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Post by Partridge on May 29, 2013 17:48:30 GMT -5
The audiobook is 6 CDs, unabridged, read by Linda. I preordered the hardcover, the audiobook, and the Spanish language paperback. From Amazon. $48.75 for all three. If she did a book tour and you wanted them autographed wouldn't you have a problem getting them into a bookstore for Linda to sign? I cancelled the order. I was wondering why my previous order was not showing up on Amazon so I re-placed the order. Then I remembered I had pre-ordered all three items from Barnes and Noble, not Amazon. I seriously doubt Miss Ronstadt will do a book signing anywhere near Shoals Junction. And with my linda luck, if I traveled far to get an autograph, I would be past the cutoff point for an autograph. I will be content just to read the book and listen to the CDs. |
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Post by JasonKlose on May 29, 2013 20:19:05 GMT -5
If she did a book tour and you wanted them autographed wouldn't you have a problem getting them into a bookstore for Linda to sign? I cancelled the order. I was wondering why my previous order was not showing up on Amazon so I re-placed the order. Then I remembered I had pre-ordered all three items from Barnes and Noble, not Amazon. I seriously doubt Miss Ronstadt will do a book signing anywhere near Shoals Junction. And with my linda luck, if I traveled far to get an autograph, I would be past the cutoff point for an autograph. I will be content just to read the book and listen to the CDs. I have already ordered the hardcover, but I will definitely now have to get the audiobook.......especially since Linda is reading it. I love her voice! Should be very interesting. Can't wait! And I'm still holding out hope that I will have the chance to meet her. I will go anywhere to see her. |
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Post by musicaamator on May 29, 2013 21:20:38 GMT -5
I will go anywhere to see her. Me too. I am still kicking myself for not making a trip out West to see her talk at Grace Cathedral. |
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Post by Richard W on May 30, 2013 18:23:06 GMT -5
For the record, pre-ordered my book from Amazon.
She ought to have about 10 pre-orders by now thanks to us!
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Post by tonygent on Jun 6, 2013 2:56:45 GMT -5
I will be buying the book. For sure!...because I know about it. And I can picture Linda on THE TALK (A CBS morning a talk show discussing it.) The View, Today, GMA. C'mon...Music's premier musical enchantress, puts out a MUSICAL MEMOIR, that nobody expected, will be well served to market it. Think, Paul McCartney, Elton or Elvis and Sinatra putting one out...we wished! Shoot, Rita Moreno, all award winner, just released a fantastic memoir about her life, acting and affair with Marlon Brando, smart lady, and she went on the internet web shows to market it. No holds bar.
The one thing that bugs me is that back in July 2011 the marketing,It was marketed as "Heart Like a Wheel" now it's 'Simple Dreams" (which I prefer).
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Post by fabtastique on Jun 7, 2013 7:13:26 GMT -5
have preordered via iBooks and will be buying a hardcopy edition too. Really hoping for something new and interesting (as opposed the what she's been saying in interviews for years!)
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Post by MJH on Jun 7, 2013 12:39:47 GMT -5
I will go anywhere to see her. Me too. I am still kicking myself for not making a trip out West to see her talk at Grace Cathedral. Now's your chance: she's appearing 9/26 in conversation at SF's Nourse Theatre. Tix selling fast. |
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Post by JasonKlose on Jun 7, 2013 14:06:59 GMT -5
Me too. I am still kicking myself for not making a trip out West to see her talk at Grace Cathedral. Now's your chance: she's appearing 9/26 in conversation at SF's Nourse Theatre. Tix selling fast. Thanks for the info! I did a search and found the website where you can order tickets. linkI would love to go, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to travel out there by that time. I live in PA and that's a long way. I hope she comes to the East Coast to make appearances/book signings. |
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Post by Richard W on Jun 7, 2013 17:45:58 GMT -5
I'm sure Pennsylvania has a musically notable cathedral -- that seems to be the theme here!
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Post by Dianna on Jun 7, 2013 19:25:02 GMT -5
In conversation? How does this work? I assumed she might do a book signing but this is even better... SF is still a little far. I wish she'd come to Portland or even Seattle..
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Post by Partridge on Jun 7, 2013 20:59:05 GMT -5
The book will have 20 b/w photos + 40 color in 16 pp insert.
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Post by Mikey B. on Jul 2, 2013 8:06:19 GMT -5
Found this on the Barnes and Noble Website. It gives a pretty good glimpse of what we can expect...and what we are not going to get.
