E'ry body in DA CLUB get tipsy
I mentioned the Ryan Conner Book and Media Club a few weeks ago, but never put the page up. I’m not going to do it today either, but here’s the deal with “DA CLUB (to be read with a lot of echo in your voice),” as it will be referred to from now on.
Two of the last five books I’ve read were William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and Gabriel Garcia-Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” Both are considered great books, so I decided to read them. I enjoyed both, but I noticed something in Barnes and Noble shortly after I read Faulkner and while in the process of reading Garcia-Marquez… they are both part of Oprah’s book club. How did these books get into the Oprah book club? One was published in the 30s, the other the 60s. Both authors won the Nobel Prize for Literature. I don’t think they need Oprah’s help. That’s like if she decided to officially endorse apple pie. We all know it’s good, and it’s been around for years. Don’t take credit for it.
So, the point of DA CLUB is to recommend books, albums and movies that might be lesser known. It’s going to have a funny twist to it. But, the main point of DA CLUB is so that if you or I read, watch or listen to something and someone comes up and says, “That’s part of the Oprah book/music/movie club,” you can tell them it’s also a part of DA CLUB. Then say, “So don’t get it twisted.” If you say that to an Oprah fan, you’re going to confuse them to the point that they’ll walk away and the conversation will be over. So, in closing, this club will allow you and I to avoid all future conversations with Oprah fans.
If you want to see some great music and don’t mind spending $65, Isaac Hayes will be at the Birchmere in
If you live in NY, go to the Sigur Ros concert at Madison Square Garden Theatre on 2/9. They are card-carrying members of DA CLUB.
Coming tomorrow…
Medieval times
Ms. King cobra
Bank teller
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