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5.0 out of 5 stars Ellroy has grown up...
Reading all the reviews about this book is quite repetitive : everyone seems to consider Ellroy as a cute story-teller with complicated but breathtaking plots. I have even read that American Tabloid was a good MTV thriller !!!
Well, one cannot understand Ellroy without having read some of his major books and especially my dark places, his most personnal work. Ellroy...
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Ellroy is more talented than, say, Dennis Lehane. He is consistently dark where Elmore Leonard can be whimsical. His violence transcends the shoot-em-up stuff of Stephen Hunter. He has a gift for dialogue and can plumb deep into a character's psyche. He is undoubtedly street wise. But American Tabloid is still marked by graphic violence, rumor, gossip, sex, drugs, and...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ellroy has grown up...,
Bauler "Pierrot le Fou" (RICHEMONT France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
Reading all the reviews about this book is quite repetitive : everyone seems to consider Ellroy as a cute story-teller with complicated but breathtaking plots. I have even read that American Tabloid was a good MTV thriller !!!
Well, one cannot understand Ellroy without having read some of his major books and especially my dark places, his most personnal work. Ellroy is a story-teller, that's a fact, but whereas America has a bunch of story tellers, it only has one Ellroy. His style is unique and exhilarating and American tabloid is probably the best example of his talented writing. Read it and be prepared to have no sleep for a while. This book, whose plot is inspired by FBI files recently made public, is hard to appreciate because it is mature, tenseful, nervous and also so very dark. That's the way Ellroy is and that's the way he is, as far as I'm concerned, one of America's greatest talents in writing.
5.0 out of 5 stars HISTORY WITH BODILY FLUIDS - AND STYLE!,
NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid (Mass Market Paperback)
History has always been written by the victors - and they have the tendency to iron-out all its bloody details and hide all their dirty secrets. This a TRUE CLASSIC: imagine a history book that reads like a tabloid. Every story up close and personal, complete with every gory detail described. IN CINEMASCOPE & TECHNICOLOR.
The dirty making of the Kennedy fortune. Hoover as a hypochondriac cross-dressing extortionist. Everybody wiretapping everybody. The Camelot President clocked at 6 minutes. The Mob rigs the election for said President; invades Cuba with clansmen and Castro's exiles in blood-lust frenzy; gets burned - and gets even the only way it knows how. And in the middle of it all, two FBI agents trapped in a downwards spiral of serving multiple masters.
JAMES ELLROY does not pretend to write the dark side: he has barely escaped it himself and knows all its intoxicating scents and shadows. Read for the plausible details of history's margins. Enjoy the staccato prose of natural wit, verbatim FBI communication files and 50's Tabloid lingo.
5.0 out of 5 stars Savage, Dark, Awesome!,
Scott Schiefelbein (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
Ellroy's "American Tabloid" takes the Kennedy-Bay of Pigs era and throws it in the shredder, hacking through the Golden Age myths of Camelot and the reader's pre-conceptions about the JFK presidency.
America has never looked so seedy or corrupt. In a work that should be accompanied by a Quentin Tarantino-selected soundtrack, Ellroy spins a tale of duplicity, false alliances, and mutual interest that alternately unites and tears apart the men of the CIA, the FBI, the Mob, the Teamsters, and teven he insane Howard Hughes. The trio of anti-heroes who drive the story forward, Pete Bondurant (hand-cuff snapping hired muscle), Kemper Boyd (Kennedy wannabe from the CIA), and Ward Littel (fallen FBI angel) rub shoulders with the Kennedys, J. Edgar Hoover, and other infamous movers and shakers from the period.
One hopes that Ellroy's exhilirating tale is not historically accurate, but Ellroy weaves enough historical detail that you feel as if "you are there, live!" If even one tenth of Ellroy's tale *is* true, then we are reminded how fragile and savage our American experiment with democracy really is.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!,
LMJ (NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
As a reader of primarily non-fiction (history/economics), I am no expert on popular authors. However, after reading American Tabloid, it is clear that James Ellroy is a cut above the bestseller-writing hacks. The story is fascinatingly complex, and focuses on recent history as seen through the eyes of three very different lead fictional characters. Ellroy reminds one of Gore Vidal in his tendency to use fictional characters and their perceptions of what is going on around them to express his own historical interpretations. Since much of his historical interpretations are conjecture involving conspiracies, the novel is the perfect writing medium for Ellroy. He turns actual historical figures into peripheral characters in the lives of the fictional ones. Ellroy's distortions of history are amusing, entertaining, and fairly harmlesss. Readers who were put off by Ellroy's esoteric writing style in previous novels (White Jazz, L.A. Confidential) need not worry. This time around, he is a bit more reader-friendly. Above all, the story is top-notch. This is a rather lengthy book, but you will breeze through it. It is a pleasure to read.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Master at the Top of his Game,
Patrick A. Hayden (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
In "American Tabloid", James Ellroy achieves what few authors ever accomplish. He flawlessly writes his own characters into the political and mob world of the late 1950's and early 1960's, and he makes his plot believeable. As you read conversations that include, JFK, RFK, Sam Giancanna and other famous mob bosses, you have to wonder "this IS fiction, isn't it"
"American Tabloid" focuses on the mafia's role in the election of JFK, the Bay of Pigs, and the JFK assasination. As in all of Ellroy's books, no one gets away clean. Pete Boudurant, mob bagman and muscle; Kemper Boyd, FBI agent, CIA operative, looking out only for number one; and Ward J. Little, an FBI agent with a bizzare love/hate obsession with the Kennedy's. These ruthless men and their dealings provide the framework for one of the most brutal, ambitious novels ever written.
