My book "I Can Hear Music".

[Dunderhead]

Why'd you have to post all that! Now I'm even more upset that I'm not reading the thing right now!

Well that makes my day!

So why not simply pick the price that you want to sell it, Take orders here and then run down to your local copy store and run off a bunch of copies for us?( the folks that are your core audience)
 This way you can give yourself the time to find a publisher  for a full blown release, and probably just like Capitol/BBs do, sell another issue of the same stuff later

Agreed. I think some of us here would be willing to pitch in and copy edit your writing for you and pay for copies from a private printing.

[Jim V.]

Seriously, I'd pay a pretty penny to read your book, Mike. Each post you add on this subject intrigues me even more.

[metal flake paint]

Why'd you have to post all that! Now I'm even more upset that I'm not reading the thing right now!

Well that makes my day!

So why not simply pick the price that you want to sell it, Take orders here and then run down to your local copy store and run off a bunch of copies for us?( the folks that are your core audience)
 This way you can give yourself the time to find a publisher  for a full blown release, and probably just like Capitol/BBs do, sell another issue of the same stuff later

Agreed. I think some of us here would be willing to pitch in and copy edit your writing for you and pay for copies from a private printing.

Seems like a great idea; we need to read this book, Mike!

[MBE]

I am really flattered that there is so much of a demand for the book. I don't want to come off as dismissive of the good ideas some of you have mentioned, but frankly I can't give you a product of true quality without the efforts of all who would become involved through a publisher. To get decent photos for instance costs more money then I could ever make selling it on my own. I hate to put it like that, but writing about the music and musicians I like (along with being my passion) is my only job. I want more than anything to let you all read it this instant, but I have wanted to do this book since 1994 and must go about it the right way. If I put any sort of release out now it will make it that much harder to sell. As a rule most publishers will pass if they feel they don't have something exclusive. A major marketing point is in all the interviews I did as far as the new information contained within them. Once the interviews are out, they're out. I promise that it will match my own exacting expectations as a fan. Of course you never can please every reader, but I will do my very best to insure that your patience will be rewarded. I hope you all understand.

Billy's offer to copy edit is one I am going to talk to him about. Though I am good at fact checking, I admittedly only have very basic skills in every other aspect of proofreading. If Billy and I decide to do this together, his abilities will get it out that much faster.

[jeremylr]

In case you missed it, Mike also did a 5,000+ word, 3-part interview in late December describing "I Can Hear Music" and The Beach Boys.

Mike discussed interviewing the band, how dedicated fans of the BB are definitely unique, if Brian would have become a success w/o the band, the band's legacy pre-Pet Sounds, the Smile sessions, if Brian killed Smile, why some folks claim Brian quit contributing to the band after Smile's failure, lots of analysis on how Dennis' role in the band evolved [musician/performer/singer/songwriter], the resentment in the band after POB came out, the great contributions of Blondie & Ricky, why L.A. is kind of the underdog in the band's catalog, Mike's ego problem, and his opinion of the BB's reunion...


PART ONE    http://www.examiner.com/article/i-can-hear-music-author-mike-eder-reveals-his-dream-project-on-the-beach-boys

PART TWO   http://www.examiner.com/article/did-brian-wilson-kill-smile-the-lowdown-with-beach-boys-author-mike-eder

PART THREE http://www.examiner.com/article/remembering-dennis-wilson-plus-author-mike-eder-on-the-beach-boys-the-1970s

[jeremylr]

Up earlier in the thread, Kickstarter was mentioned. I didn't know anything about it, either, until I chatted with Rick Nelson's youngest son, Sam. He used Kickstarter to fund a project to digitize & archive all 400+ episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet [plus, funds helped locate home movies and unreleased live performances feat. his dad]. Here is Sam's description of Kickstarter:

"After doing research, I came across a website called Kickstarter.  It’s the largest independent financing site for arts and entertainment based projects.  If you’re a filmmaker or musician, and you want to put together a movie or demo, you create a short clip to sell your idea.

You ask for donations from folks in a given time frame.  If you have a donation amount that supersedes or doesn’t make the cut after the timeframe, you don’t get any money.  So if you asked for $5,000, and you used a 20-day timeframe, at 20 days if you have $4,999, you don’t get anything.

But if you make $100,000 in 20 days, you get to keep it all.  As incentives, there are rewards for people who donate.  Because I had all these incredible assets, I wanted to be creative about it.  For example, you can sponsor an episode..."



http://www.examiner.com/article/my-god-what-an-incredible-asset-sam-nelson-tackles-ozzie-and-harriet

[MBE]

Thanks for the repost of the interview. I put a new video up on Facebook today I think you will like!

[Jimmie_R]

Wow!! Can´t wait for this  book! The 1967-1974 era is a favourite of mine.

[Jimmie_R]

Thanks for the repost of the interview. I put a new video up on Facebook today I think you will like!

What´s the link to your facebook page?

[MBE]

Thanks for the repost of the interview. I put a new video up on Facebook today I think you will like!

What´s the link to your facebook page?

https://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=641556741