The Inside of Outside Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Glyn Johns Sound Man, kind of boring and not written very well."the Stones were there so we recorded some songs." The book in a nutshell. So disappointing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 "Gettysburg" by Stephen Sears Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 "Gettysburg" by Stephen SearsI read tons of civil war books and like Sears he does a decent job. Favorite book on a single battle is Peter Cozzens "A Terrible Sound" about chickamaugua. Good stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Reading this on a recommendation from a fellow VCer (see initial post in this thread). I'm hooked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 I'm glad you're loving that! You'll be more hooked the deeper you go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Just started "The Whites" by R Price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I just read that book a week or so ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 You like? His "Clockers" was fantastic. I hope The Whites is just as good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I thought it was alright. I guess you would call it a gritty police story. There are several stories going on along side the main story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Jim Marshall's "The Haight". Its a photo-documentary of Haight/Ashbury from roughly 1966 to 1969. Marshall was there from the beginning. Lots of great pictures and interesting articles. Something I learned-Dennis Hopper based his character from Apocalypse Now on Jim Marshall. JM must've been a handful to deal with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I heard stories from David Gans, with regards to Marshall ---- every time Gans wanted to interview him he had to bring Marshall cocaine --- sounds like that book would be good read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 In Dennis Hoppers contract for being in Apocalypse Now, he was to be provided an oz of blow every week (or something like that) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Wonder if this kind of stuff still goes on? Crazy stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 For 5 bonus points you can name who Peter Fonda and Dennis were thinking of then they were creating the Easy Rider guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 For 5 bonus points you can name who Peter Fonda and Dennis were thinking of then they were creating the Easy Rider guys. I had to cheat - I didn't know that they were thinking of those two - interesting concept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I don't recall where I learned that - maybe David Crosby's first book. I bought a few rock books recently - I've Always Kept a Unicorn (a book about Sandy Denny)All The Rage (Ian McLagan - I should have ordered that book from him when he was still around to sign it)Rock Encyclopedia (Lillian Roxon) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 "H is for Hawk" by H. Macdonald Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackberry Rust Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 - Finishing off John Banville's The Sea - ridiculously (yet thoroughly impressive) florid, poetic writing. Unrimmitingly glum tone throughout.- A couple of books on El Nino and Global Sea Levels. I feel as though I need to read something a bit uplifting soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The last installment of the trilogy. Loved the first two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I'm on a Daniel Woodrell kick. His writing is so thoroughly enjoyable -- southern gothic dirty realism. It's funny and dark and he makes such great use of southern aphorisms. While "Winter's Bone" is probably his most popular novel because it was made into a movie, my favorites so far are "The Death of Sweet Mister" and "Give Us A Kiss." Reading "Tomato Red" right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Just finished American Pastoral by P Roth and began my voyage on Game of Thrones. Haven't read much fantasy of late, but looking forward to diving in and then watching the series as i finish each book. This should hold me over until well after Franzen's new book drops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Donald Fagen: Eminent Hipsters. I'm 3/4 through and it's been a really fun read. His misanthropy is hilarious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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