Bad Haircut

Book menu for Bad Haircut by Tom Perrotta

Here's a list of all the food, books, music, and movies mentioned in this collection of short stories.

"The Wiener Man"
Food:
Hot dogs, 2, 4-7, 10-11, 14, 21
Hamburgers, 4, 21
Pork chops, 13-14

Music:
Jimi Hendrix, 3

TV:
The Flintstones, 6

"Thirteen"
Food:
Jelly donuts, 26
Pizza, 26
French fries, 27
Gum drops, 29

TV:
The Twilight Zone, 25
Happy Days, 44

Movies:
Billy Jack, 29

Music:
Peter Lemongello, 25

Magazines:
Playboy

"Race Riot"
Food:
French Fries, 56
Coffee, 57
Boone's Farm wine, 60

Music:
Deep Purple, 52
Doobie Brothers, 61

TV:
Happy Days, 48

"Snowman"
Food:
Hot cocoa, 68
Oreo cookies, 81
Hershey's Kisses, 81
Orange juice, 85

TV:
Charlie's Angels, 69
Starsky and Hutch, 78
Scooby-Doo, 83

"Forgiveness"
Food:
Pizza, 103

Music:
"I Got a Name" / Jim Croce, 93
"Operator" / Jim Croce, 105
Zeppelin, 102
Lynyrd Skynyrd, 103

TV:
Jeopardy!, 103

"A Bill Floyd Xmas"
Food:
Rocky Road ice cream, 119
Christmas cookies, 119
Rum and Coke, 126-7

Music:
Zeppelin, 116
Aerosmith, 125
The Grateful Dead, 125

"You Start to Live"
Music:
Simon and Garfunkel, 134
Zeppelin, 149

"The Jane Pasco Fan Club"
Food:
Pop-Tarts, 158

Books:
The Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien, 162
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 165

Movies:
The Graduate, 177

"Just the Way We Were"
Food:
Birthday cake, 1841-185
Oreo cookies, 185
Pepsi, 188
Blackberry brandy, 199

TV:
The Brady Bunch, 184

Music:
"We May Never Pass this Way Again", 191
The Carpenters, 193
"YMCA", 195
"Just the Way You Are" / Billy Joel, 196
"Dream On" /Areosmith, 196

Movies:
Carrie, 197

"Wild Kingdom"
Food:
Beer, 213
Coffee, 214-215
Turkey sandwich, 226
Lasagna, 226

TV:
Wild Kingdom, 207, 209
The Munsters, 213

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The Color Purple

Book menu for The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Food mentioned in The Color Purple:
Blackberry jam, 11
Ham, 49-50
Eggs, 49
Grits, 49
Coffee, 49
Flapjacks, 49
Orange juice, 49
Grapefruit, 49
Strawberries and cream, 49
Biscuits, 49-50, 226
Boxed chocolates, 56-57
Fried chicken, 60
Blackberry pie, 60, 208
Cornbread, 60, 208
Lemonade, 64-65, 288
Whiskey, 71
Sandwiches, 133
Cookies, 133
Tea, 133, 214
Dutch chocolate, 138
Palm wine, 147
Chicken and peanut stew, 147, 149
Watermelon, 164
Fruit punch 164beer, 203, 208
Ham and greens, 208
Chitlins and black-eyed peas, 208
Pickled okra, 208
Caramel cake, 208
Oatmeal, 225
Egg rolls, 244
Wonton soup, 244, 246
Fried rice 244
Fortune cookies, 244
Tuna casserole, 261
Potato salad, 288

Books/Authors mentioned in The Color Purple:
Hamlet / William Shakespeare, 256

Music mentioned in The Color Purple:
"Do Like You" / Steven Wonder, epigraph
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" / Bessie Smith, 71
Sophie Tucker, 106
Duke Ellington, 106

Discussable quote from The Color Purple:
"If [God] ever listened to poor colored women the world would be a different place, I can tell you". p.187

The Title is mentioned on:
Page 191: "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

Page 192: "Well, us talk and talk bout God, but I'm still adrift. Trying to chase that old white man out of my head. I been so busy thinking bout him I never truly notice nothing God make. Not a blade of corn (how it do that?) not the color purple (where it come from?). Not the little wildflowers. Nothing."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0151191549))

