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Boom Harangue
by Richard X Heyman
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Writers Club Press (2002-07-10)
ISBN: 0595232396
EAN: 9780595232390
Dewy Decimal #: 780
Paperback: 247 pages
Release Date: 2002-07-10
SKU: S070415-2572
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Product Description
Richard X. Heyman is a 60's person¡ªnot a person in his 60's, but one who embraced the decade of the Twist, Dylan, The Beatles, drugs and sex (not necessarily in that order, but close). A Baby Boomer through and through, with the flashbacks to prove it. Born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, he started playing music at age seven and has never stopped. He is an acute observer of his era and here recounts hilarious stories of his life in rock'n'roll. Plenty of names are dropped, mostly of the more successful songsters of the day that he stumbled across in his quest for rock stardom, so total strangers will stay interested. But whether you're a bonafide Boomer or a member of one of the generations on either side, you'll laugh out loud at Heyman's wild tales of music, love and mischief-making as a young rock musician in the 1960's and 70's.
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WHAT CAN I SAY???
Rating  (5)
Date: 2003-03-18
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Well, I may seem a bit biased, but I am a good friend of Richard and Nancy's, and over the past 6 months or so, I have heard little pieces of this book read by Richard inbetween sets at his NYC gigs, which were amusing to say the least!! I couldn't wait till I had my very own copy of Richard's debut tome, and it was worth the wait.Basically, it's about Richard growing up, his own childhood, discovering rock + roll and all it's many pleasures in the 60s, continuing up through the present day. From getting to know Richard and Nancy very well, seeing many of his gigs, collecting all his CDs + video collection, as well as witnessing the Doughboys reunion gigs, many of these pages rung familiar and true to life, as they are true stories of his life basically. It's just Richard has a way with telling a tale, a narrative piece, that it's funny and meaningful and vivid!! His childhood days come off like a written version of that show "Oliver Beene", evoking the coming of age in the 60s, nostalgic, funny and entertaining. AND he drops many names, of well-known people he has collided with in his rock + roll travels, which should keep the uninitiated interested. This is one book that is worth reading again and again, it's just fun to page through!! And if you're not familiar with his recordings, it might just inspire you to pick up such masterpieces as "Basic Glee" + "Cornerstone". I just feel fortunate that I am friends with Richard and Nancy. If I wasn't, I sure would want to be!! Oh and the pictures are almost worth the price of admission!! :-) Richard is a master of popcraft, maybe this book will gather a new bunch of appreciators. I can see this book "Boom Harangue" (say it fast, haha) being turned into a movie, that's how vivid the stories are, and how talented a writer Richard is (he had no help, no co-writers, no biographers or editors, it's all Richard!!) Can't wait for the next volume!! If BH does become a movie, I want to star in it, as V perhaps, dammitt!! Hahaha!! Kudos to you Richard!!!
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