BoD: U2 at the End of the World
Continuing my recent fascination with music books, our Book of the Day is Bill Flanagan’s U2: At the End of the World. This book is no regular bio of a popular band. Arriving in Berlin as the wall was being torn down, Flanagan spent several years with U2 during the recording and touring for the…
continue readingCelebrities as Novelists
The fine folks over at Bookninja are brewing up some Liquid Drano tea in response to this story. And while I might, under normal conditions, share their frustrations, right now I’m riding high on endorphins from working out and protein shakes. And since, in a mere three weeks, I’m going to transform myself from dumpy-and-pudgy…
continue readingIt’s Okay if You Put Down the Book Once in a While
Yes, I said that it is okay to put down the book down every now and again. Man cannot live by book alone and certainly, man cannot avoid a spare tire midsection by books alone. Needing to shake off several months of sloth, and having some rather odd scheduling problems, I stopped at Merritt Athletic…
continue readingBoD: Hammer of the Gods
I don’t know why I’ve been on such a music and books kick lately. Maybe it’s because of Michael Schaub’s guide to rock novels presented over at BookSlut. Maybe it’s because I’ve been watching two of my heroes, Gene Simmons and Tommy Lee, on their TV reality shows. Regardless, I’ve been going through some music…
continue readingAnother Sad Loss for the Blues
CNN reported another sad loss for the blues. Clarence Gatemouth Brown passed away at the age of 81. He fled Slidell, Louisiana, in advance of Hurricane Katrina and was safely enconced in his hometown of Orange, Texas. However, the bluesman who had suffered from lung cancer and heart disease still might be a casualty of…
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