My new music memoir, One in the Crowd, is here at last!

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    PJ_Soul said:
    Congrats Brian!
    (Hey, don't be scared to try and make a profit man. ;) )
    Thank you, Allison.

    The only way I could make a profit on my book would be to sell it for over $20 plus shipping.  I think (hope, anyway) it's a good book but it's not that good, lol!   The profit for me is the feeling of accomplishment and the hopes that others will find something to enjoy in it.  :smile:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited July 2018
    A Paul Westerberg ticket on the cover means i’ll be buying this one in the near future.  

    I’m judging a book by its cover!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    cp3iverson said:
    A Paul Westerberg ticket on the cover means i’ll be buying this one in the near future.  

    I’m judging a book by its cover!
    Thank you, cp3!  

    LOL, it would be even better if I'd kept my ticket stubs from The Who and Jimi Hendrix.  On the other hand, there are photos I and a friend took of both those bands in the book to make up for no stubs!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Hey friends,  A few of you who are in Canada inquired about my shipping costs.  I have lowered shipping to Canada to $15.00  The average cost for me to ship to Canada is actually a little higher than that so that's best best I can do.   I think that's a bit outrageous myself, so I'm sorry it's so much!

    I've had problems with shipping to Canada so I'm only keeping the shipping cost to there lowered until the end of the month. 

    Thanks, Friends!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Thanks again all, for support end encouragement for my work.  Here's a better link than the one I provided before:


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Asterisk on the Street
    Asterisk on the Street Posts: 849
    I received my book! Thank you ... thank you ... thank you! I am looking forward to reading it.
    Brian, thank you for the million dollars. :wink:
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Asterisk on the Street said:
    I received my book! Thank you ... thank you ... thank you! I am looking forward to reading it.
    Brian, thank you for the million dollars. :wink:
    Great- I'm glad it arrived OK! 

    I figured, in case anyone doesn't like the book, how can they complain when they get a free million bucks, right?  LOL!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,556
    I received my book! thank you.  I've only read the preface and introduction.
    The part that stands out thus far is when you say if you don't interact with the band (show energy) why even go?
    I agree, but I've been around these parts enough to know a lot won't agree with that.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Malroth said:
    I received my book! thank you.  I've only read the preface and introduction.
    The part that stands out thus far is when you say if you don't interact with the band (show energy) why even go?
    I agree, but I've been around these parts enough to know a lot won't agree with that.
    Thank you for input, Malroth!  Much appreciated.

    One of the scary and oh-so-difficult things for me about writing a memoir (even when the focus is on a particular subject like music) is that in my writing, I very often think of what Edward Abbey once said about writing an "honest book".  His writing was at times brutally honest.  He offended everyone he knew (and I mean everyone!) but felt strongly that the primary goal of his task was to be honest.  I tried to balance that thought with the knowledge that I have biases that will often not be 100% right for everyone.  I tried to be honest but not offensive.  At times I agonized over that.  My biggest concern is that I probably will have offended some of those of my boomer generation for calling us to task for being so idealistic in the 60's yet letting so much of that slide in the pursuit of all our creature comforts.  I tried to balance that out by pointing out the good things we have done as well.  It will be interesting to hear from some of my peers that way.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Wonderful! Congrats! I hope you are proud of your book. But I guess you also feel a tad bit of emptyness now that it is finished. I know I did when my book was finished. You work on it for so long and all of a sudden there is no book to work on anymore, since it is completed.
    Kool Kat Club 1992, Moderna museet 1992, Globen 2012, Friends arena 2014
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    bluegrace said:
    Wonderful! Congrats! I hope you are proud of your book. But I guess you also feel a tad bit of emptyness now that it is finished. I know I did when my book was finished. You work on it for so long and all of a sudden there is no book to work on anymore, since it is completed.
    Thank you, bluegrace.  This book took three and a half years to make, 6 revisions, 3 edits and a lot of back and forth with the printer to get the design dialed in, plus about $2100 just to have 100 copies printed.  Yes, I feel great about having done the work and made it happen but the only emptiness I feel is my check book, lol!  I'm very happy to have the book and at the same time very ready to move on to the next thing- maybe a little collection of my cartoons or I might go back to another book I started working on a few years ago.  Another thing I really want to do find the right space where I live to set up a drawing/painting table and get back into doing some art work.  And then there's that neglected guitar hanging on the wall.  So many things to do, so little time!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    Bought one!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    My pleasure...thanks for the quick shipping!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    My pleasure...thanks for the quick shipping!
    It's on its way- thanks Joe!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    My pleasure...thanks for the quick shipping!
    It's on its way- thanks Joe!
    I started going to shows in 1980 when I was 14....will be interesting to see what tours we both saw!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    My pleasure...thanks for the quick shipping!
    It's on its way- thanks Joe!
    I started going to shows in 1980 when I was 14....will be interesting to see what tours we both saw!
    Check out the list toward the back of the bands I wish I had seen.  A friend who I sent the book too wrote back and said, "I've seen about 75% of those bands".    I was a bit envious but then he's in the business so I guess it makes sense! 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    Been reading it in bits and pieces for the last few days. Only up to where Buffalo Springfield plays your HS. Really liking it. Good work Brian!
    #FHP
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Horos said:
    Been reading it in bits and pieces for the last few days. Only up to where Buffalo Springfield plays your HS. Really liking it. Good work Brian!
    Great!  Thanks for feedback!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Bought one!
    Thank you, Joe!  Our P.O. closes at noon and I'll try to get it out there today- if not, first think Monday!  And signed, of course!  Thanks so much!
    My pleasure...thanks for the quick shipping!
    It's on its way- thanks Joe!
    I started going to shows in 1980 when I was 14....will be interesting to see what tours we both saw!
    Check out the list toward the back of the bands I wish I had seen.  A friend who I sent the book too wrote back and said, "I've seen about 75% of those bands".    I was a bit envious but then he's in the business so I guess it makes sense! 
    I work on the fringe of the music business (CPA for several artists/bands) so I have gotten some good perks over the years, however, most of my shows have been attended as a "civilian".

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