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Sarge
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« on: December 12, 2007, 16:37:51 pm »

Aside from the car stuff we're all into, what do you enjoy reading?  My wife bought me Eric Clapton's new autobiography the other day and I have had a hard time putting it down as it's full of stuff from the '60's and '70's.  Hard to believe the guy can remember anything with all that he "did." 
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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2007, 16:47:28 pm »

Beside the car stuff, i don't read enough.
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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2007, 16:54:25 pm »

Lately i have been reading the Southern California & Las Vegas TourBook by AAAGrin
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2007, 16:55:10 pm »

is there anything to read besides car stuff?
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2007, 17:00:29 pm »

my old magazines   Grin Grin
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« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2007, 17:28:03 pm »

Beside the car stuff, i don't read enough.

There's still time...get crackin'!  Wink

Lately i have been reading the Southern California & Las Vegas TourBook by AAAGrin

Always a good read!  Grin

is there anything to read besides car stuff?

Actually, now that you mention it, no...BUT  Grin

my old magazines   Grin Grin

Hmmm, Sheep must have sent you a few issues of Grannie Fanny's.... Shocked Grin
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« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2007, 17:29:04 pm »



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Hmmm, Sheep must have sent you a few issues of Grannie Fanny's.... Shocked Grin
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« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2007, 17:33:10 pm »

Post's at the cal-look lounge and other internet sites about our good old volkswagens.
Bill's from my vw part dealer
Books: Stehen King, if i have enough time
Audiobooks: Harry Potter, when i go to bed (only for the background)

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« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2007, 17:33:46 pm »

Look @ Sarge's post count....he's the Devil!  Shocked
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« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2007, 17:41:55 pm »

Anything by Clive Cussler !
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« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2007, 17:50:49 pm »

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
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« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2007, 17:52:28 pm »

at the mo I'm reading a book by a guy called Christopher Brookmyre but I really like the Joe R Lansdale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_R_Lansdale stuff basically I like dark comedy and any book that makes me laugh out load is a winner as far as I'm concerned. other than that it Volksworld & ultra all the way. Grin
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« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 17:59:13 pm »

Look @ Sarge's post count....he's the Devil!  Shocked

the Devil needs a BEER  Wink

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« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2007, 18:24:46 pm »

Look @ Sarge's post count....he's the Devil!  Shocked

the Devil needs a BEER  Wink



I think a bloody mary might do you fine this morning Sarge.
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« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2007, 18:48:17 pm »

Look @ Sarge's post count....he's the Devil!  Shocked

the Devil needs a BEER  Wink



I think a bloody mary might do you fine this morning Sarge.

At the moment, Gatorade and a big bowl of Menudo would be a better bet.
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« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2007, 19:17:30 pm »

Lets see,

Books (Fiction):
Steve Erickson - Bone Hunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
R.R. Martin - A Dance with Dragons (A song of Ice & Fire)

Books (Non-fiction):
Computer Networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Magazines:
National Geographic
Secured
2600
Linux

Most of my news and sports I get online now. Non-car websites I read:

Computers;
http://slashdot.org/
http://www.securityfocus.com/
http://isc.sans.org/

Webcomics:
http://www.pvponline.com/
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/comics.php
http://xkcd.com/356/
http://www.penny-arcade.com/

News:
http://www.cnn.com/

Fantasy Football:
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/Home_NFL.aspx
http://www.fftoday.com/


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« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2007, 19:26:03 pm »

B.S. Levy's "The Last Open Road" series. Fantasic stuff for the real car guy.
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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2007, 07:30:59 am »

The last book I read was Into the Wild by John Krakauer. Great read that should awaken that vagabond spirit that is hidden in all of us. Then I heard the movie was coming out. Saw that, Awesome movie!! Good soundtrack too.
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« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2007, 14:20:32 pm »

Just finished "in cold blood" from Truman Capote. Not a funny book, but a great one...
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« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2007, 18:42:36 pm »

Playboy "articles"    Grin
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« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2007, 18:50:24 pm »

Playboy "articles"    Grin

Figures... Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2007, 19:54:12 pm »

maybe this doesn't count, since it is car-related  Roll Eyes

I have a copy of Porsche 917: The Ultimate Weapon , which is now out of print. It's a good book, technically and great photos. What makes my copy special to me is that I had it signed by many notable Porsche "guys"....Hanns Hermann, Derek Bell, Peter Falk, Jochen Mass, Wolfi Porsche, and Jurgen Barth.

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« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2007, 20:02:16 pm »

...I have a copy of Porsche 917: The Ultimate Weapon , which is now out of print...

Good book, nice collection of signatures. If you haven't got it already you should keep an eye open for The Fabulous 917 (Peter Hinsdale). Says it's $5.95 on the back so second hand I should imagine you'd be able to pick it up for no more than a buck or so...

 Tongue Cheesy
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« Reply #23 on: December 14, 2007, 17:32:26 pm »

The instructions for the new inflatable......oh I mean nothing,nothing at all!!!!!
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« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2007, 19:47:49 pm »

The instructions for the new inflatable......oh I mean nothing,nothing at all!!!!!


Sheep Huh?
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« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2007, 20:00:23 pm »

The instructions for the new inflatable......oh I mean nothing,nothing at all!!!!!


Sheep Huh?


SHEEEEEEEP?  Shocked
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« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2007, 21:59:31 pm »

Can one actually buy this Shit in the States Huh
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« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2007, 00:40:50 am »

Can one actually buy this Shit in the States Huh
It's made there! (How do you think Carlos can afford to run his IDA car?) Kiss
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« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2007, 12:37:24 pm »

 Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2007, 04:39:23 am »

I'm reading several books right now-
1) BIG SHOTS, The Men Behind The Booze by AJ Baine
2) Mormons Verse By Verse by David Reed and David Farkas
3) The Intellectual Devotional by David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim
4) Wild at Heart by John Eldridge
5) Uncle John's 20th edition Bathroom Reader by Uncle John
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