Ellroy has finally perfected his staccatto prose that he dabbled with in "LA Confidential" and experimented with openly in "White Jazz". The effect is like a literary high, as the book manages to develop several complex charchters with 50's/60's slang and short sentances. The book picks up quickly and never lets up. This book turned me onto the world of James Ellroy, and any reader with an interest in crime fiction needs to read this. Ellroy's second masterpiece, after "LA Confidential".
5.0 out of 5 stars labyrinthine and brilliant.,
Michael McFall (belfast) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
With American tabloid James Ellroy has created something remarkable and brilliant. Defying many who would pigeon-hole him as simply a crime writer, Ellroy comes into his own as very astute political observer.
Tracing the fortunes of 3 ruthless men in the run up to the Kennedy assassination, Ellroy masterfully weaves a tapestry of intrigue that never fails to capture the readers imagination. The three men, kemper Boyd: a Machiavellian FBI agent/Kennedy consort/CIA operative, Ward J Littell: an FBI agent who finds himself becoming disillusioned with both his job and J Edgar Hoover's rabid campaign against communism. And Pete Bondurant, sometime contract killer, shakedown man and Howard Hughes's own personal Mr fixit.
Of course everyone knows that the book is leading up to the assassination of JFK. But it's how Ellroy gets us there, and the theories that he presents that really set this book apart. As fascinating as Ellroy's dissection of the JFK conspiracy is, it never leaves behind in any way the character development of all three protagonists. Kemper Boyd who's own particular house of cards start to tumble with the inevitable results. Ward J Littell who from seeing the Kennedy administration as his own (and indeed America's) personal salvation, starts to realise that reality is a much less idealistic proposition. And Pete Bondurant, a man who like Boyd is walking a tightrope between the mob, the CIA and his own conscience.
The scale and ambition of tabloid are amazing. Taking us from early 1958 right up to November 22nd 1963 and *that* motorcade, Ellroy never lets the tension drop. It is a tribute to Ellroy's skill as a writer that the 500+ page book never once drags,and if anything defies the reader to put it down lest they miss something.
A true masterpiece of contemporary fiction.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great achievement with a few shortcomings,
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
I don't want to bore anybody and discuss the strengths of this book in great detail; other reviewers have already said everything about AT that needs to be said. Let me just say that it is a breathtaking thriller; a mesmerizing description of a fascinating period in American history; and a crazy maze of interwoven fictitious and historically true events. Let me warn ya'll: Do not start reading this book while studying for finals, finishing a project, or getting ready to get married: you'll fail the bar, get fired, or lose your loved one. This book is a page turner; it's basically impossible to put it down before you know what finally happens to Kemper Boyd, Ward Littel, and Pete Bondurant, and their crazy friends from Camelot, the mob (watch out for the duck: "Quark, Quark"), and the insane Cuban brain splasher faction.
What you should not expect from this book is historically accurate information. Take in mind that this is a novel, not a history book. Does anybody seriously believe that such a large number of people knew (and know) the truth abouth Kennedy's assassination and none of them ever talked, none of them ever revealed the truth, not even on their deathbed? It takes a fool to believe that. However, I don't believe that Ellroy would ever claim to make an attempt at rewriting American history. What he does, though, is painting a vivid picture of the Kennedy years, a dense description of the people that defined this time and the events that shaped this and coming eras.
There were a few things I didnt't particulary like (that's why I didn't award the book the highest possible rating).
I just don't understand why Ellroy's main characters always have to be such super heros. Had this not been fiction but a real story, Pete Bondurant would have had his brain blasted out on several occasions. E.g., the way he takes out whole packs of Cuban thugs sometimes borders on the comical.
Another thing that I found somewhat irritating were the never-ending effusions of profanities. I can not imagine and I have never heard anybody using the f... word as many times as Ellroy's characters do. I can't help it, but I am under the impression that Ellroy just wants to demonstrate that, the successfull author he is, he can basically write whatever he wants and however he wants.
And finally, the ending was disappointing. It seems as if there was a specific reason for Ellroy to end the book in such hasty a way. Perhaps the manuscript was due, I don't know. But the final pages of AT were about the lamest Ellroy has ever written.
However, despite its few shortcomings, I consider this book a great achievement. I don't know of any novel in which fiction and historic events are interwoven in such an artful and artistic way, and I can't wait to start reading "The Cold Sixthousand".
5.0 out of 5 stars American Mayhem,
Richard Wells (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
Cops act like criminals, criminals act like cops, and the twain collides and melds over and over again. There are no good guys in "American Tabloid," just guys who are mired in various levels of corruption. Ankle deep, waist deep, and in over their heads. One of the lessons James Ellroy gives us is that once you've touched your toe to the muck it will eventually suck you down. Redemption may present itself, but Ellroy's characters are so far around the bend that even good things are done for all the wrong reasons. In an introduction Mr. Ellroy tells us he's going to create the new myth of the Camelot years - the dark myth - and he succeeds admirably.
In the tautest prose between covers we follow a handful of near and complete psychopaths as their lives intersect through John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, and his 1000 day reign. Big shots and underlings alike. Their machinations are complex, and almost always involve extortion, but solutions are often simple - a beating for a lesson, a bullet to the head for the more recalcitrant. But why stop there when torture, and dismemberment are so fulfilling. The lead characters suffer, but except for one ex-Jesuit seminarian become FBI agent, become mob lawyer, the suffering is physical rather than existential, and it's so much easier to deal with a migraine than a crisis of conscience.
"American Tabloid," for all the horror contained therein, is one of the best books I've read in the past five years. It's right up there with Cormack McCarthy's "Border Trilogy," but where McCarthy can go sentimental, James Ellroy never lets up.
