on January 08, 2018, 03:59:13 PM
Post by: Vanncad on January 08, 2018, 03:59:13 PM
I got three books for Christmas:
I already read the first two and I am starting the Gordon Lightfoot book tonight.
Greg Allman's book was good. I'm not a die-hard Allman Brothers fan, but it was a good read and I would recommend it for anyone who wants a little history of the band.
The "Escaping the Delta" book is great for any old-school blues fans. It gives a lot of info about the blues artists that came before Robert Johnson and how they influenced the music of guys like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. The author goes into the meanings of some of the lyrics and it's kind of neat to hear some of the innuendos they came up with for songs in the 1930's.
- Greg Allman "My Cross to Bear"
- "Escaping the Delta - Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues"
- Gordon Lightfoot's Biography
I already read the first two and I am starting the Gordon Lightfoot book tonight.
Greg Allman's book was good. I'm not a die-hard Allman Brothers fan, but it was a good read and I would recommend it for anyone who wants a little history of the band.
The "Escaping the Delta" book is great for any old-school blues fans. It gives a lot of info about the blues artists that came before Robert Johnson and how they influenced the music of guys like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. The author goes into the meanings of some of the lyrics and it's kind of neat to hear some of the innuendos they came up with for songs in the 1930's.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 17, 2018, 04:25:03 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 17, 2018, 04:25:03 AM
currently reading Can't Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock'n'Roll War Stories
By Allan Jones i haven't laughed so much in ages.
here is an extract, that involves XTC and David Byrne of Talking Heads, i warn you it is very rude but absolutely hilarious. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3D8wDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=xtc+david+byrne+allan+jones&source=bl&ots=vlPW1V2n7q&sig=9FVuzYm9h1sS7w9zrQTjXDTgV7M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd6uvN8N7YAhVSI1AKHbkeCTkQ6AEIOTAG#v=onepage&q=xtc%20david%20byrne%20allan%20jones&f=false
By Allan Jones i haven't laughed so much in ages.
here is an extract, that involves XTC and David Byrne of Talking Heads, i warn you it is very rude but absolutely hilarious. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3D8wDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=xtc+david+byrne+allan+jones&source=bl&ots=vlPW1V2n7q&sig=9FVuzYm9h1sS7w9zrQTjXDTgV7M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd6uvN8N7YAhVSI1AKHbkeCTkQ6AEIOTAG#v=onepage&q=xtc%20david%20byrne%20allan%20jones&f=false
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 17, 2018, 05:45:37 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 17, 2018, 05:45:37 AM
unfortunately link only gives first paragraph of story i wanted to share.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on January 18, 2018, 06:52:34 AM
Post by: SteveB on January 18, 2018, 06:52:34 AM
Well, now, some very, very intelligent people at Photobucket.com have decided to end their free photo-hosting site and now require punters using Photobucket to stump up almost $400 per year for the once-free service.
Well yeah guys I can see how attractive that's gonna be to the average Joe - not. So, presumably like hundreds or thousands of others I've closed my Photobucket account. As I get time and inclination I'll re-upload photos etc, as I survey the wreckage that once was Photobucket. ::)
By the way, I'd like to thank All the contributors to this thread - I've just re-read the whole lot, (looking for Photobucket photo-holders to remove or replace), and there really are some fascinating insights into reading habits. Well done everyone. :)
Well yeah guys I can see how attractive that's gonna be to the average Joe - not. So, presumably like hundreds or thousands of others I've closed my Photobucket account. As I get time and inclination I'll re-upload photos etc, as I survey the wreckage that once was Photobucket. ::)
By the way, I'd like to thank All the contributors to this thread - I've just re-read the whole lot, (looking for Photobucket photo-holders to remove or replace), and there really are some fascinating insights into reading habits. Well done everyone. :)
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Speed Demon on January 19, 2018, 05:48:48 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on January 19, 2018, 05:48:48 AM
$400.00 per year to put photos online. Are these people brain-damaged?
A lot cheaper to just email the photos to whomever you wish to see them.
On the other hand, there is always that select few who like leaning into financial left hooks.
A lot cheaper to just email the photos to whomever you wish to see them.
On the other hand, there is always that select few who like leaning into financial left hooks.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Mike_S on January 22, 2018, 04:02:58 PM
Post by: Mike_S on January 22, 2018, 04:02:58 PM
Bruce Dickinsons autobiography... Only read a few chapters so far but not too bad so far.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Hilary on January 22, 2018, 04:13:48 PM
Post by: Hilary on January 22, 2018, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: cuthbert on October 22, 2016, 08:12:10 PMOther than tons of reading for work (linux, bash, and shell scripting - not enticing to most people, nor frequently even to me), I've been dipping back into Conan Doyle's macabre short stories, mixed up with snatches of stories by Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, and Sheridan Le Fanu - you know, fun stuff! :D
Fun times!
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Post by: Speed Demon on January 23, 2018, 08:23:29 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on January 23, 2018, 08:23:29 PM
Acquire a copy of The Snowman by Jo Nesbo.
