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Four Damn-Good Books, A Holiday Gift

Maybe you’re looking for a good book, maybe someone on you’re shopping list would appreciate swell words on interesting topics? So here’s a bunch of good ones. I have no idea why I’ve grouped them in multiples of four, but these are all five-star books, that you’ll remember four-ever. Make sure you scroll down because there are lots of categories, things like war stories and sports and rock & roll and great Americans and the Beatles and cowboys & indians … Almost all of these reviews come with free fun facts to keep you interested, and books are a great place to meet people.

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The Noise & Sound Hall Of Fame

It’s National Which-One-Doesn’t-Fit Day, that day that comes once a year when the so-called Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pisses off the Western world by announcing it’s new members. Okay, who among the following doesn’t fit? … AC/DC, Green Day, Hank Williams, Donna Summer, Frank Zappa, N.W.A., Nat King Cole or Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five? When you try to be all things to all people, you end up with an identity crisis that makes you no one to everyone. The Rock Hall has hopelessly lost its way and at this point has no idea what it’s doing.

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My Friend The Moon

I dig the moon, mostly because it’s made of cheese and cows jump over it. You ever watch the ocean tide roll in and out? It doesn’t happen without the moon and these tides act as a brake on the rotational speed of both the earth and the moon and without this “braking system” our life here would be just one wild teacup ride and we’d spend most of our time throwing up and asking for the ride to stop. Makes you wanna give the man in the moon a little more respect, huh?

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