Fiction
Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea. SciFi with guns. Former mercenary runs a island holiday resort and a former colleague sends assassins after her. No author photo.
Red Room by Ridley Pearson. Espionage in Constantinople, Turkey with private security guy. Wait. Istanbul, I meant Istanbul. Small black and white photo of author.
Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry. Some stuff about President Lincoln, modern day Utah and some secret. Color author photo across the whole back cover with Berry leaning on a pillar.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon. Part of her Outlander series in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Color photo on back with Gabaldon in the snow.
One and Only by Emily Giffin. Didn't Giffin just have another book come out? Nope, last one was 2012. Why is her name so familiar. Oh, well. Her author photo covers the back and I like her photographer's work. The photo has nice color and her face is in focus but her hands and shoulders seem to be just slightly out of focus drawing your eye to her face.
The Dog Year by Ann Garvin. Tightly wound surgeon has to go into twelve step program. Garvin teaches at UW-Whitewater and has a black and white author photo. But, who cares about the author photo when there is a dog nose on the cover. Woof!
One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern. Woman researches a list of names left behind by her dead friend. Ahern has a fancy author photo but it's a real tiny one.
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio. Fictionalization of the writing of Goonight, Moon.
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson. Social worker in Montana helps out feral kid with crazy, survivalist dad. Author has Henderson in a pocket T looking unhappy.
What is Visible by Kimberly Elkins.Girl in 19th Century loses four sense to Scarlet Fever and becomes famous. Elkins has a small color photo like Ahern does.
Smoke at Dawn by Jeff Shaara. More Civil War. This novel has some nice, heavy paper. Shaara lives in Gettysburg. Brett, the Library Director for Waupun Public Library, went with his re-enactor group to Gettysburg last year.
Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet. Cozy mystery set in Door County. We conversed with DeSmet about her teaching a writing workshop here but she was unavailable.
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Some sort of SciFi with Yellowstone erupting.
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett. Boy Charlie not a girl Charlie.
Large Print
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler.
Resistant by Michael Palmer.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Nine Garfields and Two Marvels and No Gischler
NonFiction
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 5 by Jim Davis. Includes Food for Thought, Swallows His Pride, Worldwide.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 2 by Jim Davis. Includes Weighs In, Takes the Cake, Eats His Heart Out.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 14 by Jim Davis. Includes Survival of the Fattest, Older and Wider, Pigs Out.
Marvel Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded edited by Alastair Dougall. 2014 update. We bought two copies, one for children and one for adults. No mention of Victor Gischler in the index.
Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit: a step-by-step legal guide, 3rd edition by Peri Pakroo, JD. Replacing an old copy. No mention of Victor Gischler in this one either.
Audiobooks on CD
Bill Cosby ...Far From Finished by Bill Cosby. This is actually a comedy album, not an audiobook. But, I put comedy albums in the audiobook section. I doubt Victor Gischler is mentioned.
Obsessed by Jim Gaffigan. Another comedy album.
White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Some sort of mystery or thriller.
DVD
Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg. Shoot-em-up in Afghanistan.
Robocop starring Shoot-em-up in Detroit.
Jack Irish: set 1 starring Guy Pearce. Noir-em-up in Australia.
Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell. Noir-em-up in Neptune.
Loves Her Gun starring Trieste Kelly Dunn. Shoot-em-up in Austin.
The Hobbit: desolation of Smaug starring Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves. Sword-em-up in Middle Earth. Still no Victor Gischler.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 5 by Jim Davis. Includes Food for Thought, Swallows His Pride, Worldwide.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 2 by Jim Davis. Includes Weighs In, Takes the Cake, Eats His Heart Out.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 14 by Jim Davis. Includes Survival of the Fattest, Older and Wider, Pigs Out.
Marvel Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded edited by Alastair Dougall. 2014 update. We bought two copies, one for children and one for adults. No mention of Victor Gischler in the index.
Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit: a step-by-step legal guide, 3rd edition by Peri Pakroo, JD. Replacing an old copy. No mention of Victor Gischler in this one either.
