Not really. Severly overrated when it comes to the rest of the guy's stuff, or Faulkner, which he's ripping off, for that matter.badcarburetor wrote:Never read that. Just sounded pointlessly depressing. Not my way to spend my limited free time. Did I miss anything?V03GTLIN wrote:Like McCarthy's THE ROAD, which I read while grocery shopping?
What are you reading?
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I finished reading All the Pretty Horses awhile back and I swear that, during some passages, I really thought I was reading Hemingway.V03GTLIN wrote:Not really. Severly overrated when it comes to the rest of the guy's stuff, or Faulkner, which he's ripping off, for that matter.badcarburetor wrote:Never read that. Just sounded pointlessly depressing. Not my way to spend my limited free time. Did I miss anything?V03GTLIN wrote:Like McCarthy's THE ROAD, which I read while grocery shopping?
And if it's not Papa, it's Melville. But, seriously, I'm all about that.Knucklehead wrote:I finished reading All the Pretty Horses awhile back and I swear that, during some passages, I really thought I was reading Hemingway.V03GTLIN wrote:Not really. Severly overrated when it comes to the rest of the guy's stuff, or Faulkner, which he's ripping off, for that matter.badcarburetor wrote:Never read that. Just sounded pointlessly depressing. Not my way to spend my limited free time. Did I miss anything?V03GTLIN wrote:Like McCarthy's THE ROAD, which I read while grocery shopping?
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Mustaine - by the General and some lacky
The lacky must be good, because Mustaine comes off much more affable than he ever had in interviews. Interestingly, he totally cops to being obsessed with Metallica's success. At this point in the book, it's well into the 90s and he's in the studio doing his best to - in his words - sell his soul for a number one hit. Overall, it's a very quick read and fairly engaging. I wish it was a bit grimier like Steven Adler's auto(ha!)biography, but whatever. I was able to blow through 80% of it on Sunday when I didn't feel like doing a damned thing. It's no great literature, but it passes the time.
The lacky must be good, because Mustaine comes off much more affable than he ever had in interviews. Interestingly, he totally cops to being obsessed with Metallica's success. At this point in the book, it's well into the 90s and he's in the studio doing his best to - in his words - sell his soul for a number one hit. Overall, it's a very quick read and fairly engaging. I wish it was a bit grimier like Steven Adler's auto(ha!)biography, but whatever. I was able to blow through 80% of it on Sunday when I didn't feel like doing a damned thing. It's no great literature, but it passes the time.
Thanks to badcarburetor I am now reading "I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Etc really long subtitle..." by Mike Edison. I have not stopped laughing.
Page 57:
"One morning Sgt. Slaughter picked us up in his camouflaged limousine and drove us to a television taping."
It's basically like this the whole time.
Page 57:
"One morning Sgt. Slaughter picked us up in his camouflaged limousine and drove us to a television taping."
It's basically like this the whole time.
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Glad you are digging it. I found it to be a great book to just randomly open and read a passage aloud. One of my favorite books of the last few years. My soul would be on the auction block to live that guy's life.
Right now I'm on November Criminals by Sam Munson. It's a novel about a high school weed dealer who gets obsessed with the murder of a classmate. There's a lot more too it than that. It's a pretty good look at a particular lifestyle. I'm digging the writing style which is direct, flowing and particular in style.
Right now I'm on November Criminals by Sam Munson. It's a novel about a high school weed dealer who gets obsessed with the murder of a classmate. There's a lot more too it than that. It's a pretty good look at a particular lifestyle. I'm digging the writing style which is direct, flowing and particular in style.
"God created the devil? At least he did *something* cool." Homer J. Simpson
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Fun book. I enjoyed all the magazine biz stories more than the rock n roll bits. I actually met that guy last time I was in Spain. Nice guy.Diana wrote:Thanks to badcarburetor I am now reading "I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Etc really long subtitle..." by Mike Edison. I have not stopped laughing.
Page 57:
"One morning Sgt. Slaughter picked us up in his camouflaged limousine and drove us to a television taping."
It's basically like this the whole time.
I'm surprised he remembers any of the events that took place in Spain, what with the truly heroic drug intake.sleyja wrote:Fun book. I enjoyed all the magazine biz stories more than the rock n roll bits. I actually met that guy last time I was in Spain. Nice guy.Diana wrote:Thanks to badcarburetor I am now reading "I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Etc really long subtitle..." by Mike Edison. I have not stopped laughing.
