Monday, October 30, 2006
I Was Lost But Now I'm Found
One of the best things about having been a classroom teacher for so long is that some of those little suckers remember you. One of the best things about being a retired teacher now in 2006 is that they can Google you and find you and get in touch with you. Unless they hated you. In which case it's a very bad time to be a retired teacher.But today, one of my earliest students found me while he was Googling the school in which I had taught him. I didn't even recall mentioning that anyplace but it took him to me right away. The best part is that he is also a singer/songwriter and rather good. My next trip up to NY just got busier.
We spent the better part of an afternoon catching up between my guitar students and contractors, and booking mid week gigs for late winter and trying to learn a few Halloween songs for Saturday's gig.
But here is something you really have to do. You have to check out Golfwidow's new book "Getting My Think On." I love this lady a lot. She's a very good and funny writer. Her exceedingly clever use of the language never fails to knock me out. Her podcasts are highly entertaining. The fact that she blogs and wrote a book just tripled my fun. I read a pre publication copy and I highly recommend it. As soon as I figure out how to add a review to certain sites, I will do so enthusiastically.
Her book has a little bit of everything I like. That means there are no car chases or things that blow up. Because it's a memoir and Golfwidow drives sensibly and doesn't play with matches. She quit smoking over four years ago. Another reason why she has my deepest respect. She doesn't even blow up when her husband breaks things, forgets things, fails to understand even the simplest of things. But she's funny as hell about it. The only thing that stands between her and having a natiionally syncicted humor coumn like Dave Berry is that they still print Dave's even though he retired. Also there's the small matter about not being "discovered" yet. Let's help Golfwidow get discovered. Check out her blog, her podcast and her book and post about it and tell everybody you know.
Go here right now and buy her book, Getting My Think On.
posted by Bud @ 7:22 AM
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