[Leica] IMG: Returning to the Library

Fri Dec 1 01:31:50 PST 2017

Thanks for #14 & #15!. Unfortunately, the Skydog biography is not available
on Kindle, so I have to order the book.

#11 brings back memories of childhood reading and Roger Moore on Brit TV,
when I was a kid in Manchester in the early 1960s

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:36 AM, CartersXRd <cartersxrd at gmail.com> wrote:

> one of my great joys in retirement has been a return to reading for
> pleasure
>
> I've been an inveterate reader forever. But, over the past too many years,
> I've been too busy work-reading to sit and enjoy a book. I am fixing that
> thanks partially to my recent irresponsibility (retirement). Since it was a
> new year, and I was in Baltimore first-visiting my first grandchild
> (Norah), I chose a Baltimore tome. Just finished. So--
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #1 Role Models by John Waters (autographed and acquired at "A John Waters
> Christmas" in 2014) It's an ode to those Waters finds admirable and
> influential to his life.
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #2 Just finished Winter Goldfinch by my friend Jayne Davis Wall
> (autographed) -- It's a Southern novel. Jayne is also a wonderful painter
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #3 A Pleasant Gale on My Lee by my friend John Morgan (autographed). It's
> childhood reminiscence of his life on the Pamlico Sound and Outer Banks
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #5 Robert Capa -- Images of War. A recent gift from a friend with a
> curious stamp on title page: "Property of the Army Attache Paris, France"
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #6 Kinky Friedman -- Armadilloes and Old Lace
> Kinky is one of the genius, Renaissance men of our day.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #7 Russian Summer by Norman Spinrad
> It was science fiction that made reading a joy for me. Spinrad is an old
> favorite.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #8 Tom Robbins -- Skinny Legs and All
> My favorite writer on metaphysics and religion, a man of great joy!
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #9 Paul Duncan — Stanley Kubrick, The Complete Films
> A nice collection of anecdotes and analysis of one of the greatest
> filmmakers. Includes lots of behind the scenes photos from the films.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #10 Wassily Kandinsky & Franz Marc — The Blaue Reiter Almanac
> A classic of modern art from 1912. Kandinsky and Marc invited thoughtful
> pieces on the emergence of modern artists and its ties to ancient and
> primitive art.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #11 Leslie Charteris — The Saint in Miami
> Kitty picked it up at her Gran’s house a couple of weeks ago. The first of
> The Saint books I’ve read. Don’t know why, similar to James Bond novels
> that got me through high school, not to mention the ‘60s TV show I was very
> fond of. Fun, adventure “vacation” reading.
>
> Published in 1940, it was no surprise to find The Saint fighting a Nazi
> fifth column operation in the USA. Clearly a piece aimed at pushing the US
> to join the Eurpean Allies in the new war.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #12 Paul Hadley Davis — Parallel Allegory
> The Story of a Journey Across the Pristine Continent of a Lost Planet
>
> An autographed copy of a novel by a friend. Paul is a musician and
> (recently) retired university chemistry lecturer. May be considered scifi,
> but perhaps better perceived as a self exploration our journey through life
> and its lonely truth.
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #13 Mitch Albom — Tuesdays with Morrie
> Thank you, Doug Sliker, for making me get of my ass and finally read this
> sweet, lovely book. I always respected Albom for his sports work in Detroit
> and his presence on ESPN’s late great Sports Reporters. Learning to die
> teaches you to live.
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #14 Randy Poe — Skydog - The Duane Allman Story
> One of the greatest guitar players of all time. It’s a story of being
> driven.
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #15 Sam Stephenson — Gene Smith’s Sink - A Wide-Angle View
>
> I have known and respected the author since he was in high school here
> when I worked for The Washington Daily News. This book is a bit of a
> surprise to me in that it is NOT (to me) a standard biography. Having not
> kept myself properly educated, I’m not quite sure if I understand exactly
> the approach on Sam’s observations on one of photography’s flawed giants.
>
> As best I can figure, “A Wide-Angle View” of the title refers to observing
> the people who orbited and intersected the life of the great documentary
> humanitarian rather than just telling stories of what he did. Sometimes
> they tell you directly about Gene, other times it is their own story which
> shines a light in a corner of Gene’s world. I find it a satisfying
> addition, especially if you know a bit about Smith in the first place.
> Photographers and cinematographers may call it an “establishing shot.” Sam
> shares many rich tales from Smith’s universe.
>
> Gene Smith’s Sink strikes me as very filmic. It is rather like the
> documentaries one can see these days in which the film-maker includes
> himself and his education as an intrgral part of the production. It’s a
> great tool for giving the reader a direct experience of discovery. Very
> satisfying.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #16 Just Down the Road… in Our Own Words
> Many oral histories of communities in Gates County, my home. It was
> collected by the Gates County Historical Society in 2009. Some fun stories,
> but with more begatting than Genesis.
>
>
> Uncle Ric's Irresponsible Reading List:
> #17 Kinky Friedman — The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
> With Kinky, just as Lone Star Beer, too much is not enough.
>
>
> ric
>
>
>
> > On Nov 30, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, Jim!  I love to read, too, and am always looking for good
> books.  I
> > will certainly try Margaret Truman's.  Almost all of my books are digital
> > these days, though, on my Kindle.  I can adjust the size of the font and
> > the brightness of the page to match my reading ability - although that
> has
> > improved since cataract surgery.
> >
> > I used to read a book a day, but I'm down to about 2 a week now.  I fall
> > asleep earlier!!
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> From the age of 10 until I left home for college, I was a regular
> customer
> >> of our local library.  Now, in my 80s, I renewed my library card, now
> >> digitized, and returned to reading as a pastime, particularly during
> >> unfavorable weather.  Many of my choices have been mysteries, which I
> >> enjoy, and I have been particularly drawn to to those written by
> President
> >> Harry Truman's daughter, Margaret.  They are set in the Washington, D.C.
> >> area, which she knew well, and, though she is reported to have used the
> >> help of another writer, the style and detail is very well done.  Here is
> >> the one I just finished reading.
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171130-PB307224.JPG.html
> >>
> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
> >>
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> > --
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