5.0 out of 5 stars Dig It. A Razor-Sharp Thriller. America Loses Its Innocence,
Daniel V. Reilly (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid (Mass Market Paperback)
James Ellroy's taut, clipped phrases and lightning fast, head-spinning style is an acquired taste. When I first picked up L.A. Confidential, I hated it. His style just totally turned me off. After a few chapters, I was totally hooked. American Tabloid is more of the same...
The book follows three men, Pete Bondurant, Ward Littell, and Kemper Boyd, through a maze of corruption, murder, and narcotics, eventually leading to the order to execute the President of the United States. I've always been interested in the conspiracy theories that surround the assassination of J.F.K., but I've never seen the Cuban/C.I.A./Mafia theory spelled out so thoroughly. The best way to describe reading this book is that it's like looking in a dirty toilet that's being flushed....All this filth is floating at the surface, and as it inexorably gets sucked down, it all mingles together before going down the pipes. The various fictional characters mingle with real-life figures such as J. Edgar Hoover, Jimmy Hoffa, L.B.J., John, Robert, and Joe Kennedy, and Fidel Castro, among others. Everyone in this book is crooked, and it's VERY entertaining watching Ellroy juggle dozens of different subplots and characters, heading them all in totally unexpected directions. A must-read for fans of hard-boiled crime epics.
My only beef is the same one I had with L.A. Confidential: L.A. Confidential was the third book in a four book series, and American Tabloid is the follow-up to those books. I still haven't read the other L.A. books, so there were times in Tabloid that I felt that I had missed someting. There is no mention anywhere about the connection to the other books, which makes it hard for a new reader to just jump in.
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT AN UGLY AMERICAN,
Andrew M (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1) (Paperback)
I "discovered" Ellroy through reading the L.A. quartet, and to be honest I wanted him to stay in that milieu because it was so dazzlingly entertaining to vicariously live there through his many characters (Dave Klein, Danny Upshaw, Ed Exley, Bud White, Buzz Meeks, Mal Considine, Bucky Bleikert, et al I miss ya!!!)
So with some reservation I ventured into the "political/historical" musings of Mr. Ellroy....and darn it if he doesn't have me hooked. NOW I really do admire the sheer talent of this brilliant, twisted, crazy spinner of yarns. Let's not even attempt to do a plot overview here (this is an Ellroy book after all) all you need to know are JFK, RFK, J. Edgar Hoover, Hoffa, The CIA, The OUTFIT, Cuba, Howard Hughes and a country definig moment for the late 20th Century... In the midst of it all is a brutal henchman Pete Bondurant and two of the most morally compromised G-Men ever put on paper, Ward Littell and Kemper Boyd. Pete Bondurant the monster who shields his heart with violence, Kemper Boyd Dr. Frankstein and Ward Littell his creation.
James Ellroy opens the book stating that America never really had an "innocence" to lose. How could you lose something you didn't have at inception, he states, and this book will make you whole-heartedly agree. James Ellroy is after bigger game with this book and is a less pretentious version of books like LIBRA, which this is being compared to.
The spare, slick, stylized prose remains. The complex threads of plot: still there. Unforgettable characters with shifting allegiances: check. What's new? Well he may have left L.A. as a setting, but his themes of barely redeemable evil, ethical compromise for survival, and the razor thin separation between the low-life and higher levels of society still resonate...all I can say is MORE JAMES ELLROY, MORE!!!!
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Reduce heat, cover tightly, and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
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New London — Discussions in political circles here in state Rep. Ernie Hewett's hometown run the gamut from keeping an open mind to calling for a full investigation into allegations of Hewett's inappropriate behavior toward female interns.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio has called on the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives to investigate allegations that Hewett was "verbally sexually harassing" female interns.
State Rep. Mae Flexer, D-Danielson, said Monday that Hewett was not assigned female interns because of a "history of bad behavior" toward them.
On Tuesday, Finizio, a Democrat, called the allegations serious and said House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, needs to look into them.
"While the allegations are serious, they are only allegations and every person is entitled to due process and presumption of innocence,'' he said. He would not comment further, he said, until he's sees the results of an investigation.
Flexer's comments came days after Sharkey took away Hewett's deputy speaker duties in response to a Feb. 20 Appropriations Committee remark that some thought was fraught with sexual innuendo.
Hewett was responding to comments made by a 17-year-old girl who was asking the committee to continue funding the Connecticut Science Center's ambassador program, which she said had helped her overcome her shyness and fear of snakes.
"If you're bashful, I got a snake sitting under my desk here,'' Hewett said into the microphone when the chairman of the committee asked whether members had any questions.
City Councilor Wade Hyslop, also a Democrat, said Tuesday he supported the speaker's actions.
"I heard the tape,'' Hyslop said. "I understand the implication of what is meant by that saying. I would have to say the speaker acted in a timely and appropriate fashion."
He would not comment further.
Others in the city are viewing the allegations more skeptically.
"Anyone who has a shred of humanity in him can understand that people misspeak sometimes,'' Democratic City Council President Michael Passero said. Hewett, he said, was making a public statement and had to deliberately hold open the microphone to speak.
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He said he would continue to keep an open mind and view Hewett as the strong advocate for the city that he's always been.
"I've never seen anything in his character that suggests these allegations are remotely true,'' Passero said. "I'm not going to judge the man on hearsay and innuendo. And that's all it is at this point."
Bill Satti, chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, said that the matter thus far amounts to allegations.
"I feel we need to let the process and protocol of the Connecticut House of Representatives do their due diligence,'' he said.
At least one Republican in the city, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 5-to-1, said he'd never seen Hewett act inappropriately. He questioned how Hewett could serve in Hartford for five terms and never have such allegations surface.
