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RE: what are you reading?

nesea · Senior Member

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

nesea wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

next you'll be tossing out Anita Bryant ... lol
"So to speak," I'm sure...

ok ... unless of course you just wanna g'head and giver a toss. lol .. heck, I remember a time when I woulda gladly given her a heave ho

<ewg>

Like the graffiti back in the day said:
"Anita Bryant like Anita hole in the head"

rofl ... LOVE IT !!!

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

nesea wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

next you'll be tossing out Anita Bryant ... lol
"So to speak," I'm sure...

ok ... unless of course you just wanna g'head and giver a toss. lol .. heck, I remember a time when I woulda gladly given her a heave ho

<ewg>

Like the graffiti back in the day said:

"Anita Bryant like Anita hole in the head"

nesea · Senior Member

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

next you'll be tossing out Anita Bryant ... lol
"So to speak," I'm sure...

ok ... unless of course you just wanna g'head and giver a toss. lol .. heck, I remember a time when I woulda gladly given her a heave ho

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

next you'll be tossing out Anita Bryant ... lol

"So to speak," I'm sure... wink

nesea · Senior Member

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

I know what you're saying about "getting something from a piece of paper" that electronic media doesn't provide. I love books. I love the way they smell, the way they feel ... there's this whole physical world that involves your senses, that becomes part of the reading experience ... and I do miss that. But for me, that's where my attachment to paper ends.

I have hundreds of books and b/c of space constraints almost all of them are sitting in boxes in my basement .. which brings me sadness and guilt. These are friends of mine, tucked away b/c I couldn't bring myself to part with them. lol .. yeah, I've given a lot away, but it's going to take some therapy to get the rest:) <~nesea

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Wow. I could have authored all of the above.
ALL of it.

I have hundredsupon hundreds of scripts alone -- some harbound, others paperback, and still others in ... whachamacallit ... pronged folder things, and then there are all my theatrical resource books, many with yellow (and yellowed) post-it notes sticking out the sides like feathers on a bird. Will I ever teach again, and need them? Probably not. Ditto, for all the hand outs I have in my file cabinets. But I MIGHT...

And too ... the internet is fine, great, really, but it doesn't have EVERYTHING on it. There's a lot of missing local history, and GLBT history that just isn't there (yet.) I've often thought I should contribute to the correction of that, and probably will, at some point. I've been in a lot of organizations where I ended up being the official "keeper of the records" and... it's hard to ... release myself from that mandate, if that makes sense.

I also have political paperbacks I bought back in the '60's, for crying out loud, in which the binding glue has long ago lost its "umph" and pages tend to flutter out whenever I open them ... Barry Goldwater... Phyllis Schafly ... these are my treasures, really.

I still have too, my whole set of Happy Hollister books, I got one by one from a book club when I was a kid. Stuff like that is hard to release for completely different reasons.

When it comes to "de-cluttering," books are my nemesis.

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Saturday 6th of June 2009 08:13:38 AM

Phyllis Schafly ... now there's a name from the past. Wow, hadn't thought about her in years ... next you'll be tossing out Anita Bryant ... lol

That sounds like an incredible collection you have there and I completely get where you're coming from. Putting together a compliation that fills in some missing glbt history sounds like an awesome idea and one that would be well received I bet.

We humans are funny about leaving our mark .. in a tangible way .. from cave walls to rock carvings to reams of paper ... our legacy is written so that it might never be forgotten. I guess we lose that sense of 'tangible' with electronic media.

something to think about .....

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

I know what you're saying about "getting something from a piece of paper" that electronic media doesn't provide. I love books. I love the way they smell, the way they feel ... there's this whole physical world that involves your senses, that becomes part of the reading experience ... and I do miss that. But for me, that's where my attachment to paper ends.

I have hundreds of books and b/c of space constraints almost all of them are sitting in boxes in my basement .. which brings me sadness and guilt. These are friends of mine, tucked away b/c I couldn't bring myself to part with them. lol .. yeah, I've given a lot away, but it's going to take some therapy to get the rest:) <~nesea

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Wow. I could have authored all of the above.
ALL of it.

I have hundredsupon hundreds of scripts alone -- some harbound, others paperback, and still others in ... whachamacallit ... pronged folder things, and then there are all my theatrical resource books, many with yellow (and yellowed) post-it notes sticking out the sides like feathers on a bird. Will I ever teach again, and need them? Probably not. Ditto, for all the hand outs I have in my file cabinets. But I MIGHT...

And too ... the internet is fine, great, really, but it doesn't have EVERYTHING on it. There's a lot of missing local history, and GLBT history that just isn't there (yet.) I've often thought I should contribute to the correction of that, and probably will, at some point. I've been in a lot of organizations where I ended up being the official "keeper of the records" and... it's hard to ... release myself from that mandate, if that makes sense.

I also have political paperbacks I bought back in the '60's, for crying out loud, in which the binding glue has long ago lost its "umph" and pages tend to flutter out whenever I open them ... Barry Goldwater... Phyllis Schafly ... these are my treasures, really.

I still have too, my whole set of Happy Hollister books, I got one by one from a book club when I was a kid. Stuff like that is hard to release for completely different reasons.

When it comes to "de-cluttering," books are my nemesis.

