I just finished Clapton's autobiography and I loved it. It was amazing and such a great read. I think that the best part was placing him with a bunch of other musicians of the time. Clapton lead a pretty interesting life and being able to read it from his perspective was a great way to find out about it.
While reading the book I would check music out from the library of the bands that I was reading about. This book really came to life for me as I was listening to the music that he was telling me about.
I want to thank TeJay for letting me read his book because without his persistence I am not sure that I would have. Also I want to thank my family (Becky and my mom specifically) for having to listen to me rant about Clapton and how amazing he is.
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My shirt came in the mail this week and I have been wearing it proudly. I did have to hear one comment from my uncle about it but so far it hasn't been too bad here in Bronco township. I am so stoked for the college football season to start.
Also isn't this shirt so amazing? I think that this shirt is the best one so far in the $5.00 t-shirt series. I did really like last years shirt but this shirt does something for me. I like the play on "We are Marshall" and I love that it says FOOTBALL across the front. For $5.00 this shirt is a steal.
Like most of you I have been watching this QB battle with anticipation. I am excited for college football to start and this battle has been one of the reasons why. I know that this year is a rebuilding year and that BYU is replacing a lot of players but I think that at QB-U there is no story bigger then who is going to be the starting quarterback to start the season.
So I want to go on record as saying that Jake Heaps is my pick on starting this year. I think that Jake is the future of BYU football. Jake has a great arm and good size, and from what I hear, great football smarts. I do understand that he is young and hasn't taken a D-1 snap but I think that BYU needs to get him in there and going. By mid season I believe that he would be hitting his stride and we wouldn't be looking back.
The other QB in question is Riley Nelson. Riley is a good QB also but after watching him last year I have one concern; Riley thinks run first and pass second. I seems that when Riley drops back to pass that he doesn't give the play enough time to develop and so within seconds he is off to the races. I don't have a problem with a scrambling QB but BYU is not Quarterback-U because they have had some great scramblers. No they have great passers and I think that a QB who is looking down field is going to find his "Clay Brown" for the touchdown.
I finished a book prior to this book that I would rather not discuss. It was a tough read and I feel that I am worse off for reading it. Not very often does that happen with me, but that one was a tough one and I pushed through it so I could finish all along with Kiss It Good-Bye on the horizon.
Last night I finished Kiss It Good-Bye and I have to say that it was the most amazing book. I don't know if it is because I had just read a horrible book or not. Nevertheless it was a great book and a fun read.
Kiss It Good-Bye is a book by John Moody who grew up in Pittsburgh watching the Pirates play baseball. John is not LDS but he came to love Vern Law who was pitching in Pittsburgh at that time. As a young boy he saw Vernon Law as one of the most unique and upstanding players who played for the Pirates. For one Vern was a "Mormon" and their weren't many on the east coast. Two Vernon was a great pitcher, someone to look up to who respected the game.
The book is taken partly from Johns memory but mostly from Vern Laws journals. The time line starts with Vern growing up in Meridian Idaho and goes through the 7th game of the 1960's World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. The book is full of great stories from the mouth of the man who lived it.
The thing that makes the book so much fun is the fact that I got to meet Vern Law at a BYU Management Society meeting a few months ago where I bought this book and book for my father. Vernon is the epitome of class and a true hero. As I walked away from that meeting, after listening to him speak for two hours (it was only suppose to go one hour), a guy I went with turned to me and said "They don't make ballplayers like that anymore". I would have to agree with that especially after reading this book. I encourage anyone to read this book. There are great LDS stories, there are great baseball stories and overall it is just a great uplifting book. Something I needed after my last book.
