4. Lists, part one.
1. Books I completed1 the week of 16 May 2022 (16 May 2022 - 23 May 20222).
- Knausgaard, Karl Ove. My Struggle: Book One. (2013; Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- Carlin, Paul W. From Pulpit to Prison: The Paul Carlin Story. (1978; Acclaimed Books)
- Benton, John. Debbie.3 (1980, John Benton Books)
- Ballard, J. G. Crash. (1973, Macmillan)
- Ryan, Katherine. The Audacity. (2021, BLINK Publishing)
- Buckley, Keith. Watch. (2018, Rare Bird Books)
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. (1925, Scribner)
2. Albums I listened to while reading the books in list 1.
- Jason Crumer - Tranqdart / Turn Off (2021, C18, Self-released)
- Willowbrook - Vicious Perversion and Disregard (2012, CD-R, Smell The Stench)
- Willowbrook - The Infantile Pliancy (2012, CD-R, Smell The Stench)
- Willowbrook - Hostis Humanis Generis (2012, CD-R, Smell The Stench)
- Apologist - away (2022, C40, Austerity Measure)
- Lee Counts - S.A.N.S. Sessions (2022, C40, Austerity Measure)
- V/A - Motivated By Anticipation: A Voyeur’s Motel Compilation (2022, C40, no label)
- Philippe Petit - The Garden Of Earthly Delights (2020, CD, Flag Day Recordings)
- Playworker - Just Another Way To Pass The Time (2020, CD-R, Cadre)
- Ruptured - Drown Into Darkness (2020, CD-R, Cadre)
- Menophilia - Remember That You Must Die (2021, CD-R, Cadre)
- Andrew Coltrane - Malicious Intent (2021, CD-R, Cadre)
- Chris Fratesi - Stunad (2022, C40, Lake Shark Harsh Noise)
- Slit Throats - Oxygen Destroyer (2020, CD-R, Cadre)
- Body Carve - Macro Induced Orgasm (2020, CD-R, Cadre)
- Death Dedication - Provider Replacement (2021, CD-R, Cadre)
- Shanked - Feels Good To Be A Punk Loser (2021, CD-R, Cadre)
- Stroker - Terrorism Of Thought And Sound (2021, CD-R, Cadre)
- Oscillating Innards - Nadir Emergence (2008, CD, Troniks / Iatrogenesis Records)
- Tourette - Échancré (2021, CD, Flag Day Recordings)
- Hanzo Hasashi - Ikigai (2021, CD, Flag Day Recordings)
3. The last sentence of every chapter in John Benton’s Debbie, in order [found poem].
“But before long I found out that it was going to take more than new parents to change the course of my life.”
“Now what had I gotten myself into?”
“Or would I be the one who was able to be different?”
“But what was he really?”
“There had to be something extremely valuable in that beautiful apartment!”
“But how could I ever get over there to answer it?”
“And what was I going to do?”
“Was it all downhill from this point?”
“I found a pimp, but not until it was too late did I realize I had made a tragic mistake!”
“What then?”
“It seemed like heaven!”
“Harding!”
“Without me!”
“And He lives so you, too, can have abundant life!”
4. Ranking the discography of blink-182 (studio albums), best to worst.
Enema of the State
Neighborhoods
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Nine
Blink-182
California Dude Ranch
Cheshire Cat
5. Tracks on Harry Styles’s Harry’s House (2022) listed from most to least favorite as of this date, 25 May 20224.
1. Satellite
2. Cinema
3. Daydreaming
4. As It Was
5. Late Night Talking
6. Little Freak
7. Daylight
8. Grapejuice
9. Music For A Sushi Restaurant
10. Boyfriends
11. Matilda
12. Love Of My Life
13. Keep Driving
I had less than 100 pages left of My Struggle: Book One, otherwise all the other books I read in their entirety during the time-frame indicated.
I understand this is 8 days, whatever, leave me alone.
See list #3.
Subject to revision should the topic be reconsidered at any time in the future.