Editorial Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
A personable and engagingly written memoir, though reticent and short on personal revelation. The subtitle reinforces the focus, but even readers who don't want to wallow in gossip might be expecting more than, "I was keeping company with then-governor Jerry Brown" and, "I was keeping steady company with journalist Pete Hamill," without any context about how these and other relationships began or developed. The epilogue begins, "I live these days with my two children," which is the first mention of them. Yet for those content with an illumination of the artist's musical eclecticism, and what music means to her, the book is informative and heartfelt. It suggests (without the singer ever belaboring the point) that Ronstadt deserves more credit than she often receives for popularizing country rock, for taking the then-daring but now commonplace initiative to interpret the pre-rock Great American Songbook, to follow her instincts wherever they might lead her, from The Pirates of Penzance to traditional Mexican mariachi. "I never felt that rock and roll defined me," she writes. "There was an unyielding attitude that came with the music that involved being confrontational, dismissive, and aggressive--or, as my mother would say, ungracious." She also explains, "I felt some stagnation setting in, and the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine….I was beginning to feel miserable. And trapped." So she made choices that others considered unwise, or at least noncommercial, and reaped all sorts of rewards. Whatever's missing (including more context of how popular music was changing while her own music was changing), what's here is consistently interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2013 8:32:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the update.. nice to see Linda appearing to take some credit for her accomplishments.. She is modest to the point of frustrating her fans, IMO
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Post by erik on Jul 2, 2013 8:54:56 GMT -5
Quote by robertaxel:
Just speaking for myself, I don't think her modesty has ever been a problem; in fact, it's one of those things that defines her in such a positive fashion. I only hope she realizes why all of her accomplishments, the rock stuff included (even though it doesn't define her absolutely), have made her an endearing figure to fans and peers alike.
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Post by Richard W on Jul 2, 2013 10:09:22 GMT -5
The "danger" of a fan forum like this one is that we are now so aware of just about every facet of Ronstadt's life and career that a memoir by her threatens to hold few surprises, even as we eagerly anticipate its publication.
Whereas now we can argue back and forth over the most trivial minutia about her life and music, before the internet and forums we were pretty much left in the dark. Heck, we probably would not even be aware that a memoir was in the works until we saw it in the bookstore, just as, back in the day, we might not have even known when a new album was coming out unless we haunted the library and read about it in Billboard.
So while there may -- may -- be nothing new for us under the Ronstadt sun in her book, just reading that quote from her in the review gets my juices flowing in anticipation of actually reading it. You have to read just that one quote several times to mine all the meaning from it. Based on that quote, Linda has the writerly goods.
Yes, it would be nice to know, for example, how she met and why she continued to see Pete Hammill or Jerry Brown, but ultimately what I want to know about is her music. After all, if I had a chance to sit down and talk with her for an hour, believe me, every question I asked her would be about music.
As of right now, I think I will cut myself off from any further discussion about Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir. You know how so many movie previews and reviews reveal too much about the movie you want to see, sucking so much of the delight of self-discovery from the actual film itself? I feel as if I'm in the same danger here about Linda's book.
The posted review and the quotes from it are enough preview for me. I want to discover the rest of it for myself.
But I'll be seeing you in other topics.
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Post by Mikey B. on Jul 2, 2013 10:28:13 GMT -5
My first question would be whether or not she still owns the cub scout uniform, and if she does... could I have it? Seriously though, there is a lot I want to know about the music, and I hope her descriptions of what took place include a sense of the experience of it all, like - what was it like hanging around with the Eagles and Jackson Browne in the early '70s and what musical influence did those experiences have. Exactly what was it like opening for The Doors and Neil Young? What was that conversation with Janis Joplin like when she recommended Elliot Mazer to produce Silk Purse. That's what I'm hoping for. I also hope the pictures are ones we haven't seen before.
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Post by Richard W on Jul 2, 2013 11:31:38 GMT -5
Dang! I just broke my own promise to see what Mikey B. had to say.
I am so weak.
BTW, the cub scout uniform is already spoken for...
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 2, 2013 12:04:31 GMT -5
I dare say Linda has the intellectual capacity and nuance that few other Rockers of her time have. Considering most were men that may not be saying much but her insights are very valuable. We have had in depth interviews where she adeptly explains her issues with Rock music which make total sense to some but cause resentment in the minds of others (even here). I hope this is the first edition of a possible revision that may also get a little more personal.
Like most of us I know Linda has had demons she struggled with which may be helpful to others if she shared. Even an "after death" (ha) version would be ok. I am also glad to see she is sharing more of her family than just the usual "there was always music in the house" that we have always read about. We need a real sense of who her parents and siblings were to better define her life for ourselves.
Without really knowing her I am excited because I've seen how insightful and intuitive Linda has shown herself to be over the years and this is like an invitation into her mind for little more than a $20 dollar bill.
