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Dr Octopus
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Lover of extreme art and beautiful minds. Books, films, music! There is no Planet B.
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Based in Johannesburg, ZA.
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nothing like a bit of Blasters to liven up the evening's viewing....
July 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The perfect accompaniment to the ironing.... to this day I have no idea what McCulloch is on about but damn he EVOKES it so well.
May 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The face of incompetence....

"I don't know anything about it."

That's about right!
March 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sad truth...
November 17, 2024 at 4:21 PM
My current read... recommended by none other than David Morell, author of First Blood. 📚
November 17, 2024 at 8:30 AM
What I'm reading. If you've never read the Parker books by Richard Stark/Donald Westlake you're denying yourself a major pleasure.

#Books #Crimewriting #RichardStark
November 10, 2024 at 12:52 PM
But ya gotta have the remix...
November 9, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Listening to the greatest punk rock album ever made....

#Iggy&theStooges
November 9, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Oh yeah.... here we go!

#Election2024
November 5, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Took this pic yesterday for another forum ... Cormac McCarthys published on Picador. The first one I read was Blood Meridian, which I discovered on a Picador rotunda in '85 or '86 thereabouts. Of course it electrified me and I became a huge McCarthy nut. I also have four Knopf first editions.
October 24, 2024 at 9:36 AM
I could be... I take it you were never a Spider Man fan?
August 28, 2024 at 1:12 PM
August 20, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Richard Ford for the first time. Pretty good so far!
August 10, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Henry Miller titles from New Directions...
August 1, 2024 at 2:18 PM
August 1, 2024 at 10:46 AM
A delightful book... highly recommended if you're a fan of Hollywood's golden Era.
June 1, 2024 at 7:35 AM
He looks a lot like our gal... we lost her last year. 😢
May 16, 2024 at 7:57 AM
I like to buy stuff that has original cover art if I can. These two classics by Mr King are book club editions. Not first editions (those are out of my price bracket) but pretty cool nonetheless. 💙📚
April 7, 2024 at 10:41 AM
This is another golden oldie with a lot of character now. Picador edition from 1985. Pages are yellowed. I covered it in contact to give it some protection and that works well. Fantastic cover design.
April 7, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A close up of those McCarthys...

Sadly a wood borer drilled a hole almost all the way through No Country. Damn destructive insects and of course books are made of wood.
April 7, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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My other shelf... a bit more organized. This has the Henry Miller collection and the Cormac McCarthys. There are four first edition McCarthys. I'm not really a collector for value but I bought them as they were released.
April 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
One of my oldest books... I was very fascinated by the 'beats' at one point. I'm planning on re-reading some day. 💙📚
April 7, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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Hola book nuts. This is my one shelf... a lifetime of collecting. I favour American 20th century, mostly, as you can see. Opinions welcome!
April 7, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Already been done, sorry....
March 25, 2024 at 12:17 PM