This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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Robert Anton Wilson, and some melting of the head.A few years back I spent far too much time reading this guy's work. It was the first time I'd come across an author who was prepared to write about conspiracy theories, psychoanalysis, Joyce, LSD and American and Irish politics, generally on the same page.
Looking back it was clear that he was wrong about almost everything, but I'd still advise people to check out his semi-biographical The Comsic Trigger trilogy, or the wonderful Masks of the Illuminati.
Also Ciaran Carson's work made me get off my arse and start playing trad music again for the first time in years, which led to many an excellent party, and Tom Garvin's Preventing the Future, which is the best book on politics, history and economics that I've read, and I've got several hundred books of this kind.
I also have a large collection of vintage propoganda books by various Irish paramilitary organisations. I'm glad to say that none of these have had any influence on me.
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Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 16 May 2008, 11:24,
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Ciaran CarsonLast Night's Fun?
What do you play? (I'll get a ceilidh band together on here yet.)
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 16 May 2008, 11:26,
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Craic mor agus ruaille buaile!I play the Mahogany Gaspipe.
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ahhhthe haunting sound of the mahogany gaspipe, agus sin sin.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 16 May 2008, 11:38,
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They are watching...I got into the Illuminati books when I was at college and would go browse them at the local bookstore. One day I found a message inside saying 'we are watching you - when you graduate call us'. Totally fucked my head up but on retrospect not so freaky - a cult book in a college town? Pretty obvious really.
I always hoped Terry Gwilliam would turn them into a film but hey.
On another subject if you ever need a bodhran player...
Siochan leat
Dr Tugnut
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^Cool, but if any more bodhran players turn up there'll be a cull.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 16 May 2008, 11:50,
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