What are you reading?

[seany t]

Yeah picked it up due to Glasgow's (and some others) recommendation on here. I'm jealous that you mean Peely - he's definitely a hero of mine.

Yeah he was a really decent bloke. Seemed quite abrupt and sharp at first, but he soon softened up with a glass of Red wine. I got to spend the day with him and his team recording his show, and it was especially great seeing all these rock stars sauntering into his studio and acting cool in front of their fans, and the moment they got into his booth and saw him.... well, off came the shades, they looked nervous and became 14 year old kids again.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Is Stan in it?

He's certainly referred to in the Barry Fry chapter at some length. Can recommend Football Fables to anyone else thinking about buying it.

 

[please delete my account]

I'm currently flicking through a dog eared copy of Razzle while I'm waiting for my doc's appointment.

 

[jerseyshrimper]

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[Lester Bangs]

An excellent read - I'd thoroughly recommend it if you're into a bit of history.

 

[canveyshrimper]

70th anniversary edition of The Beano for me.:)

 

[Firestorm]

I have just abandoned Peter Cooks biography (by his first wife) I lost interest after the umpteenth pretentious discription of yet another dinner party and the associated name dropping.
I can't decide what next, i have two John Peel books, biographies of Barry Sheene, Ron Haslam, Boy George, Barry Fry, Brian Clough and Roger Black a couple of Spike Milligans and two or three i can't remember all sitting on the "to do" part of my Bookshelf (Its amazing what you can pick up in Charity Shops)
Plus, Slips book should be arriving today or tomorrow

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

"Thames - Sacred River" by Peter Ackroyd. A cracking history of the River Thames.

To my shame, I didn't realise that it officially ends in Chalkwell/Westcliff, at the 'Crow Stone', hence Crowstone Road.

You obviously should read your own web-site a bit more carefully

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, am still reading Martin Amis' London Fields, but have also started reading Feed the Goat.

I've also got Dharma Bums and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail out of the library.

 

[Pubey]

Just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, am still reading Martin Amis' London Fields, but have also started reading Feed the Goat.

I've also got Dharma Bums and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail out of the library.

fear and loathing on the campaign trail is an excellent book. I'm just about to start Hells Angels by HST

Was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep good? I've always meant to get around to reading it 'cos I love Blade Runner

 

[Nobby Snide]

how to beat the moldovans at tennis - Tony Hawks

good book, as are all tony hawks' books

 

[Nobby Snide]

I'm reading 'as used on the Famous Nelsn Mandella' by Mark Thomas..all about Britains sectret arms trade violations....makes you hate politicians even more...if at all possible.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, am still reading Martin Amis' London Fields, but have also started reading Feed the Goat.

I've also got Dharma Bums and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail out of the library.

Dharma Bums is superb, read it recently and i actually like even more than On The Road which i didn't think was possible. Full of existential buddhist musings mixed with drunkeness.

I'm currently reading Norwegian Wood by H Murakami, just incredibly written. Beautiful and sad yet very life affirming.

Other books on my to read list include; Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story - Stevie Chick, Lonesome Traveler - Kerouac, After Dark - Murakami, Girlfriend In a Coma - Coupland, Life is Elsewhere - Milan Kundera & Shantaram.

 

[Pubey]

Dharma Bums is superb, read it recently and i actually like even more than On The Road which i didn't think was possible. Full of existential buddhist musings mixed with drunkeness.

I'm currently reading Norwegian Wood by H Murakami, just incredibly written. Beautiful and sad yet very life affirming.

Other books on my to read list include; Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story - Stevie Chick, Lonesome Traveler - Kerouac, After Dark - Murakami, Girlfriend In a Coma - Coupland, Life is Elsewhere - Milan Kundera & Shantaram.

yes!

also, not to p*ss in your pockets but Girlfriend in a Coma was the biggest load of steaming **** i've read in ages.. really didn't get on with it

 

[MK Shrimper]

Dharma Bums is superb, read it recently and i actually like even more than On The Road which i didn't think was possible. Full of existential buddhist musings mixed with drunkeness.

I'm currently reading Norwegian Wood by H Murakami, just incredibly written. Beautiful and sad yet very life affirming.

Other books on my to read list include; Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story - Stevie Chick, Lonesome Traveler - Kerouac, After Dark - Murakami, Girlfriend In a Coma - Coupland, Life is Elsewhere - Milan Kundera & Shantaram.

I love Coupeland. Read all his books, though oddly I didn't rate J-Pod.

Have to have a look at Murakami even though he seems a bit "flavour of the month" at the moment which is enough to put me off.

 

[MK Shrimper]

yes!

also, not to p*ss in your pockets but Girlfriend in a Coma was the biggest load of steaming **** i've read in ages.. really didn't get on with it

I loved it!

 

[Pubey]

I loved it!

makes me hate it even more!

i quite liked "hey! nostradamus" and "life after god" however

 

[MK Shrimper]

makes me hate it even more!

i quite liked "hey! nostradamus" and "life after god" however

Oooooooooooo! Get you!

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

yes!

also, not to p*ss in your pockets but Girlfriend in a Coma was the biggest load of steaming **** i've read in ages.. really didn't get on with it

I love Coupeland. Read all his books, though oddly I didn't rate J-Pod.

Have to have a look at Murakami even though he seems a bit "flavour of the month" at the moment which is enough to put me off.

Well Girlfriend in a Coma is about the only Coupland i haven't read, but i picked it up for free at the weekend so it doesn't matter if it's crap! Place I went at the weekend had a Book Tombola where you could swap an old book you didn't want for another you picked out. I chucked in 2 and got that and the Kundera one.

MK, Murakami has been around for ages, infact I'm quite late getting into his books, they're well worth a read.

 

[MK Shrimper]

MK, Murakami has been around for ages, infact I'm quite late getting into his books, they're well worth a read.

Okies, I'll finish Dangerous Parking and grab one after I've read Slipper's tome.