Comments on: Seattle Vacation – Dueling Piano Bar http://tomorrowsreflection.com/07/2008/seattle-vacation-piano-bar/ the personal blog of jeremy jernigan Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Amelia http://tomorrowsreflection.com/07/2008/seattle-vacation-piano-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29593 Amelia Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:31:41 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=73#comment-29593 I have to second the reco for Big Bang. It was a frequent after-work spot when i worked at the starbucks across the way. Don't even get me started on CITR; I am pretty sure you have to be a young male struggling through the angst of adolescence to really have that book speak to you. I have to second the reco for Big Bang. It was a frequent after-work spot when i worked at the starbucks across the way.

Don’t even get me started on CITR; I am pretty sure you have to be a young male struggling through the angst of adolescence to really have that book speak to you.

]]> By: Woody http://tomorrowsreflection.com/07/2008/seattle-vacation-piano-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29455 Woody Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:04:48 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=73#comment-29455 They have a dueling piano bar on mill called "Big Bang" too. The atmosphere is awesome and the music is amazing! I'm not sure if they have sirloin strips, but it's worth checkin out. It's good to hear your Seattle trip went well... now get back to work!! They have a dueling piano bar on mill called “Big Bang” too. The atmosphere is awesome and the music is amazing! I’m not sure if they have sirloin strips, but it’s worth checkin out. It’s good to hear your Seattle trip went well… now get back to work!!

]]> By: Romi http://tomorrowsreflection.com/07/2008/seattle-vacation-piano-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-29288 Romi Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:17:01 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=73#comment-29288 Good work, Michelle! And Jeremy, if you hadn't said it was a sirloin tip you were holding up, I would have thought it was an anchovie(Ewww!!) And as for CITR, I think it's one of those books you either love, hate, or just don’t get. For myself, after reading it 3 different times (high school, college, and a few years ago) I’m in the “I still don’t like it” camp. I mean I do get all the layers of meaning, symbolism, and such, but Holdan just grates on my nerves to no end and he feels rather contrived to me. And just because it’s deemed a literary classic doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. What actually makes a book a classic is that it reflects the time in which it was written, took revolutionary (or, in some cases, evolutionary) jumps in style or form, and greatly influenced works that came after it. Sadly, a lot of what makes Catcher not likeable for me are the things that made it revolutionary and innovative 57 years ago. Personally, A Separate Peace by John Knowles is one of my favs and imo is an underappreciated classic. I love how this book makes me think and how Knowles paints intricate relationships that we can all recognize and relate to on varying levels. It’s just a well told and well written story. And you gotta love the main character’s name, Phineas! Hmmm...could be a cool baby name "Phineas Winston Jernigan" or "Phineas Mercier Jernigan"...both sound so scholarly. Ahhh, the possibilities are endless! ; ) Good work, Michelle! And Jeremy, if you hadn’t said it was a sirloin tip you were holding up, I would have thought it was an anchovie(Ewww!!)

And as for CITR, I think it’s one of those books you either love, hate, or just don’t get. For myself, after reading it 3 different times (high school, college, and a few years ago) I’m in the “I still don’t like it” camp. I mean I do get all the layers of meaning, symbolism, and such, but Holdan just grates on my nerves to no end and he feels rather contrived to me. And just because it’s deemed a literary classic doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. What actually makes a book a classic is that it reflects the time in which it was written, took revolutionary (or, in some cases, evolutionary) jumps in style or form, and greatly influenced works that came after it. Sadly, a lot of what makes Catcher not likeable for me are the things that made it revolutionary and innovative 57 years ago.

Personally, A Separate Peace by John Knowles is one of my favs and imo is an underappreciated classic. I love how this book makes me think and how Knowles paints intricate relationships that we can all recognize and relate to on varying levels. It’s just a well told and well written story. And you gotta love the main character’s name, Phineas! Hmmm…could be a cool baby name “Phineas Winston Jernigan” or “Phineas Mercier Jernigan”…both sound so scholarly. Ahhh, the possibilities are endless! ; )

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