>He peeked out for the hockey gold medal game <g>. We'll see....
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>I am still enjoying the Robert Altman book a lot. Just finished reading the long chapter on "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" on the train this morning. Don't miss this one.

I remember McCabe and Mrs. Miller. It was a lot of fun. It's one of those movies I was sure I was not going to enjoy, but...

I just finished two books by T. Jefferson Parker. I read "Silent Joe" a long time ago, and I'd forgotten just how good a writer he is. The two books are "L.A. Outlaws" and "The Renegades". The 2nd is a sequel to the 1st, and I can't imagine how he could possibly leave it there. There will be at the very least, a third book.

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>>Okay, two entries in the writers category - sure to bring Popow out of the woodwork again <g>
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>>Tim Powers :
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>>http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Powers/e/B000APYVZ0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
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>>The Anubis Gates
>>Declare
>>The Drawing of the Dark
>>Last Call
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>>Charles Stross ( especially Atrocity Archives )
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>>>We probably all have them. Writers, singers, actors, directors, etc. who are close to our hearts but who are not universally beloved. Sometimes actively disliked, in fact. We like them anyway and maybe even become more loyal in the face of opposition.
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