Well, folks, I read seven (count 'em) seven books in October. One I didn't finish but even at that I hit the magic number 50 I estimated for myself by the end of the year. The six books I successfully waded through were, firstly, What Happened, Hillary Clinton's book on her bid for the Presidency. I''m a bit of a political junkie so I get off on this stuff but still it kinda struck me as one long whine over losing.
Next up was the excellent Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon. Laurel Canyon was the fabled area outside of Los Angeles where many musicians and artists lived. Known as a 60s enclave, the book takes a look at just who lived there over the last 80 years. A fascinating read.
Next up was Lightfoot, a biography of Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot. He may have been responsible for some iconic folk songs but he was also quite the womanizer and boozer. Enough said.
Then I read Dan Brown's new tome Origin, the fifth in the Robert Lan…
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Vuvuselas: A bombilation that, hopefully, will not be repeated in four years.
Canadians, eh? Pity.
;-)
I miss them!
But then again, I've always taken comfort in white noise and in vuvu noise!
hee hee
Great funnies, as usual, Sir Nome!
Best line from the ESPY's: "It's not like a team can't win the NBA title without Lebron. Literally, EVERY team that's won the championship in NBA history has done it without Lebron James on their team."
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