Member: beatles1964

Heya,

I don't have individual lists for various traditions, but you can click on my tags for Celtic, Druidry, Anglo-Saxon, Witchcraft and so on. There are few books for Anglo-Saxon left in my library owing to the fact I am no longer Heathen. However, I have listed some books here:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/12811&...

posted by BrythonWitch at 3:50 am (EST) on Oct 8, 2009

I did put a note in the Criticism for the Collective thread when I misnumbered chapter12, so anyone who saw that probably realized whay the "jump" to thirteen.

posted by quartzite at 11:15 am (EST) on Sep 17, 2009

Actually there are two chapter 11s--when I went to start Chapter 12 I accidently dubbed it eleven as well, and I can't figure out how to edit thread names. So Chapter Thirteen is actually the thirteenth chapter. Hopefully it simply adds to the quirky charm.....

posted by quartzite at 8:54 am (EST) on Sep 16, 2009

“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.” -- Denis Waitley

“The first fifteen minutes of your day should be spent planning your day. Set specific goals as to what you will accomplish. These clear goals will give you focal points on which you can govern your actions and provide you with a template you can live your day from.” -- Robin Sharma

posted by theoldman at 8:33 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2009

Well, phooey. "IT" posted only half of my comment......
Read Grass .... It's my all-time Tepper favorite. Gate to Women's Country is very good too.... and The Fresco. In fact, I just enjoy Tepper. Her mysteries written as B.J. Oliphant are also really good.... Shirley McClintock is a feminist pistol. You can get the list at my library since I have a "Shirley McClintock" tag.
And I second what the person down the page had to say about Shardik and Maia - not that anybody asked.
Trying again!
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 4:22 pm (EST) on May 5, 2009

Beatles, when the first album with "A Hard Day's Night" arrived in my college dorm, we celebrated for a couple of hours. Our dorm had 2 desktop to ceiling windows in each room, and we turned the whole front of the building into a disco with a girl dancing in each window and that album blaring out of the best stereo rig on campus. (When one would get tired of dancing, somebody else was itching to replace her.) Good times!!
Do you know, I haven't read Northshore and Southshore. I have them in one volume and have just been holding on for awhile so I won't run out of SST's. By all means grab a copy of Grass; I think it's her best. I like

posted by LizzieD at 4:17 pm (EST) on May 5, 2009

A belated happy birthday, beatles!!!! (I feel strange putting a message on the thread at Virago since we've never met.) (Man, do I remember 1964 and the Beatles!!!!!) I notice that you don't have anything catalogued by Sheri S. Tepper. Is that because you've reached your 200 book limit or because you really haven't discovered her? She is my very favorite writer of feminist science fiction. If you don't know her, RUN to the nearest used bookstore to buy some of her older books. I haven't been quite as impressed with her later work, but Grass is one of my all-time favorite novels in any genre and The Fresco is one of the funniest.
Look forward to seeing you around!
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 10:41 pm (EST) on Apr 29, 2009

I see that NicolasBazan also asked you to be his 'friend' now we got an e-mail from him pretty much advertising his new book, and informs us that since we like books on Latinos and New Orleans (news to us) we would be interested in it.

This just got me miffed. So I forwared the e-mail to LT today. Hoprefully they will take some action since LT is not to be used for solicitations.

DS
{Bruce's evil twim :-))

posted by bruce_krafft at 6:59 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

Yes. The two meanings for "briefs" have slid back and forth fluidly through the story. Pretty much since Oswald quit being a frog.

posted by BTRIPP at 2:39 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2009

Our 1969 VW beetle has the vanity plate "Meet The" which about 10 people have gotten in ~ 15 yrs. We tried for "beetles69" and a couple of other Beatle song/lp related tags but "Meet the" was the one that NC took. One friend, our age, asked.."Meet the..Press" ??

posted by bobmcconnaughey at 4:08 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Hey, you were wondering about Shardik, so I'll try to give you a little synopsis, without revealing too much.

Bare-bones plot summary: A hunter named Kelderek stumbles across a gigantic bear that he takes to be the incarnation of his bear-god, Shardik. Kelderek wants to follow his god, others want to use him for their own purposes, and the rest of the book essentially deals with the conflict between these two. The final destinies of Kelderek, Shardik, and the Beklan Empire (in which the story takes place) are the main threads throughout the book.

Shardik is a fantasy, inasmuch as it takes place in an imaginary world, which Adams richly details. The prose is beautiful and vivid, and more than any other book, I'm left with a feeling that I've actually been to these places. There are wars, wanderings across the countryside, conspiracies, slavery, a love story...and of course, the religious undertones through the entire book. Adams is really exploring the relationship between men and their gods, and he wisely avoids taking sides. Indeed, Shardik himself is ambiguous -- is he a god, or just a bear? Adams never says one way or the other, instead letting the reader draw his own conclusions.

There are vastly differing opinions on the book, of course. The main complaint is that it's wordy and boring -- a valid opinion; the book is certainly very introspective, though there are some very vivid scenes of battle and action. In my opinion, the use of language is one of my favorite parts of the book. The slower pace of the book also works for me. Your mileage may vary.

