Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
It took me a while to like this, but now I love it. The last song is beautiful and moving, and I have been known to play it over and over again while driving.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
What a fun book to read. We read this for book club and then watched the movie (which wasn't necessary since we've all seen it so many times we were quoting the whole thing). It is better to know from the beginning that Goldman wrote it all, there is no S. Morgenstern. You feel less duped. I thought it was really obvious that Goldman is the true author (his humor is the same throughout, there's no way the language is from the era Goldman claims it is from), but, I do remember thinking it really was an abridgment when I read it in high school or junior high. And a lot of the ladies at book club didn't know the whole thing is fake either. Some decided they didn't like the book just because they felt deceived by the author. It is so funny though. And you get all this background information about Inigo, Fezzik and Buttercup. I love the way he tries to place the book in time... "This was before Europe," then later he talks about Paris. Also, when he describes...
i love wilco "a ghost is born". have you seen the documentary about them? it's called "i am trying to break your heart. a film about wilco" it's amazing. a
ReplyDeleteit's about how their label drops them, due to their diverse music. other labels start bidding and ironically enough, the original label (who dropped them in the first place) buys them back for a lot more money. amazing.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds pretty interesting, Ally. I'll have to see if we can find it. Jon and I have recently had a few nights dedicated to wasting time on YouTube. It's amazing what you can find. Your comment just reminded me of a live Wilco video I saw on there.
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