Just a note of caution on my recommendation of Keillor's Summer of 1965. During this blissful summer of sitting on the front porch, typewriters, baseball and relatives, the main character - a 14 year old boy - discovers a publication called "High School Orgy" which he hides in a copy of Life magazine and reads on the front porch in the evening while his father listens to the ballgame and his mother reads the paper.
The reader (or listener) will encounter selections from this '50s men's magazine mixed in with his Father's commentary on baseball and the conversation that the narrator assumes Jesus and his Grandfather are having about him. Grandpa is worrying and thoroughly disgusted that someone with such good Protestant upbringing is sliding straight to hell. Even though there is supposed to be no worry in heaven, Grandpa just can't help it.
There's nothing explicit, although it might be R rated at times. As I listened to the account this morning, I had terrible premonitions of you recommending the book to your parents and then finding yourself in a spot like T and I did having recommended Jerry Maguire to her Mom. We all tend to remember, "you had me at hello" and forget meeting Jerry's first girlfriend in the movie.
... really mom, it's a great movie ... very clean ... a feel good movie.
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I don't remember saying it was clean. I remembered it had bad language...it was after all a Tom C movie.
Nice to know you're not reading smut or anything dear.
When does this cycle end or has it?
Can you imagine your kids not recommending something to you for fear that you won't be able to that one part.
I still feel that way about my parents, but I am starting to get bolder about it.
I tend to like to be as up front as possible with my parents, but sometimes that is not an option. I imagine that is a common theme for a lot of people.
Beyond recommending a movie, we've actually rented a few then suddenly as you're watching it...you remember. Ahhh, where's the remote?? Now we're watching a really racy sex scene in fast forward, okay that's not much better than slow. Oh yeah, been there. The other thing is my mom and I like the same kind of mystery murder mayhem books. Sometimes I think, oh she'd like this, but that one part I'd be embarrassed she knew I read it...Usually I throw it in a pile of books and take it to her anyway. I don't have to watch her read it.
T's family called it "Super-Sex" when you have to fast forward throught the naked parts.
I've alway's found that very funny.
yeah, my dad and brother came up with that one.
Dash - can you recommend any Garrison Keilor fan fiction sites? You know - the ones with Spock and MPFF and stuff....
My family and I ended up watching Forrest Gump with my grandparents. Bad idea. It was so awkward during the first moaning/bed rattling sex scene. I remember my mom grabbing the remote after that first scene.
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