Audiobooks on CD
Bill Cosby ...Far From Finished by Bill Cosby. This is actually a comedy album, not an audiobook. But, I put comedy albums in the audiobook section. I doubt Victor Gischler is mentioned.
Obsessed by Jim Gaffigan. Another comedy album.
White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Some sort of mystery or thriller.
DVD
Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg. Shoot-em-up in Afghanistan.
Robocop starring Shoot-em-up in Detroit.
Jack Irish: set 1 starring Guy Pearce. Noir-em-up in Australia.
Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell. Noir-em-up in Neptune.
Loves Her Gun starring Trieste Kelly Dunn. Shoot-em-up in Austin.
The Hobbit: desolation of Smaug starring Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves. Sword-em-up in Middle Earth. Still no Victor Gischler.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Megan Abbott's New Book, Other Stuff, Smiths Obsession
Abbott
The Fever by Megan Abbott. A mysterious illness strikes the girls in a small town high school. Panic happens when no one can diagnose the cause. Another assuredly engrossing Abbott novel.
Wait a Minute
Did you say Panic?
Panic - The Smiths from Larry Darrell on Vimeo.
Fiction
Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey. Muscular male model with long hair has blond
woman groping him on a rainy sailing ship as they hang the blessed DJ.
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. Roller coaster in the clouds of a provincial town.
The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Nice illustration by Christopher Lin who slides down leaf lined streets.
That Night by Chevv Stevens. Leaf in water. Burn down the disco.
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Large fabric bags on the beach with flip flop shoes. It says nothing to me about my life.
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. Womans legs from the shins down with fallen ice cream cone on pavement. But, Honey Pie, you're not safe here.
Mystery
Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. Elevated view of big stone building in some city. So you run down to the safety of the town.
Prayer by Philip Kerr. Wind vane with a dragon on top of the provincial towns you jog around.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. But there's panic on the streets of Carlisle.
The Fever by Megan Abbott. A mysterious illness strikes the girls in a small town high school. Panic happens when no one can diagnose the cause. Another assuredly engrossing Abbott novel.
Wait a Minute
Did you say Panic?
Panic - The Smiths from Larry Darrell on Vimeo.
Fiction
Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey. Muscular male model with long hair has blond
woman groping him on a rainy sailing ship as they hang the blessed DJ.
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. Roller coaster in the clouds of a provincial town.
The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Nice illustration by Christopher Lin who slides down leaf lined streets.
That Night by Chevv Stevens. Leaf in water. Burn down the disco.
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Large fabric bags on the beach with flip flop shoes. It says nothing to me about my life.
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. Womans legs from the shins down with fallen ice cream cone on pavement. But, Honey Pie, you're not safe here.
Mystery
Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. Elevated view of big stone building in some city. So you run down to the safety of the town.
Prayer by Philip Kerr. Wind vane with a dragon on top of the provincial towns you jog around.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. But there's panic on the streets of Carlisle.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Whoops, More Music, More Music, More Music
Compact Discs Continue To Spin and a Laser Continues to Read Digital Signals
Nobody Knows by the Len Price 3. British singer sings more great rock tunes.
Ready Steady Go by Jake Bell. Former kid actor sings songs of modern rockabilly. I saw a reference of this guy on the Allmusic.com page.
Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde. Ohio woman sings songs of Sweden.
Platinum by Miranda Lambert. Country pop singer sings songs country twang.
Nobody Knows by the Len Price 3. British singer sings more great rock tunes.
Ready Steady Go by Jake Bell. Former kid actor sings songs of modern rockabilly. I saw a reference of this guy on the Allmusic.com page.
Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde. Ohio woman sings songs of Sweden.
Platinum by Miranda Lambert. Country pop singer sings songs country twang.
Music old and new
Compact Discs Are Decoded by Lasers and Computers To Play Music
The Best of Three Dog Night by Three Dog Night. 1970s singing by 1970s singers. This is a replacement copy for the one that went out all the time.
Repeat After Me by Los Amigos Invisibles. Peruvian Disco Men From Outer Space sing songs in Spanish.
