Fashion Board 6-9-04 to 7-13-04

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Did you catch the review of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" in The New Yorker?

Speaking of which, I started it at the beach last weekend and was very troubled my the incosistency is usages of punctuation between the forwards (or whatever they were to the book, one from the author, one from someone else) and the text of the book. Very disturbing.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
My sense of smell is pretty much shot, so I have to.

I bet that helps with your other favorite pastime.

TM

[Anne Elk]

A friend has asked if I would go with him to the Curiosa Festival featuring the Cure, Interpol, the Rapture, and Mogwai. The only band I'm familar with is the Cure. Are the others any good? Is it worth the $48 and 6 hours on the lawn (rain or shine) at the Tweeter Center?

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
A friend has asked if I would go with him to the Curiosa Festival featuring the Cure, Interpol, the Rapture, and Mogwai. The only band I'm familar with is the Cure. Are the others any good? Is it worth the $48 and 6 hours on the lawn (rain or shine) at the Tweeter Center?

I do not know Mogwai very well, I have seen Interpol and the Rapture. At both concerts, I recall thinking how much each band sounds like . . . the Cure. So, if you are into a Cure-a-thon, this is the show for you.

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I do not know Mogwai very well, I have seen Interpol and the Rapture. At both concerts, I recall thinking how much each band sounds like . . . the Cure. So, if you are into a Cure-a-thon, this is the show for you.

I saw Interpol once (on a friend's suggestion) and they droned on so much, I ended up leaving before the end. THey are worse than the cure, whom I enjoy, but wouldn't want to listen to for more than an hour or so.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

I mean, you can't even get a good book-burning going anymore.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/0....ap/index.html

Best line: "Breedlove said a city fire inspector suggested shredding the offending material, but Breedlove said that wouldn't seem biblical."

TM

[Not Bob]

Well, not my life, but the book by Bill Clinton.

It is a fascinating, entertaining, and frustrating read. This dude can tell a story, and can screw one up, too.

He needed an editor who would actually edit. Unlike a lot of reviewers who have said this, I don't mean that the book is too long or that there is too much about his experiences running for office in or governing Arkansas, etc. What bothers me (I'm about halfway through) is that the book is full of wonderful little vignettes that he then spoils by saying "and that's why I always supported programs for hiring blind school crossing guards."

Despite the pendantic asides that make me want to throw the book at the wall, it is an enjoyable read. Good stories, with a beat you can dance to. I'd give it an 8.

Originally posted by sunnybunny
forwards

Lawdy lawdy lawdy. But on second thought I think you're taking the piss, so G.O.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Best line: "Breedlove said a city fire inspector suggested shredding the offending material, but Breedlove said that wouldn't seem biblical."

I like: "The new plan calls for members of the church to throw materials into garbage cans and then light candles to symbolically "burn" the material."


Those people know how to party.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Despite the pendantic asides

Trying to decide what "pendantic" should mean so that I can make a funny. Anyone?

[Watchtower]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I like: "The new plan calls for members of the church to throw materials into garbage cans and then light candles to symbolically "burn" the material."


Those people know how to party.

Sidd, we're talking about religion here.

Doesn't lighting a few candles to symbolize book burning pale besides the idea of a large number of Americans practicing symbolic canibalism every Sunday?

My question is, whose books are they? As long as these people paid good money for the books, lining the pockets of the authors and publishers who spread this kind of lechery, and as long as the books are not cultural treasures, I'd rather have them out doing this than spending their time campaigning for W.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Watchtower
I'd rather have them out doing this than spending their time campaigning for W.

Which reminds me, I saw a "W 2004" bumper sticker this morning. Really, it should say "WC 2004" to include Cheney, yes? And to clue people in that this would send the country DOWN THE TOILET.

Good morning, penske.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Watchtower
Sidd, we're talking about religion here.

Doesn't lighting a few candles to symbolize book burning pale besides the idea of a large number of Americans practicing symbolic canibalism every Sunday?

My question is, whose books are they? As long as these people paid good money for the books, lining the pockets of the authors and publishers who spread this kind of lechery, and as long as the books are not cultural treasures, I'd rather have them out doing this than spending their time campaigning for W.

I agree. Seems fine to me. Live and let live. Just so long as they don't tell me what I can or can't read or can or can't do, they can burn whatever they like wherever they like.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Really, it should say "WC 2004" to include Cheney, yes?

For consistency, it should be a B. Please reload your joke.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
For consistency, it should be a B. Please reload your joke.

It's funnier my way. Anyway, I'm partial to Gilmore Girls.