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[Antonella]

A great soul singer just died. Here a tribute to Sharen Jones:

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouI5K...

[Ame]

Until I allow myself to start listening to THYS I'm listening to Christmas Kitsch narrated excellently by Nick J. Russo. I probably said this year ago but I love this audiobook, the narrator does his job splendidly, the book is so funny yet quite heartbreaking. Just a lovely holiday listening. I need to check into more books narrated by him.

[Mtsnow13]

Ame wrote: "Until I allow myself to start listening to THYS I'm listening to Christmas Kitsch narrated excellently by Nick J. Russo. I probably said this year ago but I love this audiobook, the..."

I've enjoyed most all of Nick Russo's narrations, even if the books weren't always tops :-D

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "A great soul singer just died. Here a tribute to Sharen Jones:

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouI5K..."

Yes. The SO was broken hearted.

[Mtsnow13]

So. Too early for Christmas? Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ku7ohU1IGls

Amazing accapella :-D

[Valerie]

I downloaded Leslie Odom Jr.'s Simply Christmas album in an attempt to get in the Christmas spirit. It's very nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWsx...

[Susinok]

Audible has a big sale on, and one of the books is Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.

I bought 4 books: Neverwhere, Clockwork Heart, Portrait of Dorian Grey, and Moon Called.

[Josh]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "So. Too early for Christmas? Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ku7ohU1IGls

Amazing accapella :-D"

LOL

[Ame]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "So. Too early for Christmas? Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ku7ohU1IGls

Amazing accapella :-D"

I love Pentatonix!

[Johanna]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "So. Too early for Christmas? Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ku7ohU1IGls

Amazing accapella :-D"

Nope. Not too early. Hubby has been playing Christmas music for weeks already. :-)

[Antonella]

Something for lovers of classical _and_ of jazz music;-).

The pianist Yuja Wang likes to play a slightly different version of Mozart’s “Rondò alla turca” as encore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFNzuK...

[Elena]

So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is Adrien.
2. Josh really knows how to choose the best narrators for her books.
3. Whoever chose the sample for DoaPK is evil. Or a genius, depending on who's judging.
4. I should have bought the books on Amazon, because now I want the audios and my wallet is going to hate me. :D

[Jordan]

:-D

[Karen]

Elena wrote: "So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is Adrien.
2. Jos..."

Sometimes it's actually less expensive to buy the Amazon ebooks and the Audible books, even if you already have the ebooks… :)

[Elena]

Karen wrote: "Elena wrote: "Sometimes it's actually less expensive to buy the Amazon ebooks and the Audible books, even if you already have the ebooks… :)"

True. I think I’ll do that for the first two books.

I found 3 credits on the bottom of my Audible account, I forgot I had returned a couple of books because the narrator was terrible, and I thought: “what better use for them than THYS, DoaPK and TDT?”

I had to restart THYS, although I was already halfway through the re-reading, but it’s not a huge sacrifice. :D

[Calathea]

Elena wrote: "So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is Adrien.
2. Jos..."

LOL
Welcome to the dark side! We have audiobooks... ;-)

[Elena]

Calathea wrote: "LOL
Welcome to the dark side! We have audiobooks... ;-)"

:D
It’s funny, because it’s actually the second time that this group leads me to the dark side.

Last year, after reading the Holmes & Moriarity books, I liked them so much that I came here and started reading all your comments, mostly looking for news about the next book’s release date, but also just comments on the series in general.
And you all kept going on and on about how wonderful the audiobooks were, so I decided to try the first, even if I had never listened to an audiobook before. But it was whispersynced and I told myself that if I hated it, I could always pretend I had paid a book I loved a little more than I really had.

Long story short, I’ve listened to those three audiobooks at least five times and I think you should ask Audible for a commission on everything I’ve bought after that first book.

Last year I would have swear audiobooks weren’t for me and you proved me wrong. Until this re-reading I would have swear there was no way the AE audios could change my experience of the series and you proved me wrong again.
So glad I found this place, I’m really looking forward for the next time you’ll accidentally manage to expand my horizons again.

[Viv]

Elena wrote: "So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is Adrien.
2. Jos..."

