Beastie Book Club...

[MC Moot]

Hello people,

The following are books I have at one time or another heard the boy's recommend or refer to...their pretty decent reads,anyone heard or know of any other B Boy Book shout outs?

"On the Road" Jack Kerouac

"Cosmos" Carl Sagan

"Healing Anger" Dalai Lama

"The Martian Chronicles" Ray Bradbury

Thanks

MC Moot

[YoungRemy]

"got more stories than J.d.'s got Salinger"

"Ive got money, like Charles Dickens"

[beastiegirrl101]

I am all about the book club...

my recommindations are...

Anything by Bret Easton Ellis

and

Chuck Palanhiuk

[jusme1072]

Hello people,

The following are books I have at one time or another heard the boy's recommend or refer to...their pretty decent reads,anyone heard or know of any other B Boy Book shout outs?

"On the Road" Jack Kerouac

"Cosmos" Carl Sagan

"Healing Anger" Dalai Lama

"The Martian Chronicles" Ray Bradbury

Thanks

MC Moot

i haven't heard any others, but i have read all of those (actually did book on cd for martian chronicles, a little cheating), i love "on the road". good stuff for the rebel spirit.

[Van_Gig]

uhhhhhhh i got cosmos
after i read it i felt like i didn´t sleep for 3 weeks
awesome book but its written not big enough uhhhh....my head :D

anyone else read it ?

[MC Moot]

"got more stories than J.d.'s got Salinger"

"Ive got money, like Charles Dickens"


Oh yeah,"Catcher in the Rye" is a strange trip,not very big on it as it was required high skool reading, back in the day....and Dicken's language is painful...Cheers!

[MC Moot]

uhhhhhhh i got cosmos
after i read it i felt like i didn´t sleep for 3 weeks
awesome book but its written not big enough uhhhh....my head :D

anyone else read it ?

I hear that...I think allllll of Sagan's books are long pants,it makes me wonder if the b-boys were bigger fans of Sagan's PBS series of the same name..."billions and billions and billions of stars"...and those damn turtleneck sweaters.....do you know which issue of Grand Royal magazine featured the fellas dressed up like Sagan on a back page tribute after his death?

[MC Moot]

I am all about the book club...

my recommindations are...

Anything by Bret Easton Ellis

and

Chuck Palanhiuk

Sounds good! And I recommend anything by Tom Robbins and the entire "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams (R.I.P)
big laughs and deep thoughts! Also "America the Book" by Jon Stewart is a great rip...

[Van_Gig]

I hear that...I think allllll of Sagan's books are long pants,it makes me wonder if the b-boys were bigger fans of Sagan's PBS series of the same name..."billions and billions and billions of stars"...and those damn turtleneck sweaters.....do you know which issue of Grand Royal magazine featured the fellas dressed up like Sagan on a back page tribute after his death?


ahhh no , id love to see that one



actually i didnt know that he is dead already :eek:
oh nooo :rolleyes:

[MC Moot]

Yeah, they've also recommended Fast Food Nation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060938455/qid=1110480981/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-1475759-2309460?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). Check it out.


Looks interesting,thanks and "Supersize"(great docu flick) me,eh!

[MC Moot]

"I know two things in the world everyone should love, birthday cake and the Beastie Boys."

Wise beyond his yrs....."We've got cameras on Mars on space patrol
Controlled on Earth by remote control" cheers!

[CiaoBellaXO]

Wints...I've also read Fadt Food Nation and woah...have not eaten it in months.


Wally Lamb is really good as well....

[jusme1072]

"I know two things in the world everyone should love, birthday cake and the Beastie Boys."

Wise beyond his yrs....."We've got cameras on Mars on space patrol
Controlled on Earth by remote control" cheers!

there would be peace on earth if only they would follow that advice.

[jusme1072]

Yeah, they've also recommended Fast Food Nation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060938455/qid=1110480981/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-1475759-2309460?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). Check it out.

wints! does this mean your back with us? how was mexico?

