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    Rob Sheffield – Talking to Girls About Duran Duran

    Rob Sheffield – Talking to Girls About Duran Duran

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    July 28, 2010

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    When he turned 13 in 1980, Rob Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and in Talking to Girls About Duran Duran we get a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a young man with his first girlfriend, his first apartment, and a sense of the world. It's all here: Inept flirtations. Dumb crushes. Deplorable fashion choices. Members Only jackets. And girls, every last one of whom seems to be madly in love with the bassist of Duran Duran. Rob Sheffield won our hearts with the wonderfully sad and romantic book Love is a Mix Tape, and his coming-of-age story is one that we all know, with a playlist that any child of the eighties or anyone who just loves music will sing along with. These songs – and Sheffield's writing – will remind readers of that first kiss, that first car, and the moments that shaped their lives. Join us tonight for our Event of the Month with Rob Sheffield, as he talks with Austin American-Statesman reporter Joe Gross.
     


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        603 North Lamar
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        July 28, 2010

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