Plus? Rabid Red Sox fan.
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Topic!Cindy - Sep 23, 2004 1:50:43 am PDT #5973 of 10002
What is even happening?
Frankenbuddha - Sep 23, 2004 3:48:43 am PDT #5974 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Plus? Rabid Red Sox fan.
He used to shave or not shave depending on whether it was baseball season or not. I can't remember which way for which though though.
Fred Pete - Sep 23, 2004 3:53:31 am PDT #5975 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I can't remember which way for which though though.
I just happen to be reading Bare Bones (a collection of interviews with King) right now. He grew the beard for winter and shaved it off for summer. Beginning and end of baseball season were his markers for when one season turned into the other.
Connie Neil - Sep 23, 2004 5:47:40 am PDT #5976 of 10002
brillig
His columns in Entertainment Weekly (I think it's that one) are always fun reading, too.
Trudy Booth - Sep 23, 2004 6:52:27 am PDT #5977 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
When I saw Shawshank Redemption I wrote Stephen King an apology letter for ever calling him a hack.
Granted, I never mailed it.
erikaj - Sep 23, 2004 6:57:02 am PDT #5978 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Trudy is me. I never knew he had it in him, honestly.
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2004 6:59:01 am PDT #5979 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have you read The Shawshank Redemption? How does it compare to the movie, for any who have?
Connie Neil - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:22 am PDT #5980 of 10002
brillig
I've read the original story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," though it's been a while. It's from Red's POV and I don't remember if there was the scandal with the warden in the story. They did need to flesh it out a little to fill a movie. But IIRC Red's story and hte ending follow the story quite well.
The story ends with Red on the bus, leaving town and contemplating that the biggest gift DuFresnes (spell?) gave him is hope. The reunion on the beach isn't in the story.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:30 am PDT #5981 of 10002
What is even happening?
I remember the book being better than the movie, even though I really like the movie.
Susan W. - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:37 am PDT #5982 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
It's been years since I read it, but I thought the story was less lyrical--though not really in a bad way. I thought each version of the story was the right one for its format.