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Saturday 6th of June 2009 08:13:38 AM

nesea · Senior Member

Psych Lit wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

there have been studies done on this and the consensus is that reading rates and comprehension rates are sig slower with e media than with printed media and some of that has to do with losing track of where you are or not having developed strategies for going back when the mind wanders off the print. for me its about clarity and contrast. i dont have a kindle tho ive been thinking about it. can you change the contrast on these?

There's 16 shades of contrast, although I haven't found where I can change it ... which right now causes pictures to pretty much suck on the kindle. You can change font size, which is handy, and there is a built in dictionary feature. You simply move the curser to any word and the definition comes up at the bottom of the screen, which is pretty awesome ... lol, and I use that feature more than I should probably admit.

They just came out with a bigger version of the kindle, which is supposed to make reading periodicals easier (that WSJ could be delivered wirelessly everyday) so maybe that goes a ways towards solving the picture issues. I'm not sure.

Sony has one out now too, which you may want to explore, and like any new technology, I'm sure this will undergo many transformations in the near future.

-- Edited by nesea on Saturday 6th of June 2009 06:37:34 AM

nesea · Senior Member

Psych Lit wrote:

nesea wrote:

I finished Scarpetta and all I have to say is .. 'eh. I found a few of the characters intriguing (Scarpetta's niece Lucy in particular .. and wouldn't mind reading more about her),

lucy has presented problems for me. on the one hand the character seems to be an embodiment of some sort of internalized homophobia both in the way the character develops and in the ways in which everyone she pairs up with is crazy. on the other hand im thinking that its ok for lesbian characters to be the villians on occasion but there is something in the depiction here that sticks.

Lucy didnt pair up with "crazy" and I didn't pick up on homophobia at all in this story. hmmm, guess jumping in late in a series has cost me character development info.

but overall I would say the story was predictable. She tosses around a lot of technical jargon but still the story lacks something ... a depth or passion. I found that I enjoyed the pulp fiction more :)
Also just finished reading The Truth Is ....My Life in Love and Music, the Melissa Etheridge story ... well, her story up to around 2001 anyways. Interesting in a behind the scenes kinda way ... but depressing. Hope her love life has gotten better for her ...

shes married now isnt she? to a very young actress from one of those teen shows? they seem happy.

she was married then too. I hope this is a healthier relationship for her.

Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser. I was at an appt today and sitting in the waiting room, in an area by myself, reading The Whole Lesbian Sex Book by Felice Newman ... (lol .. yeah, so I wanna keep the g/f happy and I gotta get info from somewhere:) actually the book is pretty good. She had 250 lesbians and bi girls fill out (and refine) questionaires about their sex lives, which turns out to be incredibly enlightening. Everything is discussed and explored. Nothing is taboo. And there I was, sitting in a public place reading it ... isn't that amazing? I would read a bit ... utter an 'omg' under my breath ... blush ... look around just to make sure .. and start reading again.

lol. this is one that you might wanna read with the gf:)

all in good time ... lol. I'm looking forward to an adventure or two first ... and then she reads. Actually I think she should read it alone the first time too, then we'll read it together.

I love my kindle ....

nesea · Senior Member

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

"Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser." <~nesea

You know? I have this ... "thing" about reading from an electronic device (like a computer monitor) and having the same level of ... I don't know what, I get from a piece of paper.
I do a lot of work with words, and would flat out be lost without my printer. Some part of my brain requires, or at least better likes, that ink on paper. It's an odd (and somewhat costly) phenomenon with me, and perhaps others, as well.
That said: The last time I flew across the country, with a couple of lay overs, I was reading "The Vagina Monologues" and I've never seen so many mothers nearly pull their kid's arms out of their sockets, getting them away from me. At one point, I actually "hid" it behind the Wall St. Journal I'd finished.

I know what you're saying about "getting something from a piece of paper" that electronic media doesn't provide. I love books. I love the way they smell, the way they feel ... there's this whole physical world that involves your senses, that becomes part of the reading experience ... and I do miss that. But for me, that's where my attachment to paper ends.

I have hundreds of books and b/c of space constraints almost all of them are sitting in boxes in my basement .. which brings me sadness and guilt. These are friends of mine, tucked away b/c I couldn't bring myself to part with them. lol .. yeah, I've given a lot away, but it's going to take some therapy to get the rest:)

The kindle took some getting used to, but the instant gratification (books as soon as you decide you want them) and the privacy while reading, are biggies for me. It also has "highlight" and "bookmark" features, which allow you to clip text or return to a particular spot in the book. And maybe most important, there's no guilt attached to finishing a book. I simply move it into the archive area and it's tucked into cyber space until the next time I want to access it.

The whole 'save a tree' issue is moving some colleges to put their required textbooks on the kindle, which like the laptop will go a long way towards enabling distance learning ... and that's kinda neat. I guess this is another example of 'how we consume' evolving, using less of the earth's resources.

lol .. so I got a bit longwinded .. sorry. Bottom line, I wasn't sure I would like it but after a few months of using it, I'm sold.

