Kurt Vonnegut: Palm Sunday
Ah, finally!
I was able to find out the details of a specific edition of this novel (well, say rather an autobiographical collage).
That's my favorite book to read. I'll be honest (as always :P): I don't read too many books (not because I don't want to, but simply because I don't have time for reading...).
Back in college (...like... Geez, some 10 years ago... OMG...) I got to know this book while studying American Studies ("amerikanisztika"). I believe that it is the ideal book for someone that age (and above...) still looking for spiritual company or spiritual assurance for his/her everyday beliefs. On top of it, he has his own unique style. Anyway, if you've read some of KV, then you know what I'm talking about - but if not, well, go ahead and try yourself :)
So, I'd been looking for that particular edition of this book with him and his dog in a photo on the cover and I could't find it anywhere on the 'Net. All I've found was some low-quality editions... wasn't what I was looking for.
In general, I don't really care how a book (cover) looks like as far as the content is readable and the book is not damaged too much, but this particular book was almost my own Bible back then... so it made a difference for me.
After I left college I involved myself into managing my own Real Life and thus - my I confess - I kind of forgot about (or rather neglected) a lot of things I was doing back then (a lot - and I mean a lot!) besides studying. One of the things I neglected was reading in general (and also handwriting - LOL, blame computers! At least I can type on the keyboard really fast. I can still sign papers tho... hehe. I had a very nice handwriting, which I know is unusual from a boy/man, but hey - I am also unique! ;)) BUT I had always had a little time to run a few Google searches for this edition and browsing amazon.com in the hope that I bump into it. Negative. My biggest problem was the lack of specific data/info about that edition. At the same time, I didn't have too much time to go after those pieces of info.
But a few days ago I got a reply from the college library with some specific data - hopefully the right ones:
A LAUREL BOOK
Published by Dell Publishing a division of The Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group ... New York
1984
ISBN: 0-440-36906-1
(330 pages)
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In that book there was a paragraph which more or less summarized my view of life, the purpose of living back than and maybe still does... (no, it's not 42) wow, sounds interesting, huh? :)
Okay, so now I have a few minutes to spare and I thought I'd invite you for a "live" lookup with the help of these pieces of info... wait, I'll open a new tab and open Google... done... type the ISBN number and.... there, 4 hits! :) Wow, this is getting exciting...
Check
http://www.abetitles1.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=265090046
and
http://illiad.biblio.com/isbn/0440369061.html
I still can't find a photo of the cover, but this should be it. Now I'll have to find a way to buy it and get it to Hungary... any ideas?
-- wow, check my current music - it fits pretty much... I am shivering :) --
Oh oh, oh oh..
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh..
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
[Chorus:]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh .
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh,
You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
[Chorus]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done
He was everything, everything that I wanted
We were ment to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
[Chorus]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
[x2]
Oh oh, oh oh, (in background Oh oh, oh oh)
So much for my happy ending, Oh oh, oh oh.....
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh..
---
HAVE A NICE DAY ALL OF YOU! :)
I was able to find out the details of a specific edition of this novel (well, say rather an autobiographical collage).
That's my favorite book to read. I'll be honest (as always :P): I don't read too many books (not because I don't want to, but simply because I don't have time for reading...).
Back in college (...like... Geez, some 10 years ago... OMG...) I got to know this book while studying American Studies ("amerikanisztika"). I believe that it is the ideal book for someone that age (and above...) still looking for spiritual company or spiritual assurance for his/her everyday beliefs. On top of it, he has his own unique style. Anyway, if you've read some of KV, then you know what I'm talking about - but if not, well, go ahead and try yourself :)
So, I'd been looking for that particular edition of this book with him and his dog in a photo on the cover and I could't find it anywhere on the 'Net. All I've found was some low-quality editions... wasn't what I was looking for.
In general, I don't really care how a book (cover) looks like as far as the content is readable and the book is not damaged too much, but this particular book was almost my own Bible back then... so it made a difference for me.
After I left college I involved myself into managing my own Real Life and thus - my I confess - I kind of forgot about (or rather neglected) a lot of things I was doing back then (a lot - and I mean a lot!) besides studying. One of the things I neglected was reading in general (and also handwriting - LOL, blame computers! At least I can type on the keyboard really fast. I can still sign papers tho... hehe. I had a very nice handwriting, which I know is unusual from a boy/man, but hey - I am also unique! ;)) BUT I had always had a little time to run a few Google searches for this edition and browsing amazon.com in the hope that I bump into it. Negative. My biggest problem was the lack of specific data/info about that edition. At the same time, I didn't have too much time to go after those pieces of info.
But a few days ago I got a reply from the college library with some specific data - hopefully the right ones:
A LAUREL BOOK
Published by Dell Publishing a division of The Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group ... New York
1984
ISBN: 0-440-36906-1
(330 pages)
------------
In that book there was a paragraph which more or less summarized my view of life, the purpose of living back than and maybe still does... (no, it's not 42) wow, sounds interesting, huh? :)
Okay, so now I have a few minutes to spare and I thought I'd invite you for a "live" lookup with the help of these pieces of info... wait, I'll open a new tab and open Google... done... type the ISBN number and.... there, 4 hits! :) Wow, this is getting exciting...
Check
http://www.abetitles1.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=265090046
and
http://illiad.biblio.com/isbn/0440369061.html
I still can't find a photo of the cover, but this should be it. Now I'll have to find a way to buy it and get it to Hungary... any ideas?
-- wow, check my current music - it fits pretty much... I am shivering :) --
Oh oh, oh oh..
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh..
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
[Chorus:]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh .
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh,
You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
[Chorus]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done
He was everything, everything that I wanted
We were ment to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
[Chorus]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
[x2]
Oh oh, oh oh, (in background Oh oh, oh oh)
So much for my happy ending, Oh oh, oh oh.....
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh..
---
HAVE A NICE DAY ALL OF YOU! :)