A creepy, scary story for sure.
A creepy, scary story for sure.
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Post by: Geir on September 15, 2018, 11:43:57 AM
Post by: Geir on September 15, 2018, 11:43:57 AM
The scariest book I've read since "The shining".
"Fear"
"Fear"
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Post by: Speed Demon on September 15, 2018, 02:36:22 PM
Post by: Speed Demon on September 15, 2018, 02:36:22 PM
Geir, who is the author?
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Post by: thetworegs on September 16, 2018, 03:36:03 AM
Post by: thetworegs on September 16, 2018, 03:36:03 AM
Just finished Blow by Bruce Porter a rip roaring adventure of George Jungs cocaine smuggling life much more exciting than the film in my opinion
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Post by: Boognish on September 18, 2018, 07:51:39 PM
Post by: Boognish on September 18, 2018, 07:51:39 PM
Just about finished...
In the Heart of the Sea
Really enjoyed it. Its the story of the whaleship Essex, which was wrecked in 1820 by a sperm whale.
This was a huge story at the time, was apparently taught in schools, etc. and was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
If you like books about starvation, desperation and cannibalism, you'll love In the Heart of the Sea!
But don't take my word for it...
In the Heart of the Sea
Really enjoyed it. Its the story of the whaleship Essex, which was wrecked in 1820 by a sperm whale.
This was a huge story at the time, was apparently taught in schools, etc. and was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
If you like books about starvation, desperation and cannibalism, you'll love In the Heart of the Sea!
But don't take my word for it...
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Post by: cuthbert on September 18, 2018, 08:10:06 PM
Post by: cuthbert on September 18, 2018, 08:10:06 PM
Quote from: Boognish on September 18, 2018, 07:51:39 PMIf you like books about starvation, desperation and cannibalism, you'll love In the Heart of the Sea!
Just what I'm looking for, a little light reading. :)
Looks interesting - I think I'll be adding this reading to my list soon.
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Post by: Hook on September 18, 2018, 10:00:56 PM
Post by: Hook on September 18, 2018, 10:00:56 PM
Quote from: Speed Demon on September 15, 2018, 02:36:22 PMGeir, who is the author?I'm pretty sure he's taking about Bob Woodwards new book on the Trump administration.
Not sure I'll read it but I'm sure its scary.
Rock on!
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Post by: 64Guitars on September 18, 2018, 10:55:48 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on September 18, 2018, 10:55:48 PM
Quote from: Boognish on September 18, 2018, 07:51:39 PMIts the story of the whaleship Essex, which was wrecked in 1820 by a sperm whale.
This was a huge story at the time, was apparently taught in schools, etc. and was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
I just read the condensed version of the story of the Essex on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)). Very interesting. It answers a question that has long puzzled me. On the 1971 album "Nantucket Sleighride" by Mountain, the title track is dedicated to Owen Coffin. Until today, I never knew who that was. I assumed it was some friend of the band or something like that. But the Wikipedia page about the Essex says that Owen Coffin was the first of the Essex's crew to draw the short straw and be shot and eaten by the remaining crew. The Wikipedia page about Owen Coffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Coffin) says that Felix Pappalardi confirmed that the Owen Coffin in the dedication was the one from the Essex tragedy.
By the way, I saw Mountain in December 1970, about a month before the "Nantucket Sleighride" album was released. They performed that song and during the introduction of it, Felix Pappalardi explained that a Nantucket Sleighride is a term used by whalers for when they harpoon a whale and it takes off, towing the whaleboat behind it at high speed. This was very dangerous as some whales would dive deep, dragging the whaleboat and its occupants underwater with it. I was glad that Felix explained the title of the song and album. I just wish he'd mentioned who Owen Coffin was so I wouldn't have to wait almost 48 years to find out. :)
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Post by: Geir on September 19, 2018, 04:46:16 AM
Post by: Geir on September 19, 2018, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: Hook on September 18, 2018, 10:00:56 PMThat is correct !Quote from: Speed Demon on September 15, 2018, 02:36:22 PMGeir, who is the author?I'm pretty sure he's taking about Bob Woodwards new book on the Trump administration.
Not sure I'll read it but I'm sure its scary.
Rock on!
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Post by: Geir on September 19, 2018, 04:46:51 AM
Post by: Geir on September 19, 2018, 04:46:51 AM
Quote from: 64Guitars on September 18, 2018, 10:55:48 PMI just wish he'd mentioned who Owen Coffin was so I wouldn't have to wait almost 48 years to find out. :);D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Speed Demon on September 19, 2018, 05:32:08 AM
Post by: Speed Demon on September 19, 2018, 05:32:08 AM
Fear Chump in The White House.
I'm listening to the audiobook.
I get the impression that a lot of Americans voted for a clueless idiot.
I'm listening to the audiobook.
I get the impression that a lot of Americans voted for a clueless idiot.