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The Witch of Maracoor

Book menu for The Witch of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

Food mentioned in The Witch of Maracoor:
Beer, 6, 215
Chowder, 27-28
Wine, 45, 108
Coffee, 58, 165, 178
Pistachios, 64, 127
Grapes, 66, 144
Meringues, 72
Hard cheese, 85
Port, 91
Nuts, 144
     Walnuts, 108
     Chestnuts, 150
Blueberries, 145
Apples, 150
Gooseberries, 150
Oatmeal and berries, 165
Boiled eggs, 178
Cheesy crackers, 206
Tea, 206
Sherry, 211
Lemonade, 234
Sausages, 256

Books/Authors mentioned in The Witch of Maracoor:
Twelfth Night / William Shakespeare, epigraph
"The Changing Light at Sandover" (poem) / James Merrill, epigraph

Discussable Quotes from The Witch of Maracoor:
"Any witch worth her ginger is at least somewhat immortal", p. 5

"One of the milestones of growing up is when we realize we can be done with living for others. Early on, we pay respect to the parents who gave us life by staying alive and living fully for them. Making their sacrifices worth it. I certainly labored under that belief for decades. But eventually we come round: we owe it to ourselves to live just as much as we owe it to anyone else.", p.166

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780063094062)

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Election

Book menu for Election by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in Election:
Hot dogs, 20
Ice cream, 37
Pretzels, 38
Scotch, 44
Beer, 47, 70-71, 102
Jelly doughnuts, 52
Coffee, 53, 93, 111-112, 156, 158
Pancakes, 87
Cake, 89
Bourbon, 102, 150
Chicken casserole, 105
Cupcakes, 112-115
Champagne, 144
Schnapps, 151
Peanuts, 151
Roasted chicken, 152
Wine, 153
Hot fudge sundaes, 170
Ice cream, 172-173
Stuffed mushrooms, 176

Books mentioned in Election:
John Dewey, epigraph
William Trevor, epigraph
What to Expect When You're Expecting / Hedi Murkoff, 45
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 49
Sweet Valley High / Francine Pascal, 55
Ernest Hemingway, 89
John Grisham, 97
Anna Quindlen, 113

Music mentioned in Election:
Van Halen, 6
Jason Priestley, 76

Movies mentioned in Election:
Truth or Dare, 76

TV shows mentioned in Election:
Oprah, 14, 20
Jeopardy!, 53
Cheers, 149-150
Seinfeld, 153

Magazines mentioned in Election:
The New Republic, 170

Discussable Quote for Election:
p.180 "It's too late to shape [the minds of grown men], to teach them values and a sense of compassion. You have to do that when kids are young, before their personalities harden and they come to love their own ignorance."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780399143663)

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Somebody's Fool

 

Book menu for Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo

Food mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Pizza, 8, 164
Burgers, 8, 80, 164, 184, 265-266, 268
Coffee, 10-11, 24-25, 27, 55, 59, 87, 269
     Latte, 347
     Espresso, 374
Beer, 11, 80-81, 165, 167, 169, 248, 278, 577
Wine, 12, 197, 594, 598
     Syrah, 197, 205
Martinis, 12, 198, 205, 208
Donuts, 85-88, 92, 469
Coke, 165, 165, 584
Chicken wings, 164, 171-172, 184, 266-267
Prime rib, 210
Brandy, 224
Tequila, 248, 307, 577
Jack Daniels, 278-279
Spinach omelet, 310
Crumb cakes, 330
Cheetos, 330, 564-567, 572
     "Not an hour ago he'd learned he was not above eating a dead man's Cheetos,
     which struck him as a moral failing, though perhaps not serious enough to be
     disqualifying, parent-wise." (p.572)
Diet Coke, 330, 566

Books/Authors mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens, 37, 98, 382, 434-435, 506-507
     588-589, 643, 649
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 195
Langston Hughes, 433, 435, 440, 448, 641
Zora Neale Armstrong, 433

Music mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
"Just One Look" / Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll, 122
Bob Seger, 253
Hank Williams, 278
Waylon Jennings, 278
Merle Haggard, 278
Paul Robeson, 433
Josephine Baker, 433
Count Basie, 433
Duke Ellington, 433
Billie Holiday, 433-434
Fats Waller, 434
Jelly Roll Morton, 434
"It's Too Late" / Carole King, 603

Movies mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Coraline, 200
Pulp Fiction, 431
Saving Private Ryan, 592

