Audiobooks

[Dr. P]

I have a few, and will share shit folks share on other forums. Obviously, they expire, so download in the next 7 days if you think you might want it.
salem's lot 1 of 4 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/r7rxry)
salem's lot 2 of 4 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/09cio2)
salem's lot 3 of 4 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/d8o42l)
salem's lot 4 of 4 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/mzwrk7)

[Spooner]

^Dude, fuckin' THANKS for that! You don't know how goddamn long I've been trying to get that (and a handful of other older SK books). In fact, on EZN, some other cat's posting text files saying, "REPOST STEPHEN KING, ASSHOLES" (to that effect).

:up:!!

[Franks n Beans]

Had nightmares for weeks when I first watched Salems Lot as a kid.

[JonathanD]

Menthol or the regular version?

[Franks n Beans]

[Spooner]

I think that was intentional, Beans. Jimmy Jenson used to be a regular poster here at SFJ. :tip:

[Heap]

I think all Salems are menthol, JD.

[JonathanD]

Thanks IAH, I was thinking maybe Steven King did a menthol version too.

[Belasco]

Ok... since Palahniuk reads the story "Guts" from his book "Haunted" and had it published online on his website, I thought I'd pass the story along to whomever wants to hear 20 minutes of cringe-inducing hell.

Again, the set-up is this:

Writers go to a retreat to write their masterpieces and it turns bad. Each writer is given an apt pseudonym reflecting their character. "Guts" is the story by the amazingly skinny Saint Gut-free.

From Wikipedia

While on his 2003 tour to promote his novel Diary, Palahniuk read "Guts" to his audiences. It was reported that over 35 people fainted while listening to the readings. On his tour to promote Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories in the summer of 2004, he read the story to audiences again, bringing the total amount of fainters up to 53, and later up to 60, while on tour to promote the softcover edition of Diary. The last fainting occurred on May 28, 2007, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where 5 people fainted, one of which occurred when a man was trying to leave the auditorium, which resulting in him falling and hitting his head on the door . Palahniuk is apparently not bothered by these incidents, which have not stopped fans from reading "Guts" or his other works.


"Guts" by Chuck Palahniuk from his book Haunted (http://www.publicridicule.com/media/Guts.mp3) (Not Safe for Work)

[Spooner]

^^'Lasco turned me onto this book taDAY (it's on the torrents), and I dove right in, and though he (Lasco) does a perfect job laying down the warnings, this passage was only part of a *trilogy* of similarly hideous yarns (hideous, but fascinating). I hate to admit that I'm digging this thing righteously, as such. This book (so far, for me) *is* that car-wreck and aftermath everyone wants to secretly watch. Enjoy your calamari. :tip:

[Booze]

5 people fainted, one of which occurred when a man was trying to leave the auditorium, which resulting in him falling and hitting his head on the door .

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Don't let the door hit you on the head on the way out. You poof.

[Dr. P]

I wish he posted on SFJ.

[Dr. P]

The Stand 1 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/x5z2bf)

[KungFuJesus]

^^^ nice

[Dr. P]

:tip: the rest coming. Christ, this is longer than War and Peace.

[The Sav]

The Stand is fucking phenominal as a book. But the mini-series movie blew. That broad with the 5 mile gap in her teef reminds me of someone that Beans would take home after a night on the town.

[Dr. P]

The Stand 2 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/41l48r)
The Stand 3 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/8mjlpe)
The Stand 4 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/iee2i7)
The Stand 5 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/yb4kr8)
The Stand 6 of 6 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/mvspx6)

[Spooner]

Beautiful contribyooshum, Russ!!! The unabridged version of this book is fucking IMPOSSIBLE to find on the internards. OUSTANDING!

:up:!!!

[Dr. P]

I hope others are downloading this shit. Otherwise, I should just PM it with you, or even easier -burn it and drop it in the mail.

[Spooner]

There are a lot of King fans here, so I'm sure others are all over it (like I said, the unabridged version is impossible to find---never any seeders).

:tip:

[Belasco]

I'll get it.

I stopped reading at the "ad hoc" meetings several years ago and never picked it up again. This should help me finally finish it.

:tip:

[KungFuJesus]

I'm definitely getting it... i'm going through The Talisman now and after that is gonna be "me of little faith" by lewis black

[Spooner]

I'll go ahead and upload the first part of "From a Buick 8"... if anyone digs it, I'll try to upload the whole thing in sections (it's a long-ass read, but one of the best he's written in ages). I usually juggle two at a time, and right now I'm between Salem's Lot and Desperation (which gets off to a pretty fuckin' wild start).

As long as I know there are at least two or three serious cats here, it's worth the effort (and I owe Russ a few as it is). :tip:

[KungFuJesus]

I wasn't real thrilled with Buick 8... it's been a while since i read it but i finished it going "huh... ok"

[Spooner]

Wow. Between that and Duma Key, our tastes in King stuff are way different (no judgment passed, obviously). I've never been able to sink my teeth into the Dark Tower series (but a ton of people dig it), but it sure wasn't for lack of trying. I even *bought* the first audiobook on CD. When he officially retires from publishing, that's when I'll force myself to finally plow through it.

(One thing I *do* dig about the Dark Tower shit, though, is how he always brings small elements of that story into his other books--e.g. the Low Men in "Hearts In Atlantis," including their car; the actual Buick in "From a Buick 8," including the strange cat who abandons it, etc.)

The mixed narratives in Buick 8, especially the lead character (the old man) were one of the most interesting parts of that book for me. I was especially riveted by what the fuck came out of that flippin' trunk--you never knew what or how heinous it was gonna be, and each time it just got more and more bizarre.

[KungFuJesus]

I haven't really liked anything of his since the dark half... and that was a long ass time ago. Either I can't finish it at all or just don't dig it. I'm sure once he either retires or croaks I'll go back and read it all. Anything prior to the dark half is pretty much gold. Had to be the coke and booze.

[Dr. P]

IT - 1 of 5 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/90blgf)
IT - 2 of 5 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/s3z3fh)
IT - 3 of 5 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/51ngbb)
IT - 4 of 5 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/jmoplr)
IT - 5 of 5 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/xrke1q)

[Dr. P]

Holy shit! Dude just uploaded a pile.

0447 - King, Stephen - Bag of Bones- (1998)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106308414/0447.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106310699/0447.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106315347/0447.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106316532/0447.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106317569/0447.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106320304/0447.part6.rar

0308 -King, Stephen - Black House- (with Peter Straub)- (2001)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105478276/0308.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105478907/0308.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105481070/0308.part3.rar

0309 -King, Stephen - Blaze- (2007)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105482235/0309.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105482909/0309.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105485030/0309.part3.rar

0448 -King, Stephen - Blood and Smoke- (2000)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106322749/0448.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106327356/0448.part2.rar

0310 -King, Stephen - Carrie- (1974)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105485560/0310.rar

0311 -King, Stephen - Cell- (2006)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105486230/0311.rar

0449 -King, Stephen - Dark Visions- (with George Martin & Dan Simmons)- (1988)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106327433/0449.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106327765/0449.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106328457/0449.part3.rar

0450 -King, Stephen - Desperation- (1996)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106329587/0450.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106330006/0450.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106335243/0450.part3.rar

0307 - King, Stephen - Different Seasons - Apt Pupil- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105477160/0307.rar

0325 - King, Stephen - Different Seasons - The Body- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105711789/0325.rar

0461 - King, Stephen - Different Seasons - The Breathing Method- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106516531/0461.rar

0532 - King, Stephen - Different Seasons - The Shawshank Redemption- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/107082013/0532.rar

0451 -King, Stephen - Dreamcatcher- (2000)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106341261/0451.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106341693/0451.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106343721/0451.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106344128/0451.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106346957/0451.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106357602/0451.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106358141/0451.part7.rar

0313 - King, Stephen - Duma Key- (2008)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105489449/0313.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105489817/0313.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105491917/0313.part3.rar

0452 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106360893/0452.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106361220/0452.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106361466/0452.part3.rar

0507 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Autopsy Room 4- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786874/0507.rar

0508 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Everythings Eventual- (the short story)- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786880/0508.rar

0317 - King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - In The Deathroom- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105518493/0317.rar

0509 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Little Sisters of Eluria- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786881/0509.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786877/0509.part2.rar

0510 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Lucky Quarter- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786875/0510.rar

0320 - King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Lunch At Gotham Cafe- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105525091/0320.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105527266/0320.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105529283/0320.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105530809/0320.part4.rar

0511 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - Riding the Bullet- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106786996/0511.rar

0512 -King, Stephen - Everythings Eventual - The Road Virus Heads North- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106788908/0512.rar

0453 -King, Stephen - Firestarter- (1980)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106364599/0453.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106366965/0453.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106375886/0453.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106379173/0453.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106379756/0453.part5.rar

0454 -King, Stephen - Four Past Midnight- (complete)- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106383442/0454.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106383952/0454.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106385850/0454.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106394770/0454.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106398846/0454.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106402945/0454.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106403743/0454.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106405731/0454.part8.rar

0324 - King, Stephen - Four Past Midnight - Secret Window Secret Garden- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105709503/0324.rar

0513 -King, Stephen - Four Past Midnight - The Langoliers- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106788955/0513.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106790218/0513.part2.rar

0649 -King, Stephen - Four Past Midnight - The Library Policeman- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111412410/0649.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/111415077/0649.part2.rar

0333 - King, Stephen - Four Past Midnight - The Sun Dog- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105747748/0333.rar

0315 - King, Stephen - From A Buick 8- (2002)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105497343/0315.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105498459/0315.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105499418/0315.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105500611/0315.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105505798/0315.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105507046/0315.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105508178/0315.part7.rar

0529 - King, Stephen - From the Borderlands - Stationary Bike- (2006)
http://rapidshare.com/files/107041081/0529.rar

0316 - King, Stephen - Gerald's Game- (1992)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105509478/0316.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105514420/0316.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105515787/0316.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105516280/0316.part4.rar

0455 -King, Stephen - Hearts In Atlantis- (1999)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106414802/0455.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106418559/0455.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106418799/0455.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106422975/0455.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106423514/0455.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106446346/0455.part6.rar

0318 - King, Stephen - Insomnia- (1994)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105520986/0318.rar

0465 - King, Stephen - It- (1986)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106536274/0465.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106536961/0465.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106538018/0465.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106542168/0465.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106544512/0465.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106545022/0465.part6.rar