The Best of Three Dog Night by Three Dog Night. 1970s singing by 1970s singers. This is a replacement copy for the one that went out all the time.
Repeat After Me by Los Amigos Invisibles. Peruvian Disco Men From Outer Space sing songs in Spanish.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Sam Hawken Repeat
Fiction
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. I ordered a second copy by mistake. Since all paperbacks are processed by the vendor I cannot send them back. Oh well. More opportunity for you to read this crime novel set in Northern Mexico. I read Hawken's first novel but cannot recall which characters survived or if they appear in here.
Audiobook on CD
Hollow City: the second novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. 11.5 hourson 10 CDs. Weirdness with last books characters traveling to London. Includes a disc of PDF images.
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. I ordered a second copy by mistake. Since all paperbacks are processed by the vendor I cannot send them back. Oh well. More opportunity for you to read this crime novel set in Northern Mexico. I read Hawken's first novel but cannot recall which characters survived or if they appear in here.
Audiobook on CD
Hollow City: the second novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. 11.5 hourson 10 CDs. Weirdness with last books characters traveling to London. Includes a disc of PDF images.
Monday, June 09, 2014
Many New Things. Package 3 of 3.
NonFiction
I Don't Know Where You Know Me From: confessions of a co-star by Judy Greer. I know her from Archer for which she voices the character Cheryl Trunt. Page 138 says, "Like if you see a photo of a celeb walking down the street holding an Arby's shake, first of all, those shakes are delicious, so celebrities should walk around with them, but second of all, they were probably paid by Arby's to do it. They, most likely, had their hair and makeup done too, and I'll bet you my entire brass snail collection that there is water in that shake cup (Smartwater because Coca-Cola has deals with celebrities, and celebrities don't eat dairy). I know that some oft-papped stars drive miles and miles out of their way so they can be photographed at pre-arranged locations."
Social Security, Meidcare and Government Pensions: get the most out of your retirement and medical benefits by Joseph Matthews.
Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine and Home Remedies, second edition edited by Brent Bauer, M.D.
Everything Guide to Online Genealogy, 3rd edition by Kimberly Powell.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 8 by Jim Davis. Because kids love Garfield.
Large Print
I Don't Know Where You Know Me From: confessions of a co-star by Judy Greer. I know her from Archer for which she voices the character Cheryl Trunt. Page 138 says, "Like if you see a photo of a celeb walking down the street holding an Arby's shake, first of all, those shakes are delicious, so celebrities should walk around with them, but second of all, they were probably paid by Arby's to do it. They, most likely, had their hair and makeup done too, and I'll bet you my entire brass snail collection that there is water in that shake cup (Smartwater because Coca-Cola has deals with celebrities, and celebrities don't eat dairy). I know that some oft-papped stars drive miles and miles out of their way so they can be photographed at pre-arranged locations."
Social Security, Meidcare and Government Pensions: get the most out of your retirement and medical benefits by Joseph Matthews.
Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine and Home Remedies, second edition edited by Brent Bauer, M.D.
Everything Guide to Online Genealogy, 3rd edition by Kimberly Powell.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 8 by Jim Davis. Because kids love Garfield.
Large Print
Many New Things. Package 2 of 3.
Fiction
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst. More excellent European espionage in 1938.
Mr. Merecdes by Stephen King. Megan Abbott wrote a review.
Euphoira by Lily King. Huh, this King lives in Maine. I don't think there is a connection unless it's one of Tabitha and Stephen King's kids or kids-in-law. Anthropologists in 1930s New Guinea. Sounds neat as lonely scientists are wearying of their work.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub. Former Wisconsinite writes another novel. A family on vacation in Mallorca bring their problems along.
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes. What color is that sweater Grimes is wearing in her author photo? Violet? Pink? Pink-Violet? Mauve? It's a nice color but I should cannot name it.
The Keeper by John Lescroart. I can name Lescroart's shirt colors. Grey and black. Because the author photo is black and white.
