tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post5912822854795990556..comments2024-01-04T01:23:26.942-08:00Comments on The Petite Sophisticate: SolicitationSadie Stein Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233338941752173968noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-82622060835281791762011-01-06T12:00:22.995-08:002011-01-06T12:00:22.995-08:00Surely not news to you, but vintage bossa nova, of...Surely not news to you, but vintage bossa nova, of the Getz/Gilberto variety, always does it for me. It's quite upbeat without being at all obnoxious. And portugese must be one of the most beautiful languages.Lilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-65312220396657380182011-01-04T21:50:23.946-08:002011-01-04T21:50:23.946-08:00Very seriously, read The Power of One by Bryce Cou...Very seriously, read The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. It is my absolutely favorite book - totally absorbing and absolutely unforgettable. I can't think of anything I'd recommend more highly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-28313265904969214122011-01-04T12:57:54.378-08:002011-01-04T12:57:54.378-08:00Sadie, if you're a fan of Carson McCullers, he...Sadie, if you're a fan of Carson McCullers, her biography, <i>The Lonely Hunter</i> by Virginia Spencer Carr, is great. Totally engrossing, alternately quaint and lurid! I second the <i>Faithfull</i> rec as well, if only for the pictures of that incredible beauty.<br /><br />As for tunes... there was a band called All Night Radio that put out one album a few years back, called <i>Spirit Stereo Frequency</i>. I believe it's what they call "criminally underrated" - beautiful, lush, fun, spacey and just a tad melancholy at times. <br /><br />Hope your days look brighter soon!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087801603269660781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-82177465320495896882011-01-04T08:53:25.251-08:002011-01-04T08:53:25.251-08:00"Holiday" with Katharine Hepburn and Geo..."Holiday" with Katharine Hepburn and Georgette Heyer books are my go-to salve for melancholy.<br /><br />The Budos Band's third album is a great dance fix. And Annie's "Chewing Gum" and the zydeco tunes of Cedric Watson are a lot of fun too.<br /><br />Feel better!<br /><br />-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-3098080117051085752011-01-04T08:12:43.471-08:002011-01-04T08:12:43.471-08:00When I've got the mean blues some good, screwb...When I've got the mean blues some good, screwball comedy helps me cope. Think Preston Sturges! Palm Beach Story, The Lady Eve or Sullivan's Travels or Marx Brothers movies for pure ridiculousness (A Night at the Opera or Duck Soup). <br /><br />In a very different vein, I was in a foul mood a couple of weeks ago and started to watch the BBC miniseries of North & South. I was so transfixed that I watched the whole thing straight through. <br /><br />As for books, Banana Yoshimoto's "Kitchen" is a very quick read but lovely and about food. If you like the New Yorker's critic Anthony Lane, he has a great book of his reviews, profiles and essays called Nobody's Perfect. Some of the reviews of bad movies are bitingly hilarious. Also it's a good choice if you're having a hard time getting into something because you can flip around and pick & choose what you want to read.besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745512699239336945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-11740464016757861772011-01-04T08:12:41.873-08:002011-01-04T08:12:41.873-08:00THANK YOU! My coffers are full! This should get me...THANK YOU! My coffers are full! This should get me through and all these lovely books will be here for the next bout, as I am counting on the dog slinking away by week's end!Sadie Stein Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233338941752173968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-58367197476203739912011-01-04T08:07:53.224-08:002011-01-04T08:07:53.224-08:00When the black dog shows up:
--T.H. White's T...When the black dog shows up:<br /><br />--T.H. White's The Once & Future King<br />--All of Eleanor Cameron's Julia Redfern books<br />--dancing to danceable soul<br />--baking<br /><br />Really, it just has to slink away on its own, as you know, but it's always good to have talismans.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548062664784256918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-44855154980824180692011-01-04T02:13:33.931-08:002011-01-04T02:13:33.931-08:00Just to add my tuppence worth: I love Jacques Dutr...Just to add my tuppence worth: I love Jacques Dutronc but he can be a little shouty for me so I tend to go for Francois Hardy (who he wrote songs for) or Jeanne Moureau.<br /><br />Have you ever read Bouvard et Pécuchet? It's hilariously funny and is keeping me almost cheerful in these horrible dreary months. Also good for fun are Nancy Mitford's novels: I loved Don't Tell Alfred and Love In A Cold Climate. I hear there's a writer called Elizabeth Taylor (no relation to the stellar actress) who's very very similar too!Vanessahttp://nightmaresandboners.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-1360006998646082082011-01-03T20:28:48.459-08:002011-01-03T20:28:48.459-08:00Oh, winter! My favorite things this winter have be...Oh, winter! My favorite things this winter have been shearling moccaisins, disco mixtapes, Iris Owens' "After Claude" and "Hope Diamond Refuses", the letters of the Mitford sisters, and BBC miniseries, "Framing the Past" and "A very British Coup"ameliahttp://ameliaabreu.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-45179722713283400432011-01-03T16:08:49.513-08:002011-01-03T16:08:49.513-08:00OMG, I love the Fran Farmer, so am getting Faithfu...OMG, I love the Fran Farmer, so am getting Faithfull asap! And listening to Dutronc! Thank you!Sadie Stein Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233338941752173968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-13453308501718366592011-01-03T15:54:13.225-08:002011-01-03T15:54:13.225-08:00When I am down, for whatever reason Twin Peaks alw...When I am down, for whatever reason Twin Peaks always cheers me.<br /><br />If you haven't already heard it, the music of Jacques Dutronc is peppy, clever, (French) fun. And great for dance breaks!<br /><br />In darker moods, if I don't choose to wallow (The Easter Parade, for example), I tend toward camp. Scott Thompson's <i>Buddy Babylon</i> is charmingly ridiculous, and comforting if you were a Kids in the Hall fan. Otherwise, the fallen celebrity autobiography is a classic. Marianne Faithful's is wonderful, as is Frances Farmer's posthumus <i>Will There Ever Be A Morning</i>.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860857388015561032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-68126416403550146372011-01-03T15:28:54.949-08:002011-01-03T15:28:54.949-08:00Thank you! Ordering now!Thank you! Ordering now!Sadie Stein Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233338941752173968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391436306140763685.post-72876976216516794762011-01-03T15:27:32.641-08:002011-01-03T15:27:32.641-08:00How about The Russian Dreambook of Color and Fligh...How about The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight?Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408929681739560085noreply@blogger.com