Psych Lit · Guru

nesea wrote:

I finished Scarpetta and all I have to say is .. 'eh. I found a few of the characters intriguing (Scarpetta's niece Lucy in particular .. and wouldn't mind reading more about her),

lucy has presented problems for me. on the one hand the character seems to be an embodiment of some sort of internalized homophobia both in the way the character develops and in the ways in which everyone she pairs up with is crazy. on the other hand im thinking that its ok for lesbian characters to be the villians on occasion but there is something in the depiction here that sticks.

but overall I would say the story was predictable. She tosses around a lot of technical jargon but still the story lacks something ... a depth or passion. I found that I enjoyed the pulp fiction more :)
Also just finished reading The Truth Is ....My Life in Love and Music, the Melissa Etheridge story ... well, her story up to around 2001 anyways. Interesting in a behind the scenes kinda way ... but depressing. Hope her love life has gotten better for her ...

shes married now isnt she? to a very young actress from one of those teen shows? they seem happy.

Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser. I was at an appt today and sitting in the waiting room, in an area by myself, reading The Whole Lesbian Sex Book by Felice Newman ... (lol .. yeah, so I wanna keep the g/f happy and I gotta get info from somewhere:) actually the book is pretty good. She had 250 lesbians and bi girls fill out (and refine) questionaires about their sex lives, which turns out to be incredibly enlightening. Everything is discussed and explored. Nothing is taboo. And there I was, sitting in a public place reading it ... isn't that amazing? I would read a bit ... utter an 'omg' under my breath ... blush ... look around just to make sure .. and start reading again.

lol. this is one that you might wanna read with the gf:)

I love my kindle ....

Psych Lit · Guru

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

"Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser."

You know? I have this ... "thing" about reading from an electronic device (like a computer monitor) and having the same level of ... I don't know what, I get from a piece of paper.

there have been studies done on this and the consensus is that reading rates and comprehension rates are sig slower with e media than with printed media and some of that has to do with losing track of where you are or not having developed strategies for going back when the mind wanders off the print. for me its about clarity and contrast. i dont have a kindle tho ive been thinking about it. can you change the contrast on these?

I do a lot of work with words, and would flat out be lost without my printer. Some part of my brain requires, or at least better likes, that ink on paper. It's an odd (and somewhat costly) phenomenon with me, and perhaps others, as well.
i have to do that too, print out a semi final draft going thru it by hand with a highlighter and then making the corrections on the puter

That said: The last time I flew across the country, with a couple of lay overs, I was reading "The Vagina Monologues" and I've never seen so many mothers nearly pull their kid's arms out of their sockets, getting them away from me. At one point, I actually "hid" it behind the Wall St. Journal I'd finished.
lol

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

"Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser."

You know? confuse I have this ... "thing" about reading from an electronic device (like a computer monitor) and having the same level of ... I don't know what, I get from a piece of paper.

I do a lot of work with words, and would flat out be lost without my printer. Some part of my brain requires, or at least better likes, that ink on paper. It's an odd (and somewhat costly) phenomenon with me, and perhaps others, as well.

That said: The last time I flew across the country, with a couple of lay overs, I was reading "The Vagina Monologues" and I've never seen so many mothers nearly pull their kid's arms out of their sockets, getting them away from me. At one point, I actually "hid" it behind the Wall St. Journal I'd finished.

nesea · Senior Member

Psych Lit wrote:

nesea wrote:

Now I'm working on Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell, and a few trashy pulp fiction lesbian novels by Ann Bannon and Francine Saint Marie.
i havent read scarpetta tho im looking forward to doing so once i finish the pile ive accumulated from book store visits over the winter months. let me know if its worth the read. i didnt care for the last few things shes done.

I finished Scarpetta and all I have to say is .. 'eh. I found a few of the characters intriguing (Scarpetta's niece Lucy in particular .. and wouldn't mind reading more about her), but overall I would say the story was predictable. She tosses around a lot of technical jargon but still the story lacks something ... a depth or passion. I found that I enjoyed the pulp fiction more :)

Also just finished reading The Truth Is ....My Life in Love and Music, the Melissa Etheridge story ... well, her story up to around 2001 anyways. Interesting in a behind the scenes kinda way ... but depressing. Hope her love life has gotten better for her ...

Did I ever mention my favorite feature of the kindle? It's the absolute privacy that it gives. Which leads me to a small confession ... that feature has made me comfortable enough to purchase books I usually wouldn't and is discreet enough that no one is any the wiser. I was at an appt today and sitting in the waiting room, in an area by myself, reading The Whole Lesbian Sex Book by Felice Newman ... (lol .. yeah, so I wanna keep the g/f happy and I gotta get info from somewhere:) actually the book is pretty good. She had 250 lesbians and bi girls fill out (and refine) questionaires about their sex lives, which turns out to be incredibly enlightening. Everything is discussed and explored. Nothing is taboo. And there I was, sitting in a public place reading it ... isn't that amazing? I would read a bit ... utter an 'omg' under my breath ... blush ... look around just to make sure .. and start reading again.

I love my kindle ....

nesea · Senior Member

boxdog1031 wrote:

Psych Lit wrote:

I finished the glass castle today. its by jeannette walls. loved it and really didnt expect to.
Three Christmas' ago I had a short list which included Glass Castle and two of Jeannette Wintersons. For WHATEVER reason(s) I have not found ( made) time to read any of the three. I have a nice long weekend and all three of those in front of me, as I type. It's not like I didn't know right where they were. I'll get back with you on the book Tuesday. For the past year my library "wish list" has included 1215: The Magna Carta Year, by Danziger. Not as much about the Magna Carta itself but of 13th century life during the framing of it. I must really enjoy the anticipation, it's not like I don't already own three of the four. I'm embarrassed. In the meantime if you happen across a great gingerbread cookie recipe "bring it on". Though, really? Who knows if I'll ever set the time aside to bake them. ugh,

have you ever read Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth"? That's set in the 12th century and is an incredible read esp if you enjoy reading about the medieval time frame. He laces his fiction with facts in such a way that the characters and their roles come alive. Recommended without reservation.

