Wade T Oberlin

Whore Like the Rest is on its way to me as of last week. Looking forward to it.

Halfway through Julian Cope’s Japrocksampler but got distracted by listening to all this wild Japanese avant garde stuff. I like Yoko Ono even more now.

Today I finished this book of two plays by Thomas Bernhard, who is a deep fave. Very prescient themes in both of these: one play includes a president getting his dumb face blown off; the other is about cryptonazis. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5936543-the-president-and-eve-of-retirement

      Nathan Loud japrocksampler is a nice read. What stuck with me most from that was a group called THE SPIDERS who have some wild videos. I had a Cd comp of theirs from GS sounds and their music ranges from okay to great.

      I’ll have to see about the plays- one way to spend an evening is to check out radioechoes. A lot of radio programs, many British. OUTBREAK OF FEAR I just heard recently and it’ll, well, LEAVE YOU GUESSING!

        Working on a re-read of the Sprawl Trilogy for fun (shoutout the cyberpunk discussion in the Forums 1.0 a week ago) and about to crack into Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones's history of the Persian Empire. Recently finished Corporate Rock Sucks (great read) and Nuclear War: A Scenario (a little xenophobic and with some blatant holes in it's hypothetical apocalypse scenario, but also a great reminder that all of humanity rests on the backs of the dumbest, vainest people imaginable).

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          Energy follows thought was moving ---cool to hear how Willie Nelson thinks about his own songwriting.

          Breakfast Dan What was mentioned in the cyberpunk discussion? Gibson and Stephenson fan, and that seems like a fine idea for me right now.

          Redd Kroos book was amazing and had me listening to Redd Kross for 2 weeks straight. best stories. Just finished Chandler's "LIttle Sister." Not my favorite CHandler. Marlowe is a bit sad sack and the plot twist is convoluted. Getting ready to "Orstralia" book

            Currently in the middle of You Can't Win - Jack Black (not that one) which has been right up my alley. I'm always looking for recommendations; some of my fiction favorites I've read in the last year or two have been Dead City - Shane Stevens, Brown's Requiem - James Ellroy, Pop. 1280 - Jim Thompson, and A Rage in Harlem - Chester Himes. I really enjoyed Mark E. Smith and Kid Congo's autobiographies recently, too.

              Just read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, after someone mentioned it to me. The first few pages I thought I'd made a real mistake, had a real 00s chick-lit feel but then every chapter sorta twists the banality around. A surprise hit for me.

              Got The Crazy Kill by Chester Himes up next, love his stuff. If anyone has recommendations for anything similar I'm all ears!

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                Won't let me edit, sorry for the hurried typing. I meant - Getting ready to read the "Orstralia" book, about Aussie punk from 1974-89

                  Clif Won't let me edit, sorry for the hurried typing. I meant - Getting ready to read the "Orstralia" book, about Aussie punk from 1974-89

                  You aren't getting the option to edit when you hit the three dots????

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                      Jack H I love You Can’t Win and Pop 1280.

                      The Paul Hanley books are great if you’re interested in more Fall. Still about 2/3 through Have a Bleedin Guess.

                        Jack H I'm reading You Can't Win too! I'm digging it. Just read Joel Gion's memoir In The Jingle Jangle Jungle. It's pretty fun. Recently read I'm Not Gone I'm Just Dead by Jim Dickinson and loved it.

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                              Nathan Loud Julian Cope’s Japrocksampler

                              +1 on Julian Cope!

                              I really enjoy his writing, Head-On / Repossessed is such a fantastic double book. I would go so far as to say that the reason why I still am motivated to create music is because of those books, otherwise I would've been too hung up. Krautrocksampler and Japrocksampler have been on my bucket list for a while, although I admit I've read about an eighth of Krautrocksampler and I've really enjoyed it. I just haven't gotten around to it, as life and uni has gotten in the way (outing myself as a poser by admitting I partake in tertiary education!!!!!!)

                              I believe Head-On / Repossessed has been reissued? I got my copy new when I wandered into my local cool bookstore... Now we need Modern Antiquarian to be reissued, I really want to read it but I don't want to take years off my life on eBay looking for a copy for $500. I'm already doing that with other books...

                                  Randall it will bring up an editing box and let my type, and then say it can't post my reply when I try to post

                                      Clif okay just went through and looked at the settings and you can edit posts for 10 minutes

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                                          New Peter Jefferies book from Hozac... it's great!

                                          nonsenseorgan

                                          This looks rad, might have to pick it up. Been on a huge Cleveland kick lately.

                                            Ben Lyon Recently read I'm Not Gone I'm Just Dead by Jim Dickinson and loved it.

                                            Def checking this out.

                                              Slugging through Caetano Velosos' Tropical Truth... I want to learn about all this stuff but trying to care about the structural changes of the Troplicalista's songwriting vs the Bossa Novans and all that puts me to sleep. Trying not to skip ahead but am bogging down in the middle. Still interesting.
                                              Finishing Crazy Eddie book from Tom Smith. Some business aggression I need to work on. Definitely not boring.
                                              Finished a Jim Thompson book I hadn't read, South Of Heaven. Not the best, but fun to get back into Thompson's writing and good twist at the end, as he can do. And Slayer.