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Dipping in and out of "Satan is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers" (by Charlie Louvin with Benjamin Whitmer, 2012), a book about these guys who I've heard about but didn't realize their impact in country music and beyond. I'm not a big fan of country music (don't have any disdain toward it either really) but this book is utterly fascinating. Page-turner is a cliche, but it's been my experience thus far.

 

Ira Louvin died back in the '60s but his brother Charlie just recently died, not long after this book was just recently published in fact. Foreword by Kris Kristofferson and here's a few blurbs for some flavor: "The Burritos' favorite artists"--Gram Parsons; "Charlie...was a true punk, in the best sense of the word."--Lucinda Williams; "There was something scary and washed in the blood about the sound of the Louvin Brothers."--Emmylou Harris.

 

I guess the back cover book summary sold me on it as I was perusing a bookshelf in a Books-A-Million in Anderson, SC: "The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers--one of the most legendary country duos of all time--is one of America's great untold stories. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him, and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord. 'Satan is Real' is the incredible tale of Charlie Louvin's sixty-five year career, the timeless murder ballads of the Louvin Brothers, and an epic tale of two brothers bound together by love, hate, alcohol, blood, and music."

 

Whoa.

 

This book just got bumped up in my next-to-read list. Sounds interesting, thanks!

About halfway through the long version of The Stand.

 

This is my first King since High School. His prose voice is unmistakable, very memorable.

 

The book must be a prepper bible.

 

This was the second King book I read (after Christine) and my all time favorite. It's a behemoth but Absolutely worth it!

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Loved it. Have read most of King's books and read the unabridged Stand years and years ago. On my list to read again.

 

Until recently I had no idea how popular these mags are. I had quite a few at one time and I hope they are still in the attic at my parent's house

 

Might have to invite myself over to the parent's house for dinner and dig through the attic while I'm there. I know there was one issue that featured an article on Double Dragon that I read a million times before I got the game for Christmas.

 

Whips, chains, bats, switchblades....Oh My!

I know, right? Kind of funny that I got those games for Christmas. Ikari Warriors and Double Dragon were both awesome games that I loved as a kid. And I'm a pretty easy-going individual which makes me somewhat skeptical of the argument that video games breed violence. Of course, NES graphic violence is slightly less realistic than video games today

I digress...just need to dig up those NP issues out of the attic...

Wow wish i would have saved mine, i remember cracking open my nes and giving the little posstcard to my dad to send in for my free copy. By the time i tossed it was well loved, i think the cover had been removed by one of my brothers. Memories.

 

I beat the sh t out of my copies of Nintendo Power. They were by my side as beacon's of light as I tried to acquired the Red Candle, Silver Arrows, navigated through the tear your hair out graveyard maze in Zelda. Wow, what memories. LOVED these things.

 

For me they actually linked me to comics. I had a buddy in the early 90's (I was like 12 years old) and his brother was off in the military (desert storm?) In his closet he had a TON of 70's/80's Claremont X-Men. All books that were way out of my price range at 12 years old.

 

Well, my buddy really wanted my collection of Nintendo Power mags! So we worked out a deal Nintendo Powers for Claremont X-men's

 

In retrospect I feel horrible for facilitating that deal of his brothers comics at the age of 12. I'm sure his brother tanned his hyde when he got back.

 

 

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Until recently I had no idea how popular these mags are. I had quite a few at one time and I hope they are still in the attic at my parent's house

Might have to invite myself over to the parent's house for dinner and dig through the attic while I'm there. I know there was one issue that featured an article on Double Dragon that I read a million times before I got the game for Christmas.

I'm enjoying this thread a lot (thumbs u

Thanks for posting and WTTB!

I've had the good fortune to buy books from Frank and he is top-notch! Great prices, low shipping, rock-solid packaging and threw in some great freebies to boot. (thumbs u