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Post by MokyWI on Sept 10, 2014 23:29:35 GMT -5
Moved to tears of joy. Thank you Linda Ronstadt.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 11, 2014 12:30:49 GMT -5
I wonder how she did overall with book sales? the paperback is out this month or already this month correct? I do, like many others, want the audiobook read by Linda and want one. eddiejinnj
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 18, 2014 7:48:16 GMT -5
does anybody know how well the paperback has been selling and if it made any bestsellers list/s? eddiejinnj
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Post by fabtastique on Nov 18, 2014 9:23:28 GMT -5
I'd like to know too .... wonder if she has another book in her? She is so knowledgeable about music, styles/genres and its history - I think she could write something else wonderful
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Post by Richard W on Nov 19, 2014 10:00:30 GMT -5
Saw the hardback remainders at Barnes & Noble on the sale racks for $5.99 for those who didn't buy it before the paperback came out.
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Post by erik on Nov 19, 2014 10:16:16 GMT -5
Quote by fabtastique:
It would be nice, I must admit. But I'd rather have her do it if she feels like she can really write such a book and has the stamina. Just writing the memoir must have taken all, or most, of what she had (IMHO).
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Post by sliderocker on Nov 19, 2014 12:27:05 GMT -5
Quote by fabtastique: It would be nice, I must admit. But I'd rather have her do it if she feels like she can really write such a book and has the stamina. Just writing the memoir must have taken all, or most, of what she had (IMHO). Writing a book can be a very difficult thing to do, and I think Linda has said her Parkinson's disease makes it difficult for her to even type. But, I believe that because of her ilness, if Linda were to write another book, she possibly would need a cowriter. Having a cowriter wouldn't necessarily mean Linda's words were being filtered through that person's words. But, I don't see Linda ever writing another book, no matter how many of her fans would like her to do so. I don't know that she would feel up to writing another book or have the stamina. Whereas she wrote and published "Simple Dreams" in a relatively short time, with her illness, a follow up might take an even longer amount of time to write. |
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Post by Tiny Dancer on Nov 19, 2014 12:31:11 GMT -5
Regardless of what we think, Linda seems adamant that she's not interested in writing another book.
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Post by fabtastique on Nov 19, 2014 14:38:24 GMT -5
Yes, someone can do the actual writing, she dictates. I really do think it would be fascinating
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 19, 2014 16:43:35 GMT -5
I would get another copy for the $5.99. the copy I have is like sacred to me as it was the one Linda signed in nyc and I was the last one in line to get mine signed. I felt like I won the lottery as there were hundreds of people behind me. I hope Linda got and likes the gift I gave her. her friend/assistant is very nice. eddiejinnj
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Post by sliderocker on Nov 19, 2014 17:50:14 GMT -5
Yes, someone can do the actual writing, she dictates. I really do think it would be fascinating As much as it would be fascinating, I see the chances of Linda writing another book as being none. She said what she wanted to say in "Simple Dreams," although there was much of her musical career that was glossed over. And chances are, if there ever was another book, that's what would be covered. Not her private life nor any tales of other celebrity individuals whose paths she crossed or worked with. Although her memory seems sharp, it may be she doesn't remember everything but only some things. That could be why some things were omitted in her book. |
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Post by Richard W on Nov 19, 2014 18:03:26 GMT -5
Well, let it be said that I don't remember everything either, only some things!
I'm always amazed when people ask me, "remember when..." and I have no recall of it. Then again, the reverse happens and they haven't a clue to what I'm talking about. I guess it's what made an imprint, what felt important or painful or joyful at the time that forges the neural memory link.
In Linda's case, something like singing with Perry Como...
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Post by PoP80 on Nov 24, 2014 12:13:37 GMT -5
I picked up the paperback version at a book sale this weekend for $5.00. Of course, it's not personally autographed like my hardcopy, but it's still a keeper.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 24, 2014 18:08:45 GMT -5
where did you get your signed copy pop? eddiejinnj
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Post by PoP80 on Nov 24, 2014 18:36:52 GMT -5
Eddie--Linda signed my book at the 92 Street Y book tour. It means the world to me--one of most prized possessions.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 24, 2014 19:50:58 GMT -5
I got the last one signed there. dam, we could have met if I had known you be there. it was a great night!!!! I told Linda to take care of herself. her assistant is so nice. eddiejinnj
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Post by PoP80 on Nov 24, 2014 20:07:00 GMT -5
I guess you're a New Yorker also? I agree that her assistant is extremely warm and kind.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 25, 2014 7:51:59 GMT -5
look at my forum name and it will say where I from. lol eddiejinnj
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Post by Guest on Nov 25, 2014 15:47:44 GMT -5
Where is jinnj?
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Post by har on Nov 25, 2014 18:33:05 GMT -5
eddiejinnj= Eddie J. in NJ
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 25, 2014 18:42:22 GMT -5
thanks har!!!! lol eddiejinnj
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Post by Guest on Nov 26, 2014 2:48:35 GMT -5
Ohhhhhhhhhh. Why didn't you say so.... jejeje
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Post by fabtastique on Nov 26, 2014 4:44:10 GMT -5
I think I need to read this again soon 
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Post by erik on Nov 26, 2014 9:42:58 GMT -5
Being very much a lover of the outdoors, I am still fascinated by the first part of the book, where Linda talks about growing up in that unpredictable and extreme desert environment as a youngster, and especially the summer monsoon storms that would flood the nearby arroyos and turn the desert floor a silver-gray for a time. She says that people are constantly surprised when she tells them that water is what one should be the most afraid of in the desert, not scorpions, tarantulas, or even rattlesnakes. But in a very real way, it's true.
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