Psych Lit · Guru

nesea wrote:

Now I'm working on Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell, and a few trashy pulp fiction lesbian novels by Ann Bannon and Francine Saint Marie.
i havent read scarpetta tho im looking forward to doing so once i finish the pile ive accumulated from book store visits over the winter months. let me know if its worth the read. i didnt care for the last few things shes done.

nesea · Senior Member

w00t !!! Lovin all the titles being tossed around.

I just read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown ... mostly b/c I really enjoyed the Da Vinci Code and there's been all the hype recently and .. turns out it was an quick, entertaining yarn.

Now I'm working on Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell, and a few trashy pulp fiction lesbian novels by Ann Bannon and Francine Saint Marie.

Psych Lit · Guru

boxdog1031 wrote:

Three Christmas' ago I had a short list which included Glass Castle and two of Jeannette Wintersons.

i will be curious to hear what youve thought of glass castle. as for the winterson books those are two of my favorites. im thinking powerbook will speak to you since i think youve a chapter or two of similar experience in there. i love the romantic notions not romantic as its all about love way but in the its about possibilities and loss and introspection way.

i had this quote framed a few years back after a breakup because it spoke to how i was feeling.

"What to say? That the end of love is a haunting. A haunting of dreams. A haunting of silence. Haunted by ghosts it is easy to become a ghost. Life ebbs. The pulse is too faint. Nothing stirs you. Some people approve of this and call it healing. It is not healing. A dead body feels no pain."

For WHATEVER reason(s) I have not found ( made) time to read any of the three. I have a nice long weekend and all three of those in front of me, as I type. It's not like I didn't know right where they were. I'll get back with you on the book Tuesday. For the past year my library "wish list" has included 1215: The Magna Carta Year, by Danziger. Not as much about the Magna Carta itself but of 13th century life during the framing of it. I must really enjoy the anticipation, it's not like I don't already own three of the four. I'm embarrassed. In the meantime if you happen across a great gingerbread cookie recipe "bring it on". Though, really? Who knows if I'll ever set the time aside to bake them. ugh,
that sounds like an interesting read and a great century for female mystics if youve a mind to book drift

boxdog1031 · Veteran Member

Psych Lit wrote:

I finished the glass castle today. its by jeannette walls. loved it and really didnt expect to. initially id read the first few pages and thought her self absorbed and really couldnt get beyond the circumstances she describes on those first pages. how could she? but then the real story unfolds and i found myself caught up in a story that is one half "big fish" and one half "bleak house" and found myself not wanting to put it down despite knowing how it ended. anyone else read it?

Three Christmas' ago I had a short list which included Glass Castle and two of Jeannette Wintersons. For WHATEVER reason(s) I have not found ( made) time to read any of the three. I have a nice long weekend and all three of those in front of me, as I type. It's not like I didn't know right where they were. I'll get back with you on the book Tuesday. For the past year my library "wish list" has included 1215: The Magna Carta Year, by Danziger. Not as much about the Magna Carta itself but of 13th century life during the framing of it. I must really enjoy the anticipation, it's not like I don't already own three of the four. I'm embarrassed. In the meantime if you happen across a great gingerbread cookie recipe "bring it on". Though, really? Who knows if I'll ever set the time aside to bake them. ugh,

Psych Lit · Guru

I finished the glass castle today. its by jeannette walls. loved it and really didnt expect to. initially id read the first few pages and thought her self absorbed and really couldnt get beyond the circumstances she describes on those first pages. how could she? but then the real story unfolds and i found myself caught up in a story that is one half "big fish" and one half "bleak house" and found myself not wanting to put it down despite knowing how it ended. anyone else read it?

Psych Lit · Guru

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller of the Clovers.
well thank you! i couldnt find that!
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"I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
------ guitar solo ------
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
b

-- Edited by BoxDog on Sunday 5th of April 2009 07:18:18 AM

I'm pretty sure I still have the 45. As I recall I "slurred over" a lot of the lyrics. Don't recall EVER singing "I told her that I was a flop with chicks" Can't remember what I substituted, if anything (any REAL words, that is) but it sure wasn't that. LOL. I think the version I had (have) was the Coaster's recording.
wow thats a collectors item to be sure! i think i used to hear that as i told her that i was a drag with chicks and i thought it was 66 not 56! lol. gypsys with gold capped teeth. very un pc times we lived in.

Here's The Searcher's version ... Eh? :)

the searchers love potion no 9 - AOL Video

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Sunday 5th of April 2009 06:45:03 PM

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

Psych Lit wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

I'm the "black and white" one of the group. No heart shaped tub this trip, but lets not forget the Astrology info Owlie put out here earlier in the year. According to that chart I am falling in love on April 17th. I can't wait! Twelve Days...