If you enjoy the book and its setting, Adams later wrote a sequel/prequel that takes place probably 7 years prior to Shardik. Maia is an interesting book; clocking in at 1200 pages, it's a bit of a commitment, and the racy first half (pretty girl sold into prostitution) turns a lot of people off. Certainly, it's not for everyone, but the second half of the book takes a turn into an action-packed adventure, and the entire book intricately fleshes out the Beklan Empire and its neighbors.

posted by saltmanz at 1:43 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2008

The lyrics were meant for you and everyone else. Love is all "we" need.

posted by theoria at 10:56 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

Turk, that is the dogs name, is about 60 lbs. currently, and he is just under a year old. He is not pure breed and we think he has some husky in him (he has one blue eye), so he could turn out to be very large indeed.

posted by AaronWTimm at 9:25 am (EST) on Sep 29, 2008

Wow! I hve an australian sheperd, and he has turned our couches into large hairballs!

posted by AaronWTimm at 6:43 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Hi Beatle,

When you have finished the Poisonwood Bible there will be a vacuum to fill. How can you resist this amazing quote: "The book sounds like it will be an amazing, exciting and very interesting read."!

We will not start the new book until late October.

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 7:17 am (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Next Group Read

I should be grateful if you would visit the attached thread and kindly indicate if you would be interested in joining us in the next Group read.

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 6:24 am (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

The thread is called "Looseleaf epic: the story in "coherent" form. I think.

posted by hailelib at 5:07 pm (EST) on Sep 22, 2008

I noticed your comment from Mister.E. Did you know that another thread in the group is the story in manuscript form? I think quartzite did the last few updates.

I was trying to get us back to the story where our characters are attempting to get the goods on the Senator.

Sounds like you have a nice dog!

posted by hailelib at 5:04 pm (EST) on Sep 22, 2008

Hi Beatles, I agree it would be a blast to put the posts all together in some kind of serial form, maybe on a blog or something. THe problem is, this story may never end!!!

posted by AaronWTimm at 11:31 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2008

OK Thanks a lot Tim. I was thinking of just going back and hitting the join button so I would become a member again. However I wasn't sure if there was some kind of a glitch that you might need to take care of at your end.

beatles1964

posted by beatles1964 at 12:19 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2008

Sorry to say it, but I think you left it somehow. Anyway, I was able to go in as you and rejoin it easily...

posted by timspalding at 12:10 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2008

Sorry to say it, but I think you left it somehow. Anyway, I was able to go in as you and rejoin it easily...

posted by timspalding at 12:10 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2008

Hi Beatles1964,

Thanks for accepting my friends request, Yes I do have some favorite King books. Pet sematary was, for me one of his scariest stories also sad, particularly when the little boy is killed on the highway. I also loved the Stand and It, both really long books but worth the time and effort. I also loved the Girl who loved Tom Gordon and Hearts in Atlantis, both of these books were a little different than the usual King fare, but his talent shines through. The shining was terrifying. I read it alone in an apartment I was renting many years ago. When I finished it I could not sleep just thinking about the terrible things that happened in the book. Yes I am a fan of Manchester United and even went to a game when I still lived in the UK. I too would love to be in London for the Olympics in 2012, but will have to save my money!! I never tire of hearing the fab four's songs and have a friend who is in a Beatle's tribute band in NYC and go to their shows about four times a year.

I wish you much luck with your pursuit of your dream of being a librarian and am sure you will acheive it if you persevere. Even though I feel overwhelmed at times with my responsibilities, married, two children a job and the library school on top , I know it will be worth it when I get my degree.

Ok Beatles1964,
bye for now,
Jane

posted by britalcast at 4:46 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2008

Hi Beatles1964,
I have sent you a friends request, and see we are both working in medical libraries and both are beatle fans. I am from Manchester, Uk but have lived in NYC, US for the last seventeen years. I am in library school and have 6 credits towards my degree. Do you live in the US?

catchh you later,
Britalcast (Jane)

posted by britalcast at 7:40 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2008

this is kind of confusing found your web page but could not find a way to post on the site i did find it had this flag abuse thing on it but that only confused me all the more i tryed to find a way to click to post hope i did not do something wrong or something only wanted to post a reply to the topic i did find how do you join the grups could not find the way to do so if i did make some mistake please do disregard that i just want to post about this subject.

