Hiii Golden God!

[morefoolyou]

i find holey moley oddly entertaining.

[jivan]

i find holey moley oddly entertaining.

I’d love to play some of those holes, and see if I could get thru the obstacles. In my mind, I’ve figured out many of em…but the reality would prolly be ugly!

[jivan]

Derry Canal Days!

Went to Bayville Adventure Park for mini golf. There was literally no one else there, and the whole beach area was deserted. I wasn’t sure if it felt more like the setting of a SK story, or that Morissey, “Every Day is Like Sunday” song come to life.

[Golden God]

Went to Bayville Adventure Park for mini golf. There was literally no one else there, and the whole beach area was deserted. I wasn’t sure if it felt more like the setting of a SK story, or that Morissey, “Every Day is Like Sunday” song come to life.

Every day is like SK.

[jivan]

Ha, dude can dance!  Some of those videos are sikh .

He was spectacular in his Canada Day dancing!
Makes me miss Ottawa!!

(Even on ‘Merica Day!)

[jivan]

Bellisimo.

You get shot at today? That fancy lingo may be un’Merican!

[Golden God]

You get shot at today? That fancy lingo may be un’Merican!

Who needs to see fireworks at night when you get shooting every day!

[jivan]

https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/drunk-wedding-guest-nearly-sets-venue-on-fire-keeps-dancing/

[Golden God]

https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/drunk-wedding-guest-nearly-sets-venue-on-fire-keeps-dancing/

Nero danced while Rome burned.

[jivan]

I mean, everyone but Dustin moved on fully within 2 days after Eddie got Bat-tacked…
This dude had the sitch fully under control. He preemptively wore his flame-retardant suit!

[Golden God]

I mean, everyone but Dustin moved on fully within 2 days after Eddie got Bat-tacked…
This dude had the sitch fully under control. He preemptively wore his flame-retardant suit!

Dustin was the only one who even mentioned Eddie!

[jivan]

Dustin was the only one who even mentioned Eddie!

…and THAT is when America started heading down the road to perdition!

[jivan]

What’s with so many characters in SK books dancing jigs?
Every time I read a SK book I think, “I’m not going to read any more books by him; they’re all trash.” Then I get sucked in every couple years or so…

[Golden God]

What’s with so many characters in SK books dancing jigs?
Every time I read a SK book I think, “I’m not going to read any more books by him; they’re all trash.” Then I get sucked in every couple years or so…

Shucking and shambling!

The Talisman isn't great writing, but it's somewhat entertaining.

[jivan]

Shucking and shambling!

The Talisman isn't great writing, but it's somewhat entertaining.

Boogying along to some juke-joint jive!
I refuse to quit reading it, I’m down to like 300 phone-screen-sized pages…I should be able to finish it by sometime tomorrow. I’m like Jack wanting to be done but going on with the quest anyway. In the Territories, my Twinner is laboring over a forever-unrolling scroll.

[Golden God]

Boogying along to some juke-joint jive!
I refuse to quit reading it, I’m down to like 300 phone-screen-sized pages…I should be able to finish it by sometime tomorrow. I’m like Jack wanting to be done but going on with the quest anyway. In the Territories, my Twinner is laboring over a forever-unrolling scroll.

What was the last SK book you throughly liked?

I think Talisman is uneven, there are parts that are good and parts that are tedious.

[radial]

The only SK book I ever really liked was The Green Mile.  Which kind of makes me wonder if he even wrote it.   

[jivan]

What was the last SK book you throughly liked?

I think Talisman is uneven, there are parts that are good and parts that are tedious.

I dunno that I’ve truly *liked* his writing since I was an adolescent. The Institute was ok, but some of his turns of phrase irritated me.

His stories can be fantastic—Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption are both strong stories. Will I watch the Duffer Bros’ take on The Talisman? Probably.

[Golden God]

I dunno that I’ve truly *liked* his writing since I was an adolescent. The Institute was ok, but some of his turns of phrase irritated me.

His stories can be fantastic—Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption are both strong stories. Will I watch the Duffer Bros’ take on The Talisman? Probably.

The Shining is the height of SK for me.

A few years ago, I went back and reread Salem's Lot and discovered it was actually awful. Oddly, that was the first SK book I ever read. But I think I was 13, much different this time around.

[jivan]

The Shining is the height of SK for me.

A few years ago, I went back and reread Salem's Lot and discovered it was actually awful. Oddly, that was the first SK book I ever read. But I think I was 13, much different this time around.

Again, though…are you thinking movie? When I reread it, I found the obligatory Mystical Old Black Dude really… out of step with the times.
Perhaps it was the time when I grew up, maybe it was a sheltered upbringing, but as a kid, I think I thought his characters spoke in, I don’t know, sophisticated (?) ways. Like, no 12-year-old has ever spoken like Jack from The Talisman. But when I was a precocious, insufferable 12-year-old, maybe I thought it’d be cool if 12-year-olds did talk like that.