Book Reading.....

[disneydream06]

I finished reading book No. 15 the other night at work.
I read Moon River and Me by Andy Williams.
It's the autobiography of Mr. Williams, and what a life he had. Born in a small town in Iowa and went on to become an international sensation. He started as a singer with his brothers. Eventually made it to Hollywood and made a few forgettable movies. The brothers eventually broke up and Andy continued on as a singer. He hit rock bottom before growing his career again. He had a huge career in Las Vegas. Eventually had a hit tv show.
Married, three kids, divorced. Dates somebody for 9 years break gives her a house and money, finds true love marries. In between there first wife kills boyfriend, and Andy stands beside her believing her innocent. IMHO believes a little too much? Pays for her defense.
After getting married for the second time and his career starting to slow down, he moves to Branson, Missouri and has a successful career in that growing entertainment capital. And if that's not enough, some of his old records have new success in England after being used in commercials and he goes on to have successful concert tours there and throughout Asia.
I have to really give credit to a book that can make me cry, or maybe I am just a big softy.
He talks about flying into Chicago in Nov. of 1963. When they land the airport is eeriely quiet except for some people crying. It was the day that President Kennedy was killed. Didn't really cry there, but got choked up. But then he goes on to talk about how he got to be good friends with Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, and eventually how he was in California with them on the day Bobby was assasinated. He was asked to sing at the funeral.
Yeah, I was sitting on break at work reading this and crying. :o
It was a really easy read. It felt like Mr. Williams was sitting there telling you his story. :)

Grade: A

Book List 2014:

1. A Rite of Swords by Morgan Rice
2. Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson
3. The Garner Files A Memoir by James Garner and Jon Winokur
4. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
5. Treatment of Choice by Mary King
6. Blue Moon by Laurel K. Hamilton
7. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors
and Stagehands at Ford's Theater by Thomas A. Bogar
8. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
9, Hitler's Alpine Headquarters by James Wilson
10. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
11. Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth
12. Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine
13. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
14. Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die! by R. L. Stine
15. Moon River and Me by Andy Williams

Comments

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

ANOTHER one????????????????????


Gosh!!


Were do you get your books? From the library or do you buy them?? (if you are buying them you sure spend a small fortune on books)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I buy them, but I always try to get them on sale. I RARELY will pay full price for books. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Hey you're still up??? You're an hour late!

My God.. don't you have a library over there???

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have been bad about getting to be on time lately. Saturday I was up two hours past my usual time, today an hour.
So I am getting better. lol...

We have a library, but I can't tell you the last time I was ever in it. :p
I use to, but I use to take forever to read a book, that it wasn't worth it. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

not worth it?? In what way to you mean that?? That it(ds expensive or so?? Our membership costs €5/year (that's about 3.5$)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Way back when it didn't cost anything to have a "membership" to the library. Not sure if that is still the case or not.
"Not worth it" as in it took me too long to read a book, and I would have to take it back and recheck it out again. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

ah yes I understand. That can be idd a burden

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

So I have always just thought it was easier to buy them. Right now I have a back log of books that I wouldn't need to buy any for quite awhile. lol.....

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Do you have enough room in your house to stag them all??

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Stag them?

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Store?

heh I thought 'stag' was a good word.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Oh they are stacked up here and there. :p

Stag is good if there is a party and there are some HOT dancers. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL********

its staCKed.. whahahaa ok. That I do know now.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

We have a couple of book shelves holding some.

I have thought about selling some or giving them to a charity sale. Something like that. Maybe.
That's the hard part about buying books, is being able to give them up. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, i do have a hard time giving up books also.

Hey you could get rid of all your crowns. That way you would have heaps of empty space for your books. LOL**


I'm going to the store now Jon.
See you later.
♥

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Get rid of my crowns?
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy shopping. :)
Pick me out something nice. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

I brought you some fresh delicious peaches!! Want one???


ah come onnnnnnnnn.. 1 crown?

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Yummy peaches. :)

Not ready to get rid of headwear yet. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Darn.. there i was.. thinking i would get a crown from you.

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

you get plenty of crowns!!!

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

A girl can never have enough crowns. :p

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Never.
Why else would they sing, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend? :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

LOLLLLLLLLL or -goooooooooooldfinger..........

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

GOOD song. :)

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

*nods**

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I have a cd of hers that is kind of remix of hits. :)

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

Cool!!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Great songs and her voice and a dance beat added to it. :)

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

true true

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

and Jon can't either. :o)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[owlstorm_9]

Affected me the same way. What an interesting life...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WBTrGKHGA

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

WOW, that is moving.

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

#15 - you're amazing!!!

This is why Bie gets all the crowns (spies conversation above!)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the amazing comment. :)
Current books might slow me down a bit. lol...

We can get so chatty. LOL......

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

WEll you are - I don't' think I've finished one book this year yet (started a few though)

I can see that :)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Well, put the phone down and pick up the book. :p

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

yeah yeah yeah .... scrabble is good for the brain though

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

LOL... True.
Books are too. :)

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

I know, I know ....

There's just not enough hours in the day ......

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I know. I could use maybe 5 more hours. :p

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

Me too

oh and hey -your postcards arrived today - I was so excited :) Thank you!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Dance time. :)

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

I was dancing all the way back from my mail box :)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

And your neighbors were thinking, There she goes again. :p

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they think I'm weird - they thought I was strange decorating for Easter but then they have learned not to expect anything different

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Better to have fun and be thought of as weird then to be dull and boring. :p

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

Well that's true ... :)