Goodness, should I go buy something new to wear?
well you do live in florida so youre close to all of the er love helping industry down there. i suggest a visit to one of the local ritual magic shops. a pinch of this, a pinch of that and ya never know what might happen. lol dont mind me im reading meeting the invisible man secrets and magic in west africa and groovin on the idea of a different kind of magical thinking.
Love Potion Nmber 9
author apparently unknown

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller of the Clovers.
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I took my troubles down to Madame Rue You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine I told her that I was a flop with chics I've been this way since 1956 She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign She said "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine" She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
------ guitar solo ------
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
b

-- Edited by BoxDog on Sunday 5th of April 2009 07:18:18 AM

I'm pretty sure I still have the 45. As I recall I "slurred over" a lot of the lyrics. Don't recall EVER singing "I told her that I was a flop with chicks" Can't remember what I substituted, if anything (any REAL words, that is) but it sure wasn't that. LOL. I think the version I had (have) was the Coaster's recording.

Here's The Searcher's version ... Eh? :)

the searchers love potion no 9 - AOL Video

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Sunday 5th of April 2009 06:45:03 PM

Psych Lit · Guru

BoxDog wrote:

I'm the "black and white" one of the group. No heart shaped tub this trip, but lets not forget the Astrology info Owlie put out here earlier in the year. According to that chart I am falling in love on April 17th. I can't wait! Twelve Days...

Goodness, should I go buy something new to wear?
well you do live in florida so youre close to all of the er love helping industry down there. i suggest a visit to one of the local ritual magic shops. a pinch of this, a pinch of that and ya never know what might happen. lol dont mind me im reading meeting the invisible man secrets and magic in west africa and groovin on the idea of a different kind of magical thinking.
Love Potion Nmber 9
author apparently unknown
I took my troubles down to Madame Rue You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine I told her that I was a flop with chics I've been this way since 1956 She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign She said "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine" She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
------ guitar solo ------

I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink

I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine

b

-- Edited by BoxDog on Sunday 5th of April 2009 07:18:18 AM

BoxDog · Guru

Psych Lit wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

M
Hey there! Could you be thinking of Patricia Cornwells character Kay Scarpetta (the former Medical Examiner for Virginia, and her niece Lucy who eventually grew up to become a reluctant lesbian FBI Agent?)

lets not forget that shes slightly batty:)

Actually, tale has it, "mad as a hatter". Oh well, I'm sure I've known madder.

oo the poconos! is there a heart shaped bathtub in your future? lol. i love the poconos. i used to drive thru there on my way home from the midwest.

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

I'm the "black and white" one of the group. No heart shaped tub this trip, but lets not forget the Astrology info Owlie put out here earlier in the year. According to that chart I am falling in love on April 17th. I can't wait! Twelve Days...

Goodness, should I go buy something new to wear?

-- Edited by BoxDog on Sunday 5th of April 2009 07:18:18 AM

MyCat8it · Senior Member

BoxDog wrote:

Well you enjoy your vacation and I'll do the same! The show is on <drumroll> May 8th. Oh well, another time. There better not be any snow. But frankly? There's really no skiing left in my knees never mind the trails. So a B&B will have to suffice.

That sounds fabulous! Hmmm...we considered a mountain vacation this year, but the beach won out. Maybe next year. Have a great time, both in PA and at the show.

Psych Lit · Guru

BoxDog wrote:

M
Hey there! Could you be thinking of Patricia Cornwells character Kay Scarpetta (the former Medical Examiner for Virginia, and her niece Lucy who eventually grew up to become a reluctant lesbian FBI Agent?)

lets not forget that shes slightly batty:)

I love the Scarpetta books. Psych and I were discussing the author herself not that long ago. She's a very old and deeply loyal friend of the Bush clan and has some major British legal issues a few years old that have outright called her nuts. I don't much care about that, she splits her time in Florida and she's easy on the eyes. Lesbian Republicans, who'd have thought...If it is her then it's somewhat important early on to try and maintain an order of reading her stuff, only for the personal dynamics of the growing up and interpersonal stuff, not the individual cases they work and bad guys they track down. If it isn't her, then none of this mattered. Just consider this a big wave from the 4th Street side of town. I'm heading to the Poconos for my birthday this year but drop me a line when you slow down, an old favorite of mine will be in town and I think you might enjoy the show. Bring a coupla friends. Check your calendar for early May, if your busy it wont matter anyway, and busy's a good thing too these days! Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!
oo the poconos! is there a heart shaped bathtub in your future? lol. i love the poconos. i used to drive thru there on my way home from the midwest.

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM
Yes! Patricia Cornwell, that's the one. I knew someone would recognize it. See? This is why I don't see/talk with too many people during tax season. One year, the brain damage will become permanent, I'm sure of it.

Ping me off the board with info on the show. I'm on vacation May 1 through the 9th, so I hope it's after that. I so desperately need a vacation! If I miss the show, we'll have to meet up for our annual dinner/drink that we missed last year.

Have a great time in the Poconos! Is there any skiing left this time of year?
dont know about pa but there is still some snow around in the hills and woods and some of the larger bodies of water are still frozen. not enough to ski on tho unless you go further north. wont be for long tho tomorrow is another 65 degree day. winter cannot last forever. and that is a very good thing.

Well you enjoy your vacation and I'll do the same! The show is on <drumroll> May 8th. Oh well, another time. There better not be any snow. But frankly? There's really no skiing left in my knees never mind the trails. So a B&B will have to suffice.

