Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Background Noise
My Summer Reading List:
1. Two for the Road, by Jane & Michael Stern. A memoir of food, travel & pop culture. What's not to like?
2. Lost and Found, by Carolyn Parkhurst. A novel of behind-the-scenes shenanigans on an Amazing Race-style reality show. I'm usually not a big reader of fiction, but this book sounded like a fun way to pass the time.
3. My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme (Child's grandnephew). Reads like lovely chat with a friend.
4. Cross Country: Fifteen Years and Ninety Thousand Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark, a Lot of Bad Motels, a Moving Van, Emily Post, Jack Kerouac, My Wife, My Mother-in-Law, Two Kids and Enough Coffee to Kill an Elephant, by Robert Sullivan. Every summer, from ages seven to 17, I accompanied my parents on a trip from Texas to Pennsylvania (and points beyond) to visit relatives. Dad carefully planned every stop and historical marker, all laid out via AAA TripTik. As someone who's survived cross country car trips, the fly attack in Terre Haute, the tire blowouts in Chicago rush hour traffic during a downpour, and missing the local murderer by thismuch, I had to get this book.
My Summer Playlist:
1. Under the Covers, Vol. 1, by Sid & Susie. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs cover pop tunes of the '60s. Light, frothy fun. It's almost like my childhood days at neighborhood pool, where the Snack Shack blared out Top 40 AM radio.
2. Do I Move You?, by Janiva Magness. A lush and luscious blues voice.
3. People Gonna Talk, by James Hunter. Who would believe that a Brit with Brylcreemed hair could sound like a cross between Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson?
1. Two for the Road, by Jane & Michael Stern. A memoir of food, travel & pop culture. What's not to like?
2. Lost and Found, by Carolyn Parkhurst. A novel of behind-the-scenes shenanigans on an Amazing Race-style reality show. I'm usually not a big reader of fiction, but this book sounded like a fun way to pass the time.
3. My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme (Child's grandnephew). Reads like lovely chat with a friend.
4. Cross Country: Fifteen Years and Ninety Thousand Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark, a Lot of Bad Motels, a Moving Van, Emily Post, Jack Kerouac, My Wife, My Mother-in-Law, Two Kids and Enough Coffee to Kill an Elephant, by Robert Sullivan. Every summer, from ages seven to 17, I accompanied my parents on a trip from Texas to Pennsylvania (and points beyond) to visit relatives. Dad carefully planned every stop and historical marker, all laid out via AAA TripTik. As someone who's survived cross country car trips, the fly attack in Terre Haute, the tire blowouts in Chicago rush hour traffic during a downpour, and missing the local murderer by thismuch, I had to get this book.
My Summer Playlist:
1. Under the Covers, Vol. 1, by Sid & Susie. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs cover pop tunes of the '60s. Light, frothy fun. It's almost like my childhood days at neighborhood pool, where the Snack Shack blared out Top 40 AM radio.
2. Do I Move You?, by Janiva Magness. A lush and luscious blues voice.
3. People Gonna Talk, by James Hunter. Who would believe that a Brit with Brylcreemed hair could sound like a cross between Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson?
# posted by Peggy @ 10:37 AM 