"My personal relationship with Ernie has always been friendly," said Bill Vogel, chairman of the city's Republican Town Committee. "He's a gregarious type of person. I haven't seen him in an environment where he's shown any kind of sexual abuse of females ... I don't have any firsthand information on how he acts with women."
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Hi everyone! I'm 32 years old, in law school and love to read (a closet nerd) I'm extremely family oriented and believe that everyone should be as well. I believe that its the little things that matter. I also believe that everyone has a chance at happiness. I smile all the time, and I try to make everyone around me feel as comfortable as possible. I don't like confrontation but, why lie, sometimes I say silly things. I love to cook and I love to travel.I'm outgoing, funny, sweet, caring and a good listener.I'm extremely loyal (sometimes to my detriment) and I'm an avid reader. I'm educated and will be continuing my education,I hope to own my own law firm or work for a huge corporation like Disney! I miss my teaching days and wish there was a way I could integrate both into my life :) I'm a Miami girl and in all honesty I'm just looking for people to hang out with. With that being said, I'm looking for someone who is just as ambitious and outgoing as I am. I'm looking for someone educated, sweet and fun who can have fun and show me that not every guy out there is a jerk! Looks aren't all that important, what I really want is someone to make me laugh, someone who would allow me to take care of him and in return take care of me. Being friends first is what's most important to me. I also value someone's word... If you say you're going to do something then follow through because I'm the same way... :) Xoxo
Alumni connections , Book club , Camping , Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Cooking , Dining out , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Political interests , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Volunteering , Watching sports , Wine tasting
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I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I have Cats, Dogs
I have one son, my dog Kyle .. love him to pieces.
South Miami, and the grove. I like places like Baru and blackbird ordinary.. Anything loungie is amazing.
Barry University, Miami Shores, FL
I'm an avid follower of the Boardwalk Empire series, I do watch true blood although its gotten a little crazy, and I miss entourage. Other than that I dont really watch tv. I just love hanging out, laughing hysterically at nothing, and reading!
I hang out with my friends, I love the movies, love to go to restaurants, walk along Lincoln Road, although it's been a while, honestly I'm open to anything. Football games, HOCKEY GAMES!! etc, etc
I honestly read the things the kids are reading. I've read the Hunger Games Trilogy, The Fallen Series, all of the true blood books, the Hush Hush series, all of Dan Brown's book, Phillipa Gregory is an amazing author, ... I love books!
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New, low gate on Mission Creek Road/FR9710
Went for a drive with a truckfull of dogs yesterday, intending to park at the Peavine intersection and hike past the closed gate to take a look at the washout repair on 9710 south of Cashmere. We were told last month by a Forest Circus employee that the road had been repaired so firefighters could use it.
Got about a half-mile off pavement, just at the end of the houses, and there is a NEW GATE! And of course, it's closed and locked. Happened recently; I don't remember seeing the gate last month. And more recently, there were footyprints and fresh tire tracks in the morning snow. So it looks like it was closed that morning.
This gate is a good two miles north of the Devil's Gulch trailhead. I have no idea why it's there and plan to call Monday to inquire. Given the Circus' policy of leaving gates closed once they install them, this has me concerned.
UNot this again :(
Yeah. Plus it's on the WABDR.
Cool, time to make a go-round.
It would appear that the same stupid thinking that has locked up the wet side of the Cascades has migrated to the dry side, you have every reason to be concerned as its NOT going to get any better.
The area of the fires from Hwy 97 to beyond Mission Cr and the Naneun R SF remain Closed. However, the "I 90 grooming" group email from Tim Foss said that the Blewett Sno Park and winter recreation will be open.
USFS really does not monitor or manage beyond the Sno Parks much at all in winter.
But, sad to say, from my decades around here I expect non-winter closure of all of those areas for a year:cry 'Official' worry about falling snags and unstable boulders because of the fire.And although I know that some trails before were not logged out by USFS for 3-4 years at a time (I logged them when not done by USFS!) the restoration/ logging of trails provides delay and closure for x?? years...:huh
Some years back the Supervisor closed Mountaineer Cr (Stuart/ Colchuck/ Enchantments access) for the prime hiking/ climbing season so that the new concrete Road (!) bridges could cure properly. No one was allowed to hike through the extra mile, hopping the creek- it was easy on the old Trail bed a few feet over in the woods- I used to jog it! But on a Forum it was stated by USFS that a crossing log over a creek would be too hazardous- except then and now just 1000 ft uphill a log crossing is 'officially' used ove the creek on Eightmile Trail...:huh
It is what it is, the giganto bureaucracy does not blink nor care....:puke1
Sorry, my cynicism is fine-tuned from experience...
You probably need a form 27B-6
Bob called back.
I got a call from Bob yesterday. The low gate is temporary and is there because they are doing road work on the lower section. As you all know, the road has washed out often. They are putting in waterbars and culverts to reduce this. The road is closed, temporarily, so they don't have to deal with traffic while they dig ditches across the road and so on. He said he could not get ahold of an engineer yesterday to get a reopening date.
Guess that makes sense. I saw a lot of surveyor droppings (grade stakes, etc) on my last few trips up there. If I understood him correctly, the gate will go away.
Opening update
Bob called again yesterday, after having talked to the engineers. Gate will be closed until spring, so the new dirtwork and gravel can settle in without being disturbed. He restated that it's a temporary gate, there for the road construction period only.
The washout above/south of the Peavine Canyon intersection is NOT fixed. Too big of a project and they are waiting for grant money, which will probably be in 2014. We talked about 9710 being on the WABDR, which the FS had been unaware existed until firefighters kept having people ride through. He'd gone to the website and thought it was pretty cool.