0319 - King, Stephen - Liseys Story- (2006)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105521001/0319.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105523660/0319.part2.rar

0456 -King, Stephen - Misery- (1987)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106447479/0456.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106460316/0456.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106456684/0456.part3.rar

0457 -King, Stephen - Night Shift- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106456883/0457.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106459945/0457.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106463024/0457.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106469889/0457.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106473654/0457.part5.rar

0514 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - Boogeyman- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106791672/0514.rar

[Dr. P]

0312 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - Children of the Corn- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105488896/0312.rar

0515 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - Gray Matter- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106792196/0515.rar

0650 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - I am the Doorway- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111415655/0650.rar

0516 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - I Know What You Need- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106792287/0516.rar

0651 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - Jerusalems Lot- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111415709/0651.rar

0517 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - One for the Road- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106793040/0517.rar

0518 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - Quitters Inc- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106793435/0518.rar

0519 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - The Last Rung on the Ladder- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106793818/0519.rar

0652 -King, Stephen - Night Shift - The Mangler- (1978)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111415847/0652.rar

0522 - King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes- (Introduction)- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106795927/0522.rar

0520 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Dolan's Caddillac- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106794348/0520.rar

0521 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Head Down- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106795460/0521.rar

0321 - King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Rainy Season- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105707413/0321.rar

0523 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Sorry Right Number- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106796178/0523.rar

0524 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Suffer the Little Children- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106796540/0524.rar

0525 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - The House on Maple Street- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106796793/0525.rar

0335 - King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - The Ten O'clock People- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105790178/0335.rar

0526 -King, Stephen - Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Umney's Last Case- (1993)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106797393/0526.rar

1226 - King, Stephen - On Writing
http://rapidshare.com/files/118100815/1226.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/118101290/1226.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/118109506/1226.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/118115875/1226.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/118119754/1226.part5.rar

0458 -King, Stephen - Pet Sematary- (1983)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106477577/0458.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106478000/0458.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106480271/0458.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106486110/0458.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106487435/0458.part5.rar

0322 -King, Stephen - Rage- (as Richard Bachman)- (1977)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105707418/0322.rar

0323 -King, Stephen - Salem's Lot- (1975)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105707419/0323.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105707414/0323.part2.rar

0459 -King, Stephen - Skeleton Crew- (complete)- (1985)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106491018/0459.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106492636/0459.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106492749/0459.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106495076/0459.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106500136/0459.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106504222/0459.part6.rar

0330 - King, Stephen - Skeleton Crew - The Mist- (1985)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105720299/0330.rar

0653 -King, Stephen - Skeleton Crew - The Monkey- (1985)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111417501/0653.rar

0527 -King, Stephen - Skeleton Crew - The Raft- (1985)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106797508/0527.rar

0460 -King, Stephen - Storm of the Century- (1999)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106516529/0460.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106516528/0460.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106516530/0460.part3.rar

0185 - King, Stephen - The Colorado Kid
http://rapidshare.com/files/108574472/0185.rar

0462 -King, Stephen - The Dark Half- (1989)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106516533/0462.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106518918/0462.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106524698/0462.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106527727/0462.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106527745/0462.part5.rar

0300 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 1 - The Gunslinger- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105432060/0300.rar
0301 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 2 - The Drawing of the Three- (1987)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105461991/0301.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105438584/0301.part2.rar
0302 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 3 - The Waste Lands- (1991)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105461988/0302.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105441416/0302.part2.rar
0303 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 4 - Wizard and Glass- (1997)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105461994/0303.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105461990/0303.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105469589/0303.part3.rar
0304 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 5 - Wolves of the Calla- (2003)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105469697/0304.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105469700/0304.part2.rar
0305 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 6 - Song of Susannah- (2004)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105469701/0305.rar
0306 -King, Stephen - The Dark Tower - 7 - The Dark Tower- (2004)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105471686/0306.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105476197/0306.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105476800/0306.part3.rar

0314 - King, Stephen - The Eyes of the Dragon- (1987)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105493030/0314.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105497051/0314.part2.rar

0984 -King, Stephen - The Gingerbread Girl
http://rapidshare.com/files/114188819/0984.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/11418529/0984.part2.rar

0327 -King, Stephen - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon- (2004)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105715707/0327.rar

0328 -King, Stephen - The Green Mile- (1996)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105716484/0328.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105716624/0328.part2.rar

0329 -King, Stephen - The Long Walk- (as Richard Bachman)- (1979)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105718072/0329.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105718514/0329.part2.rar

0463 -King, Stephen - The Regulators- (as Richard Bachman)- (1996)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106527792/0463.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106529503/0463.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106530193/0463.part3.rar

0654 -King, Stephen - The Running Man- (as Richard Bachman)- (1982)
http://rapidshare.com/files/111417863/0654.rar

0331 -King, Stephen - The Shining- (1977)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105723051/0331.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105723389/0331.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105725570/0331.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105727087/0331.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105731958/0331.part5.rar

0332 -King, Stephen - The Stand - Complete & Uncut- (1990)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105732205/0332.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105734355/0332.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105734536/0332.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105735848/0332.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105747751/0332.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105747747/0332.part6.rar

0334 -King, Stephen - The Talisman- (with Peter Straub)- (1984)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105747750/0334.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105747749/0334.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105749458/0334.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105790186/0334.part4.rar

0336 -King, Stephen - The Tommyknockers- (1987)
http://rapidshare.com/files/105758994/0336.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105759001/0336.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105760504/0336.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105765961/0336.part4.rar

0464 -King, Stephen - Thinner- (as Richard Bachman)- (1984)
http://rapidshare.com/files/106533584/0464.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106535834/0464.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106536256/0464.part3.rar9.....

[TheWagesofSin]

Holey Shit! That's great, Russ. :tip:

[Spooner]

This officially ends my years-long quest... (Rapidshare?! Ugh!). At least he uploaded just about everything.

I have to say, *don't* waste your time with "Everything's Eventual"--those stories are really of his weakest novellas I've ever read. That was a big disappointment all around. (I still can't recommend "From a Buick 8" enough---and "Duma Key.") :tip: (IMO)


*Edit: Reading "Desperation" over the last week or so and have to say, I can't think of a King book that fucking FLIES outta the gates faster and more intensely than this one does. That'd be my last recommendation, not that anyone's askin', 'course. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

Wow, thanks Russ. How did you find this?

[Spooner]

It's a great find, POM, but this fuckin' guy used "Rapid"share. I've already grown a long, white beard just getting three files down. (Not *your* fault, Russ--we're all stoked at the archive--just can't believe he didn't use one of the thousands of faster/easier free file uploaders.)

Anyone know a good anonymous URL site that'll bypass Rapidshare? :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

How much are premium passes for a month?

[Spooner]

Dunno. Click on that sumbitch. I think an Anonymizer-type website'll hide your IP and let you download multiple files at once. I can't find one yet, and I've tried four. Jeezus.

If it's less than $20 for a single month (with anytime opt-out), and you don't own ANY King audiobooks, POM, it's WAY worth it just to savagely download every fucking link on this page. I sure as hell would, but I've ebay'ed most of them and then reauction them back. This is far better, obviously.

The really old stuff (and especially the short-story collections) you can't even find on the TORRENTS, so start out with the older shit (after you get Buick 8 of course... ;-)).

[Dr. P]

Wow, thanks Russ. How did you find this?

I've been hounding a guy on a geek forum for 6+ months to share certain King books. Other jerkoffs would come in and ask him to reload old ones I've already put up, etc.:roll: and I just kept PMing him about the 4 titles I wanted. Other dipshits were PMing him for other shit, so naturally, I started bitching that they should've gotten them while the links lasted, fuck what they want and post my requests next. He finally just posted everything he had.:-)

[Spooner]

Ack! I just realized the one book he ain't got up in his schweet archive is "Cujo." Here's the rub: For AGES, there's only been ONE COPY of it floating around on the P2P's and torrents, etc., and it's absolutely JACKED. There are massive gaps, glitches, streaks of silence, and the entire thing is worthless--yet it still gets propagated.

That *will* be the one last audiobook I score and sell back off ebay.

**Oh, for any and all SFJ smokers, you've gotta read "Ten O'Clock People" (forget "Quitters Anonymous"). This is a WILD short story worth checkin' out.

[Dr. P]

Dude, I think I can dig up Cujo. Peas hode.

[Spooner]

If yer serious, open it in a wave editor so you can see the wave file. If you don't see long gaps (straight thin lines) jagged throughout various files, then you have the only working copy on the internards, I assure you. That's be fuckin' huge.

:tip:

[Belasco]

**Oh, for any and all SFJ smokers, you've gotta read "Ten O'Clock People" (forget "Quitters Anonymous"). This is a WILD short story worth checkin' out.

Was that one of the stories they did in the early 80's movie "Cat's Eye"? I know they were all Stephen King based...

James Woods went to this place to help him quit smoking, and boy did they ever give him the motivation to quit.

[Spooner]

No, that *was* "Quitters, Inc." and while it was great to see Woods in that short vignette, the story doesn't compare to "Ten O'Clock People." In fact, I bet it's pretty close to right up yer alley, Tabasco. :tip:

Jesus, I've spent at least half my day downloading this shit. Hoooo doggies.

[Spooner]

Warning: "Gray Matter" and "The Boogeyman" are fucked up; they're the same story--different files, different names, same exact audio. Don't waste your time trying to find "Gray Matter." :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

I've been downloading like a motherfucker trying to get these, and I'm running to get a new 500 gig external at lunch. But here's the dig... I don't have any way to unrar these at work. Do you guys know of the best way to do it? I have a great program at home to do it, but I can't remember the name and I need one pronto. Any help?

[Spooner]

This is way easy, daddy; you just download WinRAR from www.download.com (it's free). Then if the archive is in a group of parts, you put 'em all in the same folder, and right click on Par 1 and pick "Extract Here..." (in the folder you made). It'll automatically pull the others in as it needs 'em, creating a subfolder with ALL the mp3's neatly in order. Obviously allow the install to make shell associations/extensions so it shows up when you right click on shit. **Do *not* make it your default app for .ZIP files, though. Nuh-UH.