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch. Famous actor dies on operating table and the doctor tells tale of doctor's bad vacation in France at actor's home.
China Dolls by Lisa See. Ethnic Chinese women meet in 1939 San Francisco. Lisa See wore blue and white for her photo.
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Adult child is split between his father and mom and father says mom is psychotic and mom says dad is a villain.
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton. Same photo for Hamilton. She is dressed in black and sitting sideways in a director's chair. One over the knew, high-heeled boot is kicked up high.
Mystery
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. Crime novel set in Ciudad Juarez. I read the first in the series and it was fairly decent.
Strangling on the Stage by Simon Brett. Brett's books have been big here.
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst. More excellent European espionage in 1938.
Mr. Merecdes by Stephen King. Megan Abbott wrote a review.
Euphoira by Lily King. Huh, this King lives in Maine. I don't think there is a connection unless it's one of Tabitha and Stephen King's kids or kids-in-law. Anthropologists in 1930s New Guinea. Sounds neat as lonely scientists are wearying of their work.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub. Former Wisconsinite writes another novel. A family on vacation in Mallorca bring their problems along.
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes. What color is that sweater Grimes is wearing in her author photo? Violet? Pink? Pink-Violet? Mauve? It's a nice color but I should cannot name it.
The Keeper by John Lescroart. I can name Lescroart's shirt colors. Grey and black. Because the author photo is black and white.
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch. Famous actor dies on operating table and the doctor tells tale of doctor's bad vacation in France at actor's home.
China Dolls by Lisa See. Ethnic Chinese women meet in 1939 San Francisco. Lisa See wore blue and white for her photo.
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Adult child is split between his father and mom and father says mom is psychotic and mom says dad is a villain.
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton. Same photo for Hamilton. She is dressed in black and sitting sideways in a director's chair. One over the knew, high-heeled boot is kicked up high.
Mystery
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. Crime novel set in Ciudad Juarez. I read the first in the series and it was fairly decent.
Strangling on the Stage by Simon Brett. Brett's books have been big here.
Many New Things. Package 1 of 3.
DVD
Easy Money: Life Deluxe starring [Swedes]. More Swedish crime based off the Swedish series of Swedish novels by a Swede. I really enjoyed the first novel in the series. I bet the second would have sold better in the U.S. if the translated title was not kept as Never Fuck Up.
Anchorman 2: The legend continues starring [comic actors]. Dang, I missed pre-ordering this one.
Pompeii starring Keifer Sutherland and [bunch of B actors]. Muscular guy plays gladiator saves girl as volcano Explooooodes!
Jack Irish: Set 2 starring Guy Pierece and [Australians]. Recommended by Max Allan Collins. I read one of the original books, Bad Debts, and this series is based off the novels featuring an Australian P.I. Set 1 (Season 1) is in transit to us
Eastbound and Down starring Danny McBride. Washed up major league pitcher still a jackape.
Audiobooks on CD
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. More mad scientists, terrorists, assassins, and evil politicians are defeated by Captain Joe Ledger. Ledger should go after Maberry for Maberry's Facebook posting mania. The Ledger series is fun and the narrator, Ray Porter, really chews up the narration.
Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus. I'm not sure what this is. Something about a serial killer in Frankfurt.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Sniping snipers snipe.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Guy needing money for his daughter's tuition accepts personal loan and DEA goes after him for taking drug money.
Easy Money: Life Deluxe starring [Swedes]. More Swedish crime based off the Swedish series of Swedish novels by a Swede. I really enjoyed the first novel in the series. I bet the second would have sold better in the U.S. if the translated title was not kept as Never Fuck Up.
Anchorman 2: The legend continues starring [comic actors]. Dang, I missed pre-ordering this one.
Pompeii starring Keifer Sutherland and [bunch of B actors]. Muscular guy plays gladiator saves girl as volcano Explooooodes!
Jack Irish: Set 2 starring Guy Pierece and [Australians]. Recommended by Max Allan Collins. I read one of the original books, Bad Debts, and this series is based off the novels featuring an Australian P.I. Set 1 (Season 1) is in transit to us
Eastbound and Down starring Danny McBride. Washed up major league pitcher still a jackape.
