They didn't get into the men's songs much in this book, but if you want to know who EVERY SINGLE Joni Mitchell song was about, this is your source. Also, somehow my mind is blown by James Taylor being a heroin addict-- he just seemed so "adult contemporary" in the 80's.
I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sophia Brooks - Apr 05, 2012 5:51:56 am PDT #18369 of 28293
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Ginger - Apr 05, 2012 6:14:38 am PDT #18370 of 28293
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Who is "Famous Blue Raincoat" about?
Himself.
erikaj - Apr 05, 2012 6:15:40 am PDT #18371 of 28293
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah...he made it through. Actually, he writes about it quite a lot, but it's more coded than Anthony Kiedis or Nine Inch Nails...if you don't know, it's not going to grab you but when I saw him in concert, he called one of the new ones "an obligatory recovery song,"
smonster - Apr 05, 2012 6:23:04 am PDT #18372 of 28293
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Well, I got that from "Sincerely, L. Cohen." I guess I was more wondering whether the others referenced were actual people.
erikaj - Apr 05, 2012 6:30:25 am PDT #18373 of 28293
Always Anti-fascist!
I don't know that story, smonster. Probably. Sorry for the tangent.
smonster - Apr 05, 2012 7:35:19 am PDT #18374 of 28293
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
No, erika, that was more directed at Ginger. NBD. I could google, I suppose.
Ginger - Apr 05, 2012 7:38:20 am PDT #18375 of 28293
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
smonster, I've never heard of anyone specific and Cohen only says cryptic things about it.
Consuela - Apr 05, 2012 12:19:17 pm PDT #18376 of 28293
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So, thanks to Snacky on LJ, I picked up A Brief History of Montmaray by Michele Cooper, which is a darling not-quite-historical AU YA novel set in 1936.
The story feels very much like I Capture the Castle, except instead of a castle, we have an imaginary island kingdom with only a dozen inhabitants, a mad king, and three young princesses, one of whom is the narrator. They do their own housekeeping, live on fish and the occasional imported ham, and then the Germans show up...
It's really quite entertaining, and when I get home I'm going to order the next two.
Amy - Apr 05, 2012 12:28:14 pm PDT #18377 of 28293
Because books.
That sounds awesome, Consuela. I loved I Capture the Castle, too.
Consuela - Apr 05, 2012 12:32:13 pm PDT #18378 of 28293
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Amy, I think it's right up your line. There's clearly some romance in the future, but the author is taking her time with the pacing.