Mars wrote:I just watched what has been labeled by the announcers as "the greatest moment in American sports" - how many of you saw this too? Joey Chestnut has defeated Kobayashi in the great American Independence Day classic to bring the title back home after a 9 year drought. Kobayashi had won the past 6 six years but was defeated this year with a world record setting 66 hot dogs to Kobayashi's 63 (which also beat the previous world record). It amazes me how much these can stuff down their throats in 12 minutes.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Now if it was a contest to see how many habanero peppers they could eat before passing out from the pain....maybe I could consider that a sport.
bombadil wrote:Been meaning to post this for a while.Are any of you Texas boys fans of the 13th Floor Elevators? Man, that song Splash 1 is un-fricken-believable. I love those guys. 'Course, I am into the psychedelic perspective...
FormCritic wrote:OK...10:35!Almost time to pack the kids into the van and head to over the Barnes and Noble!We do it for the fun of being part of a historical event...and the Harry Potter novels are publishing history.Woot!
Badmike wrote:Roky Erickson is the MAN!You can still run into the dude if you live in Austin and hang around the right clubs for awhile....he's actually playing some gigs nowadays! His mental health problems are basically gone due to medication, and he's actually traveling around the US occasionally for concerts.
Plaag wrote:You'll have to tell us how long the line was. Thats all they sort of showed on the news was the lines and how long people have waited in them ShaneG.
bombadil wrote:I tried reading one once, can't recall which one it was. Found it insanely boring. Too much long-winded dialogue. I prefer dialogue the way Hemingway and Bukowski wrote it.
Badmike wrote:"Oh, Jake," Brett said, "we could have had such a damned good time together."Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly pressing Brett against me."Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?"Last lines of The Sun Also Rises by HemingwayMike B.
red_bus wrote:If you like a pared-down style, I would v. much recommend the short stories of Raymond Carver. Great stuff, perhaps sometimes a bit bleak, but well worth reading.