Saturday, December 3, 2011

11/22/63





Book menu for 11/22/63 by Stephen King

ISBN of edition I read: 9781451627282 (hardcover)

This is long post for a looong book!  Here is a big shout out to Mr. King for putting a librarian front and center. This reader anxiously, if not patiently, awaits  the film adaptation!

Food mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Hot cocoa, 4                                                     Fried clams, 254
Burgers and fries, 13                                         Orange Crush soda, 274
Milkshakes, 106, 254, 304, 686                       Tuna sandwiches, 275
   Strawberry milkshake, 13                              Tomato soup, 275                       
Egg salad sandwich, 29                                       Beans and hog dogs, 276
Apple pie, 29, 120 452                                    Apple cobbler, 276
Moxie ,35, 37, 39-41, 49-50, 84                      Doughnuts, 277
Salt & vinegar chips, 35                                    BBQ Cheeseburgers , 304
Oranges, 37, 106                                             Strawberry shortcake, 309                                
Apples, 37                                                       Iced coffee, 329, 332
Rootbeer, 37-9, 41-2, 45, 47, 51, 101             Shrimp cocktail, 337
   103-5, 113, 153, 171                                   Hot dogs, 348
Bananas split, 45                                             Chili dog, 350
Stir-fry, 49                                                      Ginger ale punch, 365, 408, 527
Iced tea, 54, 56, 59, 380, 476, 644                 Lemon snap cookies, 365
Sweet rolls, 88                                                Red velvet cupcakes, 365-6
Pancakes and bacon, 119                                Poundcake, 377-8, 380, 386, 411
Meatloaf dinner, 120                                       Chicken salad, 378, 380                     
Shore dinner (clams and lobster), 126              Cucumber & onion salad, 380
Miller Lite, 127                                                Ham steaks & okra, 387
High Life beer, 127                                          Chef's salad, 441
Coke, 127-8, 153, 19, 348, 350, 759             Peach pie, 443
Whiskey sour, 128                                           Zharkoye, 473
Chocolate pie, 153                                          Cherry cobler, 541
Fried lobster, 163-4                                        Chop suey, 593, 595, 597
Pickled eggs, 189                                            Ensalada rusa, 713
PayDay candy bars, 190-192                          Guiso stew, 713
Jello with Dream Whip, 198                             Sno-Cones, 739
Ritz cracker pie, 198                                        Tuna on rye, 762
Pot roast, 209                                                  Custard pudding, 763
Whoopie Pie, 217                                           Moet and Chandon Champagne ,772-3, 778
Chocolate pudding, 237                                     782
Popcorn, 247                                                   Glenfiddich, 807
Pepsol, 247                                                     Tuna casserole, 834
Narragansett beer, 250                                    Bread pudding, 834

Books/Authors mentioned in 11/22/63 :
John Irving,4
Archie (comic book), 37, 286
Batman (comic book), 37
Captain Marvel, 37
Plastic Man (comic book), 37
Tales from the Crypt (comic book), 37
"The Summer People " (story) / Shirley Jackson, 39-40, 43, 87, 105
John Steinbeck, 43
   Of Mice and Men, 319, 324, 354, 358, 398, 415, 445
   The Grapes of Wrath, 326
William Shakespeare ,43
Alice in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll, 45, 819-20
Thomas Wolfe,57
Thomas Hardy, 58
   Jude the Obscure, 644, 675
   Tess of the D'Ubervillles, 675
Charles Dickens, 112
   Oliver Twist , 87
   Bleak House ,599
Ray Bradbury, 155, 652
   "A Sound of Thunder " (story), 648
Paul Bowles,178
Ed McBain,270
John D. Macdonald,270
Chester Himes,270
Richard S. Prather, 270
Peyton Place / Grace Metalious, 270
A Stone for Danny Fisher / Harold Robbins, 270
The Lincoln Hunters / Wilson Tucker, 270
The Disenchanted / Budd Schulberg, 282
The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger, 285, 309-10, 344, 493
The Chapman Report / Irving Wallace, 290
Alexander Pope, 329
A Reliable Wife / Robert Goolrick, 342
The Bible
   345 Proverbs 31, 353
Twelve Angry Men / Reginald Rose, 353, 388 398
Last Exit to Brooklyn / Hubert Selby, Jr., 382
Norman Mailer, 414-5
Irwin Shaw, 414-5
Arsenic and Old Lace / Joseph Kesselring, 415
Leo Tolstoy, 472
Jonathan Franzen,472
The Condition of the Working Class in England / Frederick Engles, 482
Ayn Rand, 495-499, 590
   Atlas Shrugged / 492
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 527
Karl Marx, 590
Zane Grey, 590
The Spy Who Loved Me / Ian Fleming, 601
Victims of Duty / Eugene Ionesco, 630
The Group / Mary McCarthy, 644
John D. MacDonald, 711, 713
   Slam the Big Door, 712
"The Open Window" (story) / Saki (H.H. Munro), 776