[Pull Out Method]

:tip:

thanks

[Spooner]

^^:rofl:

[Pull Out Method]

I've been downloading like a motherfucker trying to get these, and I'm running to get a new 500 gig external at lunch. But here's the dig... I don't have any way to unrar these at work. Do you guys know of the best way to do it? I have a great program at home to do it, but I can't remember the name and I need one pronto. Any help?

Just got back and bought one of these (http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21222963&category_Id=cat10012).

I'm taking everything from my comp. I'm pretty sure I'm going to not have a job by friday. So at least I'll have something to listen to.

[Dr. P]

lmao! (bunnyhopped, was laughin' at "I'm on the muthafucka"





* closed parenthesis left out intentionally.

[Spooner]

POM, I own that exact same one (and two other WD's--never can have enough backups and giggage). It's been pretty fuckin' solid and no bad blocks so far. Just be *sure* you're USB2'in' it all the way. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

Working great so far. Super fast and easy to use.

[Spooner]

Did you figure out WinRAR and how to unarchive a mulitpart archive, white nigger?

[Pull Out Method]

Oh for sure. That is a great little program. I'm working on the Talisman right now, Black House after that.

[Spooner]

Aw, mannnnnn.... you've GOTTA get ya some Duma Key and at least the real version of "Stand By Me" (The Body)... and fuckin' "Desperation." That's freakin' my world currently in a big way. :tip:


*Edit: Jesus. My insomnia's catching up with me. WTF am I TALKIN' ABOUT?!! Get "From a Buick 8" FIRST, dude! Thank me later. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

From a Buick 8 is up after Black House. I don't know how much I can get though, since one download takes like an hour.

Here is what I have so far...

Dark Tower 1 (already had 2-7)
Firestarter
IT
Shawshank
Green Mile
Running Man
Long Walk (on Hole's recommendation)
Talisman
Black House... getting part 1 now

next up...

From a Buick 8 (on Spooners)
Salems Lot


I've thought about getting an ip changer, but I can't help but think that I'd get put on some possible pedophile list.

[Spooner]

That's a SUPER sound list, brutha. "The Long Walk" is on almost every King fan's top five novella lists.

I'm about 3/4 done with Salem's Lot and never knew a "vampire" book would freak my world so hardcore. I've always been a major King fan (started reading him only on vacations and plane rides... as you do, and then I realized in 20 years' time, colleges'll be studying his work in THEIR American Lit classes--no questions).

Buick 8 is a personal favorite based on the narrative (well, there are multiple, but one main driving one), and the hook of that story alone will keep ANYONE riveted and wanting more at the end. You've also got some good Frank Muller ones (he's the *best* reader in the history of audiobooks, and The Green Mile & Shawshank* are two of his best ...*pretty sure about that one).

Duma Key... it's got one of the best third acts of all his books and is read by a guy I hope reads more of his books (John Slattery--he's a stage/film character actor... he was in Charlie Wilson's War if you sawr it). He kicks ass reading that book, and I was glad I stuck with it. Make it one of the ones you listen to bit by bit as you crash out at night (if you're a headphones cat). Just keep the dl's in the background; work; then go to the next; even if it's just a few a day... that's what I've been doing, 'cept like 10 a day. :tip:

[Spooner]

Hey, since some of us are on a big King jag here (well, this thread, anyway), there are two things I've noticed in almost every single King book:

1) He will, at all costs, whether in context, appropriate or not, shoehorn in the conjugation "had lain" --every - single - book. It's like he wants to let everyone know at all times he knows the past participle of "lay." I'll never understand this obsession of his.

2) In every single book or story since the horrid advent of Oprah Winfrey, he will also shoehorn a reference to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (or a two-fer, and "Ricki Lake" as well) -- without fail.

I love the guy an' all, but ya know how once you notice something like that, it starts feeling like you're getting a bad sunburn? Zackly. :tip:

[Dr. P]

Yes, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is in EVERY book! Damn, I'm gonna notice that one now. M-O-O-N, that spells Oprah!

[Verno]

I downloaded a few of these for when I work out. But having a billion mp3's was kinda confusing. I'd keep losing my spot or sifting through files looking for the last one I was listening to.

For you Mac users, a very sweet little GUI AppleScript is JoinTogether (http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/jointogether.php), a little app that not only joins all of these together into one file, but makes them an "audiobook" that shows up in iTunes under the Audiobook category. That means it will always pick up where you left off, and you can change audio speeds straight from the iPod. Very nice.

-5 points

[Spooner]

Since I crash out at night to most of these, I'm probably the only one who benefits from them being broken into pieces. If I can't recall where in the story I was when I hit REM sleep, at least my player (which is set for 45 minutes) will remind me which track # I was on.

However, that utility YOU mention will come in pretty fucking handy as I've now got too many books on queue to save for nighttime only. I'm a start listening during the day soon, too. I'll get that shit for sure. Good'n. :tip:


*P.S. Russ, I've gone as far as to have bookmarked the page that has all the links on it, and I shit ya not, I've now gotten everything down (that I didn't already have) save for the dual-author books (of which I'm WAYYYYY dubious) and Dark Tower II onward. I think today I finally have to dive in while I can and get those. When I'm done with everything, I'll be dyin' for Dark Tower shit. (I heard King say that he pictured Robert Duvall as his Roland. Innaresting.)

[Verno]

Just be sure to select "save as .m4b". Apparently that's the audiobook format.

Also, is there a pirated version of Audio Hijack Pro out there? I only need to use it once so I'm not down with buying it.

[Spooner]

Actually, Verno... you changed my mind in a big way. I just downloaded Dark Tower II, and the fucking DUMMY who ripped it (and it's a LONG-ASS book, too)... (ready?)... ripped it into 700k chunks!!!! SEVEN-HUNDRED K!!! It was like two minutes per file. What an asshole.

So I'm installing it now for that one alone (dude, the download link was like the needle in the haystack... sheesh!). :tip:

[Spooner]

I know we've now got quite a few Frank Muller fans here, and some great soul has just uploaded almost every single one of his award-winning reads (Thomas, Orwell, King, Grisham, etc.).

For example, the version of the Regulators in this thread is ripped at *really* low quality--the one on EZN is pretty high (worth the alternate). Get while the gettin's good, 'cause his shit is HARD to find on the internards. I've found that a lot of stuff Muller has read is usually supplanted with the really old, original audio TAPE versions, read by that robotic guy Booze pointed out who sounds like he read news reels from the late '30's.

My entire bandwidth is jammed to the gills right now as I'm getting EVERYTHING at once so it'll all be there in the mornin'. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

Here is what I have so far...

Dark Tower 1-7
Firestarter
IT
Shawshank
Green Mile
Running Man
Long Walk
Talisman
Black House
From a Buick 8
Salems Lot
The Stand
Carrie
Pet Semetary
Duma Key
Misery

Anything else you guys would get from that collection?

[Dr. P]

Different Seasons, 4 Past Midnight, Skeleton Crew & Thinner are a few I enjoyed in book form.

[Spooner]

**DESPERATION!!**

Get every short story you can except for any story from Everything's Eventual (really disappointing collection, IMO). Believe me, POM--this is really a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grab all the King stuff for free; there's a mortifyingly short supply on the torrents and EZN, so much so that, as I've mentioned, I've had to BUY a few on ebay, burn 'em, and then re-auction 'em back.

Shit, between Duma Key and Buick 8, I don't know which I'd start with. His two best post-accident books (his writing style changed dramatically after his accident, but the first two or three were sub-par; after that, he sort of got back into a whole new jet stream). I'd go with Buick 8 first, white negro. Can't rave enough about that book. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

Different Seasons, 4 Past Midnight, Skeleton Crew & Thinner are a few I enjoyed in book form.

I'll get on it when I get back on a good connection at work.




**DESPERATION!!**

Get every short story you can except for any story from Everything's Eventual (really disappointing collection, IMO). Believe me, POM--this is really a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grab all the King stuff for free; there's a mortifyingly short supply on the torrents and EZN, so much so that, as I've mentioned, I've had to BUY a few on ebay, burn 'em, and then re-auction 'em back.

Shit, between Duma Key and Buick 8, I don't know which I'd start with. His two best post-accident books (his writing style changed dramatically after his accident, but the first two or three were sub-par; after that, he sort of got back into a whole new jet stream). I'd go with Buick 8 first, white negro. Can't rave enough about that book.

I have heard really bad things about his short story writing, and whooooo boy do I know about the writing styles changing after reading all of the Dark Tower stuff (Inserting himself into the final books made me want to vomit. You guys should check out the review I left on the sixth book on itunes, it pissed me off endlessly). That being said, I am looking forward to quite a few of them. I have quite enjoyed those that I have read.

[Spooner]

Oddly, it's been all his short stories which have been the most successful film adaptations (Stand By Me, Shawshank, etc.). King's really like Bob Dylan in the following way: the majority of his shit is considered classic, and then there's a bunch of random shit (novels AND shorts) that just blow ass.

Just hearing that he "inserted himself" into his own stories (I assume you're talking about Dark Tower stuff, or the stuff with co-authors) is freakin' me out. I'd appreciate any info on this as advanced warning. I won't be likin' sinkin' a bunch of time into a long-ass read and then hearing "Stephen, known as Kingski to his friends, was a rough and rugged ass-kicker, ready for anything..." Yeah, I'm queasin' up just HEARING this.

:tip:

*Thinner is an amazing example of how one of his most entertaining novellas was made into maybe the worst movie ever (I won't go any of those fifth-tier King movie productions, either, like Langoliers or Tommyknockers).

[TheWagesofSin]

Spoons, you ever read The Dead Zone, or see the movie? Both pretty good. In fact, I might be way off, but I think Cronenberg directed the film version. Probably my fave of anything he ever did on screen or in print...(maybe).

[Pull Out Method]

Oddly, it's been all his short stories which have been the most successful film adaptations (Stand By Me, Shawshank, etc.). King's really like Bob Dylan in the following way: the majority of his shit is considered classic, and then there's a bunch of random shit (novels AND shorts) that just blow ass.

Just hearing that he "inserted himself" into his own stories (I assume you're talking about Dark Tower stuff, or the stuff with co-authors) is freakin' me out. I'd appreciate any info on this as advanced warning. I won't be likin' sinkin' a bunch of time into a long-ass read and then hearing "Stephen, known as Kingski to his friends, was a rough and rugged ass-kicker, ready for anything..." Yeah, I'm queasin' up just HEARING this.