How have I missed this thread in the past? I had read the Adrien English series once last year. Then I decided to listen to the audiobooks. I did not remember how sarcastic Adrien was. I found myself laughing out loud so often due to his observations and I don't remember doing that when I was reading. I am so thrilled that Chris Patton will be doing the audiobook for So This is Christmas.

Can I also say that I loved The Mermaid Murders audiobook too? I thought the narrator did an amazing job.

I look forward to joining the conversation on this thread!

[Johanna]

Elena wrote: "So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is Adrien.
2. Jos..."

I can sincerely promise you that you won't regret buying them. Also Chris's Jake is absolutely wonderful.

[Elena]

Johanna wrote: "I can sincerely promise you that you won't regret buying them. Also Chris's Jake is absolutely wonderful."

I believe you. Two hours of THYS and I'm already converted. :D
Chris's interpretation of Jake has actually managed to make one of the most painful scene bearable.
I thought it would've been worse to listen to the "bad" parts, but it's better than reading them.
My inner narration when I read must be too dramatic for my own good. :D

[Elena]

Viv wrote: "Elena wrote: "So I went and made a terrible, terrible mistake. I listened to the samples of the AE audiobooks on audible.

Now a few things are very clear to me:

1. Viv was right, Chris Patton is ..."

I have to especially thank you, Viv. It was your enthusiasm for the AE audios that pushed me to try the samples again.
Thanks :)

[Viv]

You are welcome! Just wait until TDT! I listen to THAT scene over and over. Nobody says "baby" like Chris Patton as Jake. I think I need to go listen to it right now. It helps when THYS and DOAPK get too painful.

[Jordan]

Omg, every time Jake says Baby in the audios, I sit up and listen, then melt into a thick pile of goo. :-P

[Karen]

A solo violin concert by Robert Simonds, featuring Baroque, contemporary with Baroque inspiration, and contemporary with American folk inspiration music. At the wonderful warehouse venue where we also dance.

Heinrich Biber | Passacaglia
https://soundcloud.com/rob-simonds-2/...

Missy Mazzoli | Dissolve, O my Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugKtF...

Niccola Mattheis | Alia Fantasia
https://soundcloud.com/rob-simonds-2/...

Krzysztof Penderecki | Tanz
https://soundcloud.com/rob-simonds-2/...

Arvo Pärt | Estlander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4jfd...

Kenji Bunch | Aria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laylD...

Darrell Scott | You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWn6t...

Bill Monroe | Blue Moon of Kentucky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9T-l...

Mason Bates | Ford's Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pFx-...

Kenji Bunch | Until Next Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPTf...

[Antonella]

Ever heard of Jay Brannan? I hadn't till half an hour ago ;-).

At the moment this is my favourite song (listen to the lyrics):
Housewife

Some other songs:

Rob Me Blind

Beautifully

Can't Have It All

[Antonella]

Esma Redžepova, a great gypsy singer, died.

Here one of her songs: Ciganka Je Malena

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Esma Redžepova, a great gypsy singer, died.

Here one of her songs: Ciganka Je Malena"

Oh wow! I had never heard of her before.

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "A solo violin concert by Robert Simonds, featuring Baroque, contemporary with Baroque inspiration, and contemporary with American folk inspiration music. At the wonderful warehouse venue where we a..."

Karen, this is an amazing collection.

[Antonella]

The Christmas Song - Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Collection

and if you let it on, similar songs by her follow.

[Antonella]

«Sì dolce è ’l tormento» (1624) by Claudio Monteverdi

- sung by Renata Fusco

- sung by Philippe Jaroussky

- an instrumental version with the best Italian jazz trumpet player of the moment, Paolo Fresu, and Uri Cain at the piano.

[Antonella]

New: as audiobook: Psycop Briefs, Volume 1

The twenty short works range in length from flash fiction to novelettes, woven together to create a novel-length narrative of Vic and Jacob’s relationship from a fresh perspective. The stories are gleaned from various sources: anthologies, newsletters, and web, with four all-new pieces to tie the collection together and delve deeper into your favorite PsyCops' domestic life.

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "New: as audiobook: Psycop Briefs, Volume 1

The twenty short works range in length from flash fiction to novelettes, woven together to create a novel-le..."

Ooooohhhhh!!!!

[Antonella]

A friend just reminded me of this classic ;-):

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "A friend just reminded me of this classic ;-):

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York"

That is a great song and a great version.

