Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Also good:b,121img src="http://www.ospreydesign.com/foreword/archives/world-without-us.jpg"1b,121b,121b,121b,121I really enjoyed this one. I gets a little kooky at the end, but it was a very interesting thought experiment.b,121b,121The last book I bought was this one:b,121b,121b,121img src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/6468/original.jpg"1b,121b,121b,121I read it on BART during my commute and plowed through it in a couple days. It's pretty inside-basebally but darkly funny in places. Dude gets a bit too "woe is me," though.b,121b,121Folks who have read [i]The Shock Doctrine/i1: Do you ride? It looks pretty interesting.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121Let me know if I should take this to the NFL thread, but what is a good book for beginners - think ___ For Dummies level - about football? I need something engaging, thorough and illustrated that acts as a great manual for someone just getting into football. The history and great moments in, I can get into later; though I know it will have to be part of something like this to an extent. Right now, I just need something to explain it and all the intricacies to me.b,121b, 21Or should I just go with Football for Dummies? b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Football for Dummies is actually not too bad as a primer for someone who is a real novice. You could do a lot worse. Just make sure to actually watch as many games as you can while reading it.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Let me know if I should take this to the NFL thread, but what is a good book for beginners - think ___ For Dummies level - about football? I need something engaging, thorough and illustrated that acts as a great manual for someone just getting into football. The history and great moments in, I can get into later; though I know it will have to be part of something like this to an extent. Right now, I just need something to explain it and all the intricacies to me.b,121b, 21Or should I just go with Football for Dummies? b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Football for Dummies is actually not too bad as a primer for someone who is a real novice. You could do a lot worse. Just make sure to actually watch as many games as you can while reading it. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Watching games with somebody who understands them helps. I actually showed my friend a bunch of stuff about football by playing Madden and then using the instant replay option to break down the basics of different types of plays.
That's the thing exactly - I need something on hand while I'm watching and I guess FFD's format is the best thing to flip through instead of a textbook, etc. Cool! Thanks!
font class="post"1b,121b,121This is on my 'to read' pileb,121b,121You might enjoy this, by the drummer from the Raunch Hands and former editor/publisher of High Times, Mike Edison. It's a good read, lotsa funb, 21b, 21img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/i-have-fun_l.jpg"1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21You might enjoy this, by the drummer from the Raunch Hands and former editor/publisher of High Times, Mike Edison. It's a good read, lotsa funb,121b,121img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/i-have-fun_l.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121ah, cool, i was wondering whatever happened to that band...didnt know he went on to edit High Times (was he there when James "The Hound" Marshall still had a column?)
"behold a pale horse"-william cooperb,121b,121And another book by richard belzer about conspiracies, aliens and JFK.b,121b,121David Icke is another brilliant author that i read everything from.
font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I would highly recommend ordering the readers guide. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Seriously, I couldn't keep track of all the characters. This book is a beastb, 21b, 21u1The Crying Lot of 49[/u] is good too and less daunting of course. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121yeah i thought jonathan franzen's strong motions was a beast...this one is off the charts...i'm 55 pages through and i'm actually not sure what's going on. i know it's during world war two in britain and there is some doctor with a toilet on his foot, that's about it...b,121b,121i'm not sure but i think there are too many affectations...if it's intentional or just bad writing...it's very esoteric and i full of excess verbiage. every other sentence through the first 55 pages has a word i've never heard of before. it's also very misty, or clouded, exactly what he is saying or what is happening is not clear...needs more translucency. b,121b,121that said...i love it! b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I can't over emphasize how much the readers guide helped me figure out this book. b,121b,121This is the one I used: a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Companion-Contexts-Pynchons/dp/0820328073/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225370715&sr=8-2" target="_blank"1http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-C...25370715&sr=8-2/a1b, 21b, 21There are is also a good online guide, but going back and forth from the book to the computer kind of sucks. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121That book is a monster, and I'll second the readers guide. Couple other things to keep in mind:b,121b,121Think of the arc of the book like the arc of the rocket... goes up, peaks, descends...explodes. The final section ('what?' - r.m.nixon) is the explosion, and is a mess. Reader's Guide FOR SURE when you get there.b, 21b, 21The middle section is almost straight forward- to me, it was like an adult's version of Huck Finn in WWII europe. Picaresque humor, some of it seriously kinky and perverted, but it was great, and to me, the most memorable section.b, 21b, 21Enjoy- reading that book is a pretty unique experience, and while difficult, something you will remember. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121As I've said in the past, GR almost dares you to finish it. Most people drop it at the Giant Nose Destroying a City Fantasia Scene, but I think you are probably already past that at page 55. But as others have said this is truly a unique reading experience and rewards every ounce of effort you put into it. Hell, that banana breakfast scene in the beginning gave me one of my favorite words that I had to look up (musaceous). Another favorite (and more usable) word from the book = palimpsest.b,121b,121But yes, the Reader's Companion really helps (especially with all the historical stuff)!
