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Subject:Re: Just like Donald Trump says... From:jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:25:37 -0700
You could also read drummer-slash-writer Richard X. Heyman's book, "Boom
Harangue." Here's his statement why he wrote it:
"I am a 60's person, not a person in his 60's, but a person who embraced
the decade of the Twist, Dylan, The Beatles, drugs and sex (not
necessarily in that order, but close). A Baby Boomer through and through,
with the flashbacks to prove it. Whenever my wife Nancy can't fall asleep,
she asks me to tell her a story about my youth. The stories are all true;
at least I've convinced myself they are.
About three years ago I read two books. (I read more than two, but the
others have nothing to do with this overview.) One was "High Fidelity" by
Nick Hornby, the other was "Lost In Music" by Giles Smith. I loved every
word of these books. They were honest, nostalgic and damn funny. I never
thought of attempting to write a book until Nancy convinced me to put
stories of my past on paper. I thought about how much I enjoyed those
books and how maybe I could capture some of the joy and magic I
experienced growing up in the 1960's. They say if you can remember the
60's, you weren't there. Well I'm pretty certain I was there and I'm
almost positive I didn't imagine this stuff. But if I did dream it all up,
I wouldn't change a thing.
There's an old adage -- if you don't have anything nice to say, write a
book. This is not one of those. The stories within these pages are rosy
reflections of what went down in the life of an aspiring musician when
rock'n'roll reigned.
I have a wealth of wild tales to tell from a life of music, love and
mischief-making. The stories are laid out chronologically, except where
there's a lapse (remember, I'm a 60's person). There are plenty of names
being dropped, mostly of the more successful songsters of the day that I
stumbled across in my quest for rock stardom, so total strangers will stay
interested. What more can I say except...I've read worse.
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