after reading the liners, just what a great nat- ural writer she is. If ever there was any doubt, it vanishes half
way into the first chapter of her new book, which reads like the finest Southern novel. To resort to a cliche, this one is a true “page turner.” There were nights when I was so tired from working on the Mac all day, staring into the glowing screen, that my eyes ached. Still, I’d think, I’ll read a few pages. An hour later, I am still trying to find a stopping point. Ms. Allman takes us all the way back to the
middle of the 20th century with her grand- mother, Mama A, her husband off at war, tolling around on her Harley Davidson. We learn all about the upbringing of this kid named Duane Allman and his baby brother Gregory. Because she is who she is, Galadrielle was
able to get folks like her mother and grand- mother to open up and share great stories, along with those of other family, friends and band mates that help her paint this beautiful portrait in bright pastels. We’ve heard a lot about Duane and his music, but until now, very little about the man himself. This book fills in all the gaps with honesty, beauty and without mud-slinging. An absolute joy.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
S. J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (Mulholland)
We, the united geeks of
America now have a new King, and his name is J.J. Abrams. He has brought us a whole new way of watching televi-
sion, turning the soil under and burying many hours of brain-dead reality shows and turning the medium into a thinkers wet dream. Al- though he brought us Alias first, (I somehow missed the boat on that series but recently
began a binge watching run thanks to Net- flix) but my first clue that J. J. was the once and future king came with the series Lost. Prior to the island, I had never felt truly chal- lenged by anything on the idiot box other than my dear old friend The X-Files. Lost re- mains among my personal all-time top five, followed closely by another Abrams think- piece called Fringe. (What is it with the one word titles? Now I am watching his Revolu- tion and Believe!) This guy is the Warren Haynes of science fiction and fantasy. He somehow managed to helm an entire re- imagining of the original Star Trek in two (so far) successful motion pictures, and now - let me catch my breath - now he is in charge of continuing the Star Wars saga. I know! So, needless to say, J.J.’s name on a project
grabs my attention the same way the name“Stephen King” does. So I ordered the book - or should I say “books” - called S. and excitedly waited by the mail box in the snow. (Okay, I made that part up. I only do that for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.) When I received it, I was hit with conflict-
ing and highly charged emotional wonder- ment. I am sure I looked like the age old puppy dog who looks at something and tilts his head to the side. If I were a cartoon, the thought balloon over my head would have only three letters inside - “WTF?” The book is beautiful, but mind blowing. Housed in a slip case the book itself is called The Ship of Theseus. Ship looks like an aged library book. Com-
plete with rubber stamped dates it the back of the book where it had been checked out nu- merous times. The first thing I noticed was that the book is full of loose post cards, notes, print-outs and all sorts of stuff. Whatever you do, dear reader, do NOT remove said items without making a note as to which goes where in the book, as they are a part of the story. Speaking of story, there are a few happen-
ing here. First you have the book itself. The Ship of Theseus. Then you have the story of
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