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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:05 am Post subject: The best book YOU'VE never read |
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The best book you've never read:
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Leguin.
An entire planet inhabited by David Bowies.
The best album you've never listened to:
In Search of Manny by Luscious Jackson
The only better bongs and beer album is Paul's Boutique.
The best movie you've never seen:
A Boy and His Dog by L.Q. Jones
Don Johnson gets his Don Johnson hooked up to a "milking machine".
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Fresh Prince
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: The glorious nation of Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Slowhand by Eric Clapton
The Man Who Fell To Earth Starring David Bowie |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| "My Autobiography" by me. |
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dog_disco
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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...Martin, director: George A Romero. Described as being his personal favorite of all his films. Creepy as heck.
...All Shook Down, The Replacements. Of all their late (that is, post- Bob Stinson) records, this one has aged the best.
...The Aquariums of Pyongang, Kang Chol-Hwan. Describes ten years in a North Korean prison camp. Brutal + also extremely well wriitten. |
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Sister Ray
Joined: 25 Mar 2006
Location: Fukuoka
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure how many haven't read Atlas Shrugged, it's pretty mainstream, but it should be required reading (along with its companion The Fountainhead)
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| dog_disco wrote: |
...Martin, director: George A Romero. Described as being his personal favorite of all his films. Creepy as heck.
...All Shook Down, The Replacements. Of all their late (that is, post- Bob Stinson) records, this one has aged the best.
...The Aquariums of Pyongang, Kang Chol-Hwan. Describes ten years in a North Korean prison camp. Brutal + also extremely well wriitten. |
That one is already on my list of the next books I'm ordering. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| harry potter |
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Sister Ray
Joined: 25 Mar 2006
Location: Fukuoka
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
| I'm not sure how many haven't read Atlas Shrugged, it's pretty mainstream, but it should be required reading (along with its companion The Fountainhead) |
While I am not particularly adverse to the philosophy behind "Atlas Shrugged" I found it a horrible book to read. Just a really lame story with absolutely flawless heroes and cartoon villains. And a perpetual motion motor or some such nonsense, not to mention the secret hideout valley o' the billioaires give me a break...
Ayn Rand had some good ideas. Some not so good. But one thing's for sure she doesn't write great fiction. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang --- a good book, short, brutal. I think it's enough you'll ever need to read about North Korea.
I'm a fan of the Replacements. I don't know if I have heard anything by them after "Don't tell a soul" released about 15 years ago I think. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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Best movie: "Battlefield Earth."
Best album: "Battlefield Earth" OST.
Best movie I've never seen: "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble," starring the Great One, John "No Thetans On Me, Man" Travolta.
In All Seriousness Though...
book: "the Crossing," by Cormac McCarthy.
album: "Feed Us A Foetus," by the Dayglo Abortions.
movie: "Survive Style 5+ ," starring Vinnie Jones. |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| book: "the Crossing," by Cormac McCarthy. |
Blood Meridian, also by McCarthy, is the best book ever written, bar none. I didn't mention because I figured everyone surely must have read it by now. If you haven't read it, I suggest you find a copy, stat. |
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garygoodbloke
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Ohhh,
1. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov
2. Cime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (better enjoyed in hindsight)
3. The Damage Done by Warren Fellows.
oh and 4. Forests by Teresa Green (say this one aloud) |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Look Homeward Angel |
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seoul_nhl
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
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Gates of Fire -Stephen Pressfield
How to make love to a Negro -don't remember the author
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