BoxDog · Guru

MyCat8it wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

Hey there! Could you be thinking of Patricia Cornwells character Kay Scarpetta (the former Medical Examiner for Virginia, and her niece Lucy who eventually grew up to become a reluctant lesbian FBI Agent?) I love the Scarpetta books. Psych and I were discussing the author herself not that long ago. She's a very old and deeply loyal friend of the Bush clan and has some major British legal issues a few years old that have outright called her nuts. I don't much care about that, she splits her time in Florida and she's easy on the eyes. Lesbian Republicans, who'd have thought...If it is her then it's somewhat important early on to try and maintain an order of reading her stuff, only for the personal dynamics of the growing up and interpersonal stuff, not the individual cases they work and bad guys they track down. If it isn't her, then none of this mattered. Just consider this a big wave from the 4th Street side of town. I'm heading to the Poconos for my birthday this year but drop me a line when you slow down, an old favorite of mine will be in town and I think you might enjoy the show. Bring a coupla friends. Check your calendar for early May, if your busy it wont matter anyway, and busy's a good thing too these days! Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM
Yes! Patricia Cornwell, that's the one. I knew someone would recognize it. See? This is why I don't see/talk with too many people during tax season. One year, the brain damage will become permanent, I'm sure of it.

Ping me off the board with info on the show. I'm on vacation May 1 through the 9th, so I hope it's after that. I so desperately need a vacation! If I miss the show, we'll have to meet up for our annual dinner/drink that we missed last year.

Have a great time in the Poconos! Is there any skiing left this time of year?

Well you enjoy your vacation and I'll do the same! The show is on <drumroll> May 8th. Oh well, another time. There better not be any snow. But frankly? There's really no skiing left in my knees never mind the trails. So a B&B will have to suffice.

BoxDog · Guru

MyCat8it wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

MyCat8it wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

Okay, I give. What's with the Dominatrix prison guard?

We were discussing "overcrowded prisons" in another post. Of course, I don't believe we have any. Our local civil libertarians disagree...;) You should see the boots! She's from Cell Block H the Aussie series in the early eighties.

OMG... I used to watch that show. It didn't last very long, but I loved it. I don't remember her, but of course I was just a teenager. My sights were set on Jenny from All My Children - Kim Delaney - I still think she's hot.

She sure is. Now you have me thinking of that Dana Delaney from China Beach...I always thought given time she and Hellenberger would get together. Oh well. BTW, I have the 25th year collector set of CBH, 9.5 hours of the best of. Just HAD to have it, it's still in the wrap.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

My Turn wrote:

i really enjoyed steve martini.

MyCat8it · Senior Member

BoxDog wrote:

MyCat8it wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

Okay, I give. What's with the Dominatrix prison guard?

We were discussing "overcrowded prisons" in another post. Of course, I don't believe we have any. Our local civil libertarians disagree...;) You should see the boots! She's from Cell Block H the Aussie series in the early eighties.

OMG... I used to watch that show. It didn't last very long, but I loved it. I don't remember her, but of course I was just a teenager. My sights were set on Jenny from All My Children - Kim Delaney - I still think she's hot. biggrin

BoxDog · Guru

MyCat8it wrote:

BoxDog wrote:

Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

Okay, I give. What's with the Dominatrix prison guard?

We were discussing "overcrowded prisons" in another post. Of course, I don't believe we have any. Our local civil libertarians disagree...;) You should see the boots! She's from Cell Block H the Aussie series in the early eighties.

MyCat8it · Senior Member

BoxDog wrote:

Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

Okay, I give. What's with the Dominatrix prison guard?

MyCat8it · Senior Member

BoxDog wrote:

Hey there! Could you be thinking of Patricia Cornwells character Kay Scarpetta (the former Medical Examiner for Virginia, and her niece Lucy who eventually grew up to become a reluctant lesbian FBI Agent?) I love the Scarpetta books. Psych and I were discussing the author herself not that long ago. She's a very old and deeply loyal friend of the Bush clan and has some major British legal issues a few years old that have outright called her nuts. I don't much care about that, she splits her time in Florida and she's easy on the eyes. Lesbian Republicans, who'd have thought...If it is her then it's somewhat important early on to try and maintain an order of reading her stuff, only for the personal dynamics of the growing up and interpersonal stuff, not the individual cases they work and bad guys they track down. If it isn't her, then none of this mattered. Just consider this a big wave from the 4th Street side of town. I'm heading to the Poconos for my birthday this year but drop me a line when you slow down, an old favorite of mine will be in town and I think you might enjoy the show. Bring a coupla friends. Check your calendar for early May, if your busy it wont matter anyway, and busy's a good thing too these days! Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

Yes! Patricia Cornwell, that's the one. I knew someone would recognize it. See? This is why I don't see/talk with too many people during tax season. One year, the brain damage will become permanent, I'm sure of it.

Ping me off the board with info on the show. I'm on vacation May 1 through the 9th, so I hope it's after that. I so desperately need a vacation! If I miss the show, we'll have to meet up for our annual dinner/drink that we missed last year.

Have a great time in the Poconos! Is there any skiing left this time of year?

