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re: "It Never Rains In Tiger Stadium" -John Ed Bradley
Posted on 1/24/13 at 8:39 am to Dr. Huxtable
Posted on 1/24/13 at 8:39 am to Dr. Huxtable
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Probably can read it in a few days tops
Exactly. It is worth it because it will only take you a hanful of hours to read. I had an English teacher (creative writing) that taught Bradley. Used him to prove the point that you don't have to be an A grade writer in class to be successful.
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Posted on 1/24/13 at 8:47 am to BhamBengal
I enjoyed it, but as someone stated previously, it was pretty melancholy. Iw pretty much seemed to be about how the greatest part of John Ed's life was Tiger football and everything else he accomplished was secondary. At least that's what I thought.
Would love to have him write more about his playing days.
Would love to have him write more about his playing days.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 8:52 am to BhamBengal
About halfway through and I really like his writing style. Makes you feel like you're actually there. Worth the read.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 9:02 am to TigerWatch
No, nothing worth knowing...same old stories
Posted on 1/24/13 at 10:42 am to BhamBengal
I checked it out of a local library on my Ipad and read it in a day or two. It was a great read. I would buy the book to read it again.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 10:51 am to ELVIS U
Read it years ago. For some reason, one thing I distinctly remember is how much he talked about that damn wound to his chest that ended up getting infected .
Posted on 1/24/13 at 11:26 am to doze4
Its worth a read. I did like the cover, though
Posted on 1/24/13 at 11:57 am to BhamBengal
I happened to read it about the same time I was graduating from LSU and scared shitless about entering the "real" world and not having to worry about school ever again. Thought it was a perfect time to read it since it also relates to the "what now?" feeling I had and obviously John Ed Bradley was having. Worth the read :)
Posted on 1/24/13 at 12:44 pm to nannyangelle
I enjoyed the chapters about some of the guys he played with and their recollections of playing.
he's a good writer and gave a good account about what it is like to be something we will never know first hand.
I know a guy whose brother played and had a chance at glory (and missed) and even though he is succesful by anybody's standards, I think he had a hard time overcoming some of the same things Bradley talks about.
he's a good writer and gave a good account about what it is like to be something we will never know first hand.
I know a guy whose brother played and had a chance at glory (and missed) and even though he is succesful by anybody's standards, I think he had a hard time overcoming some of the same things Bradley talks about.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 2:08 pm to tigerman03
If you are a LSU fan it should be required reading.
James Carville gave this book to Bill Clinton
James Carville gave this book to Bill Clinton
Posted on 1/24/13 at 2:55 pm to 11thACR
I HATED this book. I was expecting stories about the greatness of LSU football and all I got was a guy depressed about playing LSU football.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 2:57 pm to LeClerc
It's not a book for Positigers.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:02 pm to Doc Fenton
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It's not a book for Positigers.
I have to disagree Doc - I loved it and am routinely branded a positiger or sunshine pumper (the former label I embrace, while the latter I eschew - I do call them like I see them - I just tend to focus on the postives.)
The book is dark, gloomy, even in spots, but, honestly, it is as close as I can come to the emotions of actually playing for LSU. It is my team, after all.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:04 pm to Ace Midnight
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it is as close as I can come to the emotions of actually playing for LSU
So playing for LSU sucks? You call that realism? There is no happiness to come from playing college football?
Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:28 pm to LeClerc
quote:That's exactly backwards from the book. The book is about how much it hurt to leave LSU and how he missed it so bad he couldn't even watch LSU on TV.
So playing for LSU sucks? You call that realism? There is no happiness to come from playing college football?
Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:32 pm to GOP_Tiger
Really? Because that's not what I came away with. Now I must admit it has been years since I read the book but I don't recall any joyous anecdotes or stories that would make it hard to leave such a program. I don't remember him talking about how hard it was to leave such a great place.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:47 pm to LeClerc
I loved it.
I mean what more do ppl want. Imagine all the stud High School guys who were #1 at their small high school. Then go on to have a good career at LSU, but no pro potential, then having to enter the real world. I wouldn't want to leave LSU either. But I too read it right after graduating from LSU.
I mean what more do ppl want. Imagine all the stud High School guys who were #1 at their small high school. Then go on to have a good career at LSU, but no pro potential, then having to enter the real world. I wouldn't want to leave LSU either. But I too read it right after graduating from LSU.
Posted on 1/24/13 at 4:51 pm to BhamBengal
... definitely ..
Posted on 1/24/13 at 5:00 pm to TopWaterTiger
It wasn't the melancholy and nostalgia of having to leave that grates on people. That part is normal.
It's the constant cliched references to how he didn't want to end up like all those "other" pathetic jocks who centered their lives around football. He poured it on thick as molasses all the way through the book. It was obvious bullshite, and it's comically clear that John Ed never came face to face with the reality that he was really describing himself a lot more than he was ever really describing those other guys, most of whom were just ordinary regular dudes getting on with living happy lives.
It was just disappointing that he never seemed to face this reality at any point in the story. Really weird in a way.
It's the constant cliched references to how he didn't want to end up like all those "other" pathetic jocks who centered their lives around football. He poured it on thick as molasses all the way through the book. It was obvious bullshite, and it's comically clear that John Ed never came face to face with the reality that he was really describing himself a lot more than he was ever really describing those other guys, most of whom were just ordinary regular dudes getting on with living happy lives.
It was just disappointing that he never seemed to face this reality at any point in the story. Really weird in a way.
This post was edited on 1/24/13 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 1/24/13 at 5:47 pm to BhamBengal
More of a sob story than anything else.
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