Some Good Reads In the Midst of Red Sox Mania

Posted on October 25, 2004 by sheila

The Cult of Che – by Anthony Daniels (There seems to be a lot of de-bunking-of-the-Che-myth going on right now, and I am quite glad of this. The sainting-of-Che, the ubiquitous T-shirts everywhere … I have always found offensive and ridiculous, considering the facts of the man)

The Men Who Would be Orwell – Ron Rosenbaum’s great piece on Christopher Hitchens and Andrew Sullivan. It’s terrific. I have been reading these guys for a long long time … but Rosenbaum explains what exactly happened post-Sept. 11 and how these two fiery tireless ex-pats have FRAMED the conversation. It’s true. They got out in front of this thing almost immediately.

Well. Those are two good reads. I highly recommend both. Everything else I’ve read today has to do with the Red Sox. I am in a state of suspended animation. Waiting until tomorrow night. I am also exhausted. I woke up today with a sleep-crushed face. Usually, my face bounces back from sleep almost immediately … Today, I looked vaguely slack-jawed and sleepy-eyed until nearly 11 am. I’m wiped out.

I spoke with my friend David today. We can’t even believe it’s happening … that we’re winning. It’s weird to not have the Yankees be in the Series. I feel like I don’t know where the hell I AM, at times. Is this really happening right now?

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5 Responses to Some Good Reads In the Midst of Red Sox Mania

  1. mike says:
    October 25, 2004 at 6:14 pm

    Thanks for the link to Che. It helped put into perspective my encounter with a Che button wearing troll at a scientific meeting in San Diego. Thought I could get away from politics for a few days.
    Got it out of my system with the following post
    http://virtuouscircle.typepad.com/virtuouscircle/2004/10/che.html
    Think I’ll pass on the movie though. Thirteen year old insists on “Team America” when I get back.

  2. Mark says:
    October 25, 2004 at 7:03 pm

    Here’s what a sad git I am:
    When I read that first line, I instantly thought “C-3PO wrote an article about Che Guevara? Cool!” Imagine my disappointment.

    And since I’m wallowing in pop culture crapulance, whenever I’ve seen That One Picture of Che, all I can think about is this.

  3. Dan says:
    October 25, 2004 at 8:03 pm

    I’m not sure it’s opening either. I like to whisper things like ‘Game Three of the World Series’ to myself and giggle.

    And tired – I’ve developed a habit of staring off into space.

  4. David says:
    October 25, 2004 at 9:16 pm

    My sister called me last night, after JT’s star spangled banner and she said, “I can’t imagine life getting any better than this for you!”

  5. David says:
    October 25, 2004 at 9:20 pm

    Tonight basically has no other meaning but a blank void of time to be endured in order to get to tomorrow night’s game! What the hell am I going to do when this is over?

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