Library of Cultural References

  • Library: Cultural References in Books

IPod, Therefore I Am

by Dylan M. Jones [Weidenfeld & Nicolson - 2005]
ASIN: 0297848755

Vincenzo sent us the following quotes:

Page 73:
"... iBondage, Up Yours! It's Time for Punk! 73 room and play Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, or Van Morrison. I didn't feel embarrassed, didn't feel as though I were letting the side down; for ..."

Page 196:
(about Mr. W's selction...) "... what was on it: Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," John Fogerty's "Centerfield," "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care" by Joni Mitchell, and the deeply suspect "My Sharona" by power-pop wannabes the Knack. He was given his machine by his daughters, and ..."

Page 199:
"... program that has been broadcast in living memory. Or, you just might want to wallow in a day's worth of Joni Mitchell - scramble the stuff up, tell your machine to try and anticipate your Saturday morning mood (with specially designated pauses for ..."


Thank you, Vincenzo!

(Contributed by Vincenzo Mancini)

Comments:

Log in to make a comment