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[Carter]

[Carter]

[JeffKamin]

Yes, a reminder (thanks Carter and Keith will be happy, too):
We have the theater to socialize in till 10pm if desired. And then some of us grab tables and hang out for another hour or so depending in the main room. All are welcome. Shelly did very nicely playing with the regulars last time Hopefully more of you will be regulars soon.

[dirtworship]

Can you have a book club of one? If you read a book and then bring it into repeated conversations with diverse people? Suppose that's not really a "club" though, is it?

Given the same summer vs. winter differences noted, I'd guess I read 2-4 books each month, plus other "baby boy" reading, like reading most everything in City Pages, random stories in magazines friends have (say Harpers or Rolling Stone), horticultural articles, backs of cereal boxes, the directions on toothpaste...

Words love words love words.

And Carter, if you don't think there's a bit of tippling going on, you are definitely coming too late and leaving too early. If you don't want to hang out with huge crowds of five people, come early and join me. The main reason you even hear me pipe up is I get one (or two?) under my belt before stepping into the theater. *hic*
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[Carter]

[dirtworship]

Not a few then. Just one. Only one. Stick to one.

But getting warmed up, even just talking? Offer stands.

(Quote at top from Winston Churchill: "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.")
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[the_Hater]

There is nothing like public humiliation to bring people out of the woodwork.
My most embarrassing read recently would have to be Star Wars On Trial.
It is a collection of essays examining the SW phenomena from various angles, with one speculative fiction writer arguing for the defense, another for the prosecution. Watching all the Star Wars movies is bad enough, thinking too much about them is even worse, and then reading what other people think about them as they watched them, well that's embarrassing.

Also, I have The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck in the back of my truck. I have been told this is embarrassing.

[Carter]

Ooh. I just thought of another embarrassment. Recently, on the Shelfari site I got involved in a discussion about "Top 5 Favorite Characters of All Time". I had to come out and admit it: My #1 was Conan. I did put in a disclaimer that he is not my current favorite, but man did I love that dude back in the day (ca 1977). Conan books for a 12 year old are about as cool as reading can get. I never really got over it. All reading I've done since then has pretty much been an attempt to recapture that high. Perhaps this is roughly analogous to how people's romantic lives are often an attempt to recapture the thrill of their first love. I may be guilty of that as well.

[rdspty01]

So many confessions so little time. I read Nancy Drew by flashlight (not recently) and am still tempted to pull one off the shelf at Half Price and take it home with me.

I'm thinking maybe I should have a separate list of all the confession books and authors listed, just to broaded my knowledge.

I'm thinking a beer before discussion sounds just as good.
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[JeffKamin]

Yes, confessors, any ale pre-discussion which loosened ye tongues is a many splendored thing. Bring this witty verboseness on display here with a firm raised hand and whip-smart remark to our talk (Some of you talk already, I know. Some Tom much, I mean too much )
And, lately I read a lot by flashlight in bed so as not to disturb the sleeping wifey. Nancy Drew is a fine parallel to Blue, though as a boy/man never felt invited to read her per se. I did my sleuth school with Encyclopedia Brown.

[13Foxtrot]

Was that a freudian slip to make me look bad? I've had a rough day already. I went to Polly's Coffee Cove to get my free ice cream cone (yes I get compted food) when this overweight blob makes a snide comment about my Army shirt on Memorial Day. He accused me of being a Nazi, and other sorts of things. So yes I am feeling sort of paranoid today. I really have that anger management training working overtime in the last week. First Charlie the Kook shows up at ToD, and now this overweight blob who happens to be lawyer.

I did do my normal Memorial Day Weekend stuff like email my Army buddy Seth, and watch the Indy 500...gotta love those spectacular crashes that you can walk away from. Do I hear a Hooah for those wacky engineers!

Tom Polachek

[dirtworship]

Tom, I think it was a Kaminian slip to let you know you are loved for who you are.

That's a tough pull, though, when folks are just plain rude. All the more to connect the army to Nazi's around Memorial Day. Even much more all the more when you are getting free ice cream. "Dude, just back off."

Watched "Flags of Our Fathers" last night and found it to be a powerful (gruesome) exploration of military action abroad and how it is spun at home. My "war movies" tend to run towards the morally ambiguous and inebriated (read: Vietnam). I hadn't known that the "Band of Brothers" idea could pack such a punch. My family's most consistent supporter of Bush's policies (especially existing and possible other wars) couldn't take the movie and had to leave the room. Sadly, with no apparent connection or self examination.
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[megburg]

Well this is my first time using the forum, so here goes! My confession is this, I have been in this book club since "Good in Bed" (loved it) and only have time to read 1 book a month, whatever Jeff makes me read. I have not been a reader all my life, so when you people reference all these other authors and books in book club, I do not know what you are talking about! This is books and bars people, let's loosen up! We are not here to judge those who read romance, self-help, or mystery books, we are here to drink, argue, and enlighten!

[JeffKamin]

Thanks for your first post. It contains a classic tagline which could be used in our future ads...

Books & Bars:
"Whatever Jeff Makes You Read"

Hey, as Keith (the Hater/Lover) pointed out to me there is nothing shameful about mysteries. President Clinton sharpened his mind reading them whilst in office.

[Carter]