Page 57:
"One morning Sgt. Slaughter picked us up in his camouflaged limousine and drove us to a television taping."
It's basically like this the whole time.
Even the index is enjoyable:
Perry White (char.), 7
Petty, Tom, 244
phone sex, 79, 240
Picasso, Pablo, 67,161
Pillsbury, 24
Pillsbury Doughboy, 24
Pink Floyd, 194, 270
Piper, Roddy, 6
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No doubt. That guy is my hero.
For another book with an amazing index check out Kathy Griffin's last book. Even if you are not a fan, it's a funny fucking index.
Right now I'm on Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile, the second in a post zombie apocalypse triology by J.L. Bourne. These books are amazing. They started as an online journal posted by an anonymous military man and were picked up by Permuted Press and turned into novel formats. The author clearly knows his survivalist shit and makes me realize tht my greatest plans for post zombie plague survival are nothing, nothing compared to what this guy is capable of and he teaters on the brink of death on many occasions. Great, great fucking book.
...which reminds me to start a new thread over in General...
For another book with an amazing index check out Kathy Griffin's last book. Even if you are not a fan, it's a funny fucking index.
Right now I'm on Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile, the second in a post zombie apocalypse triology by J.L. Bourne. These books are amazing. They started as an online journal posted by an anonymous military man and were picked up by Permuted Press and turned into novel formats. The author clearly knows his survivalist shit and makes me realize tht my greatest plans for post zombie plague survival are nothing, nothing compared to what this guy is capable of and he teaters on the brink of death on many occasions. Great, great fucking book.
...which reminds me to start a new thread over in General...
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* thread resurrrection spell......success! *
I've been reading the books in the Ring of Fire series by Eric Flint and other collaborating authors -- imagine if a coal town from West Virginia was transposed into an area of 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. "Uptime" technology works there, so you can use guns and vehicles and stuff until the ammo and fuel runs out...or you can make some..... Pretty fun series. Not every book has been a gem but most have been good.
Just got the newest -- and second-to-last -- Wheel of Time book in, and will be starting it next. (The last one, by Brandon Sanderson writing after Robert Jordan's death, was GREAT.)
I've been reading the books in the Ring of Fire series by Eric Flint and other collaborating authors -- imagine if a coal town from West Virginia was transposed into an area of 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. "Uptime" technology works there, so you can use guns and vehicles and stuff until the ammo and fuel runs out...or you can make some..... Pretty fun series. Not every book has been a gem but most have been good.
Just got the newest -- and second-to-last -- Wheel of Time book in, and will be starting it next. (The last one, by Brandon Sanderson writing after Robert Jordan's death, was GREAT.)
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"Like, Misunderstood"
The story of sixties garage band the Misunderstood.
The four part story in Ugly Things Magazine covered this story so much better with lots more detail. This books a pretty fun read though.
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A gripping and humorous autobiographical novel about the early life of Rick Brown, detailing the story of his 1960s era group, the Misunderstood, and their evolution from local garage band heroes to trailblazing psychedelic icons living in the heart of Swinging London. Read how the band's heart was ripped out on the eve of their success when Rick was drafted into the US Army, about his daring desertion from boot camp, his escape to a new life in a primitive ashram in North India, and his subsequent adventures as a hunted fugitive. Befriended by India's elite but forced from sanctuary as US authorities close in, he climbs the Himalayas, taking shelter in a secret ruby mine guarded by 115 year-old Kali Baba. Torn between two competing gurus, as well as Kali Baba and beautiful Tanny, he is driven over the edge into the mysterious Asian underworld. Bummer!
The story of sixties garage band the Misunderstood.
The four part story in Ugly Things Magazine covered this story so much better with lots more detail. This books a pretty fun read though.
(amazon description -
A gripping and humorous autobiographical novel about the early life of Rick Brown, detailing the story of his 1960s era group, the Misunderstood, and their evolution from local garage band heroes to trailblazing psychedelic icons living in the heart of Swinging London. Read how the band's heart was ripped out on the eve of their success when Rick was drafted into the US Army, about his daring desertion from boot camp, his escape to a new life in a primitive ashram in North India, and his subsequent adventures as a hunted fugitive. Befriended by India's elite but forced from sanctuary as US authorities close in, he climbs the Himalayas, taking shelter in a secret ruby mine guarded by 115 year-old Kali Baba. Torn between two competing gurus, as well as Kali Baba and beautiful Tanny, he is driven over the edge into the mysterious Asian underworld. Bummer!
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