So, great news: I pointed out to him that with the WABDR getting a lot of publicity, people are going to ride the Beehive Reservoir-Cashmere section, regardless of closed gates, because that's how people are. (Go read the WABDR thread for evidence.) With the washout, there's a distinct risk of injury. He wanted to know if, as a motorcyclist, I thought it would be a good idea to make a temporary repair that would make it safer for riders! Oh hell yes, so we talked about it for a while.
Dunno what'll happen, but I think he thinks it's a good idea and is going to try to get it done. :clap
Thats good news, thanks for your work on this.
Now if only we could get the state to embrace motorcycle tourism........
They must know that all that's needed is a 36" wide path - so minimal effort req'd.
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Last week: 28 (-1) Record: 1-2 They've got a very tough and underrated defense and they'll play spoiler to a few teams as underdogs (like they almost did last weekend), but their offensive ineptitude is going to keep this team as one of the worst in the league. Ryan Tannehill is not a capable NFL quarterback yet and the team's offensive leader, running back Reggie Bush, has injured his knee and is questionable going forward. That's hardly surprising given his history. Studs LT Jake Long: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 15 yards on 5 attempts LG Richie Incognito: Did not allow a pressure on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 43 yards on 6 attempts WR Davone Bess: 5 catches for 86 yards on 6 targets on 37 pass snaps, 4.2 YAC per catch MLB Karlos Dansby: 6 solo tackles, 3 assists, 5 stops, allowed 4 catches for 43 yards on 8 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 1 quarterback hurry on 11 blitzes CB Sean Smith: Did not allow a catch on 7 attempts, 1 pass def...
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits Review
The Twits, by Roald Dahl, published by Puffin Novels.
This book is a great fiction book for kids .This book is about an old nasty woman and her greasy husband.They are the meanest people you will ever meet.Also kids are forbidden to go there because if they do I don't think they'll survive. So a boy goes to investigate the Twits house.
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The Twits (a British pop culture term from the 50's) are really a disgustingly nasty couple who deserve each other. When not playing gross and cruel practical jokes on each other--which escalate into unadulterated viciousness--they plot to catch our feathered friends for their weekly Bird Pie. Complete with tiny birdie feet sticking out from the crust like so many...
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The Twits, by Roald Dahl, published by Puffin Novels.
This book is a great fiction book for kids .This book is about an old nasty woman and her greasy husband.They are the meanest people you will ever meet.Also kids are forbidden to go there because if they do I don't think they'll survive. So a boy goes to investigate the Twits house.
The main charters in this book are Mrs. Twit and Mr. Twit. They are the old people in this book. Mrs. Twit is a really old, mean,and nasty , witch, with a glass eye, that quivers all the time. Mr. Twit, is a greasy old man who has a temper problem and when he eats, all the food, and his drink dribbles down his beard and gets stuck there, and it gets all hard and crusty. Oh ya! Get this! He never shaves it or combs it. Do you actually think any couple could survive like that?P> I think this book The Twits is a really good book for people who like twisted tales and stories. I think that if you read it you would love it and want to read it again and again. I would especially recommend this book for children from 7-8 years old because, I don't think that anyone under seven would really understand what the book is telling you. Again I really encourage people to read it because it is a really fun book to read, and tell other people to read it. I think they'll like it too. Go to your local library, or book store, and get this book The Twits, by Roald Dahl and get lost in this wonderful book.
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What a lot of hairy-faced men there are nowdays. Mr.Twit is one of them. This book is pretty much about two people that play tricks on each other. It is so funny you`ll fall out of your seat. There is one problem, see the Twit's eat bird pie every Wednesday. Mr.Twit goes outdoors and puts the stickiest glue in the world on the big dead tree. When the birds land on the tree they stick there until Mr. Twit gets them to eat. The rolly-Polly bird and Mugglewump(a monkey)are smart. They see what Mr. Twit does so they tell the birds. The birds play a trick on Mr. Twit. What they do is they move to different places. The twits get so mad, they go out and buy a gun, but when the Twits are gone the birds get revenge. Here is a part that I know you will love. They get Mr. Twits glue and take everything from the floor and stick them on the ceiling. When the Twits get home, they are so confused. Mr. Twits tells Mrs Twit to stand on her head. It doesn't work, their heads shrink into their neck, their neck shrinks into their shoulders and so on. It is perfect for all ages. I gave it 5 stars.
