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http://www.amazon.co.uk/SURFIN-SATAN-Strange-Charlie-Manson/dp/1840681713/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281795085&sr=1-5

OMG that sure looks weird... the front photos really imply DW in the many moods of CM, don't they? And who's 'Hunter Jack'? Isn't that just CM himself, having written the book to, erm, 'rectify many, many false perceptions in the eyes of the public at large'?

What will the blurb on the back read like?

"Here is the true story of Charles Manson, an often unjustilyf vilified artist, who at one point was on the verge to be invited for continual membership of the Beach Boys. Charles is a highly sensitive artist with many capacities, a multi-instrumentalist and talented lyricist. Contrary to popular belief, mr. Manson is the architect,  producer, arranger, and sole singer on the classic and historic album 'Pet Sounds'. This book is seriously overdue, and it sets many wrongs right. In fact, it will have the effect of a bomb being thrown into the self-serving, greedy music industry. Buy it'!"

Y'right!  If we were real fans we'd be campaigning for his release and pardon right now!

Hang on folks - credit cards back in their slots. 


40 pages for £20 ????????  50p a page???????

Shurely shome mishtake?

I p*ssed myself laughing... I imagined all of us demonstrating in front of the no doubt hellish jail that CM is currently residing in... and our moderators being guests in all possible types of talk shows, to say redeeming words about Charlie.

It would be the ultimate coup if we could get Roman Polanski to adv..., no wait, that is very bad taste.

Write a rave review with 5 stars on amazon.com now. Perhaps you'll get a free copy for that.

Charlie don't surf.

Limited edition. 69 copies.

http://www.creationbooks.com/creation-titles/SURFINWITHSATAN.html (http://www.creationbooks.com/creation-titles/SURFINWITHSATAN.html)

Did Dennis himself suggest the print run?

What's your view, Andrew?  I reckon with 40 pages, including 50 images, the in-depth revelations are going to be on page 41...

I'm figuring 69 was a more realistic print run than 1969.  ;D

I think I'll buy it. I do have some sociological interest for the back cover photo.

Apart from that: '69 copies', 'chapbook', 'saddle-stitched'...

...I am no expert on printing, but I surely get some exotic associations from all of this. And: wasn't the word 'bareback' invented for this one?     ???

And the pages are 29,7 x 21,0 cm, that's A4 size, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a xeroxed and stapled fanzine type of thing.

Hey, Menace, very funny!

Im writing a limited edition book ,"Surfin Santa",all about the MIU recordings for the 2nd Beach Boys Christmas album.
75 dollars a pop!
Ill start writing after the first order is placed.

Music? I don't write music, music writes ol' Charlie. Got it chief? Beach Boys. BB. The whole worlds a BB and I'm holding the gun.

Charlie Manson IS the Beach Boys. We're just his fukking messengers.

Anybody seen that BB & Satan documentary? What the flock was that about? It's just another BB documentary with a spooky title!

If you ever want to rip your hair out try listening to disc 2 of "Manson Speaks". It's easy to find on the internet and who cares about downloading it. Do we really care if he gets any royalties from it? Man, that cat can ramble incomprehensibly forever! In a way it's a blessing that they banned him from doing interviews from prison.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

Update: price just fell by 25% on Amazon UK.

Just saying...

is there something else we should know about this era??

"make it good"