Re: [book_talk] book review
- From: Audrey <waterdiva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:09:55 -0500
I am so happy to have finally hit upon a way to listen to books again without
continually falling asleep and or mind wandering far far away, lol.
Usually leaning is involved, with my hands being busy, but not in a way that
requires too much concentration. So, bluetooth on while I'm cooking or doing
dishes, or some mundane cleaning thing that is relatively quiet. It helps that
I can put some stuff on my phone now with that Voice Dream app, and be outside,
like on the patio, building something, or just perching for a little bit. I
can't perch for long either though. Gotta move around some. Bluetooth works
for me back and forth, in and out on the patio. If I had a garden, that would
be a good spot. I like radio & podcasts when I'm in the tub. No headsets there
of course. Just kind of have to note where I left off for the rinse, lol,
pause or go back during drying off. Also like a drink in the tub, heheh!
Pepsi, hot chocolate, Splash, or a strawberry daquiri. Really love that Voice
Dream app. Have made a Melanie Safka, Shirley Bassey, and Hocus Pocus channel
on Pandora. Hee, Aud
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 3, 2013, at 12:11 PM, "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's really too bad. Perhaps an hour a day would work as if you'd just
> tuned in a radio program?
>
> I don't read many long books. They are a bit daunting. Maybe it's thinking
> about all those invested hours. I've solved the problem with some because
> they were collections of independent short pieces and I'd read one or two
> every so often as if picking up a magazine.
>
> Rosemarie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Don Marr
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:26 AM
> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>
> yeah, but i have to start listening, have had this for maybe 4 years, and
> just can't sit long enough to listen, ahh well, such is life, Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>
>
>> Fantastic collection. That's a lot of listening.
>>
>> Rosemarie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 2:51 PM
>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>
>> it was shepherd,you'd know it, he was great, like i said i got all 600 or
>> more hours on i think, MP3, OR CD, not sure which, but all i have to
>> do
>> is start listening to it, Don
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 3:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>
>>
>>> You've some good reading ahead then.
>>>
>>> I've forgotten which book it's in, but one story he tells is about a
>>> family that moved in next door. They were an extended family that
>>> included many adults, a whole herd of children, an and a pack of
>>> dogs. It told of one holiday when his mother roasted a giant ham, or
>>> maybe it was a turkey, and the pack of dogs nearly demolished their
>>> house getting at it! It was fabulously funny. A few years back I
>>> caught the end of a short film clip of the scene. Oh my. It was just
>>> great. The narrator of the events may have been Jean Shepherd
>>> himself.
>>>
>>> Rosemarie
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 1:16 PM
>>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>>
>>> RoseMarie, this was the first one i've read by him, he sure could
>>> tell a story, Don
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've read several books by this wonderful author. Not this one though.
>>>> I'll
>>>> add it to my book list and keep a sharp eye out for it.
>>>>
>>>> A truly funny man.
>>>>
>>>> Rosemarie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:52 AM
>>>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [book_talk] book review
>>>>
>>>> a fistful of fig newtons by Jean shepherd,
>>>> first the anotation,
>>>> Jean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most
>>>> notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie
>>>> Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic A Christmas
>>>> Story. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure
>>>> whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole
>>>> generation of nostalgic Americans. A Fistful of Fig Newtons is
>>>> classic Jean Shepherd--sidesplittingly funny and sardonically
>>>> irreverent. Here are Shepherd's wild and wacky adventures, a dozen
>>>> truer-than-life tales of college life on the G.I. Bill, of "Kidhood"
>>>> in Hammond, Indiana, of tailgating on the Jersey Turnpike, and of
>>>> other familiar defeats and humilations. It is a brilliant comic
>>>> assessment of American life--all of them delivered in Jean
>>>> Shepherd's witty, classy,
>>> unforgettable style.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> now my comments, this was a great and funny book, as i was growing
>>>> up in the 50's and 60's, used to lie in bed at night and listen to
>>>> Jean on W O R in Ny, guy was a riot, he was a real good storyteller,
>>>> anyone who has a chance to llisten to him, or his radio shows, or
>>>> read his books, go for it, you won't be disappointed, , Don
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