So excited to be invited to take part in the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Art Festival! I'll be talking about and selling copies of Steel Goddesses from 2-4pm today and tomorrow (Saturday, June 23 & Sunday, June 24). Stop by and say hi!
18560 1st Ave. NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
If you can't make it and would like to order the book, here's how: Amazon: Paperpack ($13.50) Amazon: Kindle ($2.99)
If you've read the book, I'm preparing to launch a BRAND NEW WEBSITE and would love to include your review in the "Reviews" section. Just email it to me: steelgoddesses@gmail.com
Thank you so much for your friendship and support!
~ Ann
Last-minute preps (THANK YOU to OfficeMax in Woodinville for having a paper cutter for public use!)
I can't believe that the last post I wrote here was a remembrance of Peter Steele. Time flies when you're unemployed, then employed part-time, then thrust right back into the full-time frenzy that is the world of local TV. This time, I'm working on a daytime talk show, which I thought might be less stressful than TV news. I was wrong. It's just as stressful but on a different level. And I'm definitely taking work home with me. On the bright side? I get to book interesting and thoughtful segments, which is great, as I love helping people tell their stories. Can I handle the pace? Not sure. I'll do my best, though.
On the STEEL GODDESSES front: SG2 (Steel Goddesses: Revenge) is nearly ready to roll, but I'm going to hold back publication until I can sell more copies of the first SG and get some more marketing under my belt. I did do a fun radio interview in December with the Vic McCarty show in Michigan. Unfortunately, I've lost the link. If I can find it, I will definitely post it, as it was a very fun two segments!
I had planned to publish "Steel Goddesses: Revenge" this month, but I'm holding publication for now. I want to get more marketing for the first SG book under my belt and sell more copies, too, before unleashing Revenge on everyone. I hope you'll help me out by buying a copy of SG, either in paperback for $13.50 or Kindle for $2.99.
Today, I made Type O Negative/Carnivore singer Pete Steele my "80's Metal Hunk of the Day" at Facebook. Moments after posting the photo, I learned that Pete had passed away. He apparently suffered heart failure, although no "official" cause of death has been released.
I met Pete a few times in the 80's. We hung around the same circles and clubs, so it was bound to happen. The first time I saw him, we were both at the same party. My friend Mary introduced us. After that, I usually ran into him in the Village. Once, we bumped into each other coming out of the subway near 8th Street. Another time, we bumped into each other going into D'agostinos. Once, we ran into each other at a leather shop. Okay, that time, I saw him through the window and went in. He had been trying on boots. I pretended to shop for a belt until he noticed me and struck up a conversation. I kind of had a crush on him and I think he knew. He always smiled this crooked half-smile when he saw me coming his way. (I found out years later that it's not hard to tell when I like someone; it's written all over my face). Pete never let on that he knew about my crush and he never failed to stop and chat, even for a few minutes, and hug me before he went on his way, long hair swinging down his back, his 6'7" frame hard to miss, encased in black leather and denim.
It's well-publicized that Pete had issues in his life; issues that may have sent him to jail and to the psych ward. I also know that those "issues" may have helped him make some of the most haunting music I've ever heard. He claimed to be an atheist when I knew him. I read that he turned to Roman Catholicism later in life.
Pete will be remembered for many things: his voice, his size, his sheer presence, whether onstage, in a music video or on a Greenwich Village sidewalk. Some may remember him for famously baring it all for Playgirl. But the Pete I'll remember is the man who always had a smile, a hug and a few minutes of time for a naive girl who wore her crush for him all over her face.
I received an email from Ian, the producer of the BRUCE DICKINSON ROCK SHOW on BBC 6Music. We're getting a shout out on tonight's show and Bruce will also play two songs I suggested. I'm really excited- and hope he talks about the book a little. :o)
I was watching Pop-Up Video: 80's metal edition the other day. If you haven't seen it, you really should make time. It's a fun walk down memory lane, peppered with little factoids you may or may not have known about your favorite hair band.
Anyway.
I had to leave the room for a few minutes and when I returned, the Hubby and Son were standing in front of the TV, mesmerized. Without glancing at the screen, I asked, "Is it the Whitesnake video?" The Hubby nodded. The Son continued to gaze, transfixed, at the TV. Now, Whitesnake made a number of videos in its heyday. MTV played all of them. But when I say "the Whitesnake video," I'll bet 98% of you can tell me exactly which video I'm talking about. For the 2% of you who don't know, take a look:
I know many a guy who was enamored of Tawny Kitaen after seeing her... talents... in that video. Some may even know that she's featured on another band's album cover. What 80's metal video brings YOU to a standstill?
March 17 - a great day to eat corned beef, drink Guinness (no green beer for me, thanks) and crank up the Irish Rockers! Here are some of my faves. What are yours?
Mama's Boys
Boomtown Rats
Gary Moore
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott (who can resist these two???)
Thin Lizzy
Sweet Savage (featuring Vivian Campbell on guitar)
