I finally finished reading The Dodge City Trail by Ralph Compton (St. Martin's Paperbacks, January 1995) earlier this evening. This is book eight of the Trail Drive series and I doubt that I will read another one anytime soon since it was 337 pages. There are some good characters such as Dan Ember, an ex-Confederate soldier that returns to Texas only to find his home taken over by a corrupted Federal agent. He is shot, brutally whipped and left for dead before being found by Denny DeVoe, who takes him home to be nursed by his mother and older sister. Dan mends and gathers others that must pay taxes or find their homes taken away. They gather twenty thousand cattle and herd them to Dodge City, where the railroad is expected to arrive soon. Overall, I give The Dodge City Trail a B- mostly for the budding romance between Eagle, an Indian that Dan finds barely alive after his family is gunned down by a band of outlaws, and Lenore DeVoe, Denny's sister (Dan himself hooks up with their mother).

I'm not sure yet which book I will read next but I do have to find a new bookmark. My public library bookmark from 1987 is in tatters now and will be thrown out.

Today is Geek Pride Day.

"Goodbye" was the title of this season's finale of Glee but it should have been called "Betrayal". I really did not want Finn and Rachel to marry but having him dump her on the way to the wedding was just downright cruel and heartless. I would not be surprised if he dies while being a soldier.

Kurt was just simply robbed of being accepted to the music academy.

I really do not know if I will be watching next season or not at the momment.

Robin Gibb, member of the musical trio Bee Gees, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in England according to this CNN article. He was 62 and had cancer. His twin brother, Maurice, died in 2003 while his only surviving brother is Barry, 65.


Robin Gibb
(December 22, 1949 - May 20, 2012)

There is a rumor going on at the store where I work part-time that it may be closing at the end of summer. I am doubting it at the moment but one never knows in this hard economic times.

LaDonna Adrian Gaines, the Queen of Disco, has passed on according to CNN's Donna Summer is dead at 63 after losing her battle with cancer. Among her hits were Hot Stuff and She Works Hard for the Money.

Donna Summer
(December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)

Abraham Lincoln is one of my favorite presidents so I could not wait to dive into Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (Grand Central Publishing, April 2012, movie cover). I finished reading the horror novel earlier this evening. My favorite character is not Abe himself but rather they mysterious vampire, Henry Sturgis, who becomes his mentor. Fans of alternate histories and vampires will enjoy this book. Overall, I give Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter a solid A (I would have given it an A+ but the captions of the illustrations were impossible to read at times).

I really wish LiveJournal would make editing one's journal a little bit more simpler. Took me fifteen minutes to figure out how to edit my Link List.

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This means that I have to say goodbye to Moongem Fantasy Gifts.

Jonathan Frid, best known for his role as the vampire Barnabas Collins in ABC-TV's Dark Shadows, died on April 13, 2012 at the age of eighty-seven. His place of death was at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and his last film role is a cameo in this year's Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Frid also played the character in House of Dark Shadows (1970).

Jonathan Frid
(December 2, 1924 - April 13, 2012)