Rhyta

You're welcome

I absolutely love the Beatles, they were my first music obsession . Happy Birthday Ringo and many more!

I retired in 2018 so I missed the Covid mess, I heard that it was a real nightmare for them to deliver books then.

Just saw this thread, forgot it was here. I am another Tolkien fan, I was always reading when I was in school, but those books were special treats I gave myself. Always read them over the Christmas holidays to enjoy again (and with enough free time to finish them before going back to school). The Fionavar Trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay was another fantasy pleasure, very comparable to LOTR. I enjoy his standalones too, The Lions of Al-Rassan is a standout for me. One of the best memoirs I have read recently (2021) is Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood with Stops Along the Way at Murder, Madness, Mayhem, Movie Stars, Cults, Slums, Sociopaths, and War Crimes by J. Michael Straczynski. It is a crazy long title but it was a fabulous book. This was an amazing view of one man's journey through a horrific childhood and how his determination to become a writer kept him sane. I listened to the audio version which was read by Peter Jurasik (who played Londo Molari on Babylon 5). JMS is the creator of Babylon 5, my favorite sci-fi series and I had to read this and it was well worth it. It's no wonder he has made a career of writing for movies, tv. and graphic novels, he really can tell a story.

I miss my library assistant job, it was a bit different since it was in a correctional facility but it was rewarding to see people get excited about books you picked out for them to read.

I remember hearing about Prefontaine through Runner's World magazine at the time. I was trying to get myself motivated by reading the magazine. I remember how upset everyone was when met his untimely end. Very sad but he is revered in the track community, my nephew ran track in jr high and talked about going to Oregon for college.

I agree completely, librarians really are special and I know Sun & Moon is probably great at her job.

I'll take the random animal parts over the neurotica/exotica stuff IMHO.

OOPS no good deed goes unpunished

A bit late to the thread but I have to go with Page. The guy has played in so many bands besides Led Zeppelin, the year 1965 saw him playing on at least 5 bands albums and he was a studio musician besides. While Hendrix made a big splash, sadly we didn't get to see what he could have become, Page gave the music world many great years of songs. Sorry I couldn't break the tie Treeduck

Wow, would have loved to see that one. Those 3 albums by King Crimson were fabulous, Discipline, Beat and Three of A Perfect Pair.

Been an eventful draft and free agency day. Very emotional first pick, Matthew Schaefer for the Isles, I am going to be cheering him on, he is a classy kid. Mammoth got some good players : 4th round pick of Caleb Desnoyers. A trade that made Buffalo fans angry, J.J. Peterka in exchange for Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring. Going to miss them but Peterka will make the top line much more dangerous Got 2 players from the Panthers, Nate Schmidt and Vitek Vanacek. Brandon Tanev is going be a fun guy to watch. Avs didn't do much but their cap space is limited I guess. I did a double take when they said yesterday that Brent Burns signed a one year deal with the Avs....

Ok, this is my second go round for this post, the site kicked me out and what I wrote was lost I have been moving along in the Hillerman series, read Cave of Bones and just finished The Tale Teller last night. I really enjoy the descriptions of the scenery on the Navajo nation and their customs. I picked up a small history of the tribe to refresh my memory about their origins and how they founded Dinetah (Navajo nation). The Dine were treated horribly by the US government and had to endure the Long Walk which was much like the Trail of Tears where the tribes were forced off their lands by making them take long marches to new and hostile territory with brutal living conditions. I am glad they survived and established their people in their homeland again. I also re-read Desert Heat, another western mystery where a wife and mother has to become a detective to investigate her husband's death. He was the sheriff of Cochise County Arizona. The series continues on as she gets elected to be the sheriff herself. I seem to be drawn to Western mysteries, Longmire, Brady and Hillerman series are all in the Western US. It feels good to be reading on a regular basis again, I have missed it. Maybe I will actually meet my goal of reading 45 books this year.

It was in junior high school I read Gone with the Wind and I don't remember it being pro slavery per se, it reflected how the characters saw the events but I never had the impression Mitchell was a proponent of it. My mother's family were from the area near where the story in GWIW was set and they told me stories about where the movie was filmed and other trivia. I wasn't enamored of Scarlett and Rhett but I was glad I read it. It didn't help me understand why they tolerated slavery but it enlightened me to their world view. Many of my friends at the time admired Scarlett for her will to survive but it was at a cost to her relationships. I think we all come to books with our own history and sometimes the classics are a disappointment when read later in life. I attempted to re-read Brave New World back in 2018 and was completely disgusted with it before I was half way through and did stop reading. My first read of it was right after reading 1984 in the 70's to see how they differed but I didn't remember it being so bad. I also remember wondering why everyone thought Dune was such a great book when I read it after the first movie came out in the 80's. I was in college at the time, an older student at University and had read a bunch about the Jesuits and Bendictines, the author's twisting of those religious groups annoyed me. I found Herbert's writing very derivative and sexist but I think if I had read it at a younger age I probably would have found it entertaining. Just my 2 cents.

I know the story about Neil and the return of a bag he lost on the road on the R30 tour but I am interested to see what Dave has to share. Thanks for pointing these out. p.s. opened the link for Neil's story and it was from his webpage, sniff sniff. I sure miss him

Completely unconstitutional (no notice to Congress) and a violation international law. This is the guy who said he wanted to be a peacemaker and a unifier in his inauguration speech in January. Our country's reputation around the world is in the dumpster.

I'm re-watching 2022 Cup Finals Also just watched the 2019 game where Cale Makar played in his first NHL game (playoffs against Calgary). Scored a goal in the first period. That kid is fun to watch.

Finished Song of the Lion, had a surprise ending I had forgotten Now over half way through Cave of Bones, the 4th in the Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito series.

Congrats to the Panthers on the repeat Stanley Cup I have never been a Marchand fan but I couldn't help being happy for him to have such a great series and the rest of the team played so great. Evander is a classless jerk and glad he didn't come out for the handshake line. Already going through hockey withdrawals Next up, the draft.

Roundabout Yes

Listened to some of their songs yesterday, one gem that didn't get enough attention was Sing a Simple Song Really great funky groove RIP Sly you were one of a kind

Sultans of Swing Dire Straits

Sing a Simple Song Sly and the Family Stone

Boogie Pilgrim Elton John

Ha Ha The Beatles you silly person