5.0 out of 5 stars *A Hillarious Book*,
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This review is from: The Twits (Unabridged) (Audio Cassette)
If you have not read the book called The Twits, by Roald Dahl, you might want to read it some time. It's a book about two people that are very grumpy and very ugly. Most books don't actually make you laugh out loud, but this one will. There are several reasons why I like this book the best. One reason is how the Twits are always pulling pranks on each other. One of the pranks is when Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit she has got the shrinks. The shrinks are when you get shorter and shorter until you disappear. Mr. Twit makes Mrs. Twit believe she has really got the shrinks by cutting the wood off the bottom of her chair legs. After Mr. Twit cuts the wood of of her chair he adds it onto her cane she walks with to make it look taller than her. Mrs. Twit doesn't know that pretty soon she will disappear, until Mr. Twit tells her. Then Mrs. Twit starts to worry. Mrs. Twit finally figures out that Mr. Twit is trying to get her back for the prank Mrs. Twit pulled on him by putting worms in his spaghetti. Another thing I think is funny about this book is when Mr. Twit puts super sticky glue on the big dead tree in his back yard that all the birds sit on. Mr. Twit puts glue on the tree so that he can catch birds for bird pie. Mr. Twit doesn't care what kind of bird it is as long as he gets his bird pie for dessert. One day, Mr. Twits monkeys try to tell the birds that there is glue on the tree and they need to land somewhere else but the birds can't understand monkey language. That night Mr. Twit got his bird pie for dessert. The next day a pretty bird called the Roly-Poly Bird came and was about to land on the tree until the monkeys yelled "Don't land on the tree there is super sticky glue on it." So the bird went over to the cage. The Roly-Poly Bird could understand monkey language. The next day when the birds came back to land on the tree the Roly-Poly Bird told them not to land on the tree because there is super sticky glue on the tree. So all the birds came and landed on the monkey cage. That day Mr. Twit did not get any bird pie. The next day Mr. Twit put some glue on the monkey cage and the Roly-Poly Bird had to tell the other birds to land somewhere else because the cage had super sticky glue on it. So the bird landed on the house and Mr. Twit went to get guns. While Mr. and Mrs. Twit were gone buying guns they made the monkeys stand on their heads until they got back. This is my other reason why I like this book. The monkeys finally get tired of standing on their heads and decide to do something about it. They ask the Roly-Poly Bird to get all the birds to come to the cage. When all the birds get there they asked them to go and get the key Ms. Twit put under the rug in front of the door. When the bird goes the key it opened the house and went inside. A couple other birds went to get a whole bunch of super sticky glue. The monkeys had a key of their cage and the Roly-Poly Bird let them out. All of the birds went inside the Twit's house. The monkeys had all the birds' fly up and smear glue all over the ceiling. When that was done they had them stick all the furniture all through the house on the ceiling including anything else that was on the floor. When they were done all the birds and monkeys went outside and they bird that got the key locked the door and put the key back under the rug. When the Twits walked in their house they were confused. The Twits really thought they were upside down, so the monkey's plan worked. Mr. Twit said that if they stand on their heads that the won't be upside down anymore. So they stood on their heads. They decided it didn't work so they tried to stand back up, but the monkeys had dropped some glue on the floor and they were stuck there forever, until one day when they disappeared. Although there are many good books to choose from, The Twits is my favorite.
5.0 out of 5 stars "The Twits"-* A humorous book for the whole family*,
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This review is from: The Twits (Unabridged) (Audio Cassette)
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If you want a crazy and exciting book to read that will make you howl with laughter, The Twits by Roald Dahl, will be the perfect choice. Mr. and Mrs. Twit live in an old barn house without windows. Mr. Twit's pets are a family of monkeys. In the beginning, I like how the Twits think up foolish ways to be cruel to each other. For example, Mrs. Twit decides to put worms in Mr. Twit's spaghetti one night. Mr. Twit eats all of his spaghetti not knowing that it has worms in it. After he finishes his dinner, Mrs. Twit tells him that he has eaten a plate full of worms. To get revenge, Mr. Twit makes his wife's walking cane longer than she is, so it looks like she is getting the "shrinks". The "shrinks" happen when someone gets shorter, and soon disappears altogether. Another example of cruelty is when Mr. Twit ties balloons around his wife's head and neck, and ties a rope around her ankles. The rope is connected to a stake in the ground. He snips the rope from the stake, and lets her go flying up into the sky. He finally thinks that he has gotten rid of her.
A second reason I like this book is because of what Mr. Twit's monkeys do to make the Twits' lives miserable. One example is when the monkeys try to shoo away the birds from the Twits' house. Mr. and Mrs. Twit love Bird Pie! They put sticky glue on the tree in their yard. When the birds perch on the tree, they stick, and can't go anywhere. The Twits soon collect the trapped birds and cook them for supper. When the monkeys scare the birds, the Twits have no Bird Pie. Another example of how the monkeys make the Twits' lives miserable is when they and their friend, the Roly-Poly Bird, work together. The Roly-Poly Bird and the monkeys shoo away the other birds from the sticky, glued trees. Mr. Twit finds that there are no birds, so he decides to put glue on the monkeys' cage instead. When that doesn't work, he paints the glue on the roof of his barn house. The Roly-Poly Bird and monkeys frighten the birds away from the roof. The Twits finally decide to buy guns and shoot the birds in the sky.
The last reason why I like this book is because Roald Dahl is a very humorous, children's author. He likes to make his readers laugh. Dahl is a very good writer because I couldn't stop laughing throughout the book. He uses simple words to create a funny story. Something very comical happens at the end of the book. If you would like to find out, you will have to read this book yourself. In conclusion, I would say this is the best book that I have read in a very long time!
5.0 out of 5 stars Devilishly Funny,
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The Twits is so hilarious. I've always been a fan Roald Dahl's, but I had never experienced this comic gem. The giggling begins on the first page, and it reaches a huge climax a quick 76 pages later. You will probably be doubled over laughing by then. Everything about the book is funny as you watch Mr. and Mrs. Twit pull prank after totally original prank on each other (the pranks include frogs, glass eyes, and balloons among other things). Then, you find out that the mean, awful Twits have been trying to raise an upside down monkey circus, and the monkeys want to get their freedom and to get back at the Twits. Their ingenious plot to get back at the Twits provides the biggest laughs of the book. Even the small descriptions are funny. My favorite line in the book comes when Dahl is describing the yard. He writes of the tree: "To one side (of the house) there is The Big Dead Tree. It never has any leaves on it because it's dead." I'm not totally sure why, but that line almost had me crying. This is one of the most fun reads I've ever had, and the illustrations are great, too. Anytime you're feeling bad, I would certainly suggest this delightful (even if a little mean) read.
4.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl a review by Casey,
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Have you ever seen a married couple who hate each other? Or have you ever seen trained upside-down monkeys that revolt? In this book The Twits by Roald Dahl it happens! Mr. and Mrs. Twits are the nastiest, ugliest, smelliest people in the world. They hate everything except playing jokes on each other! Mr. Twit loves bird pie (with real birds in it!) and training monkeys to do everything upside-down. Mrs. Twit plays the first joke in this book, The Twits and it gets Mr. Twit really mad! The tricks go back and forth between them until Mr. Twit plays the ultimate trick he says that she has the shrinks! (The shrinks is where is your head grows into your neck, your neck grows into your middle, your middle grows into your legs, and your legs grow into your feet!)