Audiobooks on CD
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. More mad scientists, terrorists, assassins, and evil politicians are defeated by Captain Joe Ledger. Ledger should go after Maberry for Maberry's Facebook posting mania. The Ledger series is fun and the narrator, Ray Porter, really chews up the narration.
Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus. I'm not sure what this is. Something about a serial killer in Frankfurt.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Sniping snipers snipe.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Guy needing money for his daughter's tuition accepts personal loan and DEA goes after him for taking drug money.
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Wisconsin Stuff and WWII
DVD
Monuments Men starring Bill Murrary, John Goodman. Famous actors pretend to be museum curators and art historians while carrying guns.
NonFiction
One Room Schools: stories from the days of 1 room, 1 teacher, 8 grades by Susan Apps-Bodilly. APage 89 says, "However, he came to the school's program each year."
Wheel Fever: how Wisconsin became a great bicycling state by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman. Page 106 says,"Not all clubs were competitive."
Indian Nations of Wisconsin: histories of endurance and renewal by Patty Loew. Page 150 says, "As had occurred following the Pequot War, surviving Natives who had opposed the colonists were sold into slavery or absorbed into other tribes."
Monuments Men starring Bill Murrary, John Goodman. Famous actors pretend to be museum curators and art historians while carrying guns.
NonFiction
One Room Schools: stories from the days of 1 room, 1 teacher, 8 grades by Susan Apps-Bodilly. APage 89 says, "However, he came to the school's program each year."
Wheel Fever: how Wisconsin became a great bicycling state by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman. Page 106 says,"Not all clubs were competitive."
Indian Nations of Wisconsin: histories of endurance and renewal by Patty Loew. Page 150 says, "As had occurred following the Pequot War, surviving Natives who had opposed the colonists were sold into slavery or absorbed into other tribes."
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Scott Phillips Returns With A New Novel
Fiction
Hop Alley by Scott Phillips. I missed the pre-publication notices on this one and lucked out by seeing a review in the New York Times Book Review. Phillips specializes in unsavory male protagonists who do good despite their own selfish natures. It's 1890 Denver and low-rent photographer Bill Ogden, from Phillips's Cottonwood, is dodging trouble with a drug addicted girlfriend and violent neighborhood.
Dead Lil' Hustler by Victoria Houston. Another fishing themed mystery in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. That's weird. This Cussler cover doesn't have big fiery explosions all over the front.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Finder is not wearing a tie for his author photo. You know who Finder reminds me of? Allison Moorer. Only because this Moorer song is playing right now on my computer.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Hayes scripted The Road Warrior. The Lord Humongous is a reasonable man.
SciFi/Fantasy
Ancillary Justice by Ann Lecke. This just won a big award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Future artificial intelligence lives inside people. Or something.
Skin Game by Jim Butcher. Guy on the cover has a Colt revolver with an 8" barrel. I don't know those revolvers well enough to identify the model.
Hop Alley by Scott Phillips. I missed the pre-publication notices on this one and lucked out by seeing a review in the New York Times Book Review. Phillips specializes in unsavory male protagonists who do good despite their own selfish natures. It's 1890 Denver and low-rent photographer Bill Ogden, from Phillips's Cottonwood, is dodging trouble with a drug addicted girlfriend and violent neighborhood.
Dead Lil' Hustler by Victoria Houston. Another fishing themed mystery in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. That's weird. This Cussler cover doesn't have big fiery explosions all over the front.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Finder is not wearing a tie for his author photo. You know who Finder reminds me of? Allison Moorer. Only because this Moorer song is playing right now on my computer.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Hayes scripted The Road Warrior. The Lord Humongous is a reasonable man.
SciFi/Fantasy
Ancillary Justice by Ann Lecke. This just won a big award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Future artificial intelligence lives inside people. Or something.
Skin Game by Jim Butcher. Guy on the cover has a Colt revolver with an 8" barrel. I don't know those revolvers well enough to identify the model.
