Golo
rah-rah-rita: blog

rah-rah-rita's blog


golo bookclub discussion

Published Dec 4, 2007

Greetings fellow GoLo Bookclub members!! It's time for our discussion of The Dead Guy Interviews by Micahel A. Stusser. I hope you had as much fun as I did reading this month's selection.

The questions are quick and simple:

Which character did you enjoy reading about the most and why?

What (if anything) did you discover about our "dead guys" that you did not know before?

If you had the chance to interview your own favorite "dead guy or gal" who would it be and what would you ask them?

That's it!!! Now lets get started with the discussion and have fun!



10 Comments


Golo

Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.

You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.



page 1
sort order: oldest first | newest first

OK Dolly. I could get down interviewing Elvis too. King Arthur might be interesting but Cinderella would rock!! Think of all those "step" stories and happily ever with the Prince :)

Ooh, suzie123, I like those questions. I'd like to know why she married Onassis, too. She was already wealthy, and she was already accustomed to a jet-set lifestyle, so I have to think it was for more than the money. Perhaps he was just a good companion? Or maybe it was true love; with Kennedy's purported affairs, she probably felt left out of the marriage. She did have style, too. It would be hard to walk in her shoes as a first lady.

rah-rah, again I say that I loved this book. I laughed when Stusser asked Lincoln if he was intimate with other men, and Lincoln admitted to "snuggling" for warmth. I loved how he first spoke to Willy Shakespeare, "Good fortnight, honey-tongued scribe, what a pleasure to meet thou!" and Shakespeare replied, "Hey. How ya doin'?" OMG, that was funny.

I thought that, as an artist myself, that I would be more drawn to the artists (Michaelangelo, Dali, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Frida Kahlo, Mozart, Poe, van Gogh, Oscar Wilde), but I found the political figures to be just as enjoyable. And Stusser's dialogue with them was a riot. Like when Michaelangelo replied once, he started with, "When I was a bambino."

If I could interview anybody, dead or alive, perhaps my list would be: Freddie Mercury, Elvis, Gertrude Stein, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Manson, King Arthur, Bob Fosse, King Tut, Steve Martin, Cinderella, and Chaucer.

rah-rah- now I will be singing, "Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan" all day today. LOL. My co-workers will think I'm crazy...as usual.

Thanks for entering in the discussion lbroyal. I thought the book was funny also. When the interviewer asked "Ghengis Kahn" if he was related to Chaka Kahn.... I just fell over laughing :)

Suzie123...I'm so glad you enjoyed the book. I also felt like I learned something about each of the people "interviewed". What a humorous way to review history. Jackie would be a wonderful choice to interview.

This book is a lot of fun to read; especially since one learns actual information about a famous person. It was a refresher course in past history along with humor. I really enjoyed reading about Mae West. I thought of her as an actress and did not know she also was a writer. This story, and others about women, made me appreciate that I live in this century.

I would interview Jackie Kennedy, as I admire her intellect, grace and humor. Questions would be, who inspired you to continue your education, in a time when most women did not complete college, and take a job at a newspaper? Describe a few of your earlier dates with John Kennedy? And why did you marry Onassis?

thinking about your questions, rah-rah, and will write back this afternoon. LOVED this book.

It's hard to only pick out one favorite, many of these were pretty funny.

I think I liked most of the interviews involving someone french. For some reason it just seemed like there were more jokes with those like Coco Chanel and Napolean Boneparte...(spelling?).

geez I need to start reading more...sorry but I didn't read this book :-( but sounds very interesting

page 1
sort order: oldest first | newest first

Please log in to add comment.

most recent
   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

raindrops falling on a broken rose . . .

Faithless love like a river flows Raindrops falling on a broken rose Down in some...

mccain to supporter: no ma'am, obama is not an arab

   As noted below, today's McCain event was awfully surreal, and here's some video...

late night studley style party

Meet Studweiser, the host and doorman of this here party! *** All drinks...

soldier punished in beating of jewish trainee

SAVANNAH, Ga. — An Army trainee will face nonjudicial punishment rather than...

jackie mason's point of view

  Jackie Mason's take on today's politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p_xLMl1PHA

presidents

loved the animaniacs... watch this up to the end!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy0wRLD5s8

are both candidates in denial?

How are Obama or McCain going to pay for the bailout? Neither Candidate has...

cary couple try to keep teen drivers safe

    Drivers out there don't see entire vehicles in front of them.  Do we...

it's the weekend!

    It's the weekend!   I've got a ton of work to do tomorrow....

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

profile of kygirl

Electric Toilet

profile of duvler

I vow to really live so when I die I don't say "Was that all?"

profile of great dane guy

Things are rarely as simple as they may seem.

profile of devant uno

combate de la injusticia

profile of justagrandma

I am worried about the way this country is headed. We need to turn back to God and believe in the good of people.

profile of charlotte4158

I don't like to get personal.

profile of snow whites poisoned apple

Yeah, It's me willowdreams, I've been promoted again ! yahoo ! I'm opiniated and outspoken,...

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

calling all holiday shoppers (7 members)

This is a seasonal group for all of those avid holiday shoppers out there. This is the place...

chicken bog blog (1 member)

This is the place to list your Chicken Bog recipes -- share your bog secrets and share your recipe with the world.

this is john galt speaking (7 members)

I will never live my life for the sake of another person, nor ask another person...

chikn wang (8 members)

group therapy (24 members)

domesticviolencesurvivors (3 members)

A support group and a place to offer suggestions for law enforcement, law makers and the courts for what needs to be changed

devine gifts (2 members)

This group is for parents or caregivers of special needs children for advice, support friendship. Share your happiness,sadness and your fight.

ms sucks (5 members)

Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous...

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

profile of mrkagain

Where is it written that I must suffer fools gladly?   Conservatism...

profile of blablah2

Yeah...what Naughty Monkey 2 said...   MORE ABOUT ME....CLICK     HERE  

profile of mocha coolata lite

Ode to GOLO GOLO-land is starting to bore This page is becoming...

profile of golo managing editor

I am the Managing Editor of GOLO. I've worked in broadcast, print and online news for 15...

profile of tighty whitey

Q: In a democratic society, how important are elections? A: Very important. Sex can only happen...

profile of lolly

∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞   ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪  ♪    Happily...

profile of dayum sessy

Show your ♥ for a soldier!  Thank one! Adopt one!  Even YOU LIBRALS out there.......

profile of strawberry letter 23

  THIS PROFILE IS DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY TO HONEY, WHO I LOST, AUGUST...