[BGirl]

Could there be a board for books...(or lit/poetry/etc...)? All the Hunter Thompson talk a few weeks ago made me think it could be nice. Down in the Beastie-Free area. I'm not making a request, just throwing out an idea..

Welcome back, Wints. Hope you had some tasty margaritas! :)

[MC Moot]

there would be peace on earth if only they would follow that advice.

word,let there be peace on earth and let it begin with us!

[Lindsey_1535]

sweet deals, did you get a nice tan?
Cause I sure did.

[crazyshane]

my favorite book is magazine

[crazyshane]

my favorite book is magazine

[crazyshane]

(n) my favorite book is magazine

[paulb]

When Will Jesus Bring The PorkChops? by George Carlin

[discopants]

Sounds good! And I recommend anything by Tom Robbins and the entire "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams (R.I.P)
big laughs and deep thoughts! Also "America the Book" by Jon Stewart is a great rip...

Have you seen the trailer fot the new Hitchikers... film? The European one with Stephen Fry is the best trailer ever made.

[MC Moot]

When Will Jesus Bring The PorkChops? by George Carlin

Yeah,thats a good read,I like "Brain Dropings" even better.
Ever read "The Lazlo Letters" or "From Bush to Bush" by Don Novello a.k.a:Father Guido Sarduci?....you'd probably dig them!

[MC Moot]

Have you seen the trailer fot the new Hitchikers... film? The European one with Stephen Fry is the best trailer ever made.

No not yet,but I'm looking forward to Mos Def's performance in the flick!

[jusme1072]

i haven't seen any previews for these, does anybody know if these are coming out in america.

by the way, we better get back to the boys, or this will get banned to beastie free!

[june78745]

I am all about the book club...

my recommindations are...

Anything by Bret Easton Ellis

and

Chuck Palanhiuk

For those who do not know: Chuck Palanhiuk wrote "Fight Club", which was made into the movie of the same name (directed by David Fincher of "Seven" fame), and also wrote my personal favorite: "Survivor". In my opinion, he is the voice of our (thirty-forty years old) generation...Depravity elevated to an art form.

I want him to be my Secret Santa. It is my fondest wish. New book is in progress, and a friend heard him read an excerpt at a book signing for Diary. Said he almost passed out and others were turning green...

[FooBoy]

"On the Road" Jack Kerouac

I bought this recently and will read it soon.

Oh yeah,"Catcher in the Rye" is a strange trip,not very big on it as it was required high skool reading

It's my favourite book. Being forced to read anything usually takes the fun out of it though.

Yeah, they've also recommended Fast Food Nation (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060938455/qid=1110480981/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-1475759-2309460?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). Check it out.

I've been meaning to read this for a while, thanks for the reminder.

[MC Moot]

[QUOTE=june78745]For those who do not know: Chuck Palanhiuk wrote "Fight Club", which was made into the movie of the same name (directed by David Fincher of "Seven" fame), and also wrote my personal favorite: "Survivor". In my opinion, he is the voice of our (thirty-forty years old) generation...Depravity elevated to an art form.

I am familiar with the work,recommend anything specific?
Irvine Welsh author of "Trainspotting" ,"Porn" etc may be th eking of depravity though...have you ever checked out Alexander garland "The Beach",The Tesseract" and "The Coma" he also wrote the screeplay for "28 days later",you may dig his stuff alot...

[MC Moot]

i haven't seen any previews for these, does anybody know if these are coming out in america.

by the way, we better get back to the boys, or this will get banned to beastie free!


fair enough,here are 3 books I bet the 3 have checked out...

1) "My Life Is My Sundance" Leonard Peltier

2) "Live From Death Row" Mumia Abu Jamal

2) "Tibetan Book of the Dead"

all awesome

[jusme1072]

lol, thanks, just didn't want to loose this thread to BF.

[discopants]

No not yet,but I'm looking forward to Mos Def's performance in the flick!

Hmmmmm

[MC Moot]

lol, thanks, just didn't want to loose this thread to BF.

