NAMM 2009
I’m just catching up from spending some time in Southern California last week to attend NAMM 2009. This massive convention attracts about 85,000 music industry professionals from around the world. The musical instrument industry comes together to reveal their latest models and do business with retailers. It’s basically like one of those car and electronics…
continue readingBison Book
I finished Steven Rinella’s American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon over the weekend. It’s an engaging history of the animal, it’s place within our country’s history, and the tale of a nature lover and avid hunter. Rinella, who has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Men’s Journal, and Field and…
continue readingCalling All Book Groups
I had seen this article before the holidays, but hadn’t commented on it. Howevever, a “it’s a small world” experience over the holidays made me revisit the piece. Over Christmas, a relative from the Philadelphia area visited me at the Slushpile.net Mansion. She said there was an interesting article in the paper at these authors…
continue readingThe Rock Bible
So if one of your new year’s resolutions is to learn the proper way to rock in 2009, check out The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & Bands presented by Chunklet Magazine. Whether you’re a fan, in a band, in the crew, or a music critic, this book is loaded with humorous “advice” for…
continue readingHappy New Year
Happy New Year, Slushpile readers. I hope everyone has had a safe and fun holiday season. In addition to the usual holiday carousing, I’ve been working on demonstrating my writeability while working on my nonfiction book, A Year of Committing Homicide. Meanwhile, let’s all wish J.D. Salinger a happy birthday. Yesterday, while we were taking…
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