My Turn · Senior Member

i really enjoyed steve martini. he has, idk..about 10? out.....probably my favorite was Undue Influence.

one series that really surprised me that i enjoyed tremendously, was the harry potter books. i resisted them for a long time, mainly due to the craze and hysteria surrounding them...i really dont like being one of those that jump on fad bandwagons. however, i started one at some point after the last book was released and i was hooked. i read the entire series of seven books in 2 weeks. worked out well, because i enjoyed them so much i would have HATED to wait the several months or a year for the next installment.

BoxDog · Guru

MyCat8it wrote:

nesea wrote:

Yep, I enjoyed the sue grafton read. I'm gonna download a sample of the sea of poppies and give it a try. Thanks for the suggestions.

First, love your avatar pic!

I was out with my sister last evening for dinner. She was telling me she picked up that Steve Harvey book and just loves it. It got me to thinking that I haven't immersed myself in a really great book in a long time.
I read business books, positive thinking books, (Goddess help me) the Master Tax Guide, etc. But, a good, pure-pleasure only book, I haven't read in a long time.  So, I'm glad to see this thread. I don't even know where to begin to find a new read.

I used to read Sidney Sheldon, William Bernhardt (he was a fave of mine), James Patterson, and the like. I never got into the Sue Grafton books.  Maybe I should give them a try. The last few King books I read weren't all that great, so I stopped reading them. Dean Koontz always seemed to have the same story line, so I stopped reading him.   And, who was the chick who wrote stories about a female detective who went to work for the FBI? Her early books were fabulous, but got stale as the series progressed, also. I can't believe I'm drawing a blank on her name.

Hey there! Could you be thinking of Patricia Cornwells character Kay Scarpetta (the former Medical Examiner for Virginia, and her niece Lucy who eventually grew up to become a reluctant lesbian FBI Agent?) I love the Scarpetta books. Psych and I were discussing the author herself not that long ago. She's a very old and deeply loyal friend of the Bush clan and has some major British legal issues a few years old that have outright called her nuts. I don't much care about that, she splits her time in Florida and she's easy on the eyes. Lesbian Republicans, who'd have thought...If it is her then it's somewhat important early on to try and maintain an order of reading her stuff, only for the personal dynamics of the growing up and interpersonal stuff, not the individual cases they work and bad guys they track down. If it isn't her, then none of this mattered. Just consider this a big wave from the 4th Street side of town. I'm heading to the Poconos for my birthday this year but drop me a line when you slow down, an old favorite of mine will be in town and I think you might enjoy the show. Bring a coupla friends. Check your calendar for early May, if your busy it wont matter anyway, and busy's a good thing too these days! Details to follow if you're free. It's been a long time!

-- Edited by BoxDog on Saturday 4th of April 2009 06:23:58 AM

My Turn · Senior Member

MyCat8it wrote:

And, who was the chick who wrote stories about a female detective who went to work for the FBI? Her early books were fabulous, but got stale as the series progressed, also. I can't believe I'm drawing a blank on her name.

Patricia Cornwell....???

MyCat8it · Senior Member

nesea wrote:

Yep, I enjoyed the sue grafton read. I'm gonna download a sample of the sea of poppies and give it a try. Thanks for the suggestions.

First, love your avatar pic!

I was out with my sister last evening for dinner. She was telling me she picked up that Steve Harvey book and just loves it. It got me to thinking that I haven't immersed myself in a really great book in a long time.

I read business books, positive thinking books, (Goddess help me) the Master Tax Guide, etc. But, a good, pure-pleasure only book, I haven't read in a long time. So, I'm glad to see this thread. I don't even know where to begin to find a new read.

I used to read Sidney Sheldon, William Bernhardt (he was a fave of mine), James Patterson, and the like. I never got into the Sue Grafton books. Maybe I should give them a try. The last few King books I read weren't all that great, so I stopped reading them. Dean Koontz always seemed to have the same story line, so I stopped reading him. And, who was the chick who wrote stories about a female detective who went to work for the FBI? Her early books were fabulous, but got stale as the series progressed, also. I can't believe I'm drawing a blank on her name.

Psych Lit · Guru

nesea wrote:

Yep, I enjoyed the sue grafton read. I'm gonna download a sample of the sea of poppies and give it a try. Thanks for the suggestions.

glad that you enjoyed it. its a series so theres more to read. if you like that genre there are quite a few good authors. marcia mueller, sara paretsky, pd james, i like jd robb tho not her alter ego nora roberts, also katherine forrest if you like lesbian detective fiction

nesea · Senior Member

Psych Lit wrote:

nesea wrote:

I just finished "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Was a pretty enjoyable read although I found myself stressed for the characters at times .. but I guess that's what a well written story will do to ya ...

Now I'm left looking for the next book ... sooooo, besides this message board, what are you reading ??

usually i have 2 or three books going at any one time. when i bubble i tend to read mysteries. right now im reading ruth rendells harm done. i finished sue graftons t is for trespassing the other day. have you read any of the nancy clue series? im also partial of late to indian authors. sea of poppies was fab. there are books that one reads and you find yourself just sitting and salivating over some marvelous turn of a phrase. this was one of them.

Yep, I enjoyed the sue grafton read. I'm gonna download a sample of the sea of poppies and give it a try. Thanks for the suggestions.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

Psych Lit wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

And the student becomes the teacher. :) Remember what we went through just to figure out the emoticons? Every coupla days...."sooo Owl, tell me again how..." over and over... until we got it.

hell you got it long before i did. i kept looking at the emoticons and trying to figger out how to move them:)

:chocolatefudgesundae:

and we are so glad that you do!
yeah, yeah, yeah, talk's cheap.
Let's talk "bailout."