Do you reckon there may be a bonus cd of previously unreleased material included? Even if only one song?
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Post by MokyWI on Jul 2, 2013 13:32:19 GMT -5
I am hoping she has some insight into the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that was just taking hold in NYC around the time she was living there and performing on Broadway in The Pirates of Penzance in 1981. This to was around the time Ronstadt said she started seeing that homosexual men lived lives outside of the closet and she began to socialize with gay men. She had to have lost many acquaintances from that time in NYC.
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Post by Richard W on Jul 2, 2013 13:55:37 GMT -5
She did perform at an AIDS benefit in the early '80s, but I don't recall if it were in NYC or in LA. I do remember the fact that she performed for the benefit because I was working at an AIDS clinic in Chicago at the time and was thrilled to see that she had.
(Why do I keep coming back to this forum topic? Have I no self-discipline at all?)
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 2, 2013 14:55:54 GMT -5
yeah the cub scout uniform is spoken for and it looks good on me lol!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by Mikey B. on Jul 3, 2013 10:27:05 GMT -5
Is this for real? Are the whereabouts of the cub scout uniform known? I have seen Linda on every tour to pass through NYC since 1977, and my only regret is that I never got to see her perform in that uniform. She really should have given it to me as a consolation prize. Are you reading this Richard W? you really don't have self control.
I think this would be a good time to debate which is hotter...Linda in the cub scout uniform, or on roller skates. I go with the cub scout uniform. What do you think?
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Post by MJH on Jul 4, 2013 8:23:06 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how active LR will be re: book signings in the Fall. I'm seeing her 9/26 in SF but beyond her hometown I wonder if she'll do any national appearances? My gut says No, but I'm sure the publisher will want her to at least do the two coasts.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 9:25:45 GMT -5
I had the privilege of meeting Linda during the '96 Dedicated tour, in which she visited bookstores.. I would be awesome if she would do something like that again but I wouldn't bet on it..  |
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Post by fabtastique on Jul 4, 2013 12:38:57 GMT -5
I met Linda a few years ago when she sang with the Gay Mens Chorus in LA ... it was my only time to see her live - she was great but only 3 songs .... I was so nervous (to be completely honest) I had diarrhea before the show! sorry to be so blunt  I met a few great boardmembers that time! And she signed my Round Midnight CD booklet "For Sean love Linda Ronstadt" Would like to see her on this book tour if she does it, hope to be better able to control my "excitement" this time |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 4, 2013 18:48:56 GMT -5
Simon and Schuster is a big outfit as they say. I really wonder if they gonna let linda be low-key on this one contractually. plus, it would seem to be in Linda's best interest too; exposure and saleswise. eddiejinnj
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 5, 2013 1:45:26 GMT -5
Simon and Schuster is a big outfit as they say. I really wonder if they gonna let linda be low-key on this one contractually. plus, it would seem to be in Linda's best interest too; exposure and saleswise. eddiejinnj Book publishers aren't like record comapnies, where the artist is pressured to tour to support the new album. Linda being a homebody, I can't see S&S being able to persuade Linda to do much promotion for her book. Maybe a few tv appearances. Leno, Letterman, one of the daytime talk shows or the cable news shows (except for Fox). People who buy books don't have the same expectations for writers like they have for musical performers and actors. Besides, how many books could be moved in a book store just by Linda showing up for a personal appearance? And if it were to happen, how many people would come expecting her to sing and sign copies of her book? By the way, how many personal appearances - book signings - did Neil Young, Carly Simon and Carole King do for their books? Or Ann and Nancy Wilson? Or any of the other performers who have written their autobiographies? My guess would be that appearances and signings were extremely limited ones, and nothing on a grand scale. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2013 7:15:57 GMT -5
I agree with sliderocker, book publications are very different from record releases. Linda's 'Dedicated' tour was fairly limited, and that was when she was still actively touring. I would be very surprised (albeit pleasantly so) if she makes any appearances this time around.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 5, 2013 9:25:48 GMT -5
well dedicated was a musical album of hers. that she chose to do signings was I guess because of the fact that it is a children's album in concept. my point was that Simon and Schuster don't lay out advances without some advertising including getting the artist involved unless contractually they agreed she has to do nothing in advance. I wasn't say it is apples to apples that the buyers' demographics and sales are similar to cd buyers. I would be happy with a few tv shows and any and all advertising she did. eddiejinnj
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Post by T on Jul 5, 2013 10:02:25 GMT -5
I hope that Linda will at least fly south to Los Angeles to be on Real Time with Bill Maher, the most fair and balance mostly-politcal show on TV. I think she would be a good fit for this show, which has a lot of viewers. Authors often come on this program to plug their books, and not just political books.
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