Monday, June 02, 2014
Orange Blues
DVD
Orange is the New Black: Season One starring [no actorr names on box]. Woman goes to prison and has adventures.
Computerized Music Sounds For You to Listen To If You Have a "CD Player"
Storyline by Hunter Hayes. Is this a TV actor turned musician? Am I thinking of someone else? Nope. Allmusic.com says he was first signed up when he was 19. This video if the first result off a YouTube search. Lousiana singer sings songs without Louisiana accent.
In My Soul by The Robert Cray Band. Blues singer sings songs of sadness and joy. I heard about this because I follow The Verbs online. The lead "Verbie" is married to this album's producer.
Huh, Speak of the devil. The producer is in this album promo at 1:06
Album track.
Orange is the New Black: Season One starring [no actorr names on box]. Woman goes to prison and has adventures.
Computerized Music Sounds For You to Listen To If You Have a "CD Player"
Storyline by Hunter Hayes. Is this a TV actor turned musician? Am I thinking of someone else? Nope. Allmusic.com says he was first signed up when he was 19. This video if the first result off a YouTube search. Lousiana singer sings songs without Louisiana accent.
In My Soul by The Robert Cray Band. Blues singer sings songs of sadness and joy. I heard about this because I follow The Verbs online. The lead "Verbie" is married to this album's producer.
Huh, Speak of the devil. The producer is in this album promo at 1:06
Album track.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Awkward Garden Sale
DVD
Garage Sale Mystery starring Lori Loughlin. Garage sale shopper walks into a murder mystery.
Good Witch's Garden starring Catherine Bell. Some woman, her boyfriend, and a guy claiming ownership of her home.
That Awkward Moment starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller. Sex comedy for twenty year olds.
About Time starring Bill Nighy. Sappy chick-flick.
Garage Sale Mystery starring Lori Loughlin. Garage sale shopper walks into a murder mystery.
Good Witch's Garden starring Catherine Bell. Some woman, her boyfriend, and a guy claiming ownership of her home.
That Awkward Moment starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller. Sex comedy for twenty year olds.
About Time starring Bill Nighy. Sappy chick-flick.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Digital Wedding Music
NonFiction
The Essential Digital Interview Handbook by Paul J. Bailo. Strategies for online and video interviews.
Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding by Diane Warner. Page 119 says, "One of the best ways to find a rabbi who will officiate at an interfaith marriage is to ask around."
Performers in a Room Record Their Sounds Into Microphones That Relay That Sound Into Computers That Transcribe Those Sounds Into Digital Language Then Transcribe That Digital Language Onto a Thing Layer of Metal Which is Embedded into a Round Piece of Plastic.
Rewind by Rascal Flatts. Singers with expensive haircuts sing country songs.
A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek. Country singers sing songs saying, "No, that's Nickelback, we're Nickel Creek."
Recess by Skrillex. Computer guy with bad hair makes computer sounds.
Put Your Needle Down by Secret Sisters. Sisters sing songs they wrote plus a Dylan cover.
Turn Blue by The Black Keys. Guys from Ohio sings songs of modern blues.
Ghost Stories by Coldplay. English singers sing in English.
Indie Cindy by The Pixies. Punkey singers sing songs.
The Essential Digital Interview Handbook by Paul J. Bailo. Strategies for online and video interviews.
Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding by Diane Warner. Page 119 says, "One of the best ways to find a rabbi who will officiate at an interfaith marriage is to ask around."
Performers in a Room Record Their Sounds Into Microphones That Relay That Sound Into Computers That Transcribe Those Sounds Into Digital Language Then Transcribe That Digital Language Onto a Thing Layer of Metal Which is Embedded into a Round Piece of Plastic.
Rewind by Rascal Flatts. Singers with expensive haircuts sing country songs.
A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek. Country singers sing songs saying, "No, that's Nickelback, we're Nickel Creek."
Recess by Skrillex. Computer guy with bad hair makes computer sounds.
