Six Books: August 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Another PayPal Scam...

I received the following email from a PayPal scammer. I'm posting it here so that all of my readers can be aware of this new way to get your account information. I have reported it to PayPal.

If you receive an email like this, please, please, please DO NOT click anywhere on it. Forward the email directly to spoof@paypal.com. They will do their best to get the scammer site shutdown.

Julie

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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:08 AM
To:
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posted by Julie # 11:17 AM 0 comments links to this post

Friday, August 25, 2006

Me and a Guy Named Elvis

I'd like to start this by saying, I love Elvis. I really do. I love the energy you get just by watching him in Elvis: That's the Way It Is. It feels like he's going to pop out of my TV and entertain me in my living room. When an Elvis tune comes on the radio, I never, ever change the station.

Now, I haven't been to Graceland and I don't really own a lot of his "Elvis" products. The books about him I own were given to me as gifts. I'm not an Elvis collector. But, if someone would recreate one of the rings he actually wore, I'd stand in line to buy it. Actually, the shop at Elvis.com did offer such a ring, but at the time, I couldn't afford the purchase. I don't believe in celebrating August 16th, as that's the day we lost the guy I consider to be the greatest entertainer to ever live. Personally, I believe that had he had a better manager, Elvis would've been better and achived more in his young life than he did. I believe he wouldn't have become the shell of a man he became in his later years. On my list of people I wish I could've met, I would have loved to have stood in a room with him just once. Just once.

On the other hand, I feel sorry for Elvis. He was the first of his kind. Fans didn't really go that nuts about music stars, like they did movie stars until Elvis came along. He never really got to be himself, I believe, ever. Could you imagine not being able to feel safe enough to be you? Top if all off by the fact that Elvis was really just a poor country boy at heart and he was lonely.

Anyway, the reason I started this post was to ask the question, do we really need another Elvis book? Jerry Schilling, whom I'm sure is a nice guy, has written Me and a Guy Named Elvis. But, do we really need to read one more version about Elvis and his life? What new ground can Mr. Schilling cover?

Well, you know when it makes it to the Racine Library, I'll check it out and read it, but that's only in the interest of passing on the details to you, my gentle readers.

Until then, I recommend getting yourself a copy of Elvis That's the Way It Is. Watching Elvis in action is way more fun than reading about him.

Happy Reading!

posted by Julie # 11:13 AM 0 comments links to this post

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Club George: the Diary of a Central Park Bird-watcher.

In my email today, I receive an email message from Bob Levy. I scan it and it is about a book on birdwatching. So, I send a reply thinking that he's promoting someone else's book -- I'm reading this when I'm really suppose to be doing something else, so I didn't pay attention -- I think, hey, if someone is offering a review of a book or wants to contribute, I have no problem with that. Long story short, Mr. Levy is the author of Club George: the Diary of a Central Park Bird-watcher. Yes, that's right, I said author and he's willing to send me a copy of the book to review. I mean, how cool is that?

I don't know anything about bird watching. I know my dad knows a lot, as well as my Aunt Nancy, as they are both really into it, but me, I can identify red-wing blackbirds, eagles, hawks and the robin. That's it, pretty pitiful bird knowledge I have.

Plus, I know that this is a small site with many quiet visitors and I don't know how many are interested in bird watching. I sent Mr. Levy the stats of my page and told him that if he still wanted me to review his book, I would read it and write a review.

However, I got to thinking that maybe my readers would be interested in Mr. Levy's book. According to his email, the book is "a tale about one man's adventures with George, a particularly charismatic Red-winged Blackbird. Wryly humorous and brimming with affection for birds in general and George in particular, this book combines solid natural science with stylish prose and endearing photographs. The cast of characters includes creatures of all kinds, both human and not, and supporting roles are played by Pale Male and Lola, the famous Red-tailed Hawks whose nest was unceremoniously removed from their fancy Fifth Avenue building to a worldwide furor of protest."

It sounds like a good book. So, if Mr. Levy sends it, I promise to read and review it. In the meantime, if it sounds interesting, pick yourself up a copy.

Happy Reading!