What are you listening to / reading? [oh the huge vanatee]

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[SunkenCiv]

This topic is inspired by the many what book / what music topics over the years, also by mairdie's cool vids of classical or jazz soundtracks over art montages.

[abb]

The Long Lavender Look - John D. MacDonald. Reading while on the beach at Orange Beach, AL, and sipping a martini made with Plymouth Gin.

[Fiji Hill]

I'm listening to The Little White House
by Waring's Pennsylvanians (1927)

[EvilCapitalist]

I’m currently 700 pages into “The Last Lion” Winston Spencer Churchill Defender Of The Realm, 1940-1965. The authors are William Manchester, and Paul Reid.

[Aliska]

I was just reading this interesting archaeological article. Feel free to repost it if you haven’t already.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/rare-clay-pipe-depicts-tasmanian-tiger/12215284

[AZLiberty]

... Tommy Emmanuel ...

Two weeks after 9/11, I saw Tommy Emmanuel live in Scottsdale, AZ. First time I felt alive after the towers came down.

Thank you Tommy.

[Fiji Hill]

The book I am currently reading is The Great Society: A New History by Amity Shlaes (New York: Harper Collins, 2019)

[blueunicorn6]

I’m reading a two volume history of The Mexican-American War.

[spankalib]

Boys in the Boat is WONDERFUL!
FReeper’s candy!
I just can’t do audible, so I read.

Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - same era
and
The Supe - fiction, but pretty much FReeper crack.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25791875-the-supe

[spankalib]

& this is utterly charming to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpGe5rNJkI

[OldMissileer]

Three days ago I finished reading, “Hell’s Angels. The true Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II.”

Yesterday I just received, “Assured Destruction. Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.S. Air Force.”

I will start reading that tomorrow.

[Nuocmam]

Currently reading “The Age of Wonder” by Richard Holmes. It “...is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women who gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science.”

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Been watching “The Last Kingdom”. I also like “Killing Eve”, which is surprising.

[RooRoobird20]

I haven’t heard anything other than there will be a fourth season of “Goliath.”

[MayflowerMadam]

Same here. I liked the first two seasons, but the third not so much. Maybe #4 will be another winner.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I am reading "The Road to Hell" by David Weber and Joelle Presby. Good series but he is writing in so many universes I am afraid that it will be a long wait until the conclusion of the series.

I have also recently discovered The Rogers 7 in music. Here is a piece from them.

Shut up and dance

[DouglasKC]

Into post-apocalyptic reading lately. Just finished "Alas, Babylon" (read it before). Also re-reading "Earth Abides" and "The Stand".

[RooRoobird20]

I agree, the third “Goliath” season was the weakest.

[SunkenCiv]

I've enjoyed Eric Johnson's recordings (well, the one with "Cliffs of Dover" on it, it's, uh, around here somewhere; the way I keep house, the Mob could have dumped Hoffa's body in here and I'd never find it) but I'd guess that I'd want a sort of close-up unplugged live experience, rather than some kind of arena setting.

The other tune from that album that sticks with me is "Forty Mile Town". Haven't heard that one in many years, I'll link it here and listen to it on the Pi 4. :^)

Eric Johnson - Forty Mile Town

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover - 5/4/19 Dallas International Guitar Festival

[SunkenCiv]

1927, wow, that guy was around for a long time.

[SunkenCiv]

Nice! New to me, *and* I’m a hayseed at heart, so bonus!