Psych Lit · Guru

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

And the student becomes the teacher. :) Remember what we went through just to figure out the emoticons? Every coupla days...."sooo Owl, tell me again how..." over and over... until we got it.

hell you got it long before i did. i kept looking at the emoticons and trying to figger out how to move them:)

off topic but in a twitter reaction im chuckling here watching rachael maddow who seems positively tongue tied interviewing the beautiful and very intelligent queen noor. she also had colin powell on right before. shes the place to be politically these days. interesting how that happened.

Heh. I WISH!
I WAS going to answer, but was really hoping someone else would because the way I load pictures is so convoluded, no one in their right mind would do it .

ANYWAY ... I think I was one of the last aboard to get photos to stick after they shut down my "gateway" photo stopping place on AOL. NOW, what I do is upload the photo to an email to myself, MAIL it to myself ("optimized") then download it after I've received it from my email and THEN do all of the above.

<hands on hips>
The things I do for you people...

and we are so glad that you do!

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

BTW, BD, what, in the Sam Hill IS that, anyway??

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

BoxDog wrote:

Psych Lit wrote:

so .. what's the best way to attach a photo anyways ???
at the bottom outside of your reply box, the one that you are typing into when you respond to a post, there is an attach image box. check that. another box appears under it and click on the browse option, select the pix that you want to show, chick on open then at the bottom of that box click on upload image. the screen changes a whirling thing happens then it says image uploaded select another which isnt necessary unless you want to post multiple images. if not hit submit post and there ya go!

And the student becomes the teacher. :) Remember what we went through just to figure out the emoticons? Every coupla days...."sooo Owl, tell me again how..." over and over... until we got it.

Heh. I WISH! biggrin

I WAS going to answer, but was really hoping someone else would because the way I load pictures is so convoluded, no one in their right mind would do it .

confuse

ANYWAY ... I think I was one of the last aboard to get photos to stick after they shut down my "gateway" photo stopping place on AOL. NOW, what I do is upload the photo to an email to myself, MAIL it to myself ("optimized") then download it after I've received it from my email and THEN do all of the above.

<hands on hips>
The things I do for you people...

BoxDog · Guru

Psych Lit wrote:

so .. what's the best way to attach a photo anyways ???
at the bottom outside of your reply box, the one that you are typing into when you respond to a post, there is an attach image box. check that. another box appears under it and click on the browse option, select the pix that you want to show, chick on open then at the bottom of that box click on upload image. the screen changes a whirling thing happens then it says image uploaded select another which isnt necessary unless you want to post multiple images. if not hit submit post and there ya go!

And the student becomes the teacher. :) Remember what we went through just to figure out the emoticons? Every coupla days...."sooo Owl, tell me again how..." over and over... until we got it.

nesea · Senior Member

Psych Lit wrote:

nesea wrote:

thats a beautiful bathroom. perfect for bubbling and reading!

thanks ...

nesea · Senior Member

Anonymous wrote:

nesea wrote:

Your bath looks very peaceful. Who did the stain glass? I don't want to know how many gallons the tub holds or, how frequent it gets filled and, drained;) Gator

the stained glass piece was picked up from a local artist at an outdoor mart thing. It was love at first sight for me.

lol .. now keep in mind .. this is not an "everyday" tub .. and there's been known to be a tub buddy on many occasions .. which really does reduce the amount of water needed .. and I'm not much of a lawn waterer ... and I have a low volume front loading washer ... and .....

that's my story and I'm stickin to it .........

Psych Lit · Guru

nesea wrote:

ok, let's see if I'm doing it right ....... there's the bathroom, the tub and of course flowers in the window. Ok .. so near success. The first pic only shows up if I hit the "view image" button ..

two outta three ain't bad

-- Edited by nesea on Monday 30th of March 2009 04:32:52 PM

thats a beautiful bathroom. perfect for bubbling and reading!

Date: Mon Mar 30 5:11 PM, 2009

nesea wrote:

ok, let's see if I'm doing it right ....... there's the bathroom, the tub and of course flowers in the window. Ok .. so near success. The first pic only shows up if I hit the "view image" button ..

two outta three ain't bad

-- Edited by nesea on Monday 30th of March 2009 04:32:52 PM

Your bath looks very peaceful. Who did the stain glass? I don't want to know how many gallons the tub holds or, how frequent it gets filled and, drained;) Gator

nesea · Senior Member

ok, let's see if I'm doing it right ....... there's the bathroom, the tub and of course flowers in the window. Ok .. so near success. The first pic only shows up if I hit the "view image" button ..

two outta three ain't bad biggrin

-- Edited by nesea on Monday 30th of March 2009 04:32:52 PM

Psych Lit · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

To be able to bubble does sound lovely. With work and, most of the week I have to closely go through 300 or more documents (most complex) daily and, aside from reading the newspaper and, taking note of all the reading suggestions here, that is about it for me. I know I am missing out ............on a lot but, the eyes refuse and, the weekends call me outside. Gator
if youre working hard bubbles are a great idea. this is my hectic time of the year too tho i am so seriously counting down the days till the end of april. warm baths destress, reduce those horrid stress hormones and as long as youre in there you might as well multitask and read. lol.