…but you have to do it anyway. That’s the title of my good friend Dorothy Robinson’s new book. If the title alone doesn’t make you want to buy one, you must have a heart of a stone! They’re pretty inexpensive over on Amazon, and being that Dorothy is one of the funniest people I know (just check out her blog for example), I highly recommend picking up a copy. Support your local author!
Among all the other crazy stuff going on today, my good friend Steve’s first book just came out today, and I highly recommend everyone picking up a copy. It’s getting fantastic reviews all over the place and it’s great to support a new author. The hardcover is only $16 on Amazon right now, but you can also pick it up at your local bookseller (support the indies!).
From Entertainment Weekly:
In this aptly titled tome, journalist Kurutz relates a year in the lives of two rival New York-based Rolling Stones tribute bands: Sticky Fingers and the Blushing Brides. The subject of copycat acts has been covered in various media almost as extensively as the Jagger/Richards songbook, and Kurutz doesn’t offer any fresh insight. But this is still a funny, poignant look at people who may believe that, to quote the Blushing Brides singer, “we kick the Rolling Stones’ asses live” - though they have to do so at an Elks Lodge. It’s only a book about fake rock & roll, but we like it. B+ -Clark Collis
Good luck, Steve.
[UPDATE: Listen to his interview today on Talk of the Nation on NPR]
