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Melllvar · 06-19-2003, 07:13 PM

What can I say? It's a good book and quite funny. Those of you who know or don't know, Mike is 2nd host of MST3K. This book contains a funny collection of rants and raves that make this man tick. I now think differently about Home Depots, Radio Shack, SPAM, and Minnesota! Go! Go, to your bookstore or mooch it off your friends, it must be read!

benmurphy · 06-19-2003, 08:44 PM

big fan of mst3k here...where do you think my screen name comes from? when did this book come out? i'll have to try to find it. thanks!

Troublebot · 06-20-2003, 10:18 AM

Nelson has two books out now. Plus, Kevin Murphy (also of MST3K) has written a great book about his "year at the movies" where he went to a movie every single day. I think you can find all three books at Amazon.

Melllvar · 06-20-2003, 05:46 PM

As far as I know, the book came out March of '02. I had a fellow co-worker introduce me to the book last week. I had to find out why he was laughing and thus showed me the book.

I did aquire 'Death Rat' this week and look forward to reading it.

Jay Francis · 06-22-2003, 09:57 AM

I found Kevin's book on the movies kind of dull, but look forward to reading Mike's. Any quotables from the book that you could post here?

redravin40 · 06-22-2003, 06:40 PM

From Dark Matters reviews...

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The book is organized into nine sections. In Part One, Coping With It All, Nelson describes seemingly mundane events and activities that somehow become incidents of high strangeness: shopping trips, hotel stays, trips to a health club brimming with old wrinkled men who seem to enjoy showcasing their frightening nakedness in a locker room setting.
In Part Two, But Is It Art? he address topics such as movie-going and watching television; the real gem here is a fairly lengthy recounting of his own experiences in musical theatre.
Part Three, This Modern World, returns to the subject of modern life and such issues as computer security, annoying morning radio shows, and weird news reports. He steps outside for a breath of fresh air in
Part Four, The Great Outdoors, the pinnacle of which is his well-stated condemnation of leaf blowers.
Part Five, Remembrances of Stings Past, finds Mike recounting stories and imparting lessons about how things were "in his day." Here we get some good information of Nelson's own life experiences, including his early, usually quite unsuccessful, attempts at attracting the ladies.
In Part Six, Busy Bodies, he pauses to reflect on the human body and its obvious flaws; going beyond an investigation into the nature of skin moisturizers and words of wisdom on the topic of bad hair days, he gives us an awfully witty rundown on the past, current, and future state of men's fashion.
After a short stop on Food and Stuff in Part Seven, Nelson wraps things up in Part Eight, Me, Myself, and I, and Part Nine, The Whole Famn Damily (not a misspelling on my part), with some very funny anecdotes about his own childhood and his current adult life as a married man with two young children.
By the time you finish reading the book, you really do feel as if Mike has let you into his private world and allowed you the freedom to look around for a little while.

Looking forward to reading the book. Mike is always funny.

06-19-2003, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Melllvar Crazy Location: Anchorage, Alaska	Mike Nelson's 'Mind Over Matters' What can I say? It's a good book and quite funny. Those of you who know or don't know, Mike is 2nd host of MST3K. This book contains a funny collection of rants and raves that make this man tick. I now think differently about Home Depots, Radio Shack, SPAM, and Minnesota! Go! Go, to your bookstore or mooch it off your friends, it must be read! __________________ "They shoot without shame In the name of a piece of dirt For a change of accent Or the colour of your shirt Better the pride that resides In a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides When a colorful rag is unfurled" -Neil Peart

06-20-2003, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	Nelson has two books out now. Plus, Kevin Murphy (also of MST3K) has written a great book about his "year at the movies" where he went to a movie every single day. I think you can find all three books at Amazon. __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.

06-20-2003, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Melllvar Crazy Location: Anchorage, Alaska	As far as I know, the book came out March of '02. I had a fellow co-worker introduce me to the book last week. I had to find out why he was laughing and thus showed me the book. I did aquire 'Death Rat' this week and look forward to reading it. __________________ "They shoot without shame In the name of a piece of dirt For a change of accent Or the colour of your shirt Better the pride that resides In a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides When a colorful rag is unfurled" -Neil Peart

06-19-2003, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
benmurphy Upright	big fan of mst3k here...where do you think my screen name comes from? when did this book come out? i'll have to try to find it. thanks!

06-22-2003, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jay Francis Psycho Location: Houston, Texas	I found Kevin's book on the movies kind of dull, but look forward to reading Mike's. Any quotables from the book that you could post here?