i've
>
> > heard about the monk book and all the time and
> research that
>
> > went into it. read 'straight, no chaser' back
> when i
>
> > first "got into" jazz a few years ago and
> will
>
> > probably get this new book eventually, though it's
> not
>
> > like i needed convincing in regards to monk's
> talent or
>
> > anything. hopefully the book doesn't go too far
> in
>
> > trying to establish that monk wasn't somewhat
> damaged
> > mentally though. it would be silly to ignore the
> fairly
>
> > clear evidence that the man had some kind of serious
> problem
>
> > which should have been treated. normal people
> don't go
>
> > twirling around in circles at the drop of a hat. maybe
> there
>
> > has been a bit too much focus on that aspect of his
> life but
>
> > it's still an integral part of monk's story.
> he
>
> > clearly seems to have had a serious breakdown at the
> end and
>
> > it was probably foreshadowed by what some revisionists
> want
>
> > to dismiss as mere "eccentricities". or am i
> wrong
>
> > and does the book offer a fair consideration of all
> the
>
> > angles?
> > copeland
>
> > is an odd case. i heard him do a couple of
> interviews
>
> > promoting that book and i had the same split reaction
> both
>
> > times. he's obviously a smart, interesting and
>
> > well-spoken fellow but he also seems to be somewhat,
> er,
>
> > obnoxious. he expresses so much relentless hostility
> towards
>
> > sting that it gets wearying pretty quickly. and keep
> in mind
>
> > that i used to be a charter member of the "sting
>
> > sucks" crowd until i outgrew that shit, so
> copeland
>
> > must be laying the haterade on pretty thick if
> i'm
>
> > responding that way. does he elaborate in the book, or
> did i
>
> > just seize on the wrong thing from those interviews i
> heard?
>
> > i suppose if i saw his book for cheapsies i'd pick
> it up
>
> > anyway, whatever reservations i might have about the
> guy.
> > i'm
>
> > winding down on a pretty big book called
>
> > 'nixonland'. it's not exactly a biography
> of RN,
>
> > it's more about the zeitgeist of the country
> during the
>
> > 60s-70s and how nixon exploited it to become
> president.
>
> > i've also been reading some philip marlowe
> detective
>
> > stories by raymond chandler. 'slavery by another
>
> > name' by douglas blackmon has been laying around
> my
>
> > apartment for a while now, so i'll probably start
> on
>
> > that after finishing 'nixonland'.
>
> >
>
> > saw 'iron man' yesterday and
>
> > really enjoyed it. i was also pleasantly surprised
> by the
>
> > will ferrell flop 'land of the lost', which
> turned
> > out to be pretty funny. i like ferrell but don't
> make it
>
> > a rule to catch everything he does (i missed the
> recent
>
> > basketball and skating pictures he was in). when i do
> see
>
> > his movies, i usually enjoy them. otherwise, lots of
>
> > foreign/indie stuff. saw a very good german movie a
> couple
>
> > weeks ago called 'antares'. and this weekend
> i
>
> > should be getting a pair of american indie movies by
> the
>
> > director lodge kerrigan that i've wanted to see
> for a
>
> > while. 'clare dolan' and 'keane'.
> > still
>
> > snowing as i write this. usually my view is
> rooftops
>
> > and trees. today it's mostly whiteness with
> rooftops and
>
> > trees struggling to be seen. it's fucking
>
> > beautiful.
>
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