Better Than Friday - 157 (Patreon)

Good afternoon everyone, pouring rain here. 

We've got the first hurricane of the season on its way: Danielle. Looks like we'll be fine. 

Hope the weather is nicer wherever you are. Have a great weekend.

1. Book I want to Read - The Twilight World by Werner Herzog 

A recommendation from Derrik, thanks man. 

This is a book about a Japanese man named Hiroo Onoda who was put in charge of defending an island in the Philippines. 

He did so, for 29 years, waiting for the Japanese Imperial Army, because he was never informed of the end of WW2. 

2. Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa 

Solid performance by Banderas. 

I found this during research for the next review, which is 'The Underdogs' (Los de Abajo) by Mariano Azuela. 

Azuela was a doctor who traveled along and worked in general Juan Medína's army which was under the command of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution. 

'The Underdogs' is a fictional tale about a marauding gang of bandits who are initially 'fighting for the revolution' but end up descending into the lowest levels of hell. 

3. Standard E-Books

Quality ebooks in the public domain. There are some excellent titles here, Dostoyevsky, Twain, Tolstoy...Sent to me by my friend Patrik.

4. Black Betty (Balam Balam) - Nick Cave Version 

...yah Yah YAH

Love the Lead Belly version too, and the original of course, which was recorded by Alan Lomax in a Texas prison and sung by James "Iron Head" Baker. 

The Ram Jam version is great as well. 

5. "Annnd it's gone"

Seems like a fairly accurate demonstration of modern investing.