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Title: The Lost Blogs: From Jesus to Jim Morrison--The Historically Inaccurate and Totally Fictitious Cyber Diaries of Everyone Worth Knowing
ISBN: 0446697389
Author:
Paul Davidson
Publicate Date: 2006-05-08
Publish: 2006-05-08
List Price: $13.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Laughing at a Washed-Up Writer in a Mid-Life Crisis
As The Lost Blogs is fictional, so is Davidson's washed up career as a comedian, author and blogger. Men in Midlife Crisis Davidson even creates fake fans on his site he chats with because he has no life.The Lonely Guy He accuses retired celebrities Little Darlings of stalking him The Paranoid's Pocket Guide and lives in a dump neighborhood in Sherman Oaks. When he's not on his blog creating fake fans to adore him on forums, he organizes flaming parties of people who see through his little act.
Davidson's publisher wasn't interested in investing much money into promoting his book so he has to buy his own copies to hand out for free to try and keep up the sales figures to below a 500,000 ranking on Amazon.The Masquerade Overture
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2: better than watching comedy central...
Need your internet fix? Need a good laugh? Wonder what Socrates (and other historical notables) would have written in his blog? Paul Davidson has hit your triangle of needs with his book, "The Lost Blogs." It is hilarious--and if you happen to be reading it on the can you'll have people wondering why there's laughter coming out of the bathroom.
It's a bit odd to read a "blog" (which is born out of an electronic format) in print, but the content is so marvelous that you forget it immediately! And best of all, no carpal tunnel syndrome from vicious mouse clicking.
There are amazing stats that say most writers only write one good book, and that the 2nd book is an enormous hurdle. But...the guy who wrote Consumer Joe, has struck again!
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3: Lost
I lost my copy of The Lost Blogs. I read it way back in March during SXSW because, hey, what better time to read a blog book then when I'm out amongst the blogeratti? I whipped through it and chuckled regularly, smirking often and unable to stifle full blown laughter in a few points. It appears I'm a sucker for 2 types of nerdy blog humor: Historical blog entries from extremely positive but naive people (when John Lennon blogs about his first meeting with Yoko Ono) and accurate portrayals of blog & web geekdom ( the 3am comment war between William Randolph Hearst and Orson Welles on Welles's Citizen Kane Blog). Paul writes lots more in that style and you should be greatful for that. Too bad I couldn't keep my head together enough to remember to pick it up off the night stand before I got in a cab and got on a plane.
I'm a little wary about books that read like blogs. The blog, by it's nature, requires some action by their readers. Click here. Respond to this. Watch this video. See these pictures. There are some points in The Lost Blogs when I want my mouse. I want access to Moses' webring. I want to see the pictures and tech specs of his Holy Portable Communication Device. The blog is a unique medium. It is not quite like writing for print which is why many bloggers turned authors aren't very good and don't produce quality work.
Thankfully, Paul is accomplished and talented in both worlds and The Lost Blogs is still an excellent read despite it's lack of hotlinks.
Maybe in the future we'll have full creative fiction blog projects adeptly put together by both skilled writers and witty web professionals who can create a real honest-to-goodness blook. Until then, though, we'll keep reading The Lost Blogs and like it.
That is if I hadn't lost our Lost Blogs in Austin.
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4: WARNING: Don't Drink Milk While Reading "The Lost Blogs"
I thought it would be a good idea to have some milk while reading this hilarious book. BIG MISTAKE.
I started laughing in mid-drink and instead of going down to my tum-tum, the dairy exploded from my nostrils and doused the person sitting next to me on the airplane.
Several apologies and cocktail napkins later, I put the experience behind me and once again immersed myself into the funny.
The book reads so easily and is so engaging, it lulled me into compIacency and I started taking several long drinks of milk without thinking. I was reading the Ghandi entry, it made me start laughing and SHWOOOSH!! Milk squirted all over my lap and splashed my neighbor once more. This time, he wasn't quite as understanding. The vibe was icy all the way to JFK.
Oh well, at least he had the window seat and I had the rest of "The Lost Blogs" to read.
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5: I love Paul Davidson
As the proud of owner of a rather beat up copy of Consumer Joe, I was giddy with excitement when I received my pre-ordered copy of The Lost Blogs and let me tell you, Mr. Davidson did not let me down.
He is one funny man. I have giggled out loud and have even had a few guffaws come out of me while reading this book. I think it would make a great gift and I plan on putting it in our reception area, much like I did Consumer Joe. Clients love to read it and it makes me happy to have clients have a good laugh while they are at my place of employment. Don't we all need a good laugh sometimes?
Thank you, Paul Davidson, for making me laugh.
Go buy this book.
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