I don’t have the ambition to read books, so I read a lot of music related magazine articles that catch my eye at the grocery store when I am at the checkout. I know that they are a lot more expensive than reading books, but short articles hold my attention span better. Last week I bought two magazines, and I am still reading them. I got the Life magazine Motown issue Music That changed America that went on sale on October 4, 2022, and next week I will be doing a Motown theme for Song Lyric Sunday, so this was good timing. I found it too hard to resist getting the Rolling Stone magazine Special Collectors Edition Grateful Dead The Ultimate Guide which initially was released in September 2021 when I saw it looking at me. I glanced at this, and I will be reading it after I finish the Motown magazine. I know that I should read books and even when magazines say that they are collector’s editions, I probably won’t go back and read them again.
Written for Sadje’s Sunday Poser #107, where she asks us, “Do you like to reread old favorites again?”
Great Jim. Im looking forward to the Motown prompt next week. I hadn’t seen that special issue of Life. Ill have to get it ☺️
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I wasn’t trying to promote it, but it just seemed like great timing to me.
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I probably have ask you before so forgive me….Jim…I have a two hour trip daily to work…one hour each way and I do audio books. Have you ever tried them? That is something you might like. If I like the audio book I will sometimes buy the hardback version or the E-Book because if a book is good I will read it twice. I read the Bill Kreutzmann book twice…once audio and the other time E-Book.
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I have never tried an audio book and it does sound interesting. I guess I will try that sone day.
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Ok…I think you might like it.
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Magazines are good reading too. Specially these collector editions. Thanks for sharing Jim.
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I can pick up a magazine and read a few pages and put it back down, whereas reading a book is more of a commitment.
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That’s true. Some people are readers while others aren’t. My husband also never finished a book.
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Wait, I have read books and last year I read one. My point is that magazines are more my style.
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Then you are ahead of my husband! 😍
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I buy Record Collector, Rock Candy, Vive Le Rock and Shindig music mags on a monthly basis. I enjoy reading music based autobiographies too.
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That sounds cool.
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