Next its time to tell you about the monkeys! Mr. Twit is training his monkeys to do everything upside-down. But alas the monkeys want to go home to Africa. (They hate doing things upside down.) One day a bird native to Africa, the Roly-Poly Bird comes to visit. Then the monkeys play a trick on the Twits! The Roly-Poly Bird, from Africa, lets them out of their cage. The monkeys seize the moment to play the trick. They take the very, very sticky glue out of Mr. Twit's shed. (He uses it to catch birds for bird pie on Tuesdays.) Then the monkeys stick everything to the ceiling in the Twit's house exactly how it was on the floor. When the Twits come home and go inside they think they're on the ceiling so they stand on their heads and then they get the shrinks, for real!
This book is great for laughs it makes you laugh like a laughing hyena! My favorite part in this book is when the monkeys get back at the Twits. I like this part of the story because I felt sorry for the monkeys having to stand on their heads all day. If I were in the monkeys' position I would have done the same thing! In this book there were some parts I didn't like. One part I didn't like was when Mrs. Twit put her glass eye in Mr. Twit's coffee cup and he almost drank it. The other part I didn't like was when Mr. Twit just lets his wife float away wanting to get rid of her anyway.
Next I'll tell you what the Twits look like. Mr. Twit has a very long beard (he thinks it makes him look wise and handsome but really it makes him look ugly). In his beard are little bits of food from all different meals. Mr. Twit never takes a bath so he smells as bad as Swiss cheese! He wears a plum purple suit everyday. Mr. Twit is horrible at being nice and making friends, (which is probably why he doesn't have any friends). But Mr. Twit may be horrible and nasty but he's good at catching birds and making Mrs. Twit really mad!
Now for Mrs. Twit, she used to be beautiful but then she had ugly thoughts and ugly thoughts make you look as ugly as your thoughts so that makes Mrs. Twit the ugliest person in the world! She's mean and nasty and she hits the monkeys with her cane if they don't do what Mr. Twit says. Mrs. Twit is as bad at everything Mr. Twit is bad at (which is probably why they're husband and wife!), but Mrs. Twit is a great at cooking (especially worms and birds!).
I felt different about each character. I didn't like Mr. Twit at all because he was really mean. It shows that he was mean when he was going to put kids in his pie instead of birds. I thought that was really cruel. As for Mrs. Twit she was as bad as Mr. Twit was because she hit the monkeys. The only characters I liked were the monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps because they always had hope that they would get free someday. I liked the book because it was always making me laugh and it kept me reading so that I could find out what would happen next. That's why I liked the story, The Twits, but you don't have to take my word for it, read the book and find out if you like it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, mischievous fun for kids young and old,
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I actually read this one out loud to my daughter not once but twice, first in 1993 when she was living with me in Chicago, and then again in 1994 over the phone when she was living in Massachusetts with her mother. If I had not heard from other sources that Roald Dahl was not an especially pleasant person, I believe that I could have guessed this from his books. There is a bit of inspired nastiness in all of them, but this one might be the nastiest of the bunch. THE TWITS is the story of a married couple who brood on new ways to make the life of their spouse as miserable as possible. Dahl's genius is to create utterly unique ways for two people to play bizarrely original and extravagant dirty tricks on one another. My daughter loved this both times I read it to her (after she learned to read on her own, she reread it on her own), and I have to admit that I enjoyed reading it to her.
This might not be good for all parents, though it is certainly great for nearly all kids. If you are the kind of parent who believes Bart Simpson inspires kids to be bad, skip this one. But if you want to have a really great time with your kid, read them this one. Even now, as I remember my daughter's reaction to hearing Mr. Twit convince his wife that she had the shrinks, I get a little twitter (no pun intended) inside.
4.0 out of 5 stars Disgusting! Dirty! Delightful!,
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Meet the Twits, THE most disgusting couple in all of England... Perhaps even the whole world. Mr. Twit hasn't combed or washed his huge, shaggy beard in YEARS, and it's full of nasty bits of rotting food (the illustrator even has a close-up shot for those who really want to experience it!!). Mrs. Twit has a glass eye and years of thinking ugly thoughts has turned her into the most ugly woman one could imagine (this actually makes a good deal of sense, doesn't it??)
The Twits hate everything, including each other. A plotting look from Mr. T provokes Mrs. T to put her glass eye into his beer. This causes him to pull a dirty trick on HER. Then back and forth, back and forth. Indeed, the author tells us we could go on like this forever with these two nasties.
The book goes on to tell of the Twits's trained monkeys who are forced to stand on their heads for hours at a stretch, and of Mr. Twits's favorite dinner, bird pie (made by smearing glue on a dead tree and then cooking up every type of bird that gets stuck there). The monkeys go on to save flocks of birds and then play a most excellent trick on the Twits themselves!!
