Oofa!,
Even though I was on honeymoon all last week at what turned out to be Snyder Beach in Irving, NY with my lovely bride (Mrs. Waters), I still got a lot done. First order of business…
The new Night Life magazine assaults stands today with a month that’s almost completely devoted to poetry. Except for this week. This week you’ll find an ‘uncut’ and longer version of ‘My People’ in the Big Words I Know By Heart print column. ‘My People’, in case you didn’t read it in the Buffalo News My View section, was a piece about inheriting a second family upon marriage. Topical!
And unfortunately, Lulu.com (my distributor and marketer for both Breathing Rooms) is implementing an at cost hike across the board for their goods and services. This is the way the wind blows, and I apologize, but in order to clear a profit from Vol. II, I’ve adjusted the price to $14.95 for the paperback copy. Again, sorry. The book is still over 100 pages and from a competitive standpoint, that’s STILL not a bad price. Check your local retailers and prove me wrong in the poetry market, kids.
And last but DEFINITELY not least, Lindsay Waters and myself recorded a knockout Big Words Radio One Man Mobile Unit show on location from the beautiful patio at Root Five in Hamburg during our honeymoon. It’s very, very offensive and explicit, so if you’re one of those people who doesn’t ‘get it’ or if you can’t handle Don Rickles style comedy, don’t bother listening. If you’ve got a broad sense of humor and you’re immune to political correctness, then by all means dive in with both feet at:
http://www.thinktwiceradio.com/tom-waters/tom-waters.html
Think Episode IV (the ‘Auntie Linda’ episode) squared. It’s brutal, but my wife gives it as good as she gets it. And I am now the proud owner of a brand new, right off the production line model of a Roland Edirol portable professional grade digital recorder. Yeah! I’m planning on doing one podcast a week until I collapse or until my voice box disintegrates. Doing the show is just too much fun to stop now, and it’s gathering some great momentum.
That’s all I’ve got today even though there’s a lot more in store. A little bird told me yesterday that you can look for a nice sidebar on yours truly in the December print issue of Buffalo Spree magazine. Get your subscriptions in now! Talk to you later in the week,
Tom Waters
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