Cool,a smile being worth a thousand words and allll that,have you read any of those?...really good stuff!

[MC Moot]

Hmmmmm

Gotta admit the brother can act e.g: "Monsters Ball"

[jusme1072]

Cool,a smile being worth a thousand words and allll that,have you read any of those?...really good stuff!

i have read "My Life is My Sundance". really great. i have to say i have yet to read a book that the beasties suggested that hasn't been great. hate to see this turn into an oprah thing, but yauch should recomend a book, we all read it and then talk about it. that would be cool. or at least we should all read a book they have already talked about. i know kinds cheesy high school thing, but i'm always lookin for an excuse to read a new book. yeah, i'm kinda a geek.

[MC Moot]

hate to see this turn into an oprah thing, but yauch should recomend a book, we all read it and then talk about it. that would be cool. or at least we should all read a book they have already talked about. i know kinds cheesy high school thing, but i'm always lookin for an excuse to read a new book. yeah, i'm kinda a geek.

Hell yeah,that would be dreamy,Leonard's book is soooo damn powerful.
If you ever get the chance check out "Incident at Oglala" a documentary all about Pine Ridge.

"Expanding the horizons and expanding the parameters...." geek is chic

[discopants]

Gotta admit the brother can act e.g: "Monsters Ball"

Never seen that film. It sounds disgusting.

[MC Moot]

Never seen that film. It sounds disgusting.

It is a really ugly type of film....that you need only watch once if at all, not unlike Kids,Monster,Boy's Don't Cry,American History X,Romper Stomper and so on....better off heading down to Coronation St for a pint at the Rovers Return!

[jusme1072]

Hell yeah,that would be dreamy,Leonard's book is soooo damn powerful.
If you ever get the chance check out "Incident at Oglala" a documentary all about Pine Ridge.

"Expanding the horizons and expanding the parameters...." geek is chic

sorry, i didn't back to ya earlier, big reasearch assignment last night. anyway, i haven't read "Incident at Oglala", is it tough to find? By the way, i agree about Monster Ball, even though it's hard to watch, it's definately something you've got to see.

[MC Moot]

sorry, i didn't back to ya earlier, big reasearch assignment last night. anyway, i haven't read "Incident at Oglala", is it tough to find? By the way, i agree about Monster Ball, even though it's hard to watch, it's definately something you've got to see.


Hi,"Incident at Oglala" is actually a documentary film about Pine Ridge,the American Indian Movement,Leonard Peltier and the tragedy that the F.B.I instigated oh so close to wounded knee.
It's narrated by Robert Redford and the frustration he had distributing the small independant movie is what led him to founding the "Sundance" film festival.
Check it out if ya can!
Another awesome American aboriginal author is Sherman Alexie his books "Lone Ranger and Tonto,Fistfight in Heaven" (made into a feature film Smoke Signals) and "The Business of Fancy Dancing" are great reads! (y)

[jusme1072]

Hi,"Incident at Oglala" is actually a documentary film about Pine Ridge,the American Indian Movement,Leonard Peltier and the tragedy that the F.B.I instigated oh so close to wounded knee.
It's narrated by Robert Redford and the frustration he had distributing the small independant movie is what led him to founding the "Sundance" film festival.
Check it out if ya can!
Another awesome American aboriginal author is Sherman Alexie his books "Lone Ranger and Tonto,Fistfight in Heaven" (made into a feature film Smoke Signals) and "The Business of Fancy Dancing" are great reads! (y)

hah! no wonder i haven't read it! good bit of trivia about the sundance thing. i will definately have to check it out.

[june78745]

[QUOTE=june78745]For those who do not know: Chuck Palanhiuk wrote "Fight Club", which was made into the movie of the same name (directed by David Fincher of "Seven" fame), and also wrote my personal favorite: "Survivor". In my opinion, he is the voice of our (thirty-forty years old) generation...Depravity elevated to an art form.

