Comments on: Roundup

By: A.R.Yngve

A.R.Yngve — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:11:23 +0000

Good God, the Boomer Dylan nostalgia! It’ll be like a plague o’er the land. Prepare yourselves.

By: fairest

fairest — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:41:45 +0000

I’ll take another Beatle book over another Dylan book any day.

By: A.R.Yngve

A.R.Yngve — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:55:57 +0000

The glut of Beatles-related books perfectly reflects the increasing nostalgia of aging Baby Boomers.

Expect the trend to reach a critical mass when the majority of Boomers reach 70: titles like these will hit the bestseller lists (in large print, of course, for readers whose eyesight is dimming):

- THEY DON’T MAKE POP LIKE THEY USED TO;

- WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I DID MORE EXCITING DRUGS;

- THE BEATLES: BEST BAND EVER! MUCH BETTER THAN THE NOISE THEY PLAY ON THE RADIO THESE DAYS;

and

-THE WORLD IS GOING TO THE DOGS! I MISS THE BEATLES AND THE SUMMER OF LOVE.

By: Jason Boog

Jason Boog — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:49:50 +0000

The word “ebullient” has always unnerved me. It’s an excellent compliment, but I just don’t trust those silent l’s and that thicket of vowels–it sounds like a brand of sinister wedding cake frosting.

Thanks for the mention, it’s always appreciated.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:42:58 +0000

And from a Nobel prize winner! Who saw that coming?