Tom, you make me nostalgic even for the books I haven’t read (yet), the red beans & rice I haven’t tasted (and apparently never will), the remote towns I haven’t made it to (and might not but who knows). Can’t wait to hear about the kamakaze burger, and good luck on your trip & with the cheese curds. (You reminded me a bit of a book I used to be completely obsessed with, I have no idea why, written on cheap eats in New Orleans in the 70’s. It literally fell into separate parts, I re-read it so much, but it was just so idiosyncratic and New Orleanian. I just love how Louisiana doesn’t give a hoot about being like anywhere else.)
Love this. T-shirts especially. I used to get A COMMON READER. What a loss. Although some of the locations are not an easy drive from Jersey, two travel books I discovered while researching LOST LUGGAGE are Paul Theroux's DARK STAR SAFARI and BAD TRIPS (collected essays, ed. by Keath Fraser).
Oh, I loved “Dark Star Safari” too! I mean, Theroux’s definitely a curmudgeon’s curmudgeon, but he’s earned his stripes. And BTW I think I’ve just received “Lost Luggage,” which I’m very excited about -- I’m about to go down to the package room & see.
God I miss A COMMON READER. A catalog that I could read like a book. I found a lot of great writers that way - probably Bill Bryson among them.
It's really a loss.
Tom, you make me nostalgic even for the books I haven’t read (yet), the red beans & rice I haven’t tasted (and apparently never will), the remote towns I haven’t made it to (and might not but who knows). Can’t wait to hear about the kamakaze burger, and good luck on your trip & with the cheese curds. (You reminded me a bit of a book I used to be completely obsessed with, I have no idea why, written on cheap eats in New Orleans in the 70’s. It literally fell into separate parts, I re-read it so much, but it was just so idiosyncratic and New Orleanian. I just love how Louisiana doesn’t give a hoot about being like anywhere else.)
Love this. T-shirts especially. I used to get A COMMON READER. What a loss. Although some of the locations are not an easy drive from Jersey, two travel books I discovered while researching LOST LUGGAGE are Paul Theroux's DARK STAR SAFARI and BAD TRIPS (collected essays, ed. by Keath Fraser).
Oh, I loved “Dark Star Safari” too! I mean, Theroux’s definitely a curmudgeon’s curmudgeon, but he’s earned his stripes. And BTW I think I’ve just received “Lost Luggage,” which I’m very excited about -- I’m about to go down to the package room & see.
I’ll have to check those out. I’ve been meaning to read Theroux.