Favorite Books
Jack Kerouac
"Dharma
Bums"
As someone who likes the outdoors and
has always dreamed of traveling across the world with no destination in
mind this book was an enjoyable read. Also the philosophical ideas contained
in Kerouac's books are intriguing. All of the books that I have read by
him are enjoyable.
Richard Russo
"Straight
Man"
If you want to laugh hysterically before
you get to page 5 of a book I would suggest reading this. I have never
laughed so hard in my life. It is the story of about a month of a college
professor's life while in a Pennsylvanian college. If you like to laugh
pick it up and begin reading!
Mary Jane Auch
"Ashes
of Roses"
This is the social studies teacher in
me. This is an excellent book about the Triangle
Waist Coat Company Fire. It tells the story of a young immigrant girl
and her trials in the sweatshops of New York City. This fire is a significant
event in United States history, not just for labor laws, but also a lot
of public safety laws also.
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Favorite Albums
Bob Dylan
Any Album New or Old
Having played an instrument since I was
5 years old until the end of college I have a great respect for someone
like Bob Dylan who writes songs that all genres of musicians emulate.
Though Dylan may not be the greatest vocalist in the world the music he
has written is beautiful whether it is political or just rambling. One
of the best albums that I could listen to for ever is "Blood on the
Tracks" of course Dylan's "Greatest Hits Volume 1 and 2"
is a great album for those people that might not be a huge fan.
The Grateful
Dead
"Skeletons From the Closet" and
"Playin' Acoustic"
These two albums are my favorite Dead
albums for a couple of reasons. "The Skeletons from the Closet"
album was the first Dead album that I bought and when I bought it the
thing that appealed to me was that it wasn't filled with long Jam sessions,
though I have come to appreciate those lengthy jams today. The "Playin'
Acoustic" album I purchased while enjoying a few months in Newport
News Virginia. I stumbled on a used record store in this little shopping
plaza and would spend about an hour a week perusing their selection of
albums.
KEXP
Live 90.3 FM, Seattle
I know this isn't a album, but I have
bought a few albums after hearing some great stuff on this station. You
can access it through this link, or listen to it through
iTunes©.
90.5
FM WBER Rochester, New York
Also check out WBER which is the local
alternative station here in Rochester. You can listen to it the same way
as you would KEXP.
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My Favorite Webpages
I know this is a bit geeky, but I think
that either sites are great in what they provided or how they provide
it.
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