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121You might enjoy this, by the drummer from the Raunch Hands and former editor/publisher of High Times, Mike Edison. It's a good read, lotsa funb,121b,121img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/i-have-fun_l.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121ah, cool, i was wondering whatever happened to that band...didnt know he went on to edit High Times (was he there when James "The Hound" Marshall still had a column?) b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Could well be, John Holstrom was how Edison got the gig, but from the sound of it, there were precious few HT staffers he got along with at all. His tales of this part of his career are pretty bittersweet, and he doesn't have much nice to say about the virtues of hippie/stoner/ex-60s activist work ethic and motivation. He does make the Las Vegas Shakedown sound like a lot of fun, though! Man, haven't thought of 'The Hound' in years! Met him back in the day courtesy of the A-Bones/Norton crew. Legendary dude in the Village.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121You might enjoy this, by the drummer from the Raunch Hands and former editor/publisher of High Times, Mike Edison. It's a good read, lotsa funb,121b,121img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/i-have-fun_l.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121ah, cool, i was wondering whatever happened to that band...didnt know he went on to edit High Times (was he there when James "The Hound" Marshall still had a column?) b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Could well be, John Holstrom was how Edison got the gig, but from the sound of it, there were precious few HT staffers he got along with at all. His tales of this part of his career are pretty bittersweet, and he doesn't have much nice to say about the virtues of hippie/stoner/ex-60s activist work ethic and motivation. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Kinda funny, considering a lot of ex-1970's punks, plus a few people from the A-Bones/Norton/WFMU clique wound up at that magazine in the '90s, either on the editorial staff or as contributors. I gotta see this book, because I figure that between the hippies, the punk/garage guys, and the hip-hop influence (Cypress Hill), that magazine must have been a major culture clash at that point.b,121b,121/font1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 Man, haven't thought of 'The Hound' in years! Met him back in the day courtesy of the A-Bones/Norton crew. Legendary dude in the Village. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121I was a major fan of his, and I didn't even live within earshot of his radio show! I used to go to Tower Records, pick up a copy of High Times, turn to his column, read it, and then put it back down! Despite that, I liked that earlier column he used to have in the East Village Eye a little better.b,121b,121I would have ex-NYC friends of mine make me tapes of his program (nowadays you can hear them all archived on the 'Net). I understand that, like Handsome Dick Manitoba, he now owns & operates a bar, right?
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121You might enjoy this, by the drummer from the Raunch Hands and former editor/publisher of High Times, Mike Edison. It's a good read, lotsa funb,121b,121img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/i-have-fun_l.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121ah, cool, i was wondering whatever happened to that band...didnt know he went on to edit High Times (was he there when James "The Hound" Marshall still had a column?) b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Could well be, John Holstrom was how Edison got the gig, but from the sound of it, there were precious few HT staffers he got along with at all. His tales of this part of his career are pretty bittersweet, and he doesn't have much nice to say about the virtues of hippie/stoner/ex-60s activist work ethic and motivation. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Kinda funny, considering a lot of ex-1970's punks, plus a few people from the A-Bones/Norton/WFMU clique wound up at that magazine in the '90s, either on the editorial staff or as contributors. I gotta see this book, because I figure that between the hippies, the punk/garage guys, and the hip-hop influence (Cypress Hill), that magazine must have been a major culture clash at that point.b,121b,121/font1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121 Man, haven't thought of 'The Hound' in years! Met him back in the day courtesy of the A-Bones/Norton crew. Legendary dude in the Village. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121I was a major fan of his, and I didn't even live within earshot of his radio show! I used to go to Tower Records, pick up a copy of High Times, turn to his column, read it, and then put it back down! Despite that, I liked that earlier column he used to have in the East Village Eye a little better.b,121b,121I would have ex-NYC friends of mine make me tapes of his program (nowadays you can hear them all archived on the 'Net). I understand that, like Handsome Dick Manitoba, he now owns & operates a bar, right? b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I think so...is it the Lakeside Lounge? I know a lot of garage/punk dudes used to work there (guys like Mighty Joe Vincent, ex-Devil Dogs/Prissteens), and I think that was where I met the Hound, but my memory may be failing.b,121b,121The main gripe Edison had was not with the writers/contributors (several of whom from what you are saying sound like were there due to him or Holstrom--he mentions his friendship with Billy Miller, for instance, early on in the book), but the actual staff, many of whom sound like they were unsuitable for employment anywhere else in publishing or any job that actually treated deadlins as DEADLINES. I am in the final pages of the book, and so I know how some of this period turns out, I haven't reached the conclusion. He has a way of keying you into a specific time period without necessarily spelling out "it was 1995" or specific dates.
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