tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7314932374569894621..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Meander Where You MayJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36453373427647968452009-06-27T18:07:34.241+03:002009-06-27T18:07:34.241+03:00Let's add him to our possible list. I know Ch...Let's add him to our possible list. I know Chartres is also a big fan of his.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35192214589611234912009-06-27T10:22:09.045+03:002009-06-27T10:22:09.045+03:00We did. I wouldn't mind do another group read...We did. I wouldn't mind do another group read on De Voto at some point if you and others are interested.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-4203364148573444582009-06-27T02:53:02.973+03:002009-06-27T02:53:02.973+03:00I, too, love DeVoto. Didn't we read Year of D...I, too, love DeVoto. Didn't we read Year of Decision in the old history group? I have Mark Twain's America but have only read parts of it.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48830897289030289482009-06-25T16:31:35.247+03:002009-06-25T16:31:35.247+03:00I spent Midsummer's Day sorting through books,...I spent Midsummer's Day sorting through books, trying to get everything on a shelf without double stack. Inevitably, there was some overlap but I renewed my mental inventory. Each time I say to myself I will catalog these books. There are some pretty good software packages for cataloging. But, I've yet to do so. <br /><br />A few surprises. I was digging through my "Western&James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-38997481631529581412009-06-19T05:51:59.564+03:002009-06-19T05:51:59.564+03:00Oh my, that looks like great fun, avrds. I know j...Oh my, that looks like great fun, avrds. I know just the person I want to go with and am off to see if we can do it. Thanks so much!!!!NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48537472999860000312009-06-19T03:56:42.964+03:002009-06-19T03:56:42.964+03:00NY, Josh Kornbluth, Love and Taxes, and Robert Re...NY, Josh Kornbluth, Love and Taxes, and Robert Reich free on Monday:<br /><br />http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=185773&CFID=16748245&CFTOKEN=11661423avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44323458881275761382009-06-16T14:35:52.152+03:002009-06-16T14:35:52.152+03:00NY, you and I are on the same t.v. wavelength.
...NY, you and I are on the same t.v. wavelength.<br /><br /> Believe it or not, the PBS station here broadcast both seasons of Fry and Laurie a few years back, which you have to admit is way over the top. The sight of Fry "moonwalking" on a treadmill is worth the cost of the entire set, which I also own. <br /><br />I also bought the entire Slings and Arrows series but took it with avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-84187541482007418802009-06-16T08:03:21.333+03:002009-06-16T08:03:21.333+03:00Stephen Fry, you say? Oh my, yes. I'm saving ...Stephen Fry, you say? Oh my, yes. I'm saving for a long and perhaps slightly liquid vacation my DVDs of "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" from I don't even remember when. <br /><br />Another series I'm saving for some vacation (retirement?) is one I started watching with my kid before she went on to altogether other stuff is a Canadian Broadcasting Series called "Slings and NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57616971816063885212009-06-15T16:35:17.359+03:002009-06-15T16:35:17.359+03:00I've heard good things about Northern Exposure...I've heard good things about Northern Exposure. That's another I should probably give a try. <br /><br />I have totally enjoyed the first season of Kingdom, by the way, if anyone is looking for something a little offbeat -- and British. Plus, as I told a friend who used to write t.v., anything with Stephen Fry is worth a look.<br /><br />Oh,yeah, and it's free with only minor ad avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88713251780715670162009-06-15T10:08:10.572+03:002009-06-15T10:08:10.572+03:00I liked the Native American actors on Northern Exp...I liked the Native American actors on Northern Exposure very much, particularly Ed. Like "Smoke Signals," these characters gave resonance to contemporary experiences, whereas Costner's movie was pretty much a romance.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-67691805422440610352009-06-15T04:20:04.469+03:002009-06-15T04:20:04.469+03:00It has been years since I read it, but Reservation...It has been years since I read it, but Reservation Blues is about a group of reservation Indians who form a band and travel to, I think, NY. To give you some idea of his wicked sense of humor, the band's groupies are named Betty and Veronica. <br /><br />After that book, I read many of his stories. He's also an amazing poet. He wrote a murder mystery set in Seattle or Spokane, but avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-83530481853880681352009-06-15T03:03:57.767+03:002009-06-15T03:03:57.767+03:00avrds: Everyone at our house liked "Smoke Sig...avrds: Everyone at our house liked "Smoke Signals" too. In fact, it's about the only movie I can recall seeing the hubs get tearful about (long unacknowledged father issues). I wish I could remember which of my daughter's teachers showed it in class. I have Alexie on my TBR list, too.NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-67623466166631912712009-06-13T17:11:35.656+03:002009-06-13T17:11:35.656+03:00On the book front, I didn't see the Obama book...On the book front, I didn't see the Obama book yet at Costco, but did pick up a $11 paperback of Jean Smith's biography of FDR. <br /><br />I'm also looking at this one for my list:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/books/review/Gage-t.html<br /><br />I have the reviewer's book on Wall Street on my stack, but haven't gotten to that one either. The list goes on andavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79785605450343437772009-06-13T16:16:47.622+03:002009-06-13T16:16:47.622+03:00Sorry about that meandering bird, John. Now that ...Sorry about that meandering bird, John. Now that you've said that, that will be all I'll think of too.....avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-63538827438546218052009-06-13T16:15:50.911+03:002009-06-13T16:15:50.911+03:00I have to admit -- I've never seen it. There ...I have to admit -- I've never seen it. There was always something off-putting about it, but I guess I should give it a try if it's ever on t.v. (and I'm sure it is from time to time). <br /><br />Each year I drive by the place where they filmed it -- there's a "western town" out in the middle of nowhere in South Dakota. <br /><br />My kind of Native film is Smoke avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-85870345158878993222009-06-13T11:15:56.682+03:002009-06-13T11:15:56.682+03:00I found myself looking past Costner in this movie,...I found myself looking past Costner in this movie, but then he made it so I have to give him credit for the way he portrayed the Lakota people. It was a beautiful film to watch. I remember reading somewhere that those who spoke the language loved to tease him with the dialog, substituting words to humor their brethren who watched the movie.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-53006647320732900252009-06-13T07:54:06.587+03:002009-06-13T07:54:06.587+03:00Well I guess the whole flick is being shown and no...Well I guess the whole flick is being shown and now that I've seen the action between Costner and the white Indian maiden maybe it should be subtitled"Two crazy white kids lost in a Sioux World"JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-22045405178798474092009-06-13T07:29:41.203+03:002009-06-13T07:29:41.203+03:00PS ,Your pic tonight now has that goofy Johnathon(...PS ,Your pic tonight now has that goofy Johnathon(sp) Livingston Seagull book stuck in my head.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-8593557377716156402009-06-13T07:27:32.977+03:002009-06-13T07:27:32.977+03:00Diane,One of the new digital channels I'm pull...Diane,One of the new digital channels I'm pulling in is something called "This" which seems to show movies most of the day.Tonight they are showing the first part of"Dances With Wolves" which I have to admit I have never seen a second of before.I'm impressed by the spectacular settings and the seeming to get historical detail down but I haven't read up on it yet.I JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87438409122608795112009-06-13T05:47:34.022+03:002009-06-13T05:47:34.022+03:00... and I'm off to watch the third in the firs...... and I'm off to watch the third in the first season of Kingdom. <br /><br />Having only made it through two Deadwood shows -- although I haven't given up -- I admit this is much more my speed:<br /><br />http://www.hulu.com/kingdom<br /><br />Even the ads you have to watch are sort of worth it.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com