:tip:

*Thinner is an amazing example of how one of his most entertaining novellas was made into maybe the worst movie ever (I won't go any of those fifth-tier King movie productions, either, like Langoliers or Tommyknockers).

lmao it didn't ruin the whole series, but it did kill the sixth DT book for me. He has inserted himself into a ton of books, the writer in Misery, the writer in The Shining, the writer in every other book. He has a serious hard on for writing about "writers". It's as if he honestly says to himself, "You know what my audience would really relate too? Me!" I have always looked past it until the DT though. He actually names this Character Stephen King, but no worries, he is an extreme pussy. Don't not read the DT stuff though, even if just for the fourth one, it is beautiful. No shit, that one is one of my highest rated books, but you have to read some real shit afterword to finish.

[TheWagesofSin]

POM, to be fair...Those 2 books you menchened are about writers, but not specifically about "STEPHEN KING"...and to be fair...it could be argued those 2 novels are in his all-time top-ten!

If I might jump on your side a bit, though, his Dark Tower series lost me a bit...it's like his prog-rock masterpiece, his Lord of the Rings...complex, long, ultimately boring...I could be wrong, but I've never been able to read past page 15 of The Talisman, either. I guess I don't like the fantasy genre, in general...though I've always loved Eyes of the Dragon. So what the fuck.

[Spooner]

I'm with Wedge on that. I *bought* The Gunslinger, and I've tried twice to give it a go. I keep stopping about two-fifths through it. As I've said, I'm waiting till (a) he dies, or (b) he officially stops publishing (which he threatens to do after almost every book since Bag of Bones). Only then will I gear up and do my best to dive into the DT series whole-hog.

As for King insinuating himself into his DT books, I, too, thought you meant he *literally* puts himself (as SK) into the narrative. That freaked me out. I'm cool with him writing about writers (naturally, he writes what he knows and lets the fiction take its course from there), but if anything, I think it enhances those particular books. Ya really had me scared there for a minute, POM.

*But, for *anyone* here who (a) hasn't read either Duma Key or Buick 8, I'm *seriously* innarested in your reactions/feelings on those two when finished (not as you go, because even I was fearful that Duma Key was flagging during the second act, and then BLAMMO! ...It took off like Sea Biscuit and I loved it as a whole). Buick 8 might be my all-time fave so far, which is saying a lot.

Lastly, I'm not *finished* with Desperation, but if you want a book that comes out of the gates guns-a-fuckin'-blazing, that'll do ya. Not a spoiler here, but there's a cop in this book who I'd just never wanna come across, and he really puts the wood to you in a big way. Super-intense stuff. Just glad I'm not the only King fan--it's not often I get to shoot the shit about his stuff, so excuse all my posts here. He's good topicality, through and through. :tip: (You've got a LOAD of good shit ahead of ya, POM--tell ya that, nigra.)

[Booze]

I don't suppose anyone fancies zipping together some of those files & sticking them up on YouSendIt so you only have to do one download per book? Or are the files too big?

I'm thinking more of the ones that have been made into films, rather than the more obscure stuff, & I wouldn't mind having a crack at that Buick 8 one. :tip:

[Cliff Pettigrew]

I read from a Buick 8 several* years ago and thought it was fantasti. I don't recall a lot of detail but I do remember as I read it I saw it as a movie in my head with tons of detail, I love books what can do that for me.

*It was the first e-book I downloaded onto my Palm M505 and read it on a business trip. That should tell you how long ago I read it, seriously a Palm Pilot, do they even make those anymore?

[Spooner]

Booze, I'll personally PM ya Buick 8 on accounna that's how good I think it is and that you dig it da mos'.

As odd as this sounds, the only person I can see being able to handle the delicate nature and otherworldly atmosphere of Buick 8 would be David Lynch. If you could combine Adrian Lyne and David Lynch, you'd have its perfect director. I'll go ballistic if some hack gets his hands on it--that much I assure ya.

[Belasco]

While I was waiting at the airport last week I started listening to Cormac McCarthy's "The Road". 20% in and I can already tell I'm going to like this one. I've always been drawn to loner stories and stories about loneliness and despair (like "I Am Legend" and "Heart of Darkness"). This one seems like it's going to get very dark and I'm excited about it.

[Booze]

Booze, I'll personally PM ya Buick 8 on accounna that's how good I think it is and that you dig it da mos'.

Nice one, fella. :tip:

[Spooner]

While I was waiting at the airport last week I started listening to Cormac McCarthy's "The Road". 20% in and I can already tell I'm going to like this one. I've always been drawn to loner stories and stories about loneliness and despair (like "I Am Legend" and "Heart of Darkness"). This one seems like it's going to get very dark and I'm excited about it.

McCarthy's dialogue, especially read by Muller, is about as good as it gets. The trilogy was where I started, and out of sequence at first. But "All The Pretty Horses" and "City of the Plains"... both phenomenal. He can make two characters in a two-hour drive down a dirt road at night in a barely-running pickup-truck as engaging as anything you can imagine--he's incredible. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

I'm with Wedge on that. I *bought* The Gunslinger, and I've tried twice to give it a go. I keep stopping about two-fifths through it. As I've said, I'm waiting till (a) he dies, or (b) he officially stops publishing (which he threatens to do after almost every book since Bag of Bones). Only then will I gear up and do my best to dive into the DT series whole-hog.

As for King insinuating himself into his DT books, I, too, thought you meant he *literally* puts himself (as SK) into the narrative. That freaked me out. I'm cool with him writing about writers (naturally, he writes what he knows and lets the fiction take its course from there), but if anything, I think it enhances those particular books. Ya really had me scared there for a minute, POM.

*But, for *anyone* here who (a) hasn't read either Duma Key or Buick 8, I'm *seriously* innarested in your reactions/feelings on those two when finished (not as you go, because even I was fearful that Duma Key was flagging during the second act, and then BLAMMO! ...It took off like Sea Biscuit and I loved it as a whole). Buick 8 might be my all-time fave so far, which is saying a lot.

Lastly, I'm not *finished* with Desperation, but if you want a book that comes out of the gates guns-a-fuckin'-blazing, that'll do ya. Not a spoiler here, but there's a cop in this book who I'd just never wanna come across, and he really puts the wood to you in a big way. Super-intense stuff. Just glad I'm not the only King fan--it's not often I get to shoot the shit about his stuff, so excuse all my posts here. He's good topicality, through and through. :tip: (You've got a LOAD of good shit ahead of ya, POM--tell ya that, nigra.)

I can't really explain how horrid the SK character is in the DT books, but you will see... eventually.

I also found the Gunslinger hard to get into, I took me over a year of on again off again bullshit. But the next few flew by until that shitty sixth book.

I only know three other King readers locally, so I am ecstatic to be able to discuss some of this shit. Especially at work.


POM, to be fair...Those 2 books you menchened are about writers, but not specifically about "STEPHEN KING"...and to be fair...it could be argued those 2 novels are in his all-time top-ten!

If I might jump on your side a bit, though, his Dark Tower series lost me a bit...it's like his prog-rock masterpiece, his Lord of the Rings...complex, long, ultimately boring...I could be wrong, but I've never been able to read past page 15 of The Talisman, either. I guess I don't like the fantasy genre, in general...though I've always loved Eyes of the Dragon. So what the fuck.


I know that the characters are writers, but you would think that one of the greatest imaginations of this time could come up with something different. You, also, will find this more irritating after finishing the DT if you ever can.

[Spooner]

You must be some kinda Tubes fan, POM, 'cause you went for the FULL "Completion Backward Principle" reading yer King. You're the first cat I've ever know of who blazed through all the DT *before* reading most of his heavy novels beforehand.

I think that would've made me way leery of the guy, too. No question. But, it sounds like you've balanced out your reads and the waters are calming.

**I have a memory of my sister reading aloud to me "The Shining" before I sawr the flick, and when she got to the part where Jack hears "heavy, sopping feet" plodding their way toward the forbidden room, I said, "THAT'S IT!! NO MORE!! FORGET IT!!" lmao lmao. Then came the flick, proving I could run but couldn't hide. Nightmares for at least half a year after THAT bitch. Hooooo boy.

[TheWagesofSin]

Spoons- I got Desperation off of EZN. SK is the narrator, which you'd think would be a good thing, but it actually might not be. His voice is as goofy sounding as he looks. Still, the story really grabs you from the first paragraph.

What I was wondering is: did you read the companion book The Regulators as well? I got that one off of EZN also, and wasn't sure which one to read first...after some quick googling, I came to the conclusion that one should read Desperation first.

[Taco Teo]

Yes, I would go with Desperation first if I were you, Wages.

[Pull Out Method]

TT coming out of nowhere... you a SK fan Teo?


FYI All: I have been listening to The Running Man at work. Well, today I had a dentist appt for a cavity to be filled and thought I'd take my ipod with me to get in some chapters while they were working. NOT A GOOD IDEA. I was so pumped full of nitrous that I couldn't concentrate on anything. I listened to the same five minute passage about six times before I gave up and started some music. Now I'm gonna have to go back and listen to it again tomorrow as I am just now finally recovering. GD I loves me some laughing gas.

[Spooner]

Man, I wish the nitrous did something for me, but it only makes me dizzy and wanna sock the hygienist in the face. I've had so much dental work in the last three years that the needles, even in the roof of the mouth, don't faze me at all (sad ta say).

Wedge, yeah, I ain't read no Regulators yet (it's on my drive, ready to roll, though). I'm not a big fan of King reading his own shit. He's NOT an actor, and when he tries to act, he acts poorly and it dampens the impact of the narrative. However, there are SOME moments where I'm glad HE'S reading certain things, because he'll describe something (or someone's reaction) in JUST the way it was intended, so no meaning or nuance is lost. He also gets all his pronunciations right, which is another plus.

But, as I say that, wait till you get a load of that "load" Rob Lowe reading "Dolan's Cadillac." You'll beg for King to read it. Lowe tries to do bad shticky voices, and one of 'em is a truck driver or someshit (from New England, of course) and Lowe puts on THEE WORST John Kennedy accent for this character. I almost puked. In fact, it was so bad, I had to put the headphones on my dolly and tell her, "Just listen to THIS!"

