The 66 Kid... Book Review 

I have for a long time thought about putting down in righting my life. Not that it’s more special than anyone else but just to do it. I recently read Bob Boze Bell’s book The 66 Kid and as I read it I thought a lot about my own earthly sojourn. I’ve read several of Bell’s books but I enjoyed this one the most. I can’t pinpoint why exactly, perhaps it’s because he saw the Beatles a band that had a big influence on me. “I bought one of Bell’s comics because it dealt with the Beatles.” But I did see Hendrix, the Stones and Led Zeppelin among many others. My brother even had a meal with John Paul Jones, Bass player with Led Zeppelin. I saw half of the Beatles, McCartney and Starr; likely I even heard them better. I never played Little League ball but I have been to some ball games. Perhaps it was being raised in the West about the same time, watching some of the same cowboy shows on TV. I always appreciated the humor in his New Times cartoons. The humor is here too, but there is feeling one doesn’t find elsewhere. The book is full of quotes that fit the text perfectly. The book is also full of artwork and photos that illuminate the text. I have to say that I enjoyed this book and recommend its reading to all. It was a much quicker read than the Naifeh/Smith book Van Gogh The Life that I finished after it was again brought to my attention. I also recommend this book to anyone interested in van Gogh.