Hi everyone! Thanks to Danaë for bringing me into this group and I’m looking
forward to meeting those of you I don’t know yet! Hoping to make it on
September 17th (just working on switching my shift at work).
Kristen
On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 11:10 AM Cary Meyer <carymeyer2010@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
17th works for me.
Cary
On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:52 AM Shelley Yeo <shelleyeo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
#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> 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> 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>
wrote:
Is everyone good with Sept 17?
On Wed., Aug. 7, 2019, 7:32 a.m. Cary Meyer, <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>
wrote:
17th works for me!
And yes, great selection
On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 14:38, Danaë Coggins <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 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 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
Danae
