You'll never get to make a lampshade out of me
Elizabeth says Casey and I should read Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad because it loves music and so do we. I'm also out there as loving a paragraph on the book. Reportedly, the title isn't referencing Elvis Costello's Goon Squad. But to get fired up for a Monday morn, with Welcome to the Working Week long in my playlist, this song does nicely.
And when the book hits paperback, I'm definitely reading it. This too.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Well, in fairness, A Visit to the Goon Squad is for witty and sophisticated connoisseurs of literature like yourself and Casey. But yes, also because of the music thing.
August 25th, 2010 at 7:40 AM
How nice of you! My monocle just fell out in surprise.
August 26th, 2010 at 8:01 AM
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