Hardbopjazz Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 The Autobiography of Horace Silver is due out in March of 2006. It's a bit early, but you can pre order Horace Silver's book. Book Quote
bertrand Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) Foreword by Zawinul? That will be interesting, as long as it goes beyond the usual lip service. Not the kind of guy I ever expected to write a foreword to someone else's bio. Bertrand. Edited November 21, 2005 by bertrand Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 Foreword by Zawinul? That will be interesting, as long as it goes beyond the usual lip service. Not the kind of guy I ever expected to write a foreword to someone else's bio. Bertrand. ← Who really gives a shit about the forward? Has anyone ever purchased a book based on someone writing the forward? Thanks for the heads up, Tom. I'm glad this really is coming out and it will leap to the top of my book list when it does. Quote
bertrand Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 Of course no one buys a book for the foreword. But forewords can be very interesting if they go beyond mere lip service, as I stated above. If Zawinul wrote something a bit different, it would be icing on the cake. Why the venom? Bertrand. Quote
king ubu Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 Oh, back in the old times there were some who cared about forward: Quote
bertrand Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 What did I say that ticked you guys off so much? Obviously, I'm looking forward to reading Horace's book. I just find it interesting that Zawinul will write a foreword. That's all. Period. That's it. No need to invoke the specter of nazism. Bertrand. Quote
couw Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 No need to invoke the specter of nazism. none intended. The paper ubu posted is from 1877 as is indicated in the upper right hand corner. The paper published the famous anti-Dühring essay (or rather book) by Friedrich Engels. The title of the paper "Vorwärts" translates to "Forward", a little poke at Dan's insistent misspelling. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 No need to invoke the specter of nazism. none intended. The paper ubu posted is from 1877 as is indicated in the upper right hand corner. The paper published the famous anti-Dühring essay (or rather book) by Friedrich Engels. The title of the paper "Vorwärts" translates to "Forward", a little poke at Dan's insistent misspelling. I have an insistent misspelling??? Bertrand, I was just shocked that anyone would even comment on who writes the forward or expect anything of any consequence whatsoever from the forward. I'll bet dollars to donuts that Zawinul says something about how Horace's playing and compositions inspired him, blah blah blah, he's a jazz legend, blah blah blah. Blah blah. Quote
couw Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 I have an insistent misspelling??? yes, it's foreword, not forward and you've misspelled it twice more Quote
bertrand Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Dan, 'Bertrand, I was just shocked that anyone would even comment on who writes the forward or expect anything of any consequence whatsoever from the forward. I'll bet dollars to donuts that Zawinul says something about how Horace's playing and compositions inspired him, blah blah blah, he's a jazz legend, blah blah blah. Blah blah' Ah - now I see where you're getting at. I must have not been super clear in my message. My point was exactly that - usually, forewords are useless, but because it's Zawinul, it might actually be something more. Zawinul is not actually a pro-bio kind of guy (he ripped his biographer Brian Glasser to shreds), so I'm kind of curious as to what he might have to say. Yes, there's a good chance it will be as you described, but there's a chance it might not be. Usually, I gloss over the forewords, but here I'll make a point of paying attention. That is what I meant. Ubu, Your reference was way too obscure for me! I couldn't read the fine print or the date. Bertrand. Edited November 22, 2005 by bertrand Quote
Harold_Z Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 This should be an interesting book - here's hoping. Quote
Tom in RI Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 I thought this was going to be a thread on record cleaning. Quote
alankin Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) More Forwards. Edited November 23, 2005 by alankin Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 Here's a Forward to read (think they used to carry Ben Katchor's work--still do?) Damn, alankin beat me to it... obviously more forward-looking than I. Quote
Adam Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 I thought it was going to be a thread on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 How about America's newspaper? Grit When I was a kid there were always ads for that damned thing, usually with some goofy kid wearing a carrier's bag. Quote
alankin Posted November 24, 2005 Report Posted November 24, 2005 Here's a Forward to read (think they used to carry Ben Katchor's work--still do?) Damn, alankin beat me to it... obviously more forward-looking than I. I'm not sure if Katchor's still running the "The Forward," but he has a weekly strip called "Hotel and Farm." You can see this week and last week's strip on his site. Quote
StormP Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 A Nitty Gritty is a Record Cleaner. Here is the nitty gritty on it: The Ultimate 2-Sided LP Cleaner... Automatically wets, rotates, scrubs and vacuums both sides simultaneously. (WOW!) Mini-Pro1 Black Vinyl Woodgrain Cabinet $945 Mini-Pro2 Oak Cabinet $1015 Mini-Pro Special Edition Cocobolo Cabinet $1090 http://www.nittygrittyinc.com/mini-pro.htm As you can see the prices are quite reasonable. Must get back to my Johnny Walker Blue Label, Toodle O Quote
Stereojack Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 How about America's newspaper? Grit When I was a kid there were always ads for that damned thing, usually with some goofy kid wearing a carrier's bag. I remember these ads in the back of comic books, yet I have never seen a copy of Grit, nor do I know anyone who has! Quote
7/4 Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 More Forwards. That's what I thought of. It was only a matter of time. Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 How about America's newspaper? Grit When I was a kid there were always ads for that damned thing, usually with some goofy kid wearing a carrier's bag. I remember these ads in the back of comic books, yet I have never seen a copy of Grit, nor do I know anyone who has! I saw 'em in the back of comic books too, and I've never seen a copy of Grit either! Maybe it was a front for child slave labor. Quote
JSngry Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 How about America's newspaper? Grit When I was a kid there were always ads for that damned thing, usually with some goofy kid wearing a carrier's bag. I remember these ads in the back of comic books, yet I have never seen a copy of Grit, nor do I know anyone who has! I saw 'em in the back of comic books too, and I've never seen a copy of Grit either! Maybe it was a front for child slave labor. In the small town where I grew up, there was a newsstand that actually sold Grit for a while. I bought a few copies, just to check out what all the comic book ads were talking about. Seemed to be a weekly newspaper for people who found Reader's Digest too cynical... Quote
Michel_M Posted March 2, 2006 Report Posted March 2, 2006 Just for looking forward Available now ... When someone will read it, opinions would be welcome Thanks Quote
mikeweil Posted March 2, 2006 Report Posted March 2, 2006 This should be an interesting book - here's hoping. If it's only half as interesting as this thread ... Quote
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