It's been a great hour or two here tonight. 1) Jim Higgins of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted a very nice review of the book and announcement of my busy schedule this coming Saturday. This is Milwaukee's major metropolitan daily newspaper.2) WUWM 89.7FM Milwaukee will re-run my interview on the Buddy Schumacher book tomorrow (Oct. 9) about... Continue Reading →
The Mix has closed
The Mix, my favorite place to obtain crazy flavored cupcakes (maple bacon anyone?) AND old LPs has closed. The Columbus (Ind.) combination bakery/used record store is closing and moving to Bloomington. The folks there were kind enough to have my book available for sale there. I wish them luck in their new location!
We're going to assume that this book will be made into a movie in the near future. Who do you think would be a good actor to play Buddy's father, Art Schumacher?
Watch the Fox-6 TV interview
Here's the entirety of my WITI Fox-6 TV interview with Brad Hicks, done live in studio on Sept. 23, 2012. I really enjoyed my time there. Thanks to my brother, Andy, for uploading the video to YouTube. A little about the experience, my first TV interview ever: This was the first of two trips to... Continue Reading →
Wauwatosa Library program
I was able to present a program on my book at the Wauwatosa Public Library on Sept. 25, 2012. This is my hometown library, and I was thrilled to see so many former neighbors, classmates and co-workers there. Thanks to Cathy Breitenbucher for server as staff photographer on this one! And thanks to everyone who... Continue Reading →
On the Road with the Author
A few photos of myself and my wife (the photographer) on the road from Columbus, Ind., to Milwaukee last weekend as we headed up to the Fox6-TV interview on Sept. 23.
We cracked the top 50,000 on Amazon
Thanks to the exposure the book received on the morning of Sept. 23 on the Fox6 TV interview in Milwaukee, we shot up the Amazon best-seller chart from around 1.2 million somewhere into the top 50,000, the highest the book has been on that chart. That's out of more than 8 million books listed, which... Continue Reading →
Fox TV interview was a success
I'd like to thank everyone involved with the Weekend Wakeup Show at WITI Fox 6 TV in Milwaukee for the interview this morning! My wife and I had a great time going to the station and spending time watching the production guys and being in the studio. Had a great interview with Brad Hicks, and... Continue Reading →
(Milwaukee) Shepherd Express review
Thanks to David Luhrssen of the (Milwaukee) Shepherd Express for a review on the book.