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Post by: Boognish on September 19, 2018, 07:47:18 PM
Post by: Boognish on September 19, 2018, 07:47:18 PM
Quote from: Speed Demon on September 19, 2018, 05:32:08 AMFear Chump in The White House.
I'm listening to the audiobook.
I get the impression that a lot of Americans voted for a clueless idiot.
I live in Oklahoma, a conservative Republican state, and know lots of people, including family, that are Trump supporters - even still.
What is really scary is a lot of them will vote for him again if they get the chance.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Redler on September 20, 2018, 09:28:58 PM
Post by: Redler on September 20, 2018, 09:28:58 PM
I read a thriller by Paula Hawkins: The girl in the Train (Finnish edition). I'm a friend of thrillers and can recommend this book...
"Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train..."
"Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train..."
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Post by: Boognish on September 23, 2018, 09:08:18 AM
Post by: Boognish on September 23, 2018, 09:08:18 AM
Quote from: Redler on September 20, 2018, 09:28:58 PMI read a thriller by Paula Hawkins: The girl in the Train (Finnish edition). I'm a friend of thrillers and can recommend this book...
"Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train..."
I watched this movie recently. A decent movie, but I'm sure - as is usually the case - the book is better.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: SteveB on September 08, 2021, 02:35:46 AM
Post by: SteveB on September 08, 2021, 02:35:46 AM
I forgot that I had started this thread! Have to re-read it when time permits. So, not sure whether you'll be able to make out the book titles from this angle, but anyhow. In my main room I have a desk and laptop, and also a reading sofa where I can stretch out at will and pass the time absorbed in whatever I'm currently reading, which at any one time nearly always includes a volume about music - further along the shelf from these books I have the 10 volume 'History of Rock' publication which took me a couple of years to amass, and is one of those items that you can start reading and find yourself still there several hours later! Anyone else into page-flicking??
Update Feb 2024: Re-uploading any fallen images etc that I can place.
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Update Feb 2024: Re-uploading any fallen images etc that I can place.
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Post by: TPB on September 08, 2021, 06:11:10 AM
Post by: TPB on September 08, 2021, 06:11:10 AM
I read Tom Clancy every book that comes out but the geek side of me reads a lot of Tech manuals and DIY types of Pubs
Tim
Tim
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Post by: Blooby on September 08, 2021, 06:43:56 AM
Post by: Blooby on September 08, 2021, 06:43:56 AM
Quote from: Greeny on December 13, 2009, 03:24:12 AM'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. Weird but literate. I'm well into it!!!
Was re-reading this thread for ideas. I am half way through this book. Not that I dislike it, but it has proven to be a slog. I have put it down several times and read other books in between. I hope it pays off in the end.
Blooby
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Post by: SteveB on September 08, 2021, 09:38:10 AM
Post by: SteveB on September 08, 2021, 09:38:10 AM
Longish book ramble here (apologies, I'm a bit p*ss*d. That's U.K. for slightly drunk by the way, as opposed to being angry, which I believe is what some of the world think that it means). So, earlier we interred my Dad's ashes at the local cemetery, and we've now gathered at the family home to have finger-food and drinks in his memory. Anyhow, because I work in food retail (not for much longer kidddo!!), I've not been part of the U.K. Covid lockdowns - I've even got the company-issued T-shirt to prove it. So whatever time I was getting off from work, I wanted to be able to relax from the bizarre situation everyone was finding themselves in. So pre last-Xmas time, my other half typed into Amazon: 'war books for men', which on reflection seems strange as I'm an out and out music-type. So she ended up obtaining two paperback books by a newish U.K. author Mandy Robotham which were duly presented to me at Xmas and I picked up the first one to read in early January this year. Oh, Jeeze, what a premise! A trained midwife prisoner in one of the Nazi death camps is taken to be midwife to Hitler's pregnant mistress Eva Braun. I won't spoil it by revealing further, but by the end of the week I had read both books and had ordered Mandy B's 3rd novel The Berlin Girl. This week I have received the pre-ordered 4th Mandy B. paperback which I have yet to begin - I wouldn't begin it because I knew today would be a bit fluid etc, with it also being, poignantly, the 33rd anniversary of when we cremated my youngest brother who had been killed in an R.T.A. by a drunken driver. Anyhow, if you want an engrossing read based around the World War II era, based in both Germany and Italy, Mandy Robotham is well worth a punt. Way to go! (Again, apologies for the ramble. God knows what this will look like when I sober up?!)