I am familiar with the work,recommend anything specific?
Irvine Welsh author of "Trainspotting" ,"Porn" etc may be th eking of depravity though...have you ever checked out Alexander garland "The Beach",The Tesseract" and "The Coma" he also wrote the screeplay for "28 days later",you may dig his stuff alot...

I have not read these, but I will look for them. Saw "Trainspotting", the movie and loved it, but not as much as the earlier film by the same director: "Shallow Grave". Also loved "28 Days Later", the movie. As far as books go, I would also recommend "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen and "The Fermata" by Nicholson Baker. Along with "Survivor" by Palanhuik, that completes my top-three-of-all-time list.

[MC Moot]

I have not read these, but I will look for them. Saw "Trainspotting", the movie and loved it, but not as much as the earlier film by the same director: "Shallow Grave". Also loved "28 Days Later", the movie. As far as books go, I would also recommend "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen and "The Fermata" by Nicholson Baker. Along with "Survivor" by Palanhuik, that completes my top-three-of-all-time list.

Nice,I have "Survivor" on hold at my local library but I'm 7th in line,must be good! "Shallow Grave" was great! Top 3 of all time thats tough!My faves are always changing but "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel is probably the #1 piece of fiction I've come across in 2005 early as it is... (y)

[cookiepuss]

lol, thanks, just didn't want to loose this thread to BF.
ah we talk about books in BF too yeah know. :rolleyes:

[jusme1072]

LOL, yeah, i believe yah, jus barely get over there, and would have never seen this thread again! :eek:

[cookiepuss]

LOL, yeah, i believe yah, jus barely get over there, and would have never seen this thread again! :eek:

I feel yeah, cause I'm rearely in GB. but that's why we have something on this site called thread subscriptions. when you click on a thread go to thread tools on the menu bar at the top and click on subscribe. then you can keep track of a thread, even if it's in an area you don't normally go to. ;) :D

[jusme1072]

I feel yeah, cause I'm rearely in GB. but that's why we have something on this site called thread subscriptions. when you click on a thread go to thread tools on the menu bar at the top and click on subscribe. then you can keep track of a thread, even if it's in an area you don't normally go to. ;) :D


aaahhhh, great wisdom! thank you for your advice, b-boy webmaster ;)

[discopants]

It is a really ugly type of film....that you need only watch once if at all, not unlike Kids,Monster,Boy's Don't Cry,American History X,Romper Stomper and so on....better off heading down to Coronation St for a pint at the Rovers Return!

God bless you sir *sniff* you know your stuff. Long live Jack Duckworth!

Meanwhile... I command everyone to buy 28 Days Later

[MC Moot]

God bless you sir *sniff* you know your stuff. Long live Jack Duckworth!

Meanwhile... I command everyone to buy 28 Days Later

whoah...hold up....the Street is like on a 3 month delay over here is jack dead,say it ain't so...what will become of Vera?...just funnin,during college we used to play a Coro St drinking gam,you know every time someone would say "give over" or "get on your bike" you'd have to ingest.....can you explain to me what the phrase "flamin nora" means? ;)

thanx!

[discopants]

whoah...hold up....the Street is like on a 3 month delay over here is jack dead,say it ain't so...what will become of Vera?...just funnin,during college we used to play a Coro St drinking gam,you know every time someone would say "give over" or "get on your bike" you'd have to ingest.....can you explain to me what the phrase "flamin nora" means? ;)

thanx!

Jack Duckworth is alive and well, admittedly I don't watch it as much as I used too. My heyday was with Jim McDonald "What about you MC Moot?"

"Flaming Nora" means "bloody hell"

Other favourite Nothernisms are:
"Not on your nelly"
"Will he eckers like"
"I'll go to the foot of our stairs"
"Were you born in a barn?"

[MC Moot]

My heyday was with Jim McDonald "What about you MC Moot?"

