By Doug Berg The best book I’ve read in awhile is Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. The story is set in the South during the Civil War. After semi-recovery from a neck wound sustained in battle, Inman, the main character decides he’s had enough of war and undertakes the long walk home to Virginia. He … [Read more…]
By Jeana Doescher “Johnny Got His Gun” I went to B. Dalton to look for this book because I heard it was really good. They didn’t have it so I had to order it. I got it a few days ago and read the whole thing in one sitting. It doesn’t say on the back … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg “The Green Mile”By: Steven King This bizarre tale begins with our narrator, Paul Edgecomb, telling his story about the year of 32’, the year of John Coffey, when everything changed. The place is Cold Mountain Penitentiary, where our narrator is the head of the E block….also known as “The Green Mile.” The … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Luther College This is another wonderful track from Dave Matthews, only with a different twist. Instead of Matthews and his band, it’s him with the expert acoustic guitar help of Tim Reynolds. This two disc track is a compilation of some of Matthews music, totally … [Read more…]
By Aaron Sapp I wasn’t too interested in this movie when my dad brought it home. After he watched it and told me how good it was I thought “what else do I have to do except sit in my room?” so I popped it in my new Panasonic VCR. It starts out with Bobby … [Read more…]
By Tim Miller This movie was a refreshing change from the standard way of looking at good guys and the bad guys. In this movie Mel Gibson plays “Porter”, a man out for revenge on Gregg Henry who plays another bad guy named “Val”. Throughout the whole movie Porter (Gibson) is trying to get his … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg Demon Seed: By Dean Koontz Another chilling novel from a master storyteller. Sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. Demon Seed is a story so realistic, that it makes the reader believe that the contents therein, are frighteningly possible. Susan Harris lived in self imposed seclusion, in a mansion featuring numerous automated … [Read more…]
By Sam Maeder It was July 18, 1998. The place, Float Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, WI. I went to see all the bands that I could. I saw: System of Down (who I thought played pretty well), Limp Bizkit (who I only saw half of, but really liked), Coal Chamber (and all I have to … [Read more…]
By Aaron Hoerst Stop collaborate and listen, Ice is back with a “Heavy metai edition?” That’s right Vanilla Ice is back with his new cd “Hard to Swallow” and its surprising sound that he goes by now, heavy metal. This cd is not what anyone would associate with the “Iceman” including a new normal, hair … [Read more…]
By Tom Miller The former lead singer of White Zombie, Rob Zombie, put out his own Album. He has done solo with this phenomenal album with a hit song, “Dracula”. This album is the same kind as any of the typical Zombie feel. Along with the plain primary colors on the cover of this cd … [Read more…]