April 2009
1 post
Richard added 'On the Road'
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Richard gave 4 stars to: On the Road (Paperback) by Jack Kerouac Finally read this.
February 2009
2 posts
Consumed "Slumdog Millionaire" →
Slumdog Millionaire
WORTH IT!
Richard added 'Miracles of Life: Shanghai to... →
Richard gave 4 stars to: Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton : an Autobiography (Paperback) by J.G. Ballard JG Ballard is one of my favorite fiction writers. I read Crash and several…
December 2008
3 posts
Richard added 'The Man Who Owns the News:... →
Richard is currently reading: The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch (Hardcover) by Michael Wolff bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'Business Stripped Bare'
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Richard is currently reading: Business Stripped Bare (Hardcover) by Sir Richard Branson bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'Wild Boy: My Life in Duran... →
Richard is currently reading: Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran (Hardcover) by Andy Taylor bookshelves: currently-reading
November 2008
6 posts
Richard added 'Screw It, Let's Do It (Expanded... →
Richard gave 3 stars to: Screw It, Let’s Do It (Expanded Edition): 14 Lessons on Making It to the Top While Having Fun & Staying Green by Richard Branson
Chinese Democracy: Guns n' Roses →
After 14 or so years, Guns N’ Roses finally released Chinese Democracy - Axl Rose’s labor of love. I first listened to it on the MySpace page, launched a couple of days before the CD hit the…
Consumed "Barry Lyndon (Rmst Amar)" →
Barry Lyndon (Rmst Amar)
WORTH IT!
Richard added 'Outliers'
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Richard is currently reading: Outliers (Hardcover) by Malcolm Gladwell bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'What I Talk About When I Talk... →
Richard is currently reading: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover) by Haruki Murakami bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'Valley Boy: The Education of Tom... →
Richard gave 4 stars to: Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins (Hardcover) by Tom Perkins I enjoyed reading this book from Kleiner Perkins co-founder Tom Perkins. It is a varied book,…
October 2008
1 post
Richard added 'Watch You Bleed: The Saga of... →
Richard is currently reading: Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N’ Roses (Hardcover) by Stephen Davis bookshelves: currently-reading
September 2008
3 posts
Richard added 'The Love of the Last Tycoon'
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Richard is currently reading: The Love of the Last Tycoon (Paperback) by F. Scott Fitzgerald bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro and... →
Richard is currently reading: The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Scribner Classics) by Ernest Hemingway bookshelves: currently-reading
Metallica Death Magnetic →
The new album by Metallica rocks big time. The album has relentless riffs, constant changes in rhythm, awesome melodies, and a story running thru to tie everything together. Long songs, heavy stuff….
August 2008
7 posts
Syd Barrett →
It’s really only been the last year that I’ve gotten to ‘know’ Syd Barrett, the ex lead singer of Pink Floyd who sadly went crazy in his early 20’s, retreated from the music industry entirely…
Richard added 'The Art of the Start: The... →
Richard gave to: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (Hardcover) by Guy Kawasaki
Richard added 'The Reverse Diabetes Diet:... →
Richard is currently reading: The Reverse Diabetes Diet: Control Your Blood Sugar, Repair Insulin Function and Minimise Your Medication - within Weeks (Paperback) by Neal D. Barnard …
Angel (rated 4 stars) →
The Real Life of Angel Deverell (Angel) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ]
by François Ozon
This is a very well shot movie, using styles from the 1960’s – e.g. scenes…
Consumed "The Real Life of Angel Deverell (Angel)... →
The Real Life of Angel Deverell (Angel) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ]
by François Ozon
WORTH IT!
Richard added 'Coltrane: The Story of a... →
Richard is currently reading: Coltrane: The Story of a Sound (Hardcover) by Ben Ratliff bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'The Elephant Vanishes:... →
Richard is currently reading: The Elephant Vanishes: Stories (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami bookshelves: currently-reading
July 2008
54 posts
Richard added 'The Wind-up Bird Chronicle'
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Richard marked as to-read: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami bookshelves: to-read
Richard added 'South of the Border, West of the... →
Richard marked as to-read: South of the Border, West of the Sun (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami bookshelves: to-read
Richard added 'Amazonia: Five Years at the... →
Richard is currently reading: Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.Com Juggernaut (Paperback) by James Marcus bookshelves: currently-reading
Richard added 'In Cold Blood'
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Richard marked as to-read: In Cold Blood (Paperback) by Truman Capote bookshelves: to-read
Switched to Soup.io
Now aggregating my thoughts on music, books, etc here:
http://ricmac.soup.io/
This is what I was looking for before and something Tumblr hasn’t done for me: aggregate full text rss feeds into one place. Why Tumblr doesn’t do this is beyond me.
Also Soup.io has very slick UI. I’ll be over there from now on. Maybe I’ll still use Tumblr as general blog for stuff that...
In Utero →
A very powerful album, In Utero was Kurt Cobain bringing Nirvana back to a raw sound with heavy riffs and dark lyrics. There are some great guitar parts in this album. One of these days I’d love…
Consumed "Grindhouse Presents Death Proof" →
Grindhouse Presents Death Proof
WORTH IT!
Zuma →
Zuma is one of Neil Young’s mid-seventies album. This is a true album, in that all the songs are connected and have the same feel, sound, vibe. The guitar work on Zuma is superb, reminded me a…
Consumed "Grindhouse Presents Death Proof" →
Grindhouse Presents Death Proof
WORTH IT!
Death Proof Rocks →
Grindhouse Presents Death Proof
Watched this movie last night on DVD. I really enjoyed it and it shows what a unique talent Quentin Tarantino is, and so attuned to the times. And tbh this…
Richard added 'Groundswell: Winning in a World... →
Richard gave to: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Hardcover) by Charlene Li This book is aimed at company people…
Velvet Underground →
The Velvet Underground is my favorite band of all time. I discovered them when I was 17 or 18 I think, via a ‘Best of’ CD (the one with the silver cover). One day I will try to explain why they…
Richard added 'Shakey: Neil Young's... →
Richard gave to: Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography (Paperback) by Jimmy Mcdonough Just finished Shakey, after reading it over a few weeks at night (post…
Richard gave to: Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography (Paperback) by Jimmy Mcdonough Just finished Shakey, after reading it over a few weeks at night (post blogging, so around 10ish) and in the weekends (particularly on a Sunday, where my habit is to loaf around in bed and in the lounge, reading and eating and drinking tea).
I really enjoyed this biography. Firstly it taught me a lot about...
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