Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
What I'm Reading, Watching and Listening to.
Reading - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (mandatory re-reading after just seeing Capote for the first time) and simultaneously, by Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which is absolutely amazing.
Watching - Courtesy of Netflix: Extract (just ok, although Ben Affleck is pretty engaging as the drug-dealing bartender), Bobby (intertwines a number of characters, all headed towards their presence at RFK's fatal encounter with Sirhan Sirhan), The Bourne Ultimatum, A History of Violence (really good flick) and One Fast Move or I'm Gone, a documentary with commentary by the likes of Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Carolyn Casady and many others, revolving around Kerouac's Big Sur and his descent into madness. I also really liked Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis in 26 Monkeys.
Listening - Fela Kuti, Midlake, Nicolette Larson, Field Music, Sir Douglas Quintet and lots of good ol' Grateful Dead.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Books!
Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly's newest Harry Bosch excursion is excellent
AND
Stephen King's Under the Dome, which I just started last night, is purported to be one of his best. (I paid $9 for this tome, over 1,000 pages, as the Walmart/Amazon price war proceeds.)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Things that REALLY Piss Me Off!
As the vaunted SDUSD Board of Education begins to mull budget cuts, what rears its ugly little head (again) in the first round of proposals but the elimination of all librarians and library technicians, which, if you haven't been looking, comprises the entire library staff at most schools, if they're lucky.
Books I'm Reading and Music I'm Listening to
Books:
Good, escapist spy fiction by Daniel Silva, whose protagonist is Gabriel Allon, Israeli spy extraordinaire.
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor (One of Ireland's greatest writers)
Cornflakes with John Lennon by Robert Hilburn Former LA. Times music critic with lots of insightful tales of his encounters with rock royalty.
Next in the queue: Michael Connelly's newest, Nine Dragons
Music:
Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live by the Bill Evans Trio. Even at death's door, the master of the jazz piano
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out by the Rolling Stones - This 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box NOT ONLY has some unreleased Stones' tunes, but also has portions of BB King's and Ike and Tina Turner's sets.
The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1988 - Rod BEFORE he ruined his career!
The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) - U2's classic with outtakes and other goodies
Good, escapist spy fiction by Daniel Silva, whose protagonist is Gabriel Allon, Israeli spy extraordinaire.
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor (One of Ireland's greatest writers)
Cornflakes with John Lennon by Robert Hilburn Former LA. Times music critic with lots of insightful tales of his encounters with rock royalty.
Next in the queue: Michael Connelly's newest, Nine Dragons
Music:
Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live by the Bill Evans Trio. Even at death's door, the master of the jazz piano
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out by the Rolling Stones - This 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box NOT ONLY has some unreleased Stones' tunes, but also has portions of BB King's and Ike and Tina Turner's sets.
The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1988 - Rod BEFORE he ruined his career!
The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) - U2's classic with outtakes and other goodies
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