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Post by: Mike_S on September 08, 2021, 11:13:38 AM
Post by: Mike_S on September 08, 2021, 11:13:38 AM
Not a massive reader but I always try to have one on the go, although it always takes me a good while to get through one. So posting a pic of what I tend to read... a mix of music, war, sport and then random ones
These are all pretty decent if I remember correctly. Somme Mud is particularly good if you are into real life accounts of war. And really enjoyed Fahrenheit 451. Haven't actually read Brave New World yet but put it in as it's next on my list after I finish Matthew McConaghy's autobiography
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These are all pretty decent if I remember correctly. Somme Mud is particularly good if you are into real life accounts of war. And really enjoyed Fahrenheit 451. Haven't actually read Brave New World yet but put it in as it's next on my list after I finish Matthew McConaghy's autobiography
(https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=192317)
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 09, 2021, 10:27:05 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 09, 2021, 10:27:05 AM
Am getting heavily into Chinese sci fi just finished this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu/dp/1800246684/ref=asc_df_1800246684/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=500848842883&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7628575623535475325&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007311&hvtargid=pla-1222672852547&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 and like Alice have gone down the rabbit hole
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Post by: maxit on September 10, 2021, 06:12:04 AM
Post by: maxit on September 10, 2021, 06:12:04 AM
Quote from: Mike_S on September 08, 2021, 11:13:38 AMHaven't actually read Brave New World yet but put it in as it's next on my list after I finish Matthew McConaghy's autobiographyI was, as a boy, a huge reader of the 70s collection in my parents home library: there was a lot of science fiction, the good one - huxley, asimov, bradbury, orwell, ballard, dick. I remember brave new world was just the best of the bunch, along with I, Robot by asmov. But that was then, I'm curious what you think reading nowadays of this 'old' 'brave new world' LoL.
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Post by: chapperz66 on September 10, 2021, 09:07:17 AM
Post by: chapperz66 on September 10, 2021, 09:07:17 AM
I'm reading "Chernobyl - History of a Tragedy" by Serhii Plokhy. Frightening big style.
Title: Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading?
Post by: Pete C on September 11, 2021, 02:49:42 AM
Post by: Pete C on September 11, 2021, 02:49:42 AM
Currently reading "You left early: a True Story of Love and Alcohol" by novelist Louisa Young. The book is an account of her realtionship withthe late Robert Lockhart, concert pianist/TV and film score composer.
It seems a strange choice for me but the reason I bought the book is that Robert was in the year above me at Wigan Grammar School and I knew him as we were both in 6th form languages. Robert was also studying A level music and won a place at Oxford, going on to become a concert pianist and later moved into film and TV score composition. Very few from my school studied music as, in a northern working class town in the 70's, it wasn't deemed "manly". Despite this, and his regular appearances playing the organ at morning assembly, unlike the other music students he was always held in high regard by other pupils as he was also "one of the lads", being sporty, an under-age drinker and a smoker !
The last time I remember seeing him was in 1977 - he had returned back to Wigan after his first year at Oxford and called into our Languages form room for a catch-up, followed by a lunchtime pint. I still remember the conversation was about what bands we were into - for me at that time, it was all the upcoming punk bands - Sex Pistols, Strangkers, Jam etc. Although he was studying classical music, he was still into contemporary music.
Our lives followed different paths after that with Robert moving in artistic circles in London. Throughout his life he had a struggle with alcohol and sadly died in 2012.
The book is quite a laborious read in places and, If i didn't have a personal interest in reading it, I wouldn't recommend it.
It seems a strange choice for me but the reason I bought the book is that Robert was in the year above me at Wigan Grammar School and I knew him as we were both in 6th form languages. Robert was also studying A level music and won a place at Oxford, going on to become a concert pianist and later moved into film and TV score composition. Very few from my school studied music as, in a northern working class town in the 70's, it wasn't deemed "manly". Despite this, and his regular appearances playing the organ at morning assembly, unlike the other music students he was always held in high regard by other pupils as he was also "one of the lads", being sporty, an under-age drinker and a smoker !
The last time I remember seeing him was in 1977 - he had returned back to Wigan after his first year at Oxford and called into our Languages form room for a catch-up, followed by a lunchtime pint. I still remember the conversation was about what bands we were into - for me at that time, it was all the upcoming punk bands - Sex Pistols, Strangkers, Jam etc. Although he was studying classical music, he was still into contemporary music.
Our lives followed different paths after that with Robert moving in artistic circles in London. Throughout his life he had a struggle with alcohol and sadly died in 2012.
The book is quite a laborious read in places and, If i didn't have a personal interest in reading it, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Post by: Zoltan on September 11, 2021, 01:07:07 PM
Post by: Zoltan on September 11, 2021, 01:07:07 PM
I'm just finishing off Jack Kerouacs On the Road (1957). Before this i read several Irvine Welsh books. Richard Laymon is the king of everything written (in horror pulp genre :))...
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 11, 2021, 04:52:21 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on September 11, 2021, 04:52:21 PM
I'll give you Jack Kerouac but Richard laymon? Naw I'm not having that. Sorry. ???? irvine Welsh aye cos I'm Scottish but much as I love him there are much better Scottish writers. Writers that Richard laymon couldn't touch. Ok I'll shut up now, I hab bin drinkum
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Post by: Zoltan on September 12, 2021, 03:33:46 AM
Post by: Zoltan on September 12, 2021, 03:33:46 AM
I'm a fast reader and i had a pile of Irvine Welsh books available so it was a no brainer :) As for Laymon. I think writers like King, Koontz etc. are really taking the limelight and only a few people have even heard of Laymon. I think the best thing with Laymon is that he managed to writer gigantic books that are easy to get lost into. With King you often have to read about 50-100 pages before you're into the story. With Laymon it's more like 1-2 pages and you're inside the book. His later books were even better... But yes i'm talking about horror / pulp genre :)
Joe R. Landsdale is another fun one. In crime literature Charles Willeford is ace. I've read a lot of biographies also, but after a while some of those artist / band biographies become repetitive. The last one i read was Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (and the only reason i read that was because i had it at an arms lenght ;)). One of the better artist biographies i've read was Sylvie Simmons book Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes. Also those Guralnick books about Elvis Presley, and the Ray Manzarek Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors were good ones.
