1 The Only Game In Town - Sportswriting from The New Yorker - Edited by David Remnick
Did you know there's a region in China where crowds at basketball games, instead of chanting "Airball, airball!..." instead yell the Chinese equivalent of "Impotent, impotent!..." - and you thought Philly fans were tough.
2 Good Advices - From Fables of The Reconstruction - R.E.M.
I was reminded by Aquarium Drunkard today of how brilliant this song and album were/are. Remastered reissue coming soon.
3 Elliot Allagash: A Novel - by Simon Rich
Quick and devastatingly witty.
4 The Bullpen Gospels - by Dirk Hayhurst
About baseball - and not. A sports bio for people with triple digit IQs.
5 Ain't Blues Too Sad - from True Love Cast Out All Evil - Roky Erickson with Okkervil River
6 The Imperfectionists - by Tom Rachman
I burned through this in three nights, all the while slipping into a mode where I felt like I was reading non-fiction. Storytelling so good, from a first time novelist.
7 Raw Power - Iggy and The Stooges
Remastered, reissued, and if you love these guys fight the urge to think this is a ripoff re-ish and get it, worth every penny.
8 Blessa - from Causers of This - by Toro y Moi
9 Farewell, Mona Lisa - from Option Paralysis - by The Dillinger Escape Plan
10 Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip With David Foster Wallace - by David Lipsky
Better if you're a Drooling Fanatic for DFW - one time I wouldn't have minded riding on the passenger side. Dig for the gems.
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