A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT ISAAC BROCK WANTING TO BEAT ME UP
NEW CITY CHICAGO - 4/17/07
Modest Melee
Local author Alan Goldsher's bout with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock
Forgive Chicago-based writer Alan Goldsher for not being in the crowd when Modest Mouse plays the Auditorium Theatre on April 22. Isaac Brock, the lead singer of the popular rock band, wants to beat the shit...
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NEW CITY CHICAGO - 4/17/07
Modest Melee
Local author Alan Goldsher's bout with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock
Forgive Chicago-based writer Alan Goldsher for not being in the crowd when Modest Mouse plays the Auditorium Theatre on April 22. Isaac Brock, the lead singer of the popular rock band, wants to beat the shit...
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cahrizz:
uh oh you better watch out bro. lmao. you should send him a basket and a thank you for the free press eh? you must have said a number of the right things to piss him off.
Attn: Chicagoans (or near Chicagoans): Tomorrow, Saturday, February 17, I'll be reading from and signing copies of my book, "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" at Barnes & Noble on 1441 W. Webster Ave. (a.k.a. Webster Place) at 3:00.
Admission is free, and if you mention you read about it on Suicide Girls, the author will give you either a kiss on the cheek, or...
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Admission is free, and if you mention you read about it on Suicide Girls, the author will give you either a kiss on the cheek, or...
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Everybody's been asking me about the Under The Radar/Isaac Brock/Alan Goldsher mess, so here's the straight poop:
In the current issue of Under the Radar magazine, Modest Mouse's leader Isaac Brock was quoted as saying about my book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read," "It seems really weird to me that someone would write a biography of a band without talking to anyone and base...
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In the current issue of Under the Radar magazine, Modest Mouse's leader Isaac Brock was quoted as saying about my book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read," "It seems really weird to me that someone would write a biography of a band without talking to anyone and base...
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MY NEW BOOK AVAILABLE IN JUNE, 2007
Hot off the press: I signed a three-book deal with Little Black Dress Books
in the U.K., and the first title -- a romantic comedy set in the music world called And Then... The True Naomi Story -- will be published in June. No schedule has been set for two follow-ups.
The book won't be available in the...
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Hot off the press: I signed a three-book deal with Little Black Dress Books
in the U.K., and the first title -- a romantic comedy set in the music world called And Then... The True Naomi Story -- will be published in June. No schedule has been set for two follow-ups.
The book won't be available in the...
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THE 2007 "A PRETTY GOOD READ" TOUR
In the spirit of planning ahead, here's the current list of readings/signings that are in store for early 2007:
Saturday, February 17 @ 3:00
Barnes & Noble
1441 W. Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL
773-871-3610
Saturday, February 24 @2:00
Barnes & Noble
1630 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL
847-424-0848
Saturday, March 17, time TBD
Borders
2015 Walden Ave.
Buffalo, NY...
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In the spirit of planning ahead, here's the current list of readings/signings that are in store for early 2007:
Saturday, February 17 @ 3:00
Barnes & Noble
1441 W. Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL
773-871-3610
Saturday, February 24 @2:00
Barnes & Noble
1630 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL
847-424-0848
Saturday, March 17, time TBD
Borders
2015 Walden Ave.
Buffalo, NY...
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The fine folks at Pittsburgh City Paper placed my book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" on their list of "Highlights from 2006's Musical Literature." Here's what they had to say:
"While Alan Goldsher's not a name musician himself, he's served tours of duty as a bassist in several groups, in addition to being a novelist and contributor to musicians' magazines. Ostensibly an unauthorized biography...
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"While Alan Goldsher's not a name musician himself, he's served tours of duty as a bassist in several groups, in addition to being a novelist and contributor to musicians' magazines. Ostensibly an unauthorized biography...
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paisely:
Congratulations!!!
I'm going to Isaquah, WA tomorrow.
I'm going to Isaquah, WA tomorrow.
For those of you who aren't into that whole reading thing, here are a few sound clips of me verbalizing excerpts from my Modest Mouse bio. Enjoy...
Chapter Two
Interlude #2
Interlude #4
Chapter Two
Interlude #2
Interlude #4
In case you missed my book release party last night, here're a couple action shots of me reading:
Here's an excerpt from "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read." Hope you dig it.
CHAPTER ONE
THERE'S THIS CITY, this tiny city, this unabashedly American city, a city that wholeheartedly feels it is a special place where people care. How do we know that's how this place views itself? Because it says so word-for-word on their website: "A special place where people care."
Populated by...
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CHAPTER ONE
THERE'S THIS CITY, this tiny city, this unabashedly American city, a city that wholeheartedly feels it is a special place where people care. How do we know that's how this place views itself? Because it says so word-for-word on their website: "A special place where people care."
Populated by...
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paisely:
I'm having fun with it so far. It is keeping me from chemistry work, though...
So instead of making cookies for my book release party next Saturday, I'm making brownies. I'm just saying...
paisely:
mmmm brownies....
I just finished chapter 4.
I just finished chapter 4.
WIN A COPY OF "MODEST MOUSE: A PRETTY GOOD READ"
Turn your Myspace page into a "street poster" for "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" and you can win a signed copy of my controversial new biography of Modest Mouse. Here's how to enter:
Send an email to ModestMouseBook1@cs.com with the word "CONTEST" in the subject header.
Within 24 hours, you will receive a JPEG...
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Turn your Myspace page into a "street poster" for "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" and you can win a signed copy of my controversial new biography of Modest Mouse. Here's how to enter:
Send an email to ModestMouseBook1@cs.com with the word "CONTEST" in the subject header.
Within 24 hours, you will receive a JPEG...
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xani:
signed?