They can't all be Frank Muller, but lemme say again, John Slattery (who reads Duma Key) might be the second best in the business. Mare Winningham blows ass---oh, and King lets his WIFE read one of the short stories (I think the House on Maple Street). HO - LEE - CHRIST! She's got the WORST New England accent imaginable, AND (no bullshit), the poor old broad has a lateral LISP!!! Go check THAT OUT!

:tip:

P.S. I'm balls deep in "Desperation" and it still hasn't taken a bad turn yet. Yeah, King gets his Christian underpinnings in there, but he always does. It doesn't hurt the story, I don't think.

[KungFuJesus]

Has anybody read the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz? I'm a couple hours into the audiobook of the first one and it's getting a bit dull...

[Taco Teo]

Yes, I am, POM. I have almost all of his books. Even some in Spanish (I do live in Tejas and was a Spanish major after all - haha). I'm not big into audiobooks, though. Mine are all regular old books.

[Dr. P]

You can download these and listen to 'em, Toe! Beats having those Mexican books around that you can't read.

[Pull Out Method]

^ lmao lmao

Good to see a female get in on this. I don't know any other woman that will even try Stephen King. Most of them are stuck on reading Harry Potter or whatever Oprah told them to read this week.

[Belasco]

Don't talk shit about Harry Potter!

[Spooner]

I've nothing meaningful to contribute to the flow of conversation, other than that I JUST NOW saw Fu's sig line and choked on a LOT of smoke from WAY unanticipated laughter. :tip:, sir.

[Taco Teo]

^ lmao lmao

Good to see a female get in on this. I don't know any other woman that will even try Stephen King. Most of them are stuck on reading Harry Potter or whatever Oprah told them to read this week.

I've liked him forever, POM. In fact, this will show how old I am. I have about six "sets" of his books in "box form." Not sure how many of you remember this, but it used to be that they would put out these sets of like three or four books and they'd be in this nice little box set. They look like this:



(Photo courtesy of ebay because I'm too lazy to pick up my own camera and upload a picture)

[Spooner]

I've been avoiding Eyes of the Dragon like the plague. Can someone here (whose taste I trust--y'all know who y'are) who's READ this tell me if it's a steaming pile? I know it's his big attempt at a classic Narnia-type fantasy book, but that'd be like Tom Wolfe writing a horror story, so---yeah, dubious is the word that comes to mind.

[Taco Teo]

For what it is worth, I loved it. It's actually one of my favorite SK books.

[Spooner]

Okay, back to my previous post. Anyone read it?



j/k, Taco.... lmao lmao

Okay, Russ put it up here, so I'm a go ahead and take it. I'll save it for the perfect time, as I know it's gotta be one of them reads where you've gotta be in a good place (like on vaycay). Has anyone read a book in the Caribbean, chillin' on a beach and NOT loved whatever book they was readin'? I rest my case. :tip:

[Taco Teo]

Billy...you ass...:poke:

HAHA!! Seriously, it's nothing like anything else he has ever written, so you are probably correct in saying that you have to read it at the "perfect" time.

[Dr. P]

I didn't see any Mexicans on those books.

[TheWagesofSin]

I've been avoiding Eyes of the Dragon like the plague. Can someone here (whose taste I trust--y'all know who y'are) who's READ this tell me if it's a steaming pile? I know it's his big attempt at a classic Narnia-type fantasy book, but that'd be like Tom Wolfe writing a horror story, so---yeah, dubious is the word that comes to mind.

I'd say it's more of a Grimm's fairy tale type-thing than a fantasy...I have no idea if you'd like it, or if I'd even like it now (last time I read it, I was Zemo's age), but I remember it being very good.

[Spooner]

If I can spin one of my favorite Willem Dafoe phrases: "Well, bein' good's good enough..." :tip:


My Contribution (with important caveat):
I've never liked the music of Black Flag, but decades ago now, I was turned on to this book called "Get In The Van: On the Road With Black Flag" during the Rollins years.

Despite my distaste for their music and punk/post-punk in general, this book made a HUGE, lasting impression on me, and it also fuels my subsequent loathing of what Henry Rollins has become since this journal. Let's see... he's become a VH1 sell-out; an utterly full-of-shit, pretentious combination of a wannabe Spaulding Gray/Jim Carroll/Jello Biafra, but with none of the entertainment value, talent, or panache; he mistakes clubs full of painfully sycophantic laughter for him being some kind of "standup comedian"--probably his biggest delusion; and thinks he's now the "spokesman of our generation" through his little tours.

That having been said, it doesn't undermine what I thought was one of the best, most earnest, and interesting journals I've ever read (ONE of 'em, anyway). I decided to upload my clean copy of the audio version for those who care to indulge in this pre-dillhole Rollins masterpiece (IMO). *Note: The archive for some reason kept a double extension and I figure it'll either unpack itself or you can just delete the ".mp3" and leave the ".zip" extension at the end.

Have at it, but it ain't for everyone:

Get In the Van (1 of 2) (http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=lgxwf7hc1jb)

Get In the Van (2 of 2) (http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=mgcl6dnklff)


:tip:

[TheWagesofSin]

One thing I've gotta say about that book, Spoons, is that while it's worth a listen on audio, it's way worth buying the print version 'cause of all the killer Glen Friedman photos. My opinion. :tip:

[Spooner]

Used ta have it, nigra. They didn't even HAVE an audio version when I was first turned onto it (I don't think). :tip:

Even trying to recoup the AUDIO CD was a feat back when I tried and it's NEVER on EZN. Fuckers.


*Edit: Wedge, you'd prolly dig "Letters at 3AM" by Michael Ventura. Call it a hunch. :tip:

[Dr. P]

In Harm's Way - The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis - 1 of 2 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/vfxdrh)
In Harm's Way - The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis - 2 of 2 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/q6wxoe)

[Spooner]

Christ, I've been on a full-throttle odyssey with all these ungodly King reads. Don't care who you are, but I have to highly recommend downloading and running through King's short story called "The Sun Dog." This would've made the best Twilight Zone episode ever. Yeah, you can tap in to what a nerd King is, and all that, but this is one of the best short stories he's written.

It's read by the Maine version of Spaulding Gray (so it goes), and it's highly recommended. Fucking great, if you ask me. Y'all should download it before it expires and give it a spin. I'm diggin' it da' mos'. Definitely one of his hidden treasures. :tip:

[Dr. P]

I've DLed it, but haven't listened yet. Thanks for the tip. :tip:

[mysticllama]

Audible owes me some books, so I may pick that one up if it's nerd-recommended =)

[Spooner]

There's an elephant in the living room with all those Audible-transcoded audiobooks, and it almost makes it impossible to listen to 'em (even ones in the King list here, like "Regulators" for example... this happens a lot): You'll be listening for about 10 minutes, then a random clip from earlier will REplay itself for a full 30 seconds before resuming in the story, and then it starts to snowball and pickup *more* random clips to add to the original as you go. By the middle of it, you're hearing random clips strung together so often you can lip-sync them (very annoying).

It'll literally take going into a wave editor and manually hunting for each instance, deleting it, and resaving each file by hand. It's a real shame and happens all too frequently.

[Dr. P]

Audible owes me some books, so I may pick that one up if it's nerd-recommended =)

Llama, it's right there for free on the previous page! I think that one's a clean recording, too. :up:
Bill: I've had that shit happen before, fuckin' maddening. I hadn't caught any King doin' it, though. I'll ask for re-ups of anything you want that doesn't work, Daddy-o.

[Spooner]

Oh... no, no, man. These are *as propagated*, so I'm pretty sure they're gonna be like this everywhere (like that bad copy of Cujo what's been floatin' around for the last five years). It's one of the pitfalls of free shit, but I ain't complainin' when I've utterly pillaged that entire page of links already. I'm glad that it's only in *some* of the files. :tip:

[Dr. P]

A few for the atheist crowd:


An Atheist Manifesto (Sam Harris) - http://www.mediafire.com/?9yncymd2e34
The Case Against Intelligent Design (Coyne) - http://www.mediafire.com/?5jyjxnjocsy
Hitler Was Not an Atheist (Murphy) - http://www.mediafire.com/?a1sl3nifg3f
The Longest Running Falsehood in Creationism (Morton) - http://www.mediafire.com/?dnwnybmomnz
Parallels between Jesus and Horus an Egyptian God - http://www.mediafire.com/?bnldgwdymgi
Richard Dawkin - The Improbability Of God - http://www.mediafire.com/?ngtzsxhx32p
Richard Dawkins - Hall of Mirrors - http://www.mediafire.com/?odzy2gdyuvy
Richard Dawkins - The Blind Watchmaker - http://www.mediafire.com/?zywdfgymc99
Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene - http://www.mediafire.com/?fcx9jxodxmm
Richard Dawkins - Unweaving The Rainbow - http://www.mediafire.com/?ifidbxt2fdy
Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale - http://www.mediafire.com/?dgdmioyxsyt
Richard.Dawkins..A.Devil's.Chaplain - http://www.mediafire.com/?e9gd0jz4zzc
Richard.Dawkins.-.The.God.Delusion - http://www.mediafire.com/?ljj9zo1oome
Sam Harris - Letter To A Christian Nation - http://www.mediafire.com/?hzimnm0mmgy
Sam Harris - The End of Faith - http://www.mediafire.com/?mgdxvsbztvm
Why the Christian God is Impossible (Docterman) - http://www.mediafire.com/?5jfjzd9dsmp
Why So Many Muslims Deeply Resent the West (Bernard Lewis) - http://www.mediafire.com/?1vighzyftys
Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims (Edward Said) - http://www.mediafire.com/?8ss2dxwicyd

[JonathanD]

^^^the last one is from a musloid

[aaron burr]

Russel posts a list after my own heart....

yer Christopher Hitchens fan then, natch?

re: audio books - almost never use 'em 'cept when i used to try and find classics (like Clockwork Orange) on long drives...cassette versions are great b/c they never repeat like that...

btw - i actually found John McCain's 1999 pre-campaign book 'Faith of my Fathers' on tape for fitty cents...
fun listenin'!

[The Sav]

My only problem with Richard Dawkins and his ilk, is that he's just as big of a zealot as any religious leader/organization out there.

Just like Muslims, Christians, Mormons, Jews, etc. They too think that the world would be better off if everyone was more like them in their belief. Yet they don't see the connection because they think that their belief is based on facts and science whereas religion is based on stories that cannot be verified through scientific means.

I agree with Dawkins' views but he's very arrogant and pompous in his presentation... a common trait found amogst many religious leaders.

