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Four books I plan to read in November which are presumably #factual. I too rarely read nonfiction! I have a real mental block against it. 😬

#FallFinds

(Captain Adorable preparing for his rock star life.) This 500-page book was edited down from 1,000 pages. It‘s still too long. I imagine part of the difficulty was that Pete Townshend has done so much in his life! The man is a genius, maneuvering through all aspects of music, writing, producing. 7/8ths of the book was captivating. The reminder of the vast number of bands that started in a five year period in the 60‘s made me very nostalgic.

I had to laugh at this. Know any cleaning ladies who require a copy of your marriage license? How things have changed since the late 1960‘s.

Pete Townshend just blew my mind. I had no idea that Jimi Hendrix was briefly the warm-up band for the Monkees. I can‘t even picture what that must have been like.

I grabbed this from the library six weeks ago before the library was closed down. Today I was finally called to begin reading it. It has a horrible rating on Litsy and only a slightly higher rating on Goodreads. Here‘s hoping I enjoy it despite all that. 💕💕

New book announced by Pete Townshend, titled The Age of Anxiety. Book, art installation, and opera planned! Link: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/05/the-whos-pete-townshend-announces-...

We have so mAny new and wonderful Litens I think it is time to start this # again.

Updates (because I'm too lazy to make a new graphic).

7. Been in the house 13 months
9. 39 (today I fell old, tomorrow probably not)
15. Ahhh Andy, a saga in its own right. He's not living with us any more.

#20thingsaboutme

Happy Saturday everyone.

Blue or pink
Summer! ☀️ (but fall is a close second)
Probably thriller/mystery or YA
Writing
Hm…cookies? Pretzels?
Depends on my mood but coke or hot chocolate/vanilla latte
Probably my bookmarks
@RekahLee - not so much for my knowledge but so you can share with all these wonderful littens ;)

1. 36
2. 2 brothers
3. 2 boys, Jack and Tyler
4. Anna Karenina
5. I always answer Jane Eyre, but I'm not sure, really.
6. 😂
7. Cacophony
8. I don't really know... #boring
9. 🐶
10. Tea and cofffee. I don't drink sweet drinks.
11. I was told there'd be cake 🎂
12. 👉🏻 tag!
#hallowhoareyou

1. 56
2. One, I can‘t believe my baby brother is a grandpa!
3. Just my four kitties
4. The Carpet People, among others
5. Can‘t pick just one
6. 😻😻😻😻😻
7. Shit!
8. People forget that I‘m only 4‘11” tall because I have such a big personality.
9. Cats
10. Yes, please.
11. Lost Marbles
12. I tag everyone who wants to participate.
#hallowhoareyou @Gyldholm

1. 21 years old
2. Yes 2 sisters
3. Yes 1 girl
4. Batman: Nightwalker
5. Wonder Woman: Warbringer
6.❤️
7. Oh well
8. I was adopted
9. Dog lover
10. Coffee
11. I am not sure
12. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#hallowhoaereyou @Gyldholm

1. 23
2. One brother
3. No children
4. Killing Season by Faye Kellerman
5. Sookie Stackhouse series
6. 😂
7. I have too many!
8. How unshy I am once they get to know me
9. Dogs!!
10. Tea
11. I‘d have to think about that one!
12. @BethGates1994
#hallowhoareyou @Gyldholm

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💕 Pete did not let me down! This was everything I had hoped it would be and more!! And although I bought the physical copy, I also bought the audiobook which narrated himself! It was HEAVENLY!!💕🤓💕

#mygeneration #rocktober So I‘m at the end of the boomers, too young to be a hippie, but as a child , very aware of the 60‘s good and bad. In the disco era ,I was a combination punk/mod revival/ Manchester Joy Division girl .So, I had lots of time to read.I enjoyed not being understood!Always obsessed with The Who,so with that tag,just had to post these.

Excited to read this!! I am a HUGE fan of The Who, and most particularly of Pete; I have been since I was 12. How I spent the past 5 years not knowing this existed is beyond me! But now I have the physical book and the audiobook which he narrated himself!! Totally fan girling over here!!

#20factsaboutme

#20FactsAboutMe. 1. 65 yo 2. Married 45 years. 3. South Florida resident 4. Classically trained soprano 5. Retired middle school choral director 6. Mom to @Ambrosnazzy (Alice) and Ben. 7. Grandmother to Luke and Emmalyn 8. Certified soccer referee (retired from that, too😄) 9. Botanical garden tour guide 10. Involved in church music since forever 11. Love to cook--and eat. 12. Own collection of stuffed Mickey and Minnie's. Continued in comments

?Favorite Hobby: Not sure it counts... BASEBALL ⚾️
✨Favorite Drink: currently Rosé
?Favorite Food: say Cheese!
✨Favorite Color: Pinks/Purples
?Favorite City: San Francisco
✨Dream House: Summer home in France
?Favorite Accessory: Slip-on Converse
✨Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead and Younger
?Last Movie seen in the theater: Logan
✨Current Read: The Little Paris Bookshop

#asidefrombooks

I apologize for my pool hair!!!!!

Have loved reading all the #asidefrombooks posts! Here‘s mine:

Hobby – beading/jewelry design

Drink – Coke, Iced Tea, Coffee

Food – Chicken, chopped salad, bread

Color – purple

City – Toronto

Dream Home – somewhere in the mountains

Accessory – earrings

TV show – Grimm

Last Movie – Wonder Woman

Current Read – Essex Serpent

1. DC
2. I saw something on it awhile back but had to wait for the Android app to be built.
3. Lord of the Rings
4. No pet turtles in my past sadly.

#welcomelitten @saguarosally

A memoir more than an autobiography. Written in anecdotes, the purpose of some not immediately obvious, if at all. Don't expect to learn much about The Who. This is Townshend's book where he focuses on his efforts to get through life more or less in one piece.

TIL In the 1980s Pete Townshend worked as an editor for Faber & Faber. He also published a collection of short stories.

Whenever I attempt at describing The Who I say that their genius lay in turning the typical rock band upside down. I say that in The Who the bass was the lead instrument while the guitar held down the rhythm and the drums provided fills rather than a steady beat. Based on this statement it would seem that Townshend agrees with me. 😁

Since I tore through THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING in only a couple of days I'm starting this now. The Who's TOMMY was an incredibly important album in my teens. Over the years my respect for and interest in Pete Townshend as an artist has grown and I now consider him one of the most interesting artists of the past 50 years. In other words, I'm really looking forward to reading this.

This took an incredibly long time for me to read. Was it worth it? Maybe not. I love The Who, though, and that's why it's a "so-so" instead of "bail".