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 ...
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1- "Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit?"
- Donnie Darko
2- "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?"
-Taxi Driver
3- "You punch like you take it up the ass."
-Raging Bull
4- "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
- Planet of the Apes
5- "That’ll do, pig. That’ll do."
- Babe
6- "What we've got here is a failure to communicate."
-Cool Hand LUke
7- "Just so you know, it's NOT that common, it DOESN'T happen to every guy and it IS a big deal!"
-Friends
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