http://netvouz.com/narky/tag/gary?feed=rss narky's bookmarks tagged "gary" on Netvouz http://www.amazon.com/Celebrating-Bird-Triumph-Charlie-Parker/dp/0306808927 I had a wonderful time reading this book. It's more of a *long* essay than it is a book. The writing is excellent, and there are lots of wonderful photographs interspersed within. I don't know if it really matters, but for what it's worth I read part of this book while sitting at a table at Birdland on 46th Street in NYC waiting for my favorite up and coming piano player, David Epstein, to return from break to play another set. I have three books by Gary Giddins and like him so much I'm going to buy more of his books. By coinicidence I saw a video recently on the life of Charlie Parker, and it used many of the same photographs that were used in this book. I am not aware of a tie in between the two products however. In conclusion, this book was enjoyable and Lifestyle > Music > Books narky Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:28:53 GMT http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0477095/ From Playtone and producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Pippa Harris, Starter For 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid-80s about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of upper-class British University. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show, University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. Starter For 10 is a bittersweet comedy about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom. jelly > Movies narky Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:31:14 GMT