So I guess that's REALLY what my big problem with him is, not the argument or the belief system. But the attitude of "I'm right and your wrong and the world will be a FAR better place if everyone thought about things the way I do."

[Booze]

Sav, all in all, i agree with ya. My view of all this is much the same as Hitch, in that I think we need to start moving away from the 'as long as they don't ram it down my throat' argument & a bit more towards the 'religion is not only ridiculous, but is potentially dangerous & getting more & more so' one.

But yes, Dawkins has come across as a bit of an arrogant tosser in the past. And I don't like it when Hitchens lets slip & resorts to insults, which he does a bit.

Btw, though, I think Dawkins realises that he holds the numero uno position in the 'all religious people are stoopid cunts' camp. Which may be why he's just made a series over here about Charles Darwin, in which he treads pretty soft, especially when invited to teach a class of school kids.

It's very good though, & I think it's designed to open the eyes of brainwashed chillens who have never questioned the bullshit they've been spoonfed all their lives.

[Dr. P]

I agree to a point Sav, but the world would be a far better place if people didn't kill each other over religion. You take away religion, and you've got damn near world peace. Obviously, you'll always have gang bangers and similar violence, but that's mostly blacks.

[KungFuJesus]

^^ good stuff... too bad those are pdfs which I have never been good at reading on a pc.

If I may pimp a podcast in the audiobook thread here, allow me to suggest Skeptoid: Critical Analysis which you can find on its site HERE (http://skeptoid.com/) or through iTunes.

Think of it as part Mythbusters and part Bullshit (penn & teller's show).
They are roughly 5 - 10 minute shows with no fluff and all content.
It's one guy's skeptical take on a variety of myths, beliefs and pop culture phenomenon. Some examples of shows include:

- What's Wrong with The Secret?
- Should Tibet be free?
- Super Sized fast food phobia
- How to argue with a creationist
- Crop Circle Jerks
- Who Are the Raelians, and Why Are They Naked?
- Mercury Fillings: A Mouthful of Death!
- Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It
- Organic Food Myths
- The Greatest Secret of Nostradamus


And a bunch more. There's 114 episodes total and I blazed through most of them in a couple days.

:up:

[Dr. P]

Fuck YEAH!

[melon]

Skeptoid is great. Check out "Skeptics Guide to the Universe" also.

Not sure if Librivox was menchened here. They got alot of public domain stuff.

http://librivox.org/

[The Sav]

I agree to a point Sav, but the world would be a far better place if people didn't kill each other over religion. You take away religion, and you've got damn near world peace. Obviously, you'll always have gang bangers and similar violence, but that's mostly blacks.

You're kidding me, right? You can't actually believe that garbage... Where's the precident? There is none. The world has ALWAYS had a religious belief of some sort since the beginning of recorded history. So to assume that we would be better off without religion- is nothing more than a gay little utopian-esque pipe dream.

Keep in mind, I'm not defending religion here. I'm well aware of the fact that as a whole, religion has brought more harm than good to the world. I'm just stating that there's no possible way for ANYONE to determine that our world would be better off without it because our species has never been without it.

Has anyone ever read/see Gulliver's Travels? The people he visited didn't have any religion. Instead, they argued and fought over other issues. Sure, the storyline applied those things were a metaphor for religion but it was also a metaphor for the human condition- that being that it's in our nature to fight for what we feel is best for others regardless of its side-effects.

A belief in a god is not a bad thing. It's how far people are willing to take said belief and what lengths they will go to with it for "the greater good" that is bad. Like I said, if there was no religion, we'd just be killing others over something else.

[mysticllama]

Has anyone ever read/see Gulliver's Travels? The people he visited didn't have any religion. Instead, they argued and fought over other issues. Sure, the storyline applied those things were a metaphor for religion but it was also a metaphor for the human condition- that being that it's in our nature to fight for what we feel is best for others regardless of its side-effects.

And I'd even go farther and argue that we like to fight for what's in our best interests, as it's in our best interests for more people to believe like WE do to 'preserve the tribe'. A need to group up and convert over others.

Folks tribe up based on who looks/thinks like them - I've learned this very painfully lately - and over time become anti-'people who don't'. It can be about which end of an egg we break into first, or religion or lack thereof. We'll always find something to fight about unless we somehow evolve away from that or collectively agree to knock it off.

I feel an uncomfortable thrill when I hear Hitchens or Dawkins or other atheists say that no one should have religion - but I think what *I tend to interpret* when they say that is that people should just believe true things and not made up stories (and Matt Dillahunty from Atheist Experience show always says exactly that). I think most people would agree with that readily, but they don't lump THEIR religion in with the 'made up stories' category (I didn't either when I was 'religious/spiritual;).

[Belasco]

I don't think anyone is crazy enough to think that there would be no arguments if religion went away, Sav. However I think it's perfectly reasonable to think that disagreements and disputes have a better chance of being being worked out with little or no bloodshed if both parties don't feel like their personal, invisible Sky-Man is on their side and will destroy the other if we don't get our way. You can't have a reasonable, logical discussion about issues if your illogical and unreasonable religious beliefs have some bearing on the outcome.

[Dr. P]

You're kidding me, right? You can't actually believe that garbage...

What's your fuckin' problem, asshole? Try having a goddamn discussion without being a dick.

[The Sav]

I don't think anyone is crazy enough to think that there would be no arguments if religion went away, Sav. However I think it's perfectly reasonable to think that disagreements and disputes have a better chance of being being worked out with little or no bloodshed if both parties don't feel like their personal, invisible Sky-Man is on their side and will destroy the other if we don't get our way. You can't have a reasonable, logical discussion about issues if your illogical and unreasonable religious beliefs have some bearing on the outcome.

I don't dispute that at all. I just don't buy this- "All wars are because of religion" crap. Or the "The world would be better off without religion" comments... Okay, I actually do think it would be a little better off, but not much. Look at America for example... Politically, we're pretty secular and yet America has been in at least a dozen wars. None were religiously motivated.

In fact, if you look throughout history most wars were religiously based, but a good deal of them were based on other things like resources, land disputes, and just the desire to conquer (see: Ghengis Khan).

I just read a book called Water Wars where the author chronicles numerous disputes throughout history where the war/conflict was started because of water. And the author predicts that fights over water and other natural resources will be the prime motivaters for future warfare.

Hey.... maybe Water Wars is in audiobook format as well. Sorry for steering off topic. \\:D/


What's your fuckin' problem, asshole? Try having a goddamn discussion without being a dick.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Me sorry. I wasn't trying to directly be an asshole to you. I just get irritated when I hear that "arguement" because I personally don't feel that it is accurate to say that society would be at peace without religion. I have ample proof that would suggest otherwise (read my above comments and see: Russia vs. Georgia conflict).

[Dr. P]

I fully agree that violence is part of the human condition. I wouldn't agree that America is "pretty secular" though. Even the candidate on the left has to profess his undying faith to have a chance at being elected. Religion has everything to do with our policies. Mostly everything I said in the prior post was for a chance to get in a black joke, though.

[aaron burr]

Sav, all in all, i agree with ya. My view of all this is much the same as Hitch, in that I think we need to start moving away from the 'as long as they don't ram it down my throat' argument & a bit more towards the 'religion is not only ridiculous, but is potentially dangerous & getting more & more so' one.

And I don't like it when Hitchens lets slip & resorts to insults, which he does a bit.

.


that's why I love the man - he lets rip on the stupid and plus, if you were that drunk and smart, you let fly with the attacks too!

one of my faves: Hitchens on Hannity and Colmes after Falwell croaked - he just fucking let 'em have it!

[The Sav]

I fully agree that violence is part of the human condition. I wouldn't agree that America is "pretty secular" though. Even the candidate on the left has to profess his undying faith to have a chance at being elected. Religion has everything to do with our policies. Mostly everything I said in the prior post was for a chance to get in a black joke, though.

Religon has had an influence in our country's leadership. But it's still secular in the sence that we do not have a state sponsored religion and it's very secular compared to the political policies set forth by other great nations throughout history.

And for the record, your shoehorning of a black joke into your last post was not lost on me. lmao lmao


that's why I love the man - he lets rip on the stupid and plus, if you were that drunk and smart, you let fly with the attacks too!

one of my faves: Hitchens on Hannity and Colmes after Falwell croaked - he just fucking let 'em have it!

That's exactly why I have no respect for guys like him even if they do share my point of view. How can a person with such arrogance gain any cred and/or respect for what they believe in, when all they do is drop sophmoric insults at people just because they believe in something else?

Calling people stupid and idiotic for believing in a God, isn't exactly a great way to get them to see to reason. Calling religion a childish fairytale isn't exactly great PR for atheism... All it does is piss people off and make them glad they aren't a smarmy know-it-all cock like that atheist dick.

People believe in God because they learned the belief like they learned how to read, write, add and subtract. The belief in God is as programmed as any trained skill is. So for someone to then walk up and say "Hey stupid- you're religion is stupid because it makes no sense and you're stupid for believing in it." Is a huge piss in the face cocksucker, way of dealing with people.

[Belasco]

Actually, Hitchens was attacking Falwell for being a homophobe, saying that America invited the 9/11 attacks by turning away from god, and being a judgemental douche in general. With everyone crying out what a great man of god he was while he was alive, there was Hitchens reminding us all that Falwell was sanctimonious, self-righteous blowhard. Personally, I felt Falwell deserved the criticism.

Here it is and it's fantastic.

[Belasco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doKkOSMaTk4
doKkOSMaTk4

[Dr. P]

What was that last "he'd be buried in a matchbox" line?

[Belasco]

"If you gave Falwell an enema you could have buried him in a matchbox."

GD I love that line.

[Dr. P]

lmao! I thought I heard "enema," but figured I musta been hearing words I want to -like I often do when listening to people with different accents.

[The Sav]

Actually, Hitchens was attacking Falwell for being a homophobe, saying that America invited the 9/11 attacks by turning away from god, and being a judgemental douche in general. With everyone crying out what a great man of god he was while he was alive, there was Hitchens reminding us all that Falwell was sanctimonious, self-righteous blowhard. Personally, I felt Falwell deserved the criticism.

Here it is and it's fantastic.

Well I won't argue with his opinion on Falwell. That guy WAS a douche. However, Hitchens did come of as a complete jackass, as he always does.