Me too, last I saw Jim had made a prison break! The episodes run on Sunday's just in time for brunch so we usually get up and make a "full english"
you know of course,sausages,beans,toast,eggs,heart stopping,artery hardening goodness..."I'll go to the foot of our stairs"...whats that one mean?
"Shaun of the Dead" you must love it,yeah?! (y)

[discopants]

Me too, last I saw Jim had made a prison break! The episodes run on Sunday's just in time for brunch so we usually get up and make a "full english"
you know of course,sausages,beans,toast,eggs,heart stopping,artery hardening goodness..."I'll go to the foot of our stairs"...whats that one mean?
"Shaun of the Dead" you must love it,yeah?! (y)



Shaun of the Dead is amazing "Don't scratch it!" Bit too romance for my tastes but there you are. Have you seen any of the TV series Space, it's by the same team and it's the same sorta thing:

"How was your trip?"
"Great, I don't know where to start"
"Near the end"

Full English breakfasts. Magic. "I'll go to the foot of our stairs" it means well, well, it means well, well it means a cross of "bugger me" and "you could have knocked me down with a feather"

[SpuffyRJ]

I've Read Martian Chronicles. Very good book =)

[MC Moot]

Full English breakfasts. Magic. "I'll go to the foot of our stairs" it means well, well, it means well, well it means a cross of "bugger me" and "you could have knocked me down with a feather"

That's cool,love the lingo...I have yet to see "Space" but if the same cats are responsible,well I will 4 sure...."The Office" is of course another show from your side of the pond I dig and "Ali G",the stuff he did in the States is a great rip too... (y)

[Bobtwi]

[QUOTE=june78745]For those who do not know: Chuck Palanhiuk wrote "Fight Club", which was made into the movie of the same name (directed by David Fincher of "Seven" fame), and also wrote my personal favorite: "Survivor". In my opinion, he is the voice of our (thirty-forty years old) generation...Depravity elevated to an art form.

I am familiar with the work,recommend anything specific?
Irvine Welsh author of "Trainspotting" ,"Porn" etc may be th eking of depravity though...have you ever checked out Alexander garland "The Beach",The Tesseract" and "The Coma" he also wrote the screeplay for "28 days later",you may dig his stuff alot...
Dam Moot I didnt think you were that old(im 34 also).At first I wasnt hip to your posts but have come to respect your opinions.Nice seeing another old head,as were called on here.

[MC Moot]

Dam Moot I didnt think you were that old(im 34 also).At first I wasnt hip to your posts but have come to respect your opinions.Nice seeing another old head,as were called on here.

"I've Got More Rhymes Than I've Got Grey Hairs
And That's Alot Because I've Got My Share..." Yauch

With greater age comes greater wisdom... :)

[BroomHead]

"got more stories than J.d.'s got Salinger"

"Ive got money, like Charles Dickens"

^^What song is that J.D. Salinger reference from? I need to hear that.

[MC Moot]

^^What song is that J.D. Salinger reference from? I need to hear that.

Shadrach (y)

[discopants]

That's cool,love the lingo...I have yet to see "Space" but if the same cats are responsible,well I will 4 sure...."The Office" is of course another show from your side of the pond I dig and "Ali G",the stuff he did in the States is a great rip too... (y)

The Office is a bunch of old shite (controversial) and Phoeniox Nights shits all over it. In a very fine day I watched 10 episodes of Spaced, you need to see the paintball episode in particular, another of my fave lines: "How can you say I'm not emotional, I cried at the end of Terminator 2".
Ta for the lingo appreciation mate (y) .

[Saffy]

I stumbled across A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559704861/qid=1112249354/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/103-8160155-9751852), which has a quote on the cover from Adrock. "Barry Yourgrau manages to articulate your most bugged-out daydreams."

[steve-onpoint]

This isn't a Beastie Book shout out but I figured I'd share it anyhow.

I just started Conciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett yesterday. I was warned about this book by the same friend who told me to read it. She in turn was warned by her professor. Never Ending Story?

For crying out loud, Dennet gives you a warning 20 pages into the book. 'Demystifying' is the word he chooses to use. I'm into metaphysical things. So I guess that could help balance out a bit of concrete ( :rolleyes: ) science.