The late Mr. Dahl is, of course, a genius of the wicked, strange and disgusting. This book is no exception! The Twits is a book that will make most grownups say, "ewww! Disgusting!" and most children say, "Hehehehe!! Cool!!" It's a fast-paced read and short, so it won't be intimidating to new readers. The illustrations are, like the story, frenetic and gross and therefore are a perfect compliment.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits Crack Me Up!,
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This review is from: Twits (School & Library Binding)
The Twits is a book by Roald Dahl. The Twits are husband and wife and although they are very funny, they are not too bright! Mr. Twit has a long, shaggy beard that has bits of rotten fish, apple, stale bread, etc. stuck in it. Mrs. Twit used to be very pretty when she was young, but she kept having frightening throughts and ended up as an ugly old hag! The Twits love to play mean tricks on each other. For example, one day Mr. Twit is enjoying a big, bubbly beer when Mrs. Twit pops out her glass eyeball and plops it into his mug. After spying the eyeball floating in his beer, Mr. Twit flees the scene leaving the mug and eye behind. She enjoys a good laugh. To get back at her, Mr. Twit puts a frog in her bed. Throughout the book they quarrel constantly, not with words, but by playing mean tricks on one another. My favorite trick was when Mr. Twit attached thin pieces of wood to the bottom of her cane and chair. Over time she thought she was shrinking. He (and I) had a good laugh. I enjoy reading books by Roald Dahl, and this one is among my favorites. In conclusion, I'll just tell you that the Twits end up with a "small" problem. If you read this book, you'll know what I mean by "small."
5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits Crack Me Up!,
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This review is from: Twits (School & Library Binding)
The Twits is a book by Roald Dahl. The Twits are husband and wife and although they are very funny, they are not too bright! Mr. Twit has a long, shaggy beard that has bits of rotten fish, apple, stale bread, etc. stuck in it. Mrs. Twit used to be very pretty when she was young, but she kept having frightening throughts and ended up as an ugly old hag! The Twits love to play mean tricks on each other. For example, one day Mr. Twit is enjoying a big, bubbly beer when Mrs. Twit pops out her glass eyeball and plops it into his mug. After spying the eyeball floating in his beer, Mr. Twit flees the scene leaving the mug and eye behind. She enjoys a good laugh. To get back at her, Mr. Twit puts a frog in her bed. Throughout the book they quarrel constantly, not with words, but by playing mean tricks on one another. My favorite trick was when Mr. Twit attached thin pieces of wood to the bottom of her cane and chair. Over time she thought she was shrinking. He (and I) had a good laugh. I enjoy reading books by Roald Dahl, and this one is among my favorites. In conclusion, I'll just tell you that the Twits end up with a "small" problem. If you read this book, you'll know what I mean by "small."
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I am a Cancer female so I will try to assist you the best I can. I do not know what you did exactly to make him mad but it must have been severe (this is conjecture of course). Honesty is VERY important to cancers as well as loyalty. Anytime, someone breaks my trust then he/she is expelled from my life. Now, I am talking about serious trust betrayals like lying, cheating etc. I will never trust that person again. He/She can be remorseful until the cows come home, I won't trust again
In addition, when we are hurt, we will retreat to our 'shell' because it's like our safe zone. We tend to hurt in private and close ourselves off from people. We will shut the world out until we are ready to open up again, if ever. The worse thing someone can do is tell us to get over it or move on. Cancers are very emotional and sensitive. Our feelings get hurt very easily. We simply cannot flip a switch and get over pain.
The only thing I can recommend is to make a heart felt apology. Tell him that you made a mistake, you are very remorseful, you feel very bad, how you have felt without him in your life, you miss him, he is important to you, you love him as do your children and assure him it will never happen again. He might have had enough time to cool off. I think it's important to let him know how you feel about him because this is something we love to hear. But, we also like to know you learned from your mistake and won't repeat it again.
I cannot guarantee this will bring him back but at least you know why is he reacting like this. Good luck.
Thanks for the advice. What really happen is he cheated on with two women and got them pregnant the same year. I was mad so I said a lot of awful things about him to his sister and his ex. They betrayed me and told him everything I said and he done with me. I did all that you suggested. I apologized over and over and he never text me back. Is it easy for you cancer people to stop love just like that. I don't know what to do anymore. I even bought him a gift and he never call or text me.
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I am sorry for your pain. Honestly, I know you have 14 years invested and share children with him. However, don't you think you deserve respect, mutual love, support and kindness? Aren't those integral pieces of a relationship? Love alone cannot bind people. I wouldn't contact him personally. I would let him go and find someone capable and worthy of loving you, your heart and children. I would rather have that because I know I DESERVE that, just like you do!
Thanks. That is exactly what I'll do
What Guys Said 1
wtf? I thought you were talking about cancer the illness when I read the title but now I think your talking about starsigns? If so then starsigns are a load of crap and don't affect sh*t.
LOL. But cancer's the star sign are very sensitive...so to answer your question, no matter what you do, he's not coming back.
In all seriousness, just give him time to cool off and then think of a genuine way to apologize. For example, take him out to lunch and then be sincere when you say you're sorry.
What Girls Said 2
I have a baby daddy that's a cancer plus a friend guy that's a cancer, I'm a SAG. He got me pregnant and said he need a break from our relationship, so I changed my number, for 9 months I carried my baby by myself, then when I called him right after the baby was born, he said he was married. So Dec. he met a girl and married her a week befor I gave birth. Cancer men can be very cold hearted men from my experience. So I went on with my dam life, I held my head up and moved on , but of course, I'm a SAG, that's easy for me to do, now he tries to use the baby to get bk at me, but I don't bite into that Bc I could care less about him. I've been I don't know what the hell to call us, but anyway friends with this cancer guy for a year, and when he get mad, he disappears on like he is doing now. Lol, but like I said IMMA SAG, I don't care, I got another date lined up for fri. So oh well. He did take me out mon. But YOU HAVE TO GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE. DONT CHASE THEM. MOVE ON, IF THEY WANT YOU THEY WILL FIND YOU. They are to jealous, controlling, and emotional creations. I can't DEAL BC I LIKE TO DO ME. Hope this helps. YOU DESERVE BETTER, plus it's plenty more fish in the sea LOL.
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