Joe R. Landsdale is another fun one. In crime literature Charles Willeford is ace. I've read a lot of biographies also, but after a while some of those artist / band biographies become repetitive. The last one i read was Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (and the only reason i read that was because i had it at an arms lenght ;)). One of the better artist biographies i've read was Sylvie Simmons book Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes. Also those Guralnick books about Elvis Presley, and the Ray Manzarek Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors were good ones.
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Post by: cuthbert on September 13, 2021, 12:06:37 PM
Post by: cuthbert on September 13, 2021, 12:06:37 PM
Quote from: Zoltan on September 12, 2021, 03:33:46 AMIn crime literature Charles Willeford is ace.
Yes, he is. Check out David Goodis, too - if you haven't already!
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Post by: Bishmanrock on September 14, 2021, 02:19:56 PM
Post by: Bishmanrock on September 14, 2021, 02:19:56 PM
Reading "Shipwrecks of North Wales" by Ivor Wynne Jones, picked up at a car boot when in Anglesey area for something to read while on holiday. Impressively detailed list of many ships and their fates, delivered in a factual manner and not overdramatised which I appreciate. Some really good history tidbits, and means I can keep pestering my partner by asking her how to properly pronounce half the place names, and then embarrass her by having a go myself and completely failing.
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Post by: hooper on September 15, 2021, 06:31:54 AM
Post by: hooper on September 15, 2021, 06:31:54 AM
Have been spending time again in Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo. It's a 700+ page book of interviews with folks like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, P.F. Sloan, Jim Webb, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Todd Rundgren... and so on. Lots and lots of little gold nuggets to be found, keeps me coming back to hang out with these guys and keep looking for more...
https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1)
https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1)
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Post by: guitarron on September 15, 2021, 06:43:58 AM
Post by: guitarron on September 15, 2021, 06:43:58 AM
Quote from: hooper on September 15, 2021, 06:31:54 AMHave been spending time again in Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo. It's a 700+ page book of interviews with folks like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, P.F. Sloan, Jim Webb, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Todd Rundgren... and so on. Lots and lots of little gold nuggets to be found, keeps me coming back to hang out with these guys and keep looking for more...
https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Songwriting-Expanded-Paul-Zollo/dp/0306812657/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306812657&psc=1)
Just added to my cart. ????
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Post by: Ted on October 18, 2021, 08:39:27 AM
Post by: Ted on October 18, 2021, 08:39:27 AM
I just thought maybe I'd get off my computer and go read... but let me check Songcrafters and maybe I'll get sucked into that instead. Then I saw that this thread has been bumped; a sign that I really should go and read.
I'm reading "The Seep" by Chana Porter (https://www.chanaporter.com/the-seep.html):
I'm reading "The Seep" by Chana Porter (https://www.chanaporter.com/the-seep.html):
Quote from: Book Review by Eugene LimWhat if becoming one with the universe was as easy as drinking punch at a party? It turns out that after enlightenment we still squabble with our partners, worry about fashion choices, and drink too much booze.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 18, 2021, 04:15:34 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 18, 2021, 04:15:34 PM
just finished the chinese sci-fi book the three body problem by Liu Cixin. is awesome and just discovered netflix are going to make it into a series. how they are going to manage that i dont know.
since finishing that i have been delving further into chinese sci-fi and it is all fascinating. i also recommend the anthology series "invisible planets". Thing is i am not really that much of a sci fi buff but this stuff is so well written. strange and wonderful.
since finishing that i have been delving further into chinese sci-fi and it is all fascinating. i also recommend the anthology series "invisible planets". Thing is i am not really that much of a sci fi buff but this stuff is so well written. strange and wonderful.
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Post by: Pine on November 04, 2021, 06:47:10 PM
Post by: Pine on November 04, 2021, 06:47:10 PM
Just finished STORYTELLER, a biography by Dave Grohl. 5 stars. Excellent book!
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Post by: SteveB on October 15, 2022, 03:48:37 AM
Post by: SteveB on October 15, 2022, 03:48:37 AM
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For those interested in or old enough to be able to recall the events, this weekend starts the 60th anniversary fortnight of Humanity's worst case of squeaky-bum time: The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. Given what Mad-Vlad is doing in Ukraine at the moment, it's proof-positive that mankind can always be relied upon to keep dropping b*ll*cks until one day our luck runs out. I can only recall the events of 1962 vaguely, but do remember adults looking glum and saying words like 'Cuba', 'America', 'War', and the like. Fortunately, most of the dangerous period coincided with the 'Teacher's Rest' half-term school holidays, so most of the time was spent in the fields 'potato picking' along with a lot of other people of the village. I'm now reading this doorstopper to re-acquaint myself with what happened.
