Recommendameme

[learnteach]

Recommendations of the strange: For each of the categories, pick one thing that you would recommend for a friend, either new to you or old and time tested but perhaps strange.   If you like, please copy the meme to your LJ or email and put in your own answers and leave a note here that you have, I want to know what you'd recommend!

1. MUSIC: New strange band: Abney Park  www.abneypark.com  Goth/Bellydance/Steampunk
                   Older:  Bing Crosby Armed Forces Broadcast, WWII Radio, from the Mountain View Library
                   Live: Asylum Street Spankers, Bluegrass/Jazz/Pulchritude, coming in April. 

2. BOOKS:  New Author:  Charles Stross.  Stay away from the Family stuff, read Atrocity Archive instead.  W00T!  IT Mages!
                      Older:  William Ashbless, Pilot Light, is amusing.

3. RESTAURANTS: New: Sophia Cafe' in Palo Alto on Middlefield.   Afghan food.
                                    Older: Kabul in Sunnyvale.  Afghan food.

4. BAR          Tasting room at Red Branch Cider/Rabbit's foot meadery, Sunnyvale.  2-6 T-F, with Friday going until 7 or so.
    ALCOHOL:  Diabhal at the tasting room, a Belgian style ale brewed with honey.

5. MOVIE:  "Pirates Who Don't Do Anything." 

6. COMICS:   Paper:  Barry Ween, Boy Genius (The Adventures Of) by Judd Winick)
                        Online:   Kukuburi  (www.kukuburi.com)


What have you got?

Comments

[badassslinky.livejournal.com]

Yay for Berry Ween! A friend of mine lent his Berry Ween trades to me recently, and I of course loved it =) Judd Winick is the man. We saw him at an Eddie Izzard show in SF several years ago.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I liked the Family books, but I've enjoyed much of Stross' books.

[beanolc.livejournal.com]

Bing Crosby Armed Forces Broadcast, WWII Radio, from the Mountain View Library


Look for my grandmother... Josephine Tuminia. They were friends and she sang on the radio with him & on his show a few times... Kraft Music Hall, I believe.

Recommendations

[korwyn.livejournal.com]

1. MUSIC: Industrial Monk (I just refound them).

2. BOOKS: Particia Briggs (Her Lupine stuff)

3. RESTAURANTS: Pampas at Planet Hollywood, Brazilian BBQ. Carnivore Paradise.

4. BAR: I got nothing. Probably the Cathouse at the Luxor

5. MOVIE: "Bucket List"

6. COMICS: Girl Genius or Maybe La Muse

[greatsword.livejournal.com]

1. MUSIC:

Strange band; not new. I'm not even sure they're still together, but the Therapy Sisters, out of Austin, get my recommendationo for good if wierd music.


2. BOOKS: New Author:
Not a really new author, but not as read as I think he should be. Steven Gould. I highly recommend Jumper (original) and Blind Waves.
Newer Author/book: Magic Bites, by Illona Andrews. Fun urban fantasy as a light read.


3. RESTAURANTS:
Miramar Beach Inn at Half Moon Bay. More downmarket, The Crepe Place, in Santa Cruz. Even more downmarket, but good, The Castle, a greek/persian hole in the wall on Tasman in Santa Clara.

4. BAR No recommendations. How about a coffee shop: Lime Tree Espresso, around the corner from my house. Good coffee, free wireless.

5. MOVIE: I don't see enough movies to have anyhthing unusual to recommend.

6. COMICS: Two Lumps (www.twolumps.net)