Put Your Needle Down by Secret Sisters. Sisters sing songs they wrote plus a Dylan cover.
Turn Blue by The Black Keys. Guys from Ohio sings songs of modern blues.
Ghost Stories by Coldplay. English singers sing in English.
Indie Cindy by The Pixies. Punkey singers sing songs.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Four Movies and A Music Device
DVD
Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Buddy comedy.
August: Osage County starring Obi-Won Kenobi. Oscar bait with an awful title.
Book Thief starring Geoffrey Rush. Drama with nazis.
Saving Mr. Banks starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks. Made-up movie pretending whats-her-face approved of the Mary Poppins adaptation.
Singing and Music Recorded With Computers and Played Back by Computers.
Stand Beside Me by Daniel O'Donnell. Irish singer sings Irish songs of Ireland, a polka, and Marty Robbins.
Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Buddy comedy.
August: Osage County starring Obi-Won Kenobi. Oscar bait with an awful title.
Book Thief starring Geoffrey Rush. Drama with nazis.
Saving Mr. Banks starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks. Made-up movie pretending whats-her-face approved of the Mary Poppins adaptation.
Singing and Music Recorded With Computers and Played Back by Computers.
Stand Beside Me by Daniel O'Donnell. Irish singer sings Irish songs of Ireland, a polka, and Marty Robbins.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
Nothing of note today. A new Len Price 3 album is in the pipeline. Prepare with this piece from 2005's Chinese Burn.
Nothing of note today. A new Len Price 3 album is in the pipeline. Prepare with this piece from 2005's Chinese Burn.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Piccirilli Sound Alike
Fiction
The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry. Not to be confused with Tom Piccirilli's Last Kind Words. This is a western with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and characters from previous McMurtry novels.
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans. Another romance with a cover photo showing a beach.
DVD
Grand Piano starring Frodo Baggins and Lane Meyer. Pianist with severe stage fright returns to public performance and is threatened with an audience member's murder for every flub he makes.
Large Print
Divergent by Veronica Roth. This title is in so much demand that I had to buy a Large Print.
The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry. Not to be confused with Tom Piccirilli's Last Kind Words. This is a western with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and characters from previous McMurtry novels.
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans. Another romance with a cover photo showing a beach.
DVD
Grand Piano starring Frodo Baggins and Lane Meyer. Pianist with severe stage fright returns to public performance and is threatened with an audience member's murder for every flub he makes.
Large Print
Divergent by Veronica Roth. This title is in so much demand that I had to buy a Large Print.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
12 Novels, 2 NonFic
Fiction
The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert. Something about secrets.
The Kill Switch by james Rollins and Grant Blackwood. When I took a motorcycle riding class in 1996 they used the FINE-C acronym for pre-starting procedure. Fuel, Ignition, Neutral, Engine Cut-Off, and Clutch. I always used FINK-C for Kill Switch.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Another sniper book.
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. Something about an artificial intelligence program escaping onto the web.
The Son by Jo Nesbo. Guy in prison story. Written by a Norwegian from Norway.
Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. Girl becomes pal with ultra-rich classmate and finds the violence keeping the family on top.
Child of Mine by Davdi and Beverly Lewis. Another Amish novel.
NonFiction
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state by Glenn Greenwald. That's Glenn with two Ns. Document excerpts but no photos. Greenwald lives in Brazil, I wonder if he has bought tickets for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Fighting Shadows in Vietnam by Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. I keep buying these Vietnam memoirs from McFarland Publishing because they sound real interesting. I'm not sure how well they checkout. We added Killer Kane a couple weeks ago and no one has taken it home. No photographs in this one.
Large Print
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen.
Field of Prey by John Sandford.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick.
The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert. Something about secrets.
The Kill Switch by james Rollins and Grant Blackwood. When I took a motorcycle riding class in 1996 they used the FINE-C acronym for pre-starting procedure. Fuel, Ignition, Neutral, Engine Cut-Off, and Clutch. I always used FINK-C for Kill Switch.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Another sniper book.
