"Fred Lebow" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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I picked up a copy this past weekend, anyone read it?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0919/p17s01-bogn.html
-tom

I have not read this.
Thanks
It looks really good and I will order it ...

So- I went to Amazon and found a companion book

A Wisp in the Wind: In Search of Bull Trout, Bamboo, and Beyond - Jerry
Kustich

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096...JRBTE M1O0T53

Has anyone read this?

I haven't read "A Wisp in the Wind" I guess because I'm a little afraid to
read it just yet. I will when I'm ready. I know it sounds dumb, but as you
know Kustich being a part of the "Booboys" from Twin Bridges, I'm sure there
were some ill feelings when they all left. You may find some hilarious, and
or sarcastic moments in Casting a Spell when you get to the section on R.L.
Winston.

I do have mixed feelings about the author George Black. Like when he brought
in the bamboo rod he treasured so much in his early days, only to find out
that it wasn't worth a nickel when he got it appraised. It was the value of
the rod that made the difference, not how it cast. Also the section on the
movie; "A River Runs Through It", I'm not going to go into details on this,
just let you read it, but you may want to skip over that part. I kind of
wish I hadn't read that part of the book.

In all I loved Black's research on the history of the Bamboo rod and how he
expressed it in his writing without boring you to death.

Let me know when your done reading it Fred, I would love to hear your take
on the book,
fwiw,
-tom