In the Beginning...
Bill Murray's character Bob in What About Bob? says to his psychiatrist (Richard Dryfus), "There are two kinds of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't." So, I'm one of the former - I like Neil's music - it's catchy, it's cheesy, it's classic AM radio 70s music. Now his newest album, Home Before Dark , is really good. Rick Rubin, who produced Johnny Cash's last album produced this...but I digress. I couldn't help but think of the opening line from Neil's "Sweet Caroline" this morning (you should hear Rachel sing the horn part Bomp - bomp - bommmmmp!!!!) "Where it began, I can't begin to knowing..." I was thinking about the books that I've been reading lately and they seem to be about the beginnings of things. U2 by U2 ; The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothing but the Seuss ; The Making of Star Wars ; Bob Dylan Scrapbook , and I realized that I enjoy "the making of...