February 3, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* Hunter Thompson 1. There are books (and movies and music and…) that ingrain themselves into your conscious so hard that you forget just how much they influence your everyday. Fear and Loathing in Las … Continue reading
December 27, 2013
by Geoff Shannon
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Pimp: The Story of My Life Author – Iceberg Slim
December 27, 2013
by Geoff Shannon
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The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling Author – David Shoemaker
July 20, 2011
by Geoff Shannon
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“I hate to think about it – what will happen when Johnny Mathis and I die? Who will guard my humble tawdry belongings? – John Waters, “Role Models” I, too, wonder how Baltimore will react when one of its favorite … Continue reading
March 13, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on What I Read: Roger Ebert, Manny Pacquiao, Gamblers and Fear & Loathing
I spent two hours at”Common Ground coffee shop in Hampden, nestled down with a medium roast Zeke’s coffee and a stack of printed articles, magazines and local newspapers that I’ve been meaning to mow through but haven’t had the time … Continue reading
December 7, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
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Seeing as Amtrak commuter trains don’t fit my budget and I would rather put a corkscrew in my cranium then drive, a trip to New York City from Baltimore involves a 3 1/2 bus ride up I-95 and the New … Continue reading
April 22, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Book Review: “The Magus” by John Fowles
John Fowles is to novels what Ridley Scott is to films. Both craft consistently slick, well-put-together work which quite often doesn’t stand up to much intellectual scrutiny. – Review of “The Ebony Tower”, A Customer, Amazon.com, 2001 When you commit … Continue reading