Friday, May 25, 2012

Friday Mems


First Lines Friday

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie o fPrecision Reviews.
 I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
  • Grab your current read(s).
  • Share the first line(s).
  • Include the title and author.
First line: Chapter 1. Page 1: 
"Jerry cover me, as bullets fly over their heads." 
Against the Gates of Hell: A Crack House Exodus

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple. 
Against the Gates of Hell: A Crack House Exodus
"Okay, okay, I know, I know. I just said I'm up and down, now you wanna start preachin".
"Kirby, you haven't heard preachin in so long, you don't know what is sounds like. 
 I'm only trying to lift you up big brother.  Let the walls down.  Now you got something on 
your mind, spit it out."

. Are you a napper?
NO
What was your favorite subject in school? Most hated?
Fav:  African American History
dislike: Accounting, only because i did not ask for the class. 
Did you have the something old new borrowed and blue at your wedding? What were they?
something old: my grandmother's beautiful tiara veil.  all of her grand daughters have worn it. now she awaits her first great grand daughter to do so. 
something borrowed: my friend insist that I use her slippers for their known comfort for reception   she was correct.
something new: Everything was new except the borrowed, and old.
something blue:  a tiny blue crystal bracelet borrowed from Godmother. 
What one thing are you determined to do this summer?
Exercise More and lost 15 pds. ok. 10
 Ice cream or Popsicles?
Ice Cream all day long

9 comments:

  1. Ah, now I'm very curious...thanks for sharing!

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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  2. Hmm, interesting! Nice cover, too.

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  3. This is a very interesting sounding book and I really enjoyed the Five Question Friday thing too.

    Here's my Friday Meme Post

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  4. I like the sounds of this book, and the five question friday meme caught my interest too. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Sounds like a conversation needs to be had.

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  6. I agree with Freda. Some things just need to be said. Thanks for stopping by.

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  7. Those nine words meant so much for a beginning to a book. Did he live? Did he get shot or hurt? What was the situation? I'm left with so many questions. It sounds like an action-packed book.

    Have a great hot holiday, Sidne!

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  8. Wow Against the Gates of Hell really starts off with a bang!

    I agree...ice cream all the away.

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  9. The book sounds like something my husband would enjoy, but not really my cup of tea. Enjoyed your 5QFriday answers.
    Oh and you’ve been tagged! Hop on over if you want to play!! http://memesandfiction.blogspot.com/2012/05/tag-im-it.html

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