Page numbers are from the large print edition (ISBN: 9780593744215)


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Home Town

 

Book menu for Home Town by Tracy Kidder

Food mentioned in Home Town:
Penny candy, 9
Ice cream sodas, 9
Cherry cokes, 9
Coffee, 17-18, 47, 103, 133, 140, 151, 179, 193, 233
     266
Tuna melt, 18
Chocolate milk, 18, 321
Fruitopia, 2
Ice cream, 53, 233
Beer, 75, 191, 200, 229
     Guinness, 296
Vodka, 75, 89
Godiva chocolates, 92
Fruit basket, 92
Candy canes, 134-135
Popcorn, 163, 244
Danish, 175
Rum, 179
Graham crackers, 182
Diet soda, 200
Sandwiches, 200
Champagne, 232
Cookies, 274
Coffee cake, 281
Sushi, 299
Cotton candy, 299
Pizza, 335

Books/Authors mentioned in Home Town:
Charles Dickens, xiii
Henry James, xiii, 332
Sylvia Plath, xiii 90
Manchild in the Promised Land / Claude Brown, 58
Herman Melville / Newton Arvin, 70
Paradise Lost / John Milton, 85, 285-287
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon, 87
Leviathan / Thomas Hobbes, 88
James Joyce, 121, 131
Sojourner Truth, 166-167, 271
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 182
Ernest Hemingway, 199, 285
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 201
T.S. Eliot, 269, 335
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 271
The Odyssey / Homer, 284

Music mentioned in Home Town:
Vivaldi, 31
"Tuba Polka", 44
"Angel Baby" / Rosie and the Originals, 174-175
Liz Phair, 181
"Danny Boy", 248
"Evil Woman" / Electra Light Orchestra, 260
Engelbert Humperdinck, 320

Movies mentioned in Home Town:
Stand By Me, 52
Love Story, 122

Magazines mentioned in Home Town:
Playboy

TV shows mentioned in Home Town:
Columbo, 218
Sesame Street, 255

Discussable Quotes from Home Town:
p. 88: [Alan said], "But I think people are much more focused on themselves than on relations with other people nowadays." He wasn't sure, but sometimes it did seem as if he could glimpse connections between the decline of manners, and maybe even the fall of the Northampton real estate market, to the grand, tragic story of civilizations past."

p. 287:  [Laura said], "Literature is an alternative to self-destructive things. I think literature is the way out. I mean, books saved my life."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition: ISBN  0679455884

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Among Schoolchildren

Book Menu for Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder

Food mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Applesauce, 24
Apples, 29
Coffee 46, 48, 70, 198, 243
Birthday cake, 92
Apple juice, 130
Candy canes, 130
Boxed candy 142
Gingerbread, 142
Crackers, 185
Funions, 197
Cheese puffs, 197
Corned beef and cabbage, 219
Kielbasa, 219
Chocolate bunnies, 227
Chocolate Easter eggs, 227
Roast pork and beans, 235
Yams, 235
Plantains, 235
Chicken stew, 235
Pastelillos, 235
Tollhouse cookies, 264
Wine jelly, 270
Ice cream, 279

Books/Authors mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 8
Willard Waller, 49
Make Way for Ducklings / Robert McCloskey, 151
My Brother Sam is Dead / James Lincoln Collier, 163
Judy Blume, 257
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 257
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 257
To Be a Slave / Julius Lester, 289
W.E.B. DuBois, 299
Deschooling Society / Ivan Illich, 301
Death at an Early Age / Jonathan Kozol, 302
Langston Hughes, 302
The Lives of Children / George Dennison, 302
"The Runaway" / Robert Frost, 320-321

Movies mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Cobra, 40
Friday the 13th, 191

Music mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", 57
Michael Jackson, 133
"Da Doo Ron Ron" / The Crystals, 150
"Walk Like an Egyptian" / The Bangles, 284
Beastie Boys, 328
"Talk Dirty to Me" / Poison, 328

Magazines mentioned in Among Schoolchildren:
Time, 32

Discussable Quote:
The problem is fundamental. Put twenty or more children of roughly the same age in a little room, confine them to desks, make them wait in lines, make them behave. It is as if a secret committee, now lost to history, had made a study of children and, having figured out what the greatest number were least disposed to do, declared that all of them should do it. p.115 

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0395475910)

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