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July 22, 2007
The Bay: Books, bikes, blues, then bon voyage
The new Harry Potter book made me cry by the end. I was probably too antisocial on our social visit to California, but I couldn't tear myself away. Except when I did.
In between the lines, Ben and the Lincolns and I voyaged to a bike festival Saturday in Golden Gate Park, where the world's only all-female miniature bike synchronized dance troupe, the Sprokettes, also of Portland, put on a show.
Mose Allison laid clever lyrics on top of bluesy piano at Yoshi's that evening: "You call it jogging, I call it running around," he sang, of a lover whose running shoes never wore down.
Jim Lincoln kept us active, Kerry kept us fed and hydrated, and Nathan and Natasha (bound to college and high school soon) kept us wistful, as we remembered our own school days.
Flying back to Portland was a breeze. Trips up and down the West Coast are so much easier than cross-continental multi-hop sagas. We've even got a few hours left before bed to brace for the week ahead.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at July 22, 2007 07:26 PM
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It made me cry too, first because I thought it was sad...then it was tears of delight.
I've cried over movies before but not a book.
This truly is a cultural phenomenon. I've seen many movies the moment they were released. I've bought cds and dvds the moment they were released.
My passion for books has been around longer then my passion for either movies or music. I've never anticipated a book so much as this. I don't know if I ever will again. Hardback books are expensive.
I actually went to the release party at our local Borders. It was midnight madness. There were easily 500-700 people. And everyone was happy. I answered trivia questions, played Snape Bingo, and observed the costume contest
I approve the nation getting into reading...whatever the circumstances.
Rian
Posted by: Anonymous at July 22, 2007 09:15 PM