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re: It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:49 pm to IowaTyger12
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:49 pm to IowaTyger12
i happened to read it as i was graduating from LSU and going into the "real world" it was great for me because it related to the same time period in my life. he's a great descriptive writer :) 
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Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:50 pm to stapuffmarshy
It was so fricking hokey as well. The part about him being in the press box trying to write a story and not being able to because he couldn't write about LSU and then the other reporter hands him a story that he wrote for John Ed because he just knew something was wrong with him and decided to write TWO stories ( one for his publication and then another just for John Ed)
Yeah right, fricking bullshite.
The dude is a damn pussy.
Yeah right, fricking bullshite.
The dude is a damn pussy.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:52 pm to IowaTyger12
I was told not to waste my time bc it is said to not have much about LSU or LSU football and more about a whiny guy trying to cope with life after football.
This post was edited on 12/6/11 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:55 pm to IowaTyger12
I loved it. More about the history of John Ed Bradley and his problems at and after LSU than LSU Football but still a great read.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:56 pm to IowaTyger12
I've never read it. My dad, an ex player, did. He said the guy was "kind of full of shite", but it was alright.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 2:56 pm to Lacour
Agreed. I can understand having trouble adjusting to life after football but this guy seemed determined to be miserable.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:03 pm to bee Rye
quote:
read it. hated it. came out of it thinking Bradley is a whiny bitch
this
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:05 pm to Tiger_n_ATL
quote:
You just lost 3/4 of the Rant.
Yeah, I killed one of them "misanthropes" up in Wyoming - like a female antelope or something.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:14 pm to Ace Midnight
It might be a worthwhile read. A lot of college students find it difficult to leave college and enter the real world. Leaving behind a persona might be a reason why Brett Favre had difficulty retiring. When the persona fades, the real you is whom you have to deal with on a one-to-one basis. There are no more cheerleaders or fans telling you how proud they are of you. When college ends, there is often a time of grieving and uncertainty about the future. Some people live for college and the parties and the fact that they can hide from the real world for 4 or 5 years while appearing to have freedom from outside responsibilites. Some people never find their way out.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:19 pm to Tiger_n_ATL
quote:
misanthrope
I think she was my 9th grade teacher. But I think her last name is spelled "thorpe."
Seriously, John Ed is a hell of a writer and was a nice guy when I knew him thirty five years ago. I am sure he gets a lot of jackass fans who don't really get his style of writing, which is deeply authentic and very personal. The man exposes a lot of himself in what he writes. That takes huge balls. I'll take that over someone who throws around "misanthrope" on the Rant.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:26 pm to JudgeHolden
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I'll take that over someone who throws around "misanthrope" on the Rant.
How about this one, Judge.
a-hole.
Want it in a sentence?
JudgeHolden is an a-hole.
Better?
frick off
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:28 pm to Lacour
quote:I love your writing style FWIW
Lacour
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:28 pm to Lacour
It's funny watching how passionate people get any time a discussion of this book comes up.
I thought it was a decent enough read, nothing more nothing less.
I can't fathom why so many feel so strongly one way or the other about it.
I thought it was a decent enough read, nothing more nothing less.
I can't fathom why so many feel so strongly one way or the other about it.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:28 pm to bee Rye
Thanks.
You've probably read some of my books.
You've probably read some of my books.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 3:47 pm to IowaTyger12
quote:
Should I read it?
It's LSU's version of The Catcher in the Rye.
It's a bit too melancholy for my liking.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 4:00 pm to IowaTyger12
NO!!!
Read it last year and it depressed me. Wonder if he is in therapy...
Read it last year and it depressed me. Wonder if he is in therapy...
Posted on 12/6/11 at 4:01 pm to Roovelroe
It's pretty writing that is set after LSU with an attitude about it and depression. If you're a fan it's worth the read, just don't expect too much.
Posted on 12/6/11 at 4:14 pm to Lacour
quote:
How about this one, Judge.
a-hole.
Want it in a sentence?
JudgeHolden is an a-hole.
Better?
frick off
How terribly misanthropic.
ETA: frick you back.
This post was edited on 12/6/11 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 12/6/11 at 4:19 pm to Tiger_n_ATL
quote:
misanthrope
You just lost 3/4 of the Rant.
:raiseshandsheapishly:
Posted on 12/6/11 at 4:20 pm to JudgeHolden
quote:
ETA: frick you back.
I would think that a poster with the username JudgeHolden, nay any poster who would even know the character of JudgeHolden, would be able to come back with something stronger than "frick you back."
Is this kindergarten?
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