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Okay, let's get some of the details worked out on this. Our first book is Tom Brokaw's "Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections and Lessons for Today." Some questions...
*Who wants to play?
*How much time does everyone need to read the book?
*When do we want to meet, or do we want to do the first discussion online?
*If we meet in meatspace, where should we meet? A few suggestions...
-Ben Moore's
-the Mark
-the Voyeur
-Caffe Vita
-Batdorf or Dancing Goats
-Swing wine bar and cafe (haven't been there yet, but I heard it's nice)
-the new dessert cafe on Washington, I think it's called "Mint?"
-Fishbowl
-the Spar
Let me know what you all think, and feel free to add any questions or comments that I haven't yet addressed.
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I vote for Swing. But honestly, I don't think I can get to and/or through the book for at least a couple of weeks.
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I want to play! I'll meet anywhere, but I think wine would liven up the conversation, so I vote for Swing, too. I just need to get hold of the book...
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There's no rush. I am also interested in checking out Swing, so I will third the motion. We can set the date for sometime late February/early March? Anyone? Beuller?
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Count me in. I also vote for Swing and think early March might give me enough time to get the book and read it.
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Okay, how about Saturday, March 1st or Saturday, March 8th, after 5? Swing is closed on Sundays and Mondays, or I would suggest a Sunday night.
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I would like to play. The place you are talking about on Washington is called "Hint". Anyplace folks wanna meet is just fine with me.
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Where the heck is Swing?
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Hooray! Looks like we have at least seven peeps, assuming that Meridee and Kelsie are playing. We need some manly types, where are you guys? Swing is on Columbia, in between 8th and 9th. Here's their website...
http://www.swingwinebar.com/Blujbird, have you been to Hint? Do you like it? I've been wanting to go in there, but haven't had a chance yet.
If y'all could let me know what days work best for you, we can try to nail down a date.
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Heckle heckle. Still looking for feedback on a date, and still looking for some mens to join us for this equal opportunity book and alcohol imbibing discussion group.
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How about some manly women? Does that count?
As for a date, I say we do it on the 13th of every month!
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Ooh I like the 13th. Kinda witchy. But the Saturdays (either) would actually work better for moi (i.e. Mar 13 is a work night.)
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How about Saturday, March 8th, and then the second saturday of every other month? That would be May 10, July 12, etc.
Manly women definitely count.
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Forgive me if I have been incommunicado this last fortnight but I was totally ill. I even went to the doctor!! Once about every 12 to 15 years I end up having to see a doctor about something. For the second time in two months I was going into full body hives and anaphylactic shock. Took me more than a week to stop them this time. I was even given an epipen ( I abhor needles), I slept almost 20 hours a day for over a week and have just started living again, I will now restart reading Boom. Hopefully I can make it to the discussion, if not I still will enjoy it vicariously.
Spring is coming!! Take care and happy reading.
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Yikes, Meridee! So sorry to hear about your illness and glad you're on the mend. March 8th sounds dandy to me.
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What did the doctor say that the reaction came from? How scary! I hope you're feeling better and don't have to deal with that again any time soon. If March 8th sounds good for you two, then it's good enough for me. Does 5:30 or 6 work for y'all? I'm thinking it might be early enough that Swing shouldn't be too terribly crowded.
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let's shoot for 5:30 and try to beat the crowd.
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Sounds great! I added it to our "events." Or, should I say, "event."
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I'm down. So its 5:30 March 8th at Swing?
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Yes! Looking forward to talking with you more, blujbird/jenny.
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Just checking in- how is everybody doing? I loaned my Boom! book to another Oly Reads member, so I must fess up that I haven't started it yet. I'm still planning on coming to Swing that evening, even if I don't get the whole book read. How far along (or not along) is everyone else?
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I'm half way through, I'll try to finish it (and return it to you) this weekend. Thankfully, it is sprinkled with illustrations, so it goes fairly quickly. Of course, I'm reading two other books right now, too, so that slows me down a bit.
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Darn! I won't be able to get there. I was fully intending on participating but will be on the road for work that day. Maybe next time...
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Bummer, Judy! We'll just have to do it again so that you can come next time. Jackie, that wasn't a hint, I was genuinely curious if everyone else was as far behind as I was. Just so's you know. :)
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Silly me, I went and ordered the wrong book on amazon. I bought "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw by mistake. Interesting though because this is the generation that raised the Boomers. I still have not read Boom yet, but I won't let that stop me from having a drink with everyone at SWING.
I will miss you Pitchfork, hope you can do another time!
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