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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The occupied bathroom stall and caught them playing airport security REALLY had me rolling this morning.
BHAHAHHAHAHAH!
Dang, I forgot the 'great' debate was on last night. It probably made great entertainment.
So sad to hear the news of Rooney. He will be missed.
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Rooney had been on 60 minutes for ages. I saw a piece that said he at one point wrote for Harry Reasoner. Rooney couldn't understand why he was hired because Reasoner was a great writer in his own right.