For those interested in or old enough to be able to recall the events, this weekend starts the 60th anniversary fortnight of Humanity's worst case of squeaky-bum time: The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. Given what Mad-Vlad is doing in Ukraine at the moment, it's proof-positive that mankind can always be relied upon to keep dropping b*ll*cks until one day our luck runs out. I can only recall the events of 1962 vaguely, but do remember adults looking glum and saying words like 'Cuba', 'America', 'War', and the like. Fortunately, most of the dangerous period coincided with the 'Teacher's Rest' half-term school holidays, so most of the time was spent in the fields 'potato picking' along with a lot of other people of the village. I'm now reading this doorstopper to re-acquaint myself with what happened.
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Post by: Ted on October 15, 2022, 05:16:04 AM
Post by: Ted on October 15, 2022, 05:16:04 AM
Quote from: SteveB on October 15, 2022, 03:48:37 AMthis weekend starts the 60th anniversary fortnight of Humanity's worst case of squeaky-bum time: The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.
Steve: My latest song (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=32965.0) deals with the Cuban Missile Crisis. I shit my pants when it happened. Not because I was scared, but because I was 5 months old.
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Post by: Mike_S on October 15, 2022, 11:54:51 AM
Post by: Mike_S on October 15, 2022, 11:54:51 AM
Currently reading Goodbye To All That by Robert Graves. Very good so far. An autobiography of a British First World War survivor, who after the nightmare of the war became disillusioned with life in England and emigrated to Spain
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Post by: Ron D Bowes on October 16, 2022, 06:21:25 AM
Post by: Ron D Bowes on October 16, 2022, 06:21:25 AM
I am reading "Thirteen Gun Salute" by Patrick O'Brien. It is book 13 in the Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin books which the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" was based,
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Post by: SteveB on November 06, 2022, 12:25:41 PM
Post by: SteveB on November 06, 2022, 12:25:41 PM
ABBEY ROAD NW8 - David Hepworth. (2022).
Well that's my night sorted! Given our professed hobby around here, I guess this could become a well-thumbed item._0000-Now1a.jpg
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Post by: thetworegs on November 06, 2022, 04:22:38 PM
Post by: thetworegs on November 06, 2022, 04:22:38 PM
Tree thieves crime and survival in the woods by Lyndsie Bourgon
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Post by: SteveB on November 13, 2022, 10:42:40 PM
Post by: SteveB on November 13, 2022, 10:42:40 PM
I've been reading Max Hastings's account of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 - see post above somewhere. And because I wanted to try and do a chapter a day - to coincide with the 13 days etc that the incident(s) happened, I interspersed Max with these two post-apocalypse novels. It all turned out quite well thankfully. I've read On The Beach before, and there's also a 1960s movie that's worth a view. The other has a wonderful premise: a jumbo-jumbo jet is flying between New York and London during the night when a nuclear war takes place and destroys, well, sort of everywhere...I won't spoil it anymore. Though I did read on a movie forum that they are filming the book at the moment with Morgan Freeman in there somewhere. Nice.001c.jpg
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Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 01:02:19 AM
Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 01:02:19 AM
So I've had Cubase since about version 7, but never done much more than open it and then close it. Looks much too complicated for this old brain. However, I have peaked into the 'Media Browser' and know that there's literally 000s of loopy type of things in there. Hmm. Well, given that the sunlit uplands of retirement are here I thought I'd try to ward-off dementia and have a shufty through this. Wish me luck!
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Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 10:50:55 AM
Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 10:50:55 AM
Quote from: Mike_S on September 08, 2021, 11:13:38 AMNot a massive reader but I always try to have one on the go, although it always takes me a good while to get through one. So posting a pic of what I tend to read... a mix of music, war, sport and then random ones
These are all pretty decent if I remember correctly. Somme Mud is particularly good if you are into real life accounts of war. And really enjoyed Fahrenheit 451. Haven't actually read Brave New World yet but put it in as it's next on my list after I finish Matthew McConaghy's autobiography
(https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3512.0;attach=192317)
Oh, I like this! 8) 8)
I've been trawling through this thread to see if I can replace the image-file-photos that Photobucket buggered up a few years ago. Some success, more archives to find.
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Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 03:32:34 PM
Post by: SteveB on November 14, 2022, 03:32:34 PM
Well I guess young Matt T. and me are going to be acquainted again. Should be fun.
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Post by: Boognish on March 15, 2023, 10:47:36 PM
Post by: Boognish on March 15, 2023, 10:47:36 PM
I am reading The Divider: Trump in the White House
I would like to apologize sincerely to the rest of the world. I am so thankful to say I never voted for this man.
