Good books, good friends, good food, good conversation, good life.
Goos Boook Club.
The GOOS Book Club was founded in 1995 and is comprised of an eclectic band of professional
men in the Baton Rouge area, who share a love of literature and reading. The original
idea of the Club---spurred on to actual fruition by Dr. John R. Clifford---was to
provide a comfortable place for people to discuss a specific written work. The name
of the Club was "adopted" (which sounds so much better than stolen) from
the first novel selected for the Group's consumption by Dr. Clifford, "The
Snow Goose," by Paul Gallico. After the book was read, the first of the
GOOS' traditions was effected, that of meeting at a nice restaurant to discuss the
author and the work. Then, at the end of the first meeting, the second tradition
was effected...the tradition of "dragooning." Dr. Clifford "dragooned"
another GOOS member to pick the next book, who---at the end of the next meeting---dragooned
another member and so it has gone on through the years. The dragooned member must
be prepared to provide some insight about the author at each dinner meeting. Other
than these traditions, THERE ARE NO RULES AMONG THE GOOS.
"You need fiction to tell the truth. You can learn more about the Catholic
Religion within one Flannery O'Connor short story than you can in a whole year of
the Catholic Digest." - Dr. Clay Waggenspack, Original GOO
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of graphic designers working through the endless nights without rest..well check
that...maybe one team who worked straight days...well, OK, dammit..it was all done
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of Internet jargon, is known as The Webmaster. You can reach him at
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