[Spooner]

^^ good stuff... too bad those are pdfs which I have never been good at reading on a pc.

If I may pimp a podcast in the audiobook thread here, allow me to suggest Skeptoid: Critical Analysis which you can find on its site HERE (http://skeptoid.com/) or through iTunes.

Think of it as part Mythbusters and part Bullshit (penn & teller's show).
They are roughly 5 - 10 minute shows with no fluff and all content.
It's one guy's skeptical take on a variety of myths, beliefs and pop culture phenomenon. Some examples of shows include:

- What's Wrong with The Secret?
- Should Tibet be free?
- Super Sized fast food phobia
- How to argue with a creationist
- Crop Circle Jerks
- Who Are the Raelians, and Why Are They Naked?
- Mercury Fillings: A Mouthful of Death!
- Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It
- Organic Food Myths
- The Greatest Secret of Nostradamus


And a bunch more. There's 114 episodes total and I blazed through most of them in a couple days.

:up:

Fu, this is one of the best tips on SFJ. I got sucked into the vortex fast on these podcasts. Even though he sounds like he's got a triple-cheese stuck in his t'roat as he talks, this guy's bringing it. Yeah, he only does *internet* research, but these are just really fucking entertaining. I wish he had another years' worth up there. Fuck.

:tip:!!

[Belasco]

Well I won't argue with his opinion on Falwell. That guy WAS a douche. However, Hitchens did come of as a complete jackass, as he always does.

In Hitchens defense, Hannity & Colmes comes on at night which means Hitch was probably finishing up his third bottle of Scotch for the day. He was a bit cantankerous, but for me that adds to his charm.

[The Sav]

That's just a friggen weak ass excuse, B. Come on! The guy kept droning on about how they invited him to their show and blah blah blah. He's supposedly smart enough that he should have figured out that Hannity & Colmes is a debate show. Did he actually expect to share an opinion and not have it challenged (especially by Hannity)?

I'll give you the assertion that he was probably tired and loaded up on gallons on Scotch. But still, he seemed to be a little too irritated by the fact that Hannity, Colmes and the other guy- were disgusted by his remarks.

To me, he came off as if the whole world should rejoice in Falwell's passing just because he is.. That's not very pragmatic.

ps. His cranky bitter and snobby mood was mildly amuzing though.

[Belasco]

He knew he would be challenged, he just felt it was absurd to invite him onto the show to say his point and then be chastised for stating it publicly. I've seen enough of Hitch to know that had they stuck to discussing the points he was making rather than attacking him for making such "insensitive" and "hurtful" statements things would have gone much smoother. Hitch thought he would be debating the merits of his statement, not get slapped on the wrist by Hannity in a nun's outfit for being "mean".

[The Sav]

Hitch thought he would be debating the merits of his statement, not get slapped on the wrist by Hannity in a nun's outfit for being "mean".

"Hitch" obviously doesn't know how Sean Hannity rolls then (and I really doubt that). He pulls that shit with guests all the time. And Hitchens KNOWS that because everyone knows that Sean Hannity is the Church Lady of political debate. So I'm not buying that excuse either.

Face it, B. Hitchens is a grumpy creep and a horrible person. ;-)

[Belasco]

I wouldn't call him "horrible". He's definitely grumpy and it's one of the reasons I love to hear him speak. You can't be that witty and not be pissed off - there's just too much bullshit in the world.

[The Sav]

He's horrible ;-)

[Pull Out Method]

^^ good stuff... too bad those are pdfs which I have never been good at reading on a pc.

If I may pimp a podcast in the audiobook thread here, allow me to suggest Skeptoid: Critical Analysis which you can find on its site HERE (http://skeptoid.com/) or through iTunes.

Think of it as part Mythbusters and part Bullshit (penn & teller's show).
They are roughly 5 - 10 minute shows with no fluff and all content.
It's one guy's skeptical take on a variety of myths, beliefs and pop culture phenomenon. Some examples of shows include:

- What's Wrong with The Secret?
- Should Tibet be free?
- Super Sized fast food phobia
- How to argue with a creationist
- Crop Circle Jerks
- Who Are the Raelians, and Why Are They Naked?
- Mercury Fillings: A Mouthful of Death!
- Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It
- Organic Food Myths
- The Greatest Secret of Nostradamus


And a bunch more. There's 114 episodes total and I blazed through most of them in a couple days.

:up:


http://www.sweetfeatheryjesus.com/forum/showpost.php?p=262040&postcount=33


I'm calling a Sav. Can I get a ruling?

Oh, and Russy gets a big middlefinger for his response to Fu's post, as he was reluctant to mine. I guess I know where I stand. <sniff>

[Dr. P]

Calm down, POM, no need to break out Cow emoticons on me!

I had downloaded some of those a long time ago -maybe after your post, and after a couple of Ipod deaths had to re-up all my subscriptions. There was "logically Critical," "Skeptics Guide," "Skeptoid," "Skepticality," "Quick Hitts," and all this shit, and I couldn't remember which ones I liked. The debate-style one that is so popular sucks fucking balls if you ask me, but then again "Keith and the Girl" is the most popular comedy podcast in the world and it's not terribly funny. I liked Logically Critical, but he stopped doing it from KFJ sending him so much hate mail. Skeptics Guide is ok, but I really get tired of Rebecca's nerd-bait shtick and it was better when Ron Bennington was alive.

[mysticllama]

Skeptics Guide is ok, but I really get tired of Rebecca's nerd-bait shtick and it was better when Ron Bennington was alive.

Agreed - I find that I like the episodes a lot better when she's not around. I don't know what it is about her that's been bugging me this past year, but I find her irritating on the podcast. Her writing on Skepchick seems fine, though. Maybe she's bored with doing SGttU?

I like This Week in Science, but the guys voice kind of irritates me, so I don't listen to it as much.

[KungFuJesus]

Calm down, POM, no need to break out Cow emoticons on me!

I had downloaded some of those a long time ago -maybe after your post, and after a couple of Ipod deaths had to re-up all my subscriptions. There was "logically Critical," "Skeptics Guide," "Skeptoid," "Skepticality," "Quick Hitts," and all this shit, and I couldn't remember which ones I liked. The debate-style one that is so popular sucks fucking balls if you ask me, but then again "Keith and the Girl" is the most popular comedy podcast in the world and it's not terribly funny. I liked Logically Critical, but he stopped doing it from KFJ sending him so much hate mail. Skeptics Guide is ok, but I really get tired of Rebecca's nerd-bait shtick and it was better when Ron Bennington was alive.

Ha... I don't remember ever listening to that but if I sent him hate mail, he probably deserved it.
I still listen to SGU and Rebecca annoys me too. I find her attention whoring slightly more tolerable though because she is not hot at all.

As for Hitch... the more drunk and belligerent he is, the more I like him. He's like your drunk uncle ranting about fags and hippies. You just want to run and fetch him another beer so you don't miss what he has to say about the blacks.

[Dr. P]

Nah, if I recall you actually liked the material a lot. I think you had a problem with him reading it.

[KungFuJesus]

Nah, if I recall you actually liked the material a lot. I think you had a problem with him reading it.

Ohhhhh yeah. That guy. Yeah, his material was solid, it was just his blatant mundane reading of it that I couldn't hang with. I'm pretty sure the skeptoid guy is reading his material too... I guess he just makes it sound more natural. The LC guy made it sound like he was reading the school lunch on the PA. Maybe I should write him and tell him about it again and that he should die.

[Dr. P]

lmao! He really did cancel the podcast after your email exchanges with him! I fuckin' loved the material. Son of a bitch was fucking great on religion and new age shit.

[Belasco]

I just finished Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" this week and loved every minute of it. If it isn't on bittorrent or Easynews, let me know and I'll get to you. Jesus, it was hardcore - if the upcoming flick is treated with the same kind of respect given to "No Country for Old Men", it may be in Oscar contention.

[Spooner]

Lasco, did you read any of his border trilogy yet? I finished All the Pretty Horses and Cities of the Plain (can't find motherwhorin' The Crossing!)... his dialogue is more unaffected and organic as anyone's I've ever read. I only wish he'd written maybe another 20 books. If you can't find those two, lemme know and I'll PM 'em to ya. :tip:

[Belasco]

Lasco, did you read any of his border trilogy yet? I finished All the Pretty Horses and Cities of the Plain (can't find motherwhorin' The Crossing!)... his dialogue is more unaffected and organic as anyone's I've ever read. I only wish he'd written maybe another 20 books. If you can't find those two, lemme know and I'll PM 'em to ya. :tip:

No, I haven't. It'll be a while before I can get to it though. One genre of films/books/tv that I can't get interested in is the Western. I liked "The Road" so much, I might give it a try. I've got 6 hard copy books on my shelf I intend to finish this year. As sporadically as I read, I'll be cutting it close. I started "The Road" out of boredom sitting in the airport to go to Orlando. It was worth it, but it put me behind schedule.

[Pull Out Method]

Calm down, POM, no need to break out Cow emoticons on me!

I had downloaded some of those a long time ago -maybe after your post, and after a couple of Ipod deaths had to re-up all my subscriptions. There was "logically Critical," "Skeptics Guide," "Skeptoid," "Skepticality," "Quick Hitts," and all this shit, and I couldn't remember which ones I liked. The debate-style one that is so popular sucks fucking balls if you ask me, but then again "Keith and the Girl" is the most popular comedy podcast in the world and it's not terribly funny. I liked Logically Critical, but he stopped doing it from KFJ sending him so much hate mail. Skeptics Guide is ok, but I really get tired of Rebecca's nerd-bait shtick and it was better when Ron Bennington was alive.

:rofl:

Couldn't agree more on Rebecca. Dumb hooch.

[Spooner]

If anyone here tried to download Pet Sematary, you've noticed that the background noise/hiss rendered the entire book unlistenable. With Soundtrack Pro, I was able to remove every ounce of hiss, leaving a nice crisp copy of the book (I also condensed them into CD1, 2, etc., so you don't have annoying four-minute files). Anyway, I'm almost finished and I'll upload the bitch here, but ONLY if anyone has already downloaded it (or planned on listening to it). :tip:

[Dr. P]

I DLed it, but it'll be a while before I get around to it. If you upload, I'll listen, though. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

I downloaded it, and plan on listening soon. I've listened to Running Man and The Long Walk. Both were good, but had occasional background noise. Please, if you improved them, put those bitches up.

