Finnegan Begin Again ... Looks Like a Good Read

Thanks for the links. It's so flat down here, I go for a long swim, read, drink and then go to the pool bar. 4 times a week. Since farking June. A good read is welcome. (Spent all my travel $$$$ on 25th anniversary). "Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues ahead".

 

my sister got a proof for me a few weeks ago. 3/4 of the way in and its great! I highly recommend.

 

not surfing related but read Clockwork Angels (based on the Rush album). If you like dystopian fiction and because Neil Peart is pretty much God.

 

All books, with no exceptions, written by and for surfers are totally idiotic and lame.

 

o barry

I want to read these, thanks for the headsa up herrrmano.

 

o barry

I want to read these, thanks for the headsa up herrrmano.

 

o barry

 

Rush, lmao. Gay.

Rush = Winger
Black Sabbath = Sepultura (When Max was with them, not now)

You pick.

 

I 99.9% agree.

 

Rush is typically for more cerebral types

 

It all depends on the full story. If it is all about surfing it is freakin painful. If it has more going on like In Search of Captain Zero, then it is alright. If you want a good book that deals with the ocean read Shadow Divers.

 

"Barbarian Days" is more of a memoir than a book by and for surfers. Surfing is Finnegan's catalyst for a bunch of cool adventures and self realizations starting at age 7-8 into his later years. You can tell he's thought a lot about why he surfs. He also kept meticulous journals through all his travels so he can really describe where his mind was in those exact moments. Many of the stories are positive, but more often than I was expecting, they are hard lessons learned.

I was expecting the worst going into it but it has kept my attention which definitely says something.

 

Lead singer sounds like a high pitch screaming girl that won't stop stalking you. If you're into that great, I'm sure the screams get deep into your cortex.

 

its all about the lyrics and musicianship. Even if you don't like their stuff it is highly complex music.

 

That's true. I'm a big Tool fan and many people don't like them. I also think their music is complex and they have one of the best drummers in music.

 

So are my farts.

 

not as good as Neil Peart though. I'm reading one of Neil's books right now and in fact, he mentions Tool's drummer as being excellent.