Thank's Jay!

posted by eleventhdr at 7:13 am (EST) on Aug 11, 2008

we DO have some more recent stuff, mostly courtesy of our musician/25 yr old son who knows our tastes and will find newer material that he thinks we might like, and often do.
But Beatles uber alles.
bob
... this is something i posted earlier today to the beatles lounge about musical taste formation..
i don't know what the average age is here..but i bet i'm not the oldest @ 58...and there's a LOT of research that indicates that musical taste is generally formed in the relatively early listening years (for me classical/baroque and 60s rock). Now there ARE some 90s and current bands that i like..usually courtesy of my son..but even there, they have sounds that hark back to older styles (Drive By Truckers, The Ravonettes, hell the Magnetics Fields/Merritt isn't that much younger than i am..or rather is probably closer to me than my son in age). Sometimes music takes effort..listening to Schoenberg's piano pieces...i appreciate listening to them sometimes but i really do have to concentrate to enjoy them (as opposed to say, minimalists like Glass or Adams, who are not exactly easy listening, but are easy to listen to).

posted by bobmcconnaughey at 7:10 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2008

Hey! our 1969 VW Beetle has the license tag "Meet The" and we thought everyone (at least who was of an age in the US, rather than the UK where it was "With the" would get it immediately..But maybe 10 people in 10 yrs have gotten what we thought was an obvious reference. Though the ones who got it, would come up to us and pat the car..
We actually also asked for "#69" since it would reference both beatles '65 and the year of the car and the (unlistenable) song at the end of the White album and "beatls69" but didn't get those (8 letters is the max to play with in North Carolina).
cheers
bob
The_Beatles_Lounge@yahoogroups.com has a listserv that is often fun..i get a daily feed from 'em.

posted by bobmcconnaughey at 7:05 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2008

I would like to apologize if I came across to strong in my post yesterday. My wife tells me that I frequently do. After looking at some of your other posts I see that my original assumption was incorrect. I felt you were saying, and I have frequently heard this, that the Beatles sprang from a vacuum. Obviously they had people that influenced them just as they have influenced people that came after them.

I take full blame / credit whichever for stating that Lennon and McCartney are the greatest songwriters of the century. I understand it is just my opinion but that is what it is. The songs, ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Imagine’ are, in my opinion, two songs crafted as close to perfection as humans can get. There are other songwriters that are very, very, good but none I can think of that have two such fine songs and such high quality in the rest of their work.

I have been listening to the Beatles since they were first released and in those 45 years the originals have started to wear thin with me so I listen more to covers now. I misspoke when I said it was Waylon & Willie that covered ‘Yesterday’ it was Merle Haggard and Willie on the “Seashores of Old Mexico’ album.

I am really sorry if I offended you in any way. If you have not heard any Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five I think you might like it.

posted by TLCrawford at 3:20 pm (EST) on May 1, 2008

I agree that there is almost NO pop music worth listening to since the 80s (I'd say the 70s). At least none that gets airplay. There is a lot of good music out there played by small groups that work at mostly local venues and record and distribute their own music, but they usually have fan bases in the hundreds, if that.

I like your choices. You mightalso be interested in listening to some music from the pre-Big Band era, as it has, for me, the same kind of vitality that characterized rock before it became mainstream, big dollar, and over-produced. The earliest recorded jazz from Armstrong (the Hot Five and Hot Seven material), Bix Beiderbecke, Sid Bechet, and Duke Ellington (before the Ellington band forgot music should be danceable) is wonderful stuff I used to hear on my parents' 78s, and rediscovered in the mid 70s when the original recordings were being remastered and reissued.

From the same period or slightly earlier is a lot of great Tin Pan Alley. The original recordings are hard to find, but there are some great performers who recreate the sounds in a respectful way, rather than camping it up the way Tiny Tim did when he covered Nick Lucas' original "Tiptoe through the Tulips." My favorite of the groups that play this music is Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys, featuring that peerless musicologist and ex-British invasion rocker, Ian Whitcomb. Here's a link to her site--watch her videos because you really need to see Janet performing, rather than just hearing the CDs.

http://www.janetklein.com/web/main.htm

There is still a need for modern singers to cover the real Gold Standards of American music--the songs of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Rodgers & Hart, etc., from the 1900--1940. It is unfortunate that much of this music is now being performed by singers and musicians who don't respect the purity of the original song, but use it as an excuse for tonsil-torturing vocals and/ or instrumental riffs that completely destroy the melodic line, and only serve as a vehicle for showing off their own "virtuosity." There are some singers who pay respect to the material, but it's not easy to find them. At one point, Linda Ronstadt seemed to be moving into that niche, but I haven't heard much from her of late, and her last forays seemed to be in mostly hispanic music.

Hope I haven't rambled on too much, but it's a pleasure discovering someone who shares my disdain for the stuff that is being performed today that I prefer to characterize as Noise Pollution, rather than Music.

posted by Django6924 at 1:02 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2008

What is everyone's taste im Music? Me I still listen to the Classic Rock Stations
and can't stand any Music past the 80s. I still love the Music from the British Invasion I grew up on as well as Folk, old school R & B not today's R & B crap.
I positively HATE Rap, Hip-Hop and all the other Bloody Noise out there today.
In fact I still have an awful lot of LP's and 45's in my Record Collection and I still love to listen to them and Sing along with all the Songs too. Personally I
listen to the 50s to 80s Rock which is the best period in Rock 'n Roll history as far as I'm concerned and I also like the Music from the World War II era as well.

Librarianwannabe

posted by beatles1964 at 7:54 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2008

Hello and welcome to 40 Something Library Thingers!

posted by MDLady at 7:41 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2008