[Jordan]

Relistening to Heart Trouble. I felt like this was appropriate to everything going on lately. Plus, it's a great story and a fantastic narrator.

[Ame]

I'm listening to The Two Gentlemen of Altona narrated by Nick J. Russo. Really fantastic narration and excellent story. Funny with quite untraditional MM heroes.

[SamSpayedPI]

I enjoyed that series too, (view spoiler)[ but it was a little darker than I expected (hide spoiler)].

[Ame]

Sam wrote: "I enjoyed that series too, [spoilers removed]."

Yes it is but at the same time hilariously funny. Like book 2 I just finished reading, I laughed tears over the car scene and Mac's superhero fantasy. One of the funniest scenes I've heard. Than just afterwards the tragic chapter with Viola and Remy, just heartbreaking.

It really well written stories and as much as I've loved Nick J. Russo's narration up until now I have to say this is really the very best I've heard him.

I'm hooked and have started the third book already!

[Antonella]

Jonathan Pie on The Inauguration of Trump (6 minutes)

All of it is serious _and_ hilarious, and the end is great:

«... He's a brattish sub-literate braggart, ill-informed, privileged, self-righteous, entitled, mummy's boy. I'm trying to remain objective here, but he is a hyper-sexed gurning slug who mistakes brash for charisma, who thinks popularity matters more than integrity, that diplomacy has no place in politics. A bloated, incandescent, lobotomised, sexual predator. A paranoid and supremely unqualified demagogue. A massive seventy year old cheese puff wotsit with tiny wandering hands. An arrogant, ill-informed, over-sized oompaloompa. A whinging, braying, misogynistic, know nothing, spunk bubbler. A fuck headed egomaniac with a skull full of fetid shit smelling... yep yep.. Welcome back and president Trump has just given his inaugural address...»

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Jonathan Pie on The Inauguration of Trump (6 minutes)

All of it is serious _and_ hilarious, and the end is great:

«... He's a brattish sub-literate braggart, ill-informed, privileged, self-righte..."

Wow. That's awesome. :)

[Sabine]

Antonella wrote: "Jonathan Pie on The Inauguration of Trump (6 minutes)

All of it is serious _and_ hilarious, and the end is great:

«... He's a brattish sub-literate braggart, ill-informed, privileged, self-righte..."

So true!

[Calathea]

Guns'n'Roses - Sweet Child o'mine

(singing along loudly)

[Antonella]

Calathea wrote: "Guns'n'Roses - Sweet Child o'mine

(singing along loudly)"

Thank you for the inspiration!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w7OgI...

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Jonathan Pie on The Inauguration of Trump (6 minutes)

All of it is serious _and_ hilarious, and the end is great:

«... He's a brattish sub-literate braggart, ill-informed, privileged, self-righte..."

Every time I brace myself to watch him on TV I end up reaching for a drink. My God. He's the embodiment of the Ugly American. Ignorant, arrogant, gauche and completely without ethics or principles -- and, I believe, mentally ill.

Hey, but that's just me. Just one woman's opinion. He was duly elected by our fucked up electoral system, so until we change that antiquated piece idiocy this is what we get.

[Antonella]

A commercial (3 minutes) for a Japanese phone with a rear panel made of real wood. It's just a kind of music in the woods ;-):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_CDLB...

[Murphy]

Lou, I feel the same way about Michael Connelly. I go a couple of years and then read him again. I don't think he is too crazy about women.

[Josh]

Murphy wrote: "Lou, I feel the same way about Michael Connelly. I go a couple of years and then read him again. I don't think he is too crazy about women."

He's socially awkward. I don't think he's a people person, but he was a good reporter. Which is interesting.

[Jen]

I am listening to the star wars novelizations.. Need to rematch/listen to the newest trilogy.

[Calathea]

Jen wrote: "I am listening to the star wars novelizations.. Need to rematch/listen to the newest trilogy."

Is the narration any good? I remember reading the books ages ago and liking them. It's all a bit hazy now. I think I got them from the library... those were the days. ;)

[Jen]

Calathea wrote: "Jen wrote: "I am listening to the star wars novelizations.. Need to rematch/listen to the newest trilogy."

Is the narration any good? I remember reading the books ages ago and liking them. It's al..."

It depends from book to book. But I am enjoying the narrator for but some are a little over the top. from trying to bits