   FROM THE Afterword
      Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assissination of JFK / Gerald Posner, 845
      Legend: the Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald / Edward Jay Epstein, 845
      Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery / Norman Mailer, 845
      Mrs. Paine's Garage: and the Murder of John F. Kennedy / Thomas Mallon, 845
      The Death of a President / William Manchester, 845
      Marina and Lee / Priscilla Johnson McMillan, 846
      Invasion of the Body Snatchers / Jack Finney, 849
      Time and Again / Jack Finney, 849

Movies mentioned in 11/22/63:
Dragstrip Girl, 49, 112 114
The Graduate,62
JFK / Oliver Stone, 63
The Empire Strikes Back , 82
Vertigo ,116, 247
The Long, Hot Summer,116, 247, 826
Deliverance,121
Machine-Gun Kelly, 153
Reform School Girl, 153
Thunder Road,162-3
The Vikings (with Kirk Douglas), 162
The Godfather ,263
The Day the Earth Stood Still,335, 355
12 Angry Men, 354
Love in the Afternoon,387
Rear Window ,448
The Bride of Frankenstein ,530
Casablanca , 651
The Bridge on the River Kwai, 826
South Pacific, 826
The Fly, 826
The Blob , 826
Macabre, 829
The Tingler, 829
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 849

Television shows mentioned in 11/22/63 :
The Howdy Doody Show, 83
The Adventures of Ellery Queen, 185, 190, 206, 208, 644
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 117
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Series, 142
The Steve Allen Show, 157
Love of Life, 266
77 Sunset Strip, 496
Dancing with the Stars, 366
Dennis the Menace,382
Ed Sullivan Show, 386, 735
The Amos & Andy Show , 416
The Untouchables , 49, 758
Car 54 Where Are You?, 499
Rocky & Bullwinkle , 517
Gunsmoke , 570, 668
Maverick, 570
The Secret Storm, 599, 759
Young Doctor Malone, 599
From these Roots, 599
The Edge of the Night, 599
Route 66, 614, 644
Rawhide , 644
Ben Casey, 644
The Beverly Hillbillies , 675
Combat , 676, 678
Bourbon Street Beat, 736
As The World Turns , 759
The Fugitive, 779

Magazines mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Man's Adventure, 110
Confidential, 120
MAD, 328
Grit, 481-2, 705
Dixie Dugan, 481
Life, 508
Look, 508

Music mentioned in 11/22/63 :
Connie Francis, 13
"There is a Mountain" / Donovan, 32
"Rock 'n Roll is Here to Stay" / Danny And The Juniors, 51
"Lucille" / Little Richard, 51
"Mother-in-Law" / Ernie K Dow, 51
"Screw you. We're From Texas" / Ray Wylie Hubbard, 53
"Hang on Sloopy" / The McCoys, 80
"Y.M.C.A." / The Village People, 80
"Great Balls of Fire " / Jerry Lee Lewis, 107
Xavier Cugat, 111, 558
"Sugartime" / McGuire Sisters, 115
"Bird Dog" / Everly Brothers, 115
"Purple People Eater" / Sheb Wooly, 115
"In the Mood" / Glen Miller, 136, 143, 145, 370, 420-1, 615, 841
"Boogie Shoes" / K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND, 137
"Splish Splash", 141
"That's Amore", 164
Conway Twitty, 188
Ferlin Husky, 188
   "Wings of a Dove", 299
"My Girl" / The Temptations, 241
"Just My Imagination", 241
"The Old Rugged Cross", 279
Chuck Berry, 296
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", 299
Muddy Waters, 299, 574
"This Time" / Troy Shondell, 317
The Beatles, 336, 817
   "I Want to Hold You Hand", 825
"Love Is Strange" / Mickey and Sylvia, 336
"Ooh! My Head ", 338
Sir Douglas Quintet
   "She's About a Mover", 338
   "Mendocino", 338
The Dovells, 359
Johnny Burnette, 359
Lee Dorsey, 359
Chubby Checker, 359
"At the Hop", 366, 839
"Hit the Road Jack", 366
"Quarter to Three", 366
"The Stroll "/ The Diamonds, 369
Kim Novak, 403
Rolling Stones , 511
   "Honky Tonk Women", 426, 430
"Palisades Park", 440
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", 508, 535
"Auld Lang Syne", 528
"Camptown Races", 605
"Clinch Mountain Breakdown" / Gene Autry , 605
"Back in the Saddle Again" / Gene Autry, 605
"My Boyfriend's Back", 619
John Lennon, 635, 638
"Earth Angel", 677
"Hail to the Chief", 700
"Beer Barrel Polka", 700
"Mickey's Monkey" / The Miracles, 788
Alan Jackson, 839

Libraries/Librarians mentioned in 11/22/63:
Pages: 71, 75, 133-5, 138, 171, 234, 281, 283, 290
           305, 309, 329, 345, 383, 390, 392, 435, 475
           486, 523, 526, 529, 566, 578, 590, 597, 643
           687, 803-4
 
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