>>>>>>>> I hate geezers in their 60s and 70s still out there touring, playing the same songs they were playing 40 years ago).
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>>>>>To quote one of the geezers - albeit one who retired gracefully before embarrassing himself the way The Who did at the Superbowl :
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>>>>>"If memories was all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck."
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>>>>>( BTW, the Name that Tune answer you didn't answer (( "I used to play around with hearts ..)) was from that geezer's hey day )
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>>>>Ricky Nelson, although I admit I had to google it. I saw him getting out of a while limo at LAX once, a gorgeous blonde kissing him goodbye.
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>>>Yeah, I knew you were too young for that one ( *I'm* almost too young for that one <g> )
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>>>Poor Little Fool was ubiquitous in its day
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>>>Garden Party was kind of a cool song.
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>>Hah! I still have the original 45 of Teen Angel.
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>Is the B side "Bebop Baby" ?

I couldn't remember, so I just went to check. I've been robbed!! I went through all my 45s and it's not there. On the plus side, I did come across that great old hit by (who can forget) "The Cookies" - Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby.

Want to know what's on the flip side of Nino Tempo and April Steven's hit "Deep Purple"? That's right, "I've Been Carrying a Torch For You So Long, I've Burned a Great Big Hole In My Heart"

A few old Ronnie Hawkins tunes too. It was a nice little trip down memory lane, so even if I'm missing Teen Angel, thanks for making me look.

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>Hey, I was thinking of you today. Just started reading "Savages" by Don Winslow. Keep forgetting about him even though I loved "Death and Life of Bobby Z" and "The Winter of Frankie Machine"
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>Just a couple chapters into it, but so far I'm blown away. This guy is a serious stylist. Have decided to hunt down and read everything else he's ever done.
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>http://www.amazon.com/Savages-Novel-Don-Winslow/dp/1439183368/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284819935&sr=1-1
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I'll check it out.

>Also about to pop for a $139 Kindle Wi-fi. 3rd gen, graphite etc and price hit the sweet spot. And here's why you're gonna buy one :
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>http://www.amazon.com/Sot-weed-Factor-Government-Constitutions-ebook/dp/B002RKSAF8/ref=pd_cp_kinc_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
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>(though as best I can tell this is a "book within a book" sample chapter and not the Barth book which doesn't seem to be available in ebook)

Barth's book was inspired by a real poet named Ebenezer Cook who wrote that "Sot-Weed-Factor". Barth's is way better. I did look for Barth's book in eBook, but I agree. It doesn't seem to be available. Maybe the next reprint.

I have a Sony eReader. Quite Like it. No Wi-Fi, but that doesn't really bother me. Downloading to the computer first isn't much of a hardship.

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>Check out Winslow. ( Kevin, I bet you'd like "Savages" too )