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Do Scott and Seth read books?
Posted: Monday, March 1, 2010 - 15:07
If so, does anyone know there tastes or have they mentioned certain books that they enjoy? Looking for new stuff! Thanks
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"Custom of the Sea" by Neil Hanson is one that I know they both have read, and is how they came up with the title of their album "Mignonette"
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...where nothing is owed, deserved, or expected...and your life doesn't change by the man that's elected...
Thank You, I'll check it out!
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So if ever someone one says to you,
Life isn't fair, get used to it
Then you should say 'Well it might be
If folks like you would let it be"
What an odd question to ask, and how odd someone had an answer.
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But their good times come with prices
And I can't believe it when I hear the jokes they make
At anyone's expese except their own
Would they laugh if they knew who paid?
I've seen more ignorant and odd questions on here before! Ex. Cakes and such!
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So if ever someone one says to you,
Life isn't fair, get used to it
Then you should say 'Well it might be
If folks like you would let it be"
good point. As a side note, I enjoyed "a sand county almanac" by aldo leopold.
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But their good times come with prices
And I can't believe it when I hear the jokes they make
At anyone's expese except their own
Would they laugh if they knew who paid?
Thanks tinndn. I'm checking it now!
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So if ever someone one says to you,
Life isn't fair, get used to it
Then you should say 'Well it might be
If folks like you would let it be"
As an english major, I think this is a great question. I have always been amazed by their lyrics. While having strong musical influences is very important for developing lyrics, I have to believe they are well read. It would be interesting to see which books they feel have influenced them, in both thoughts and writing styles.
Solid post, wish their was more input.
I'd be interested to know what they're reading as well. Scott recently hooked you up with those hard to find albums, right northbound? Next time you see him it'd be awesome if you remembered to ask what he and Seth have been reading/can recommend and let us know what he says. I'm always on the lookout for new reading material.
For those interested in a well-written, thoroughly researched critical treatment of U.S.-Latin American relations, I highly recommend Lars Schoultz's Beneath the United States.
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"I've never been too good at reading in between the lines."
Maybe they are well read in Proustian existentialism.
This is an excerpt from a John Prine interview.
"John Prine is flat-out one of the best songwriters of the last 40 years, a voice so distinctive that even Bob Dylan is a fan. “Prine's stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mind trips to the nth degree,” Dylan said last year.
“Proustian existentialism?” Prine says with a wry chuckle. “I can’t even pronounce that. But it’s great to hear that from him. I don’t go bowling with Bob Dylan, but I run into him every 10 years here or there. From the first album, I knew he liked the songs. After all this time to get a quote out of him is pretty flattering.”
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It's answering what's asked of you
To give the love you find until it's gone
I cant remember what interview it was, but I remember Scott saying that he enjoyed "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond.
I, too, was an English major and am a librarian, and don't consider this weird at all. Obviously they read, what about the 10,000 words in books written beneath the bed? They also grew up in a house filled with books and music, according to several articles. The Shuffle article said Bob read "Great Powers: America and the World After Bush" by Thomas Barnett, and "The Squandering of America: How the Failure of our Politics Undermines our Presidency" by Robert Kuttner.
Thanks for starting an intelligent thread.
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Erin by the side of the road, New London, North Carolina
I also heard in some random interview that Bob was reading one book about each US President...working his way down the line (up the line?).
Not to brag about how I totally got a chance to SHMOOZE with the band after the show this weekend (giddy, happy, excited dance), but I did talk to Joe for a few minutes and he mentioned that they were all doing a lot of reading right now because the TV in the bus wasn't working. So, um, yeah. They, like, read and stuff.
There are some really great book suggestion threads around this board. Take a looksie under "General Discussion." And....Dum dum dum...If you're really obsessed, I know that sprinkled here-and-there are a few posts by people who had talked to one of the boys about their current reading selection. You will have to use your nimble fingers and the sometimes-working search function for that.
(A couple of weeks ago, Everett Reuss was mentioned as an inspiration for the band name "Nemo." He's an interesting feller, and I'm sure some of his books are at your local library.)
anjie, your posts always make me smile
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I have rules. Never eat or drink in underwear or pajamas/Scott Avett
Last fall Scott mentioned that he was reading (and enjoying reading) 'Gandhi', I assume he meant his autobiography.
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I gave to you my ugly brown coat, you made it pretty when you put it on....
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/86366537.html?elr=KArksD:...
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I have rules. Never eat or drink in underwear or pajamas/Scott Avett
Maybe they aren't watching TV on the bus because they didn't read all the books that they were supposed to read, and got in trouble.
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I seem to remember an article where Scott was talking about reading Helen Nearing's Living the Good Life.
Both Helen & Scott Nearing actually wrote "The Good Life." It is life changing.
My friend Ellen met Seth in a book store....so im pretty sure he reads
They can't read. North Carolina: 1st in flight, 49th in education.
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Go Vols!
Yeah, they totally do.
I asked all of the boys what they did when they were on the bus.
They all said they read a lot.
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I'll see you in the morning time.
Per Scott's recommendation, check out "Air Guitar" by Dave Hickey. I'll go out on a limb here and say they have probably read "For All The People" by their grandfather. Finally, I gave Scott "The Holy Man" by Susan Trott and he said he enjoyed it.
"...Ten million more in books written beneath my bed
I wrote or read them all when searchin’ in the swarms..."
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In the summertime, when all the trees and leaves are green and the redbird sings, I'll be blue 'cause you don't want my love.
you can totally tell that they read. their outlook and style of writing comes from intelligence and that, of course, comes from being educated and reading.
i am actually reading these days, i'd love to know of what they like and check it out. if i ever meet them i will for sure ask them!
Someone should ask about their reading recommendations during the streaming Borders performance/Q&A. I would, but I deleted my facebook about two months ago and refuse to let anyone suck me back in, even TAB.
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"I've never been too good at reading in between the lines."