Tops of the Tops

27 Jan '99 - This page was getting too long, so now it's 2 pages. I'll start this page with the tops of '98.
*****Heather's Top Stuff of 1998*****

Top Reads of 1998 - This is tough. I have a book journal to keep track of the things I read, and I read 23 books this year. Here are some of my favorite reads of the year (random order):
1. Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
2. The Walk West: A Walk Across America II - Peter and Barbara Jenkins
3. Archangel - Sharon Shinn
4. Drinking: A Love Story - Caroline Knapp
5. His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina - Danielle Steel

Top Flicks of 1998 - American History X takes the top spot, even though the movie was weak in parts, Ed Norton blew me away, and this movie stayed with me a lot longer than Saving Private Ryan.
1. American History X
2. Ever After
3. Truman Show
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Mi Vida Loca (saw it for the first time)

Top Albums of 1998 - The first CD of Sketches proved definitively that the world lost a phenomenal artist.

1. Jeff Buckley - Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk/Grace
2. Ken Stringfellow - This Sounds Like Goodbye
3. Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
4. Soundtrack - City of Angels
5. Hole - Celebrity Skin
Song of the Year: Morning Theft - Jeff Buckley
Honorable Mentions (released pre-1998, but I first heard this year):
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Soundtrack - The Last Time I Committed Suicide