Read like a screenplay to a possibly awesome movie. Loved the characters, the moving around in the story from one paragraph to the next, the splicing of the old life with the new life. And in the end it was about going back to the beginning... the very beginning.
Suing your own fans; failing to make a deal with Napster while it was in its infancy; bitching about Steve Jobs getting the best of them; forcing people to buy $18.99 CDs to listen to 2 songs; digital rights management; and it goes on and on. These music executives are the biggest bunch of backward blowhards any industry has ever seen. I've known most of these issues from techdirt but it was nice seeing it all in one place. Bunch of idiots.
It was an ode to wrestling and a kiss off at the same time. At parts he comes off like a whiner, and at other parts the whining is justified. Loved all the stories from the good days of wrestling, but the last 100 pages was just filled with too much tragedy. Here's to hoping Bret Hart finds some happiness. And i think this book helped him find it.
I have read most of the columns since 2005... i enjoyed the footnotes though as they added to the content. I liked the early year stuff about growing up and his family.
Not as funny as I thought it would be. Way too many facts thrown out for anything to stick. But i liked reading about the last half of the century, like i was reading about ancient history. And its funny how years skip on the recent timeline. Like nothing happened in 1993.
Interesting stuff. All about how successful people are not just successful because of who they are but because of where they are from and when. Liked the stories about the Canadian hockey team all being born in Jan, Feb, Mar and Bill Gates and the Beatles putting in 10,000 hours of practice before getting a chance to make it big. Now i want to look at myself and see what circumstances got me to where i am today...
Not too well written, felt like it skipped parts at some point... or it just assumed i knew certain things about the band already. But i do love the story of this band.. all the contradictions about what they stood for and who they were. Mick Jones being a dick to everybody. Strummer being a weirdo. I want to read more about Strummer himself though. Real interested in his character and what he's all about. Love how they're tied in with the Sex Pistols. Pretty good read.
Had trouble understanding it as i read it, but it began to come together towards the end. Look forward to reading the next two books in the Border Trilogy.
Blew through the book so fast. Lots of cool pics and stories about the pics. She was able to adapt to different situations as they came up, whether she was on location or in a studio. She never forced anyone to smile, just let things happen.
Makes me want to travel and go on mini-retirements. Always had a goal of ditching the 9-5 scene at some point. This gets me pointed in the right direction. Like the 80/20 rule, and i need to revisit for various online tools and links that could make more productive and save money.