[Spooner]

I'll have it up tomorrow (Pet Sematary, anyway). The Regulators on page 3 here is way better than the other one floatin' around the 'nards. The Long Walk only has cross noise on the first three or four files, then it mellows out. The Langoliers here is another one that blows away the one floating around elsewhere. Jesus, I had to modify the pitch and resave each file 'cause Willem Dafoe sounded like one of the chipmunks.

I'll never understand these morons who don't know how to rip for love or money (what sickens me is that they don't even check their freakin' results before propagating!). :tip:

P.S. I still have to urge any King fans to grab "The Sun Dog"--this nutty Maine guy named Tim Sample reads it and captures the character of this creepy old man like no one else ever could. If King had read it, it would've sucked ass.

[TheWagesofSin]

I'm actually reading Four Past Midnight now. I vaguely remember that I read it when I was 15 or so, but it's been so many years now that the stories seem new. I liked "Sun Dog" okay, but "Secret Window, Secret Garden" is grabbing me. I didn't see the Johnny Depp film, but I think I know the "twist" in the story. It's still good, regardless.

This is good stuff, as far as King novellas go, but I've always thought Different Seasons was some of the best shit he ever wrote.

[Spooner]

Each compendium of short stories has its huge hits and huge misses. Four Past Midnight, Night Shift, and of course Different Seasons (you can't beat The Body & Shawshank)... they all kick ass. Just avoid Everything's Eventual--maybe King's most embarrassing writing (especially the 1st-person dialogue on the title story---Ugh-nuh... he needs to quit trying to write "hip teenagers" :roll:).

I still say Duma Key (especially the audio book with the great John Slattery) is his best post-accident book. It does grow on ya.

Hey, Booze--you diggin' "Buick 8"?!

[Booze]

I'm loving it, Bill. King's clunky dialogue is what's put me off him in the past (it's even worse when you've got a shitty audiobook narrator reading that shit), but there's none of that in Buick. Probably because he isn't writing 'hip teens', like you said. I had to abort halfway through Cell because of that. With extreme prejudice.

I'm about halfway through, & because I do all my listening on the train & I'm on a two week holiday now, it'll be a while before I finish it, but it's all good so far. :tip:

[Spooner]

Right on. Yeah, that's one of the worst vagaries of audiobooks. If the reader blows ass, the book stands a good chance (in your mind) of going right down the terlet with it. I don't care what anyone says, Matthew Broderick is gay as a French horn, and he reads "The Monkey" from Night Shift. It's so fay, that now I have to go dig out my old paperback and read it to prevent it from being ruined forever.

The old crow who reads Buick is one of the best ever. Other greats are (as I may've mentioned) John Slattery ("Duma Key"), Frank Muller (shit, ANYTHING he read), and that Tim Sample cat (well, for that Sun Dog story only). If any a you guys come across other stellar readers, do post their names (and books) here. I'm always lookin' for new stalwarts in that field! :tip:

[Belasco]

Tom Stechschulte read "The Road". I thought he did a fantastic job with it.

[Spooner]

Schweet. I've got that on my pod waiting its turn. Can't wait, man. Too many audiobooks--so little time. Again, my curse is that I can only listen to them while crashing out or on long drives and I ain't got any long drives scheduled for some time. :tip:

BTW, I forget which short story it is, but they actually got friggin' Lisa Simpson to read one of 'em and it's unbearable. Women shouldn't be allowed to read audiobooks, even Mare Winningham ("Lisey's Story" ... ugh). Just doesn't go over well. If there *is* a woman who can read effectively (and pull off characters, etc.), I've yet to discover her.

[mysticllama]

Philip Pullman does the reading of his The Golden Compass series and he has (IMO) a terrific voice for it.

The voice actors that play each role in it are *excellent* - they're all stage actors and you can tell - they actually know how to act and speak and project, and not just 'mumble' like some audiobook readers do.

Edit: Maybe an exception to the 'woman reading audiobooks suck' is Amy Sedaris doing selective voices for her brother's books. She's not the main reader, but her voices add a lot to the recording.

[Belasco]

Schweet. I've got that on my pod waiting its turn. Can't wait, man. Too many audiobooks--so little time. Again, my curse is that I can only listen to them while crashing out or on long drives and I ain't got any long drives scheduled for some time. :tip:

BTW, I forget which short story it is, but they actually got friggin' Lisa Simpson to read one of 'em and it's unbearable. Women shouldn't be allowed to read audiobooks, even Mare Winningham ("Lisey's Story" ... ugh). Just doesn't go over well. If there *is* a woman who can read effectively (and pull off characters, etc.), I've yet to discover her.

I just remembered something... on my copy of "The Road", somewhere around file number 32 the playback speed goes to fast. It's not unintelligible, but it is chipmunky. Don't know if the same thing has happened on other people's version. I was listening on my XM Inno portable player and it's just the one file (apx. 6 minutes).

[Spooner]

^^"My old man? He's a TV repairman. He's got an awesome set of tools. I can fix it."

:tip:

[Pull Out Method]

ok, wtf? Rapidshare keeps telling me that I already have a download going. Anybody know who I can kill?

[Spooner]

POM, empty your cache on your browser first and foremost. Secondly, if you wanna download more than one file from Rapidshare at a time, try this: www.anonymouse.org and then paste the URL into THAT bitch. Then download.

But, chances are, just empty cache and try again. I ain't had any problems. Also, use a different browser if it fucks up beyond all this. :tip:

BTW, I'm still working on Pet Sematary (it takes a fuckload of RAM to pull all this off). I just ordered another 4GB for my Mac Pro (should be here tomorrow--fuck yeah). I'm a max this whore out at 16GB soon.

[Pull Out Method]

sweet, using IE works. my firefox is still fucked up though. hmmmmm.

[Spooner]

Wedge, "Secret Window, Secret Garden" has its hooks in my ass as well. As far as celebrity readers go, no one beats William Hurt (3/4 of "Hearts In Atlantis") and freakin' James Woods. Woods reads a couple others, but I can't think of which offhand.

The thing that really fucking disturbs me, though, is how King (with his EGREGIOUS taste in filmmaking) has gotten a hard-on for this fucking hack Craig Baxley, who's like the Ed Wood of this generation. From what I've read in King interviews of late, he's going to keep giving this talentless shit-heel a lot more of his material so we can all see the works in their heavily censored glory on the USA cable network or straight to DVD. King REALLY needs to get his head out of his ass and let Darabont and other greater talents handle his material. I got a knot in my stomach just reading his "Author's Note/Forward" of Storm of the Century. :roll: You'll puke, too.

[Spooner]

Alright, I finally finished removing all that SHITTY-ASS hiss from Pet Sematary, and now I'm downsampling it to 56k so I don't grow a long, white beard uploading those whores. Comin' soon...

:tip:

[TheWagesofSin]

Sweet...

I'm gonna finish Secret Window over the 3-day weekend. Don't tell me if the ending sucks ass 'cause I don't wanna know...:tip:

[Spooner]

Well, I was telling my dolly about the book, and she goes, "Shit, that sounds really familiar--was the house on a lake, and blah blah?" To my major chagrin, I look it up on IMDB and some hack made the movie (poorly) with Johnny Dope and John Turturro. Ugh. I was so curious, I downloaded an .AVI of it on EZN and yep ... *sniff* *sniff* egg salad!

Ever since Kubrick interpreted The Shining masterfully, throwing King into hissy fits, he declare he was going to "have much more of a hand" in who does his movies and "how." :roll: This explains countless straight-to-video coilers and censored horseshit made for the USA network and his Baxley hard-on, etc. Shit, look at "Thinner"--one of the worst EVER, and "Dreamcatcher"?!!! King said he LOVED Kasdan's version. Holy fuck. It's a travesty. Darabont's the only exception, but I do know that Tobe Hooper's got control of "From a Buick 8" and it's in the can. Let's PRAY they had a fucking budget!

Yo, Stevie: WRITE BOOKS--STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MOVIES, JERKOFF!!! Leave that for the big boys.

P.S. "Secret Window, Secret Garden" is solid, but I now wanna see "The Sun Dog" made into a flick before "The Long Walk" now (it would take some serious talent to pull of that ending, anyway). "Dolan's Cadillac" just finished shooting in Duckworld. I have a bad feeling about that one.

[Pull Out Method]

Finished up Secret Window, Secret Garden yesterday. Nice suggestion, whoever it was. Sun Dog is up next. :tip:

[TheWagesofSin]

Yo, Stevie: WRITE BOOKS--STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MOVIES, JERKOFF!!! Leave that for the big boys.


You see the flick King wrote and directed...Maximum Overdrive? lmao Yeah...movies ain't his forte, if that movie's any indication, though I think he put his stamp on that one- it's sort of got that trademark King sense of humor about it. In Danse Macabre he talks about being hugely influenced by the b-grade horror flicks of the 50s and 60s, so I think that's just his sensibility. For better or worse.

[Belasco]

I loved him as Jordy Verrill.

[Spooner]

^^Saw that w/my friend as kid (my madre took us), and I remember her first words as we left the theater: "Jesus, that Stephen King is the worst actor I've ever seen." How true... how true.

[Dr. P]

Meteor shit, he's a fine actor!

[Sticky Fumblings]

I'm an audiobook freak, but I'm subbed to Audible.

[Spooner]

Sorry to hear that.

What a fucking GYP that shithole is. I couldn't BELIEVE the prices, and one lousy book a month--at the same exact price (and half the quality) as buying it off Amazon. Fuuuuuuuck ... THAT.

You should check out Easynews.com, Stick. All the books you can dream of... for free. :tip:

[TheWagesofSin]

^^^Someone posted the Steve Martin autobiography Born Standing Up in alt.binaries.howard-stern if anyone's interested. I'm gonna check it out.

[Spooner]

Yeah, I downloaded it and, it breaks Horrible Autobiography Rule #1... "My parents were born in...." <yawn>

Straight a narrative as the arrow he wore on his head. I'm still gonna finish it, though. I wanna hear how good Bernadette Peters was in the sack.

[Sticky Fumblings]

I'll check that out, Spooner, thank you. As for Bernadette Peters, the barn scene in Young Frankenstein should have been a good indicator.

[Boyd]

As for Bernadette Peters, the barn scene in Young Frankenstein should have been a good indicator.

Pete Rose sent you a birfday card?