I would like to apologize sincerely to the rest of the world. I am so thankful to say I never voted for this man.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on March 17, 2023, 07:19:31 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on March 17, 2023, 07:19:31 AM
Just finished Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and now I'm reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Ann Bronte. Can you tell I'm taking a course in 19th century novels?
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Post by: Mike_S on March 17, 2023, 09:30:23 AM
Post by: Mike_S on March 17, 2023, 09:30:23 AM
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. About addiction to drink and drugs and the damage they can do. Only started recently but I am enjoying it.
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Post by: Ted on March 21, 2023, 11:25:33 AM
Post by: Ted on March 21, 2023, 11:25:33 AM
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I always reach for Vonnegut when I'm in a reading slump and want to pull myself out of it. I think there's a small number of novels left for future reading slumps. After that, I can start over.
I always reach for Vonnegut when I'm in a reading slump and want to pull myself out of it. I think there's a small number of novels left for future reading slumps. After that, I can start over.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 04, 2023, 08:28:36 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 04, 2023, 08:28:36 AM
Just finished the Levon Helm (auto)biography "Wheel's On Fire" and enjoyed it quite a bit. Digging back into some of The Band and his solo stuff. I recommend the book if you're a fan of him or the The Band.
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Post by: Bluesberry on June 04, 2023, 04:47:29 PM
Post by: Bluesberry on June 04, 2023, 04:47:29 PM
Quote from: T.C. Elliott on June 04, 2023, 08:28:36 AMJust finished the Levon Helm (auto)biography "Wheel's On Fire" and enjoyed it quite a bit. Digging back into some of The Band and his solo stuff. I recommend the book if you're a fan of him or the The Band.great idea.....I love me some Band once in a while...there is something kinda mysterious about the band and their music....they were plugged into something ....and of course Richard Manuel's voice will slay you ......deep and mysterious
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Post by: Ted on June 05, 2023, 12:06:10 AM
Post by: Ted on June 05, 2023, 12:06:10 AM
I'm reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. It's full of vignettes of black experience in mid-20th century America. Some of these impressions and images may work themselves into a song.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 05, 2023, 10:13:13 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 05, 2023, 10:13:13 AM
Quote from: Bluesberry on June 04, 2023, 04:47:29 PMQuote from: T.C. Elliott on June 04, 2023, 08:28:36 AMJust finished the Levon Helm (auto)biography "Wheel's On Fire" and enjoyed it quite a bit. Digging back into some of The Band and his solo stuff. I recommend the book if you're a fan of him or the The Band.great idea.....I love me some Band once in a while...there is something kinda mysterious about the band and their music....they were plugged into something ....and of course Richard Manuel's voice will slay you ......deep and mysterious
You're not kidding. Richard's voice can really hurt you but you don't seem to mind.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 05, 2023, 10:15:29 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 05, 2023, 10:15:29 AM
Quote from: Ted on June 05, 2023, 12:06:10 AMI'm reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. It's full of vignettes of black experience in mid-20th century America. Some of these impressions and images may work themselves into a song.
It's on my to read list but likely not in the near future. Another book that I found fascinating was "The Marrow of Tradition" by Charles Chestnutt from 1901. It's a fictional account of the Wilmington Massacre. It should be a classic but I think it's mostly overlooked these days.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 15, 2023, 01:24:06 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on June 15, 2023, 01:24:06 PM
couldn't put this down https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude
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Post by: chrisnickey64 on June 15, 2023, 02:10:13 PM
Post by: chrisnickey64 on June 15, 2023, 02:10:13 PM
The Nixon-Gleason UFO Encounter......facinating read esp if true
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 16, 2023, 10:40:55 AM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on June 16, 2023, 10:40:55 AM
Red Planet - Heinlein
It's an interesting bit of science fiction first published in 1949 (I think.)
It's an interesting bit of science fiction first published in 1949 (I think.)
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Post by: Blooby on June 16, 2023, 05:35:22 PM
Post by: Blooby on June 16, 2023, 05:35:22 PM
I am re-reading Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. It is perfect for the mindless escape needed these days.
Blooby
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Post by: WarpCanada on July 17, 2023, 01:36:29 PM
Post by: WarpCanada on July 17, 2023, 01:36:29 PM
Just read Almost Human, a non-fiction book about human evolution and the discovery of the 200-400k year old cave of bones in Africa that has lead to the publication/description of a new pre-human hominin species, H. Naledi.
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Post by: Mike_S on January 01, 2024, 03:34:16 PM
Post by: Mike_S on January 01, 2024, 03:34:16 PM
Currently reading this... Ray Bradbury Stories Vol 1. It's gonna take ages as it's massive and I am a slow reader and normally only read a few pages a day to switch off. But it's excellent. All short stories and all dark (so far). Some sci-fi and some plain dark and spooky. Just finished one that blew me away called Kalediscope, just damn cool writing.
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Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 01, 2024, 05:10:28 PM
Post by: T.C. Elliott on January 01, 2024, 05:10:28 PM
Just ordered Rick Rubin's book "The Creative Act" and Mary Gauthier's book, "Saved By A Song." Looking forward to both.
