Book jam - what you all reading?
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Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
The Floyd book is one of the best boxing bios out there.
I've got Four Kings. It is an excellent book. I have an anthology of George Kimball's short pieces that's fun too, though not as essential.
At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing is absolutely essential; runs from Jack London's racist bullshitshit about Jack Johnson to Holmes vs Butterbean, with everyone from Norman Mailer to Joyce Carol Oates in-between.
Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I was just watching a couple of old fights on youtube Saturday that were wars.
Rossman- Capuano 1 from back in 1979 or 1980. I remember watching that fight when it was broadcast. Rossman - Capuano II wasn't nearly as entertaining, you gotta watch the first fight.
And the Carbajal - Gonzalaez I fight. Another war that could've been fought in a phonebooth.
I've tried searching for a fight I saw that was just brutal, the ref had to stop it or one or both fighters were going to the hospital or morgue, but not being able to remember the fighters names, I can't find it :( It was a Lt.-Heavyweight bout, shown on USA network I believe, one of the fighters was a Kronk fighter, white guy, 16-0 at the time with like 14 kos, the other fighter was a black guy with a record like 22-2.
They stood toe-to-toe for like 5 or 6 rounds, absolutely no defence, it was like rock-'em sock-'em robots. The ref finally stopped in and ended the fight, awarding it to the black guy, but either way he did the right thing as it had to be stopped for both fighters safety.
I wish I could find out who they were, absolutely incredible fight. I tried doing a search on Kronk fighters, no luck there...
Modern Saint
Starve your Fear, Feed your Dream!
After buying the Hunger Games DVD last week and listening to all of the comments in the bonus material, many great things were said about the book. It is exactly true as it had really kept me captivated in the story. I am just about to finish the book and have really enjoyed the read. Normally I just read music, philosphy and other similar types of material. It was really nice to deviate from my norm.
As my wife said last night when I got back into LA: "My husband actually read a book!" Meaning not related to the above items.
As my wife said last night when I got back into LA: "My husband actually read a book!" Meaning not related to the above items.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
Lawrence Block just published a new book in the Burglar series; I'm almost halfway through it now. disco-084
eloydrummerboy
& the Flaming Monkeys
Just stated Ender's Game a few days ago. Liking it so far.
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Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Chicken Man
Kick Henry Jackassowski
The Graham Nash book has me on a kick of middling pop autobiographies--now I'm reading the Gregg Allman book, My Cross to Bear. It's sometimes a struggle to make it through the clunky writing and ego, but there are a lot of interesting tidbits, particularly time-wise. There are certain acts or genres that seem to exist in separate universes, but hearing how so-and-so was listening to Motown and Bob Dylan is hitting me.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
I wish Nash would have spent more time on his solo stuff than the CSNY days; that has been reported/talked about ad nauseum. I think that book could have been so much better.
As a Graham Nash fan, though, I probably had unrealistic expectations.
As a Graham Nash fan, though, I probably had unrealistic expectations.
the_huge
Theoretically Chaotic
Colour me envious! I have long wanted to read this, but it is almost impossible to find (in the UK at least) unless one is prepared to pay silly money for an nth-hand copy. :(
Spoiler: It's a blood test.