Tuesday, December 25, 2007

I have chosen a book...

Everyone is passed in our hotel room here in Cali and I have a second to announce the next book!

After an hour long discussion with Oprah and a political debate with Hilary I have decided we all need to dive into:

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic (Hardcover)
by Joseph J. Ellis (Author)

It can be found at amazon or any bookstore (it is new)

http://www.amazon.com/American-Creation-Triumphs-Tragedies-Founding/dp/030726369X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198610078&sr=1-1

that is the link i think...

It should be interesting to learn how our whole country came about...

Much love brethren!

Friday, December 21, 2007

The best entry so far...

I humbly accept the challenge and will brainstorm on my choice for the next few days. I propose we begin the new year reading the book and end the first day of Feb. I am also quite impressed that Josh was able to put down so many of my nicknames. Ahh the memories of where each of those came from--

Boys, MEN! Let's first see who is in this still...

My thoughts coming very soon...

Thursday, December 20, 2007

The Reckoning.

well, i finished dom casmurro last night. i think i am glad i picked it. props to machado. your thoughts? i have more to discuss but will do so later.

i am going to name Joseph G. Brazier, III aka DD, aka Two Scoops, aka Brazy Train, aka Doble D, aka Nuts & Berries, aka J-Braz, aka Jo-Bray, aka The Surf Guru, aka The Founder of Kaiizen, aka Joish, aka Vin "Bio" Diesel, aka The Secret (Victoria's)... as the next grand book-determiner. i have a few reasons. first, you created this book club. second, you have read both books in the established time, faithfully. third, to spite dan.

luke, as much as i wanted to read the sequel to Darwalker, i think it is an unspoken rule that there are no tea parties in the brotherhood (i know dan has probably tried already to invite you to one with some of his "friends").

dan, you get the spirit award. you hustled really hard on dom casmurro. i'm proud of you. but, darkwalker cries from the dust. your punishment has yet to be meted out. i hardly think it fair to let you choose the book with the ink from darkwell staining your hands. i won't be the one to let that happen. not on my watch. maybe next time or the next next time. keep tryin' buddy.

mikey, sorry haven't heard from you in a while. i am sure you read and did a great job. i just felt like maybe it wasn't the right timing yet.

jimmy, don't think you are with us anymore SON!

willis, you don't read (except 7 Seconds or Less). but, chuck...

matt, i would have chosen you but i think this book club might just be a little bit too mature for you. let us know when you grow up.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Let the next book be chosen...*

*see above

yeah that's it..

the 20th is the date... do we want to already go ahead with the coronation of the next book chooser before so they have time to decide?

Monday, December 17, 2007

When is the official due date?

In a discussion with Luke it seems we are due to be done on the 20th. J-Bu, is this the plan?

I will have spotty internet the rest of my trip but I will finish any day now and report when I finish--the road and Dom Casmurro go hand in hand. I love the style so far--it is so all over the place I find myself re-reading at times.

Let us know Josh...

Pony Express

Boys,
I made a tragic error, rather than ordering via Euphrates.com/domcasmurro(a website rife with problematic papyrus and rampants termite infestation), I opted for a new delivery service called the Pony Express. Apparently it uses a new technology called "Horse Power(sp?)" to deliver packages, which sounds both intriguing and fun...like a visit to the zoo.
The posse encountered some problems in Nebraska and had to hunker down for the past three weeks, subsiding on horse flesh and fleas. I just received word via "Telegraph" that they were entering the border of Colorado when a gang of banditos robbed them and shot one of the boys. The banditos made off with most of the packages except for my copy of Dom Casmurro, which should be arriving come Spring!
I'm excited.
Peace and Love,
Dan

Friday, December 14, 2007

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Euphrates.com botched my order

I ordered the book... but it arrived on papyrus scrolls in a giant sarcophogus. Shipping was a nightmare. I only assume that I accidentally ordered the Assyrian or Mesopatamian translations.

In all truthfullness, I am going to pick up my English translation from Barnes & Noble right this red hot second on my lunch break. It just arrived after one botched order. I am fully committed to finishing the book though.

As Tom Hanks told Kathleen Turner in A League of Their Own, "The hard is what makes it great". Although there is no Robyn to grace the pages of this book; there is however, the ever-mysterious Capitu. Did she do it? Did she not?

Boa sorte, seus safados!

I am glad we are still doing this...

If it wasn't for a long road trip to New York and 3 flights this week I would be screwed.

Good luck everyone!

t minus seven, coHHEcto?

yeah i got it in portuguese too. this month's book was laden with traps to ensare the idiots among us (i'm with you dan). we have till next thursday right? ps there had better be a hot robyn figure in this one....

Friday, December 7, 2007

Dom Casmurro, Or "Lord Taciturn"(Somebody Knows How To Use Free Translation.Org...Booyeah)!

Brothers:
I just received my copy of Dom Casmurro! It's in Portuguese! I'm an idiot! I went back onto Amazon to buy it in english and read some reviews. This book will be the balls. I'm super stoked for this book. I just wanted to check in.
Peace and Love,
Danny
ps-I willing to take my punishment for the egregious(somebody knows how to use Miriam Webster.com, Booyeah!) non-reading of Darkwalker. Am I the only one other than Matt Olsen? When and where on this, men?