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Post by: Ted on January 02, 2024, 03:58:56 AM
Post by: Ted on January 02, 2024, 03:58:56 AM
I'm still reading "Carey: Genesis of the Song (https://amzn.to/3H3OWNb)" by Cary Raditz, one time muse to Joni Mitchell.
This must be the most sex-filled book I've ever read. I've never read any erotica or romance – I've never been interested. Fans of these genres might find this book tame, I wouldn't know. I don't want to feel like a prude, but every time sex comes along in this book I feel like I'm in new literary territory (for me) and I'm not sure how to put myself in the right frame of mind.
This must be the most sex-filled book I've ever read. I've never read any erotica or romance – I've never been interested. Fans of these genres might find this book tame, I wouldn't know. I don't want to feel like a prude, but every time sex comes along in this book I feel like I'm in new literary territory (for me) and I'm not sure how to put myself in the right frame of mind.
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Post by: Lurker on January 02, 2024, 05:48:29 PM
Post by: Lurker on January 02, 2024, 05:48:29 PM
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is a World War I epic. I've just learned that it is the first of a trilogy. Perhaps I'll read the others.
I'm on a hiatus from reading the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny.
I'm on a hiatus from reading the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny.
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Post by: SteveB on January 30, 2024, 04:42:56 AM
Post by: SteveB on January 30, 2024, 04:42:56 AM
Well I've resisted the temptation to start smoking again, 20+ years since, but I will have a strong coffee or two while getting down with the groovy people and re-reading Albert's oeuvre. Parfait.
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on February 03, 2024, 06:00:35 AM
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on February 03, 2024, 06:00:35 AM
The Hypnotist by Lars Keplar, taken over where Joe Nesbo regrettably finished.
The Gobi Desert Canoe Club
The Gobi Desert Canoe Club
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 03, 2024, 12:59:02 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 03, 2024, 12:59:02 PM
I loved Joe Nesbo might give that a go. Just finished Poor Things by Alisdair Grey. Bloody brilliant should have read it years ago. Was inspired to read it as it was turned into a movie recently which I have still to see. But looks a lot different from the book .
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Post by: SteveB on February 06, 2024, 03:27:08 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 06, 2024, 03:27:08 PM
Quote from: peterp on December 02, 2011, 10:44:22 PMJust got a copy of "The Black Strat" (http://www.theblackstrat.com/The_Black_Strat-home...html) by Phil Taylor
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Starting off not a bad read and the pics from the 60's & 70's are great!
I did pick up a copy of this book, and while it is an interesting and entertaining read, the guitar itself eventually comes across as a 'Trigger's Broom' type of affair, wherein the only original parts are the strap-nuts and pick-up cavity. Reinforcing the notion that the 'magic' is in Mr Gilmour's fingers etc rather than a shifting amalgam of Leo F's finest design. Hmm.
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Post by: SteveB on February 13, 2024, 02:00:36 PM
Post by: SteveB on February 13, 2024, 02:00:36 PM
So, given my recent late-flowering introduction to the existence of the partial-capo, I've taken the online plunge and obtained this little number. OMG it's even weirder than first imagined! Some of this stuff is borderline '...half-naked in a room full of men in shirts and ties doing funny handshakes in the name of secrecy etc'. Do you realise that there are songs written specifically to use up to 3 partial capos??!! What have these people been smoking? Anyhoo, here we go...
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Post by: Geir on February 13, 2024, 05:16:22 PM
Post by: Geir on February 13, 2024, 05:16:22 PM
Re-reading "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah.
One of the most intriguing books I've ever read.
One of the most intriguing books I've ever read.
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Post by: bruno on March 26, 2024, 09:16:41 AM
Post by: bruno on March 26, 2024, 09:16:41 AM
Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher.
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Post by: Ted on March 27, 2024, 12:25:43 AM
Post by: Ted on March 27, 2024, 12:25:43 AM
Junie B. Jones Is (almost) a Flower Girl by Barbara Park (https://amzn.to/3xmYCkc) (with my daughter)
I'm jealous of y'all who have time to read for yourselves. I'll get there again.
I'm jealous of y'all who have time to read for yourselves. I'll get there again.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 27, 2024, 06:28:04 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on March 27, 2024, 06:28:04 AM
Heavily into Kazuo Ishiguro at the moment, loved Klara and the Sun, (cannot wait for the movie version)
just finished the hidden giant . Currently reading the unconsoled. Working my way through his entire oeuvre.
just finished the hidden giant . Currently reading the unconsoled. Working my way through his entire oeuvre.
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Post by: SteveB on April 17, 2024, 11:00:57 AM
Post by: SteveB on April 17, 2024, 11:00:57 AM
Sometimes the story behind the written word is so odd it provokes further investigation. And then to find that someone has made a film about the odd story seems even more bizarre. Anyway, book done, and tonight it's a cheeky glass of cider to see just how they managed to translate from page to screen. I'll edit sometime later to update.
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