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what the fuck...is this book?

arniec — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:51:36 -0800

Can you help me remember the name of a book I read 15 years ago which had a character repeatedly using the catchphrase "What the fuck, it's only a buck" when wasting money? Here's what I remember...I was in a college lit class, and it focused heavily on authors who lived in Illinois. It was 1994 or 1995, and this author lived in the Chicago area.

The author's first book was an acclaimed very dramatic Viet Nam story, and I believe the author himself may have been a Viet Nam vet.

For his follow-up book however the author turned to comedy and wrote a lighthearted adventure about a guy who is always down on his luck, penniless, and as we are introduced to this character he is losing money a little bit at a time because with a lotto ticket or whatever, he just says "What the fuck, it's only a buck" and spends a dollar or so.

I remember liking the novel quite a bit, but I don't remember much more about it. It's possible even some of my recollections are incorrect, but I'm between 80% and 100% on the stuff I wrote above.

Anyone know this book?

What was the genius of Gram Parsons and Buck Owens?

goalyeehah — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:44:08 -0800

Gram Parsons and Buck Owens. What am I missing here? Was in Border's last night and browsed through a biography of Gram Parson. I have always heard of him, especially of his relationship with EmmyLou Harris. I realized how little I know of his music. Rock music bios to me tend to fawn/gush like sports bios so I probably won't read this bio. But can I get some directions on some songs to listen to that key me to him and his music.

Buck Owens was listed in the same bio, referred to as one of the progenators of the "Bakersfield Sound" I remember him joshing with Roy Clark on Hee Haw and thought that he was kind of goofy. The "Bakersfield Sound." is something I recently heard about. How was this and Buck different than mainstream country?

Chords for "Ring Telephone Ring" by Buck Ram?

unmusic — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:22:53 -0800

[obscuremusicfilter] Wondering if anyone has reliable chords and/or sheet music to "Ring Telephone Ring" by Buck Ram. The song was popular in late 1941, both the Ink Spots and Glen Miller Orchestra recorded versions.

Thanks! I'm posting for a friend, BTW...

Wang off!

Infernarl — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:11:11 -0800

What is that movie where at the end the hero is flying a space ship and he crashes it into the main villain, piercing him with the pointy tip of the ship and killing him? It is like some buck rogers retro-future movie.

Find a Buck

ewkpates — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:16:22 -0800

ShopFu: Help me find "A buck well spent" This link (http://www.snopes.com/business/market/springmaid.asp) was on the blue this morning... where can I buy a reproduction of the advertisement "A buck well spent on springmaid sheets"?