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. Something about an artificial intelligence program escaping onto the web.
The Son by Jo Nesbo. Guy in prison story. Written by a Norwegian from Norway.
Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. Girl becomes pal with ultra-rich classmate and finds the violence keeping the family on top.
Child of Mine by Davdi and Beverly Lewis. Another Amish novel.
NonFiction
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state by Glenn Greenwald. That's Glenn with two Ns. Document excerpts but no photos. Greenwald lives in Brazil, I wonder if he has bought tickets for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Fighting Shadows in Vietnam by Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. I keep buying these Vietnam memoirs from McFarland Publishing because they sound real interesting. I'm not sure how well they checkout. We added Killer Kane a couple weeks ago and no one has taken it home. No photographs in this one.
Large Print
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen.
Field of Prey by John Sandford.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
254.7 Hours of Talkey Talk Talk
AudioBooks on CD
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. 10 CDs at 12 hours.
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton. 6CDs at 6.5 hours.
Trouble in Mind by jeffery Deaver. 14 CDs at 17 hours.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. 26 CDs at 32.5 hours.
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. 39 CDs at 47.5 hours.
6 Ranier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 10 CDs at 11.7 hours.
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Field of Prey by John Sandford. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours.
Random Acts of Kindness by Lisa Verge Higgins. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Games Creatures Play edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. 12 CDs at 14 hours.
Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. 10 CDs at 12.2 hours.
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind from Rolling Thunder Bard on Vimeo.
First Sight by Danielle Steel. 11 CDs at 13 hours.
Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. 13 CDs at 16.5 hours.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Bonus Talk
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. 10 CDs at 12 hours.
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton. 6CDs at 6.5 hours.
Trouble in Mind by jeffery Deaver. 14 CDs at 17 hours.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. 26 CDs at 32.5 hours.
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. 39 CDs at 47.5 hours.
6 Ranier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 10 CDs at 11.7 hours.
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Field of Prey by John Sandford. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours.
Random Acts of Kindness by Lisa Verge Higgins. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Games Creatures Play edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. 12 CDs at 14 hours.
Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. 10 CDs at 12.2 hours.
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind from Rolling Thunder Bard on Vimeo.
First Sight by Danielle Steel. 11 CDs at 13 hours.
Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. 13 CDs at 16.5 hours.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Bonus Talk
Monday, May 19, 2014
The ABCs of Zappa's Bastards
DVD
Bastards starring Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni. "A jagged, daringly fragmented film noir inspired by recent French sex ring scandals."
Bucksville starring Tom Berenger. Kid wants to quit his father's militia.
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels starring The Mothers of Invention, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. Zappa weirdness. Oh, sorry. Zappa newly restored weirdness
UFC: best of 2013: year in review featuring Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, others. Lots of punching. And kicking. And kneeing. Elbowing? I guess so, I'm not sure of the rules.
The ABCs of Death starring [many people]. 26 directors assigned letter of the alphabet and tells a tale of terror. There is a dog picture on the back of the DVD case so maybe one director tells a tail of terror.
Prince Killian and the Holy Grail starring [Spaniards]. Crusader in Palestine is told to retrieve the Holy Grail. You know it's dramatic because of the music and choir playing during the trailer.
Bastards starring Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni. "A jagged, daringly fragmented film noir inspired by recent French sex ring scandals."
Bucksville starring Tom Berenger. Kid wants to quit his father's militia.
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels starring The Mothers of Invention, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. Zappa weirdness. Oh, sorry. Zappa newly restored weirdness
UFC: best of 2013: year in review featuring Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, others. Lots of punching. And kicking. And kneeing. Elbowing? I guess so, I'm not sure of the rules.
The ABCs of Death starring [many people]. 26 directors assigned letter of the alphabet and tells a tale of terror. There is a dog picture on the back of the DVD case so maybe one director tells a tail of terror.
Prince Killian and the Holy Grail starring [Spaniards]. Crusader in Palestine is told to retrieve the Holy Grail. You know it's dramatic because of the music and choir playing during the trailer.
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