"Petrograd" by Philip Gelatt & Tyler Crook....a graphic novel that recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Rasputin
"The First World War" by Hew Strachan
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
Still reading Infinite Jest. This book is a compagnion for a certain period of your life ... Yeah I know - every book is in a way, but some are different This one's difficult to get into, but I still recommend it, it's amazing
I read this last fall!!
Quite possibly the most entertaining book I've ever read.
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
Great book - getting me pumped for the upcoming college football season
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1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest 2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1 2022: Nashville 2023: Ft. Worth II
I am DYING
to get a copy of this before too long-
heard nothing but good things about it!
I just finished "Still Life With Woodpecker",
by Tom Robbins.
Now I'm palate-cleansing with some
Lee Child's novels-
I am chronologically making my way through
the Jack Reacher series.
Next up for heavy summer reading:
"The Satanic Verses," by Salman Rushdie.
Cheers.
'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One by George R.R. Martin
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Read "The Savage City" recently on vacation. Great book about the atmosphere and race relations in NYC in the 60's.
Then read "Gang Leader For A Day" which was also great about a sociology grad student who spent the better part of a decade with a gang in Chicago. Another good one.
Just started "The Lone Survivor" last night about the SEALS and a deadly mission in 2005. Good stuff so far, although the guy is about as far to the right politically as it gets.
"A Feast For Crows" by George R. R. Martin. Book 4 in the "A Song of Fire & Ice." Amazing.
An absolute masterpiece. I'm not even a big fantasy reader (closest I got was Stephen King's Dark Tower series and Lord Of The Rings trilogy), but this series is so good. I definitely recommend this book/series.
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1 2023-08-31 Wrigley 2 2023-09-15 Fenway 1
Just completed two summer beach books Good in Bed and In her Shoes both by Jennifer Weiner. Before that was Little Bee by Chris Cleave...loved this one! Still have to get through To Kill a Mockingbird and The Book of Negros to complete my summer reading list.
H.P. Lovecraft - the Necronomican. I have to space the stories out with other books though because reading that beast from start to finish would make me lose my mind. I've gotta get on the 2nd Song of Fire and Ice book!
WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
"A Feast For Crows" by George R. R. Martin. Book 4 in the "A Song of Fire & Ice." Amazing.
An absolute masterpiece. I'm not even a big fantasy reader (closest I got was Stephen King's Dark Tower series and Lord Of The Rings trilogy), but this series is so good. I definitely recommend this book/series.
"A Dance With Dragons" by George RR Martin -- the book that comes after A Feast For Crows. Pretty good!
Next up is "The Baby Jesus Butt-Plug" by Carlton Mellick III. I make it a firm rule to jump genres with every book so that I dont get bogged down. Interesting to go from Historical Fiction - Mystery - Fantasy - Bizzaro Fiction as my last 3 and next 1 will go!
"The Pity of War....Explaining World War I" by Niall Ferguson
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
This Wheel's On Fire (The Story Of The Band)- Levon Helm with Stephen Davis
"Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Just finished The Rapper's Handbook. Most of it I knew from trial and error but picked up a few tips on combating writer's block. And there were some funny passages too. One about saying your real experiences, "if you're a 12 year old suburbanite don't talk about busting caps, popping cops, drinking, doing drugs, etc. you're just lying, you might as well talk about how it feels to give birth."
Just finished Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and before that I read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and before that Congo, also by Michael Crichton.
Now I am on Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
Comments
"The First World War" by Hew Strachan
I read this last fall!!
Quite possibly the most entertaining book I've ever read.
Phenomenal.
Having a hard time putting it down.
and for my own amusement: seven deadly sins - corey taylor
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
http://www.amazon.com/Called-Coach-Refl ... 1439195978
Great book - getting me pumped for the upcoming college football season
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
to get a copy of this before too long-
heard nothing but good things about it!
I just finished "Still Life With Woodpecker",
by Tom Robbins.
Now I'm palate-cleansing with some
Lee Child's novels-
I am chronologically making my way through
the Jack Reacher series.
Next up for heavy summer reading:
"The Satanic Verses," by Salman Rushdie.
Cheers.
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
I planned to read this. Have a copy at home, though didn't get around to it.
Then read "Gang Leader For A Day" which was also great about a sociology grad student who spent the better part of a decade with a gang in Chicago. Another good one.
Just started "The Lone Survivor" last night about the SEALS and a deadly mission in 2005. Good stuff so far, although the guy is about as far to the right politically as it gets.
An absolute masterpiece. I'm not even a big fantasy reader (closest I got was Stephen King's Dark Tower series and Lord Of The Rings trilogy), but this series is so good. I definitely recommend this book/series.
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
2023-09-15 Fenway 1
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
"A Dance With Dragons" by George RR Martin -- the book that comes after A Feast For Crows. Pretty good!
Next up is "The Baby Jesus Butt-Plug" by Carlton Mellick III. I make it a firm rule to jump genres with every book so that I dont get bogged down. Interesting to go from Historical Fiction - Mystery - Fantasy - Bizzaro Fiction as my last 3 and next 1 will go!
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
waterboy! hey waterboy!
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Now I am on Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.