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By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:52:46 +0000

@Steve: Do you have any of your own shows? I decided who to vote for six months ago. Go to the newest post to continue kibbitzing.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:45:17 +0000

@Grey: And, relatively speaking, not much actually happens here (a great contry to live tho). Partly explains why some of us are quite outward-looking in terms of popular culture and what-not.
Although when it comes to popular culture, you guys have done a pretty fair job of exporting it
Decided who to vote for?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:03:44 +0000

@Steve: Aw, you guys are tiny. How cute.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:38:29 +0000

Actually, 4.2 million NZers. There are 13 mill or so in LA alone…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:35:42 +0000

@Grey: Nah – our Amazon stuff has to come from the US. And to get it here quickly, it starts to become a bit expensive (especially in the current economic climate) with the state of the NZ dollar vs the US dollar).

I’ve already emailed my favourite bookstore here for price and availablity though

Borders is probably our biggest.

Gotta remember, there’s only 3 million people here. Not the sort of market that attracts the Amazons and B and Ns of this world to set up locally.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:31:12 +0000

@Steve: Don't you guys have Amazon? Or a giant bookstore like Barnes and Noble?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:43:31 +0000

@Grey: Quaint notion isn't it? It's probably the quickest way of getting hold of it, if it isn't available in stores. I do prefer to buy books, though.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:32:44 +0000

@Steve: You know when you really love a book (or movie) how you wish you didn't see it so you could see again for the first time? That's how I feel about that one. But library? You use libraries in New Zealand?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:28:32 +0000

@Grey: Yeah – Kavalier and Clay.

Read it? Hadn’t even heard of it.

The Auckland City Library has it, though, so I’ll get right on it.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:23:58 +0000

@Steve: Yeah, I don't think I've read any Elroy stuff, will definitely check it out. You'll check out what? Kavalier and Clay? You haven't read it? You absolutely have to. It's incredible.