The author Liam Sullivan lives in Jamaica Plain, MA with his lovely wife and baby boy. He works at an academic library in Boston.
Panorama of the Mountains is about ideas and reflections. The name comes from the fact that I couldn’t find just one topic to blog about paired with a silly nickname I earned in college.
A typical week at Panorama of the Mountains:
- For a long time I thought about writing a professional blog but decided that I wouldn’t be able to sustain it. Still, once a week on Mondays I write about issues related to libraries, archives, records management, taxonomy & metadata management, and information sharing in general. I hope to write more from personal experience as well as commenting on the greater library world.
- On Tuesday I post reviews/summaries of the latest books I’ve been reading. Book reviews are pretty much the bread & butter of this website because I like to read often.
- Wednesday is a day for special ongoing projects spread out over multiple posts. Recently I counted down my 100 Favorite Books of All Time.
- Thursdays are my opinion/editorial days in which I’ll share my views on current events. My interests are widely ranging so I may write about politics, religion, public transportation, sports, music, parenting, bicycling, urban planning, and local issues from the greatest city in the world – Boston!
- Fridays are a wild card day where you’re likely to see reviews of movies, beer, performances, and walking tours. I also rarely met an internet meme I didn’t like. Expect some random silliness as well.
With less frequency I also post photographs, write travelogues, and hopefully will begin to add some original fiction.
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Posted by Anonymous on 26 March 2007 at 1:54 am
Hmmmmm….any relation to the Liam Sullivan of “Kelly” fame???? Perhaps another alter ego, eh?
Posted by othemts on 26 March 2007 at 11:29 am
Nope. See my post People who are not me for more information.
Posted by Lorianne on 16 August 2007 at 11:37 am
Wow…how does a Mets fan end up living in Somerville?
Posted by othemts on 16 August 2007 at 12:24 pm
I have several sarcastic responses ready for this question:
1. I needed to find a safe place to live far away from Yankees fans.
2. I am allergic to the DH and had to find the nearest National League team to root for.
3. I snuck in over the borders of Red Sox Nation and am living in Somerville as an undocumented immigrant.
Well, all of those have an element of the truth (especially, the mutual hatred of the Yankees and the nearest NL team to Boston), but the truth is that I grew up in Connecticut and became a Mets fan as a child and one just cannot give up fandom. The Red Sox are my favorite AL team and I always wish them well except when they play the Mets.
Thanks for commenting. You have a very attractive blog with all those photos.
Posted by Kevin Clarke on 9 October 2007 at 4:53 pm
Liam:
Thanks for being the first (sadly, only) blogger on the planet to notice “Margin notes” at US Catholic. I appreciate the assist, esp. coming from a Mets fan. Good luck with your Jesus year! No pressure!
Kevin
Posted by slace on 5 December 2008 at 2:40 pm
Where did your links to other blogs go to?!?
Posted by Johnny on 25 November 2009 at 3:08 pm
Hello, My name is Johnny Coe. i was the leader of the band called Echolalia.
In researching online today, i found our band listed in your top 100 albums of all time!
THANK YOU it was a fun record to make. It started out as a few different demo’s for
various venues showcasing all different styles we covered. In case you didn’t recognise it,
there was a cover of a song originally recorded by Boston band DOGMATICS “King Size Cigarette”
We had a fantastic run for a few years and sadly disbanded 1999. There were a couple of reunion shows which were well received, but, it always felt like unfinished business to me.
We did multi track recordings of a couple of live shows, but, the tapes were destroyed
after we split up. We had a reunion tour booked in 2004 and were going to be featured on
a film soundtrack. After an unexpected death in my family, it had to be postponed.
I’ve been living on and off in Boston, since June 2000 and co-host a traditional music session
in kendall Square @ Tommy Doyle’s Pub on Tuesday Nights 8:30pm
as well as Playing in a band called “The Old Brigade” in and around Boston, Ma.
Would Enjoy meeting you sometime. love to hear the story of how you found our record.
it is pretty obscure and hard to find…..
I’m off to your neighborhood now to peruse Boomerang’s thrift shop.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Johnny Coe
Posted by Word Wabbit on 6 March 2013 at 7:42 am
Hi Liam! Nice blog. Thanks for following mine.