#1101-500 Talbot Street
Buzzer 6511
519-438-0649
(Corner of Talbot and Dufferin)
Shelley Yeo
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On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:11 AM, Danaë Coggins
<danaecoggins@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:danaecoggins@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
What’s your address Shelley? Perhaps we can send out a new email thread with
the firmed up details - I can attach a PDF of the book.
On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 09:42 Shelley Yeo
<shelleyeo@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:shelleyeo@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Looks like it. .. i am happy to host.
Shelley Yeo
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On Aug 7, 2019, at 10:19 AM, Susan Macphail
<macphailsusan1@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:macphailsusan1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Is everyone good with Sept 17?
On Wed., Aug. 7, 2019, 7:32 a.m. Cary Meyer,
<carymeyer2010@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:carymeyer2010@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hoping to get back in to these gatherings. The book and the dates look good to
me.
Cary
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On Aug 6, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Jenna Rose
<jenna.rose.sands@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:jenna.rose.sands@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
17th works for me!
And yes, great selection
On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 14:38, Danaë Coggins
<danaecoggins@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:danaecoggins@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi all -
I'm thinking we ought to regroup at the end of September for our next meeting.
August is CRAZY.
I have another book suggestion:
Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life as a
Fabulous Ronette
By Ronnie Spector
I stumbled across this book in a list of the top 20 best rock biographies of
all time, and read a sample of it. I was immediately drawn in by the
intersections of being black, female, in an abusive marriage, and handling fame
in a time when feminism was on the rise, practically unheard of in the music
industry. In the excerpt I read, it was evident right away that she uses honest
humour as a narrative style, written in the first person. Here's the overview
from Rolling Stone that hooked me:
The New York doll of the
Ronettes<https://www.rollingstone.com/artist/the-ronettes> had one of rock &
roll's biggest voices. She also had one of rock & roll's most famously
nightmarish marriages, as she was practically kept captive by Phil
Spector<https://www.rollingstone.com/artist/phil-spector> for years. But if
you're looking for self-pity, you'll be disappointed, because her book, like
her voice, is full of cocky, smart, self-aware humor. And yes, in case you were
wondering, it totally sucked to be married to Phil Spector.
If anyone has any other suggestions of books/activities, no problem - I did
choose the last one after all! I'm a sucker for music biographies and will
eventually read this anyway, but thought it would be appropriate for our
group, with enough time for everyone to get into it.
As well, I do have the e-book (actually paid money for this one LOL), so I can
send it to you in whatever digital format you require for your e-reading
pleasure!
Thoughts??
Hope you're all having a wonderful summer.
Danae
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Danae
