A book (fiction) with Shads' music!

[burnaby]

I don't have a Kindle or Kindle account, but my wife has downloaded that book so that I can read it on my iPad.

Thanks Jim (and Mrs. Jim)
(*whispers* you can download the kindle software - free - for your computer or tablet or smartphone)
Hope you enjoy it I don't think Hank could ever have imagined "F.B.I." being so important to a novel's storyline (and the lives of both of the main characters!)

[drakula63]

Brilliant. Well done.

Quite a few years ago I came up with the idea of a science fiction novel set in Basingstoke. Yeah, I know. One of the main characters, who at the time was called Neil Stamp but who now isn't, was to be a fan of the Shads. At one point I think one of the other characters presents him with an old copy, on quad, of Marvin, Welch & Farrar's 'Second Opinion' to console him for some misfortune or other. I am still developing the idea so, who knows, maybe it'll happen one day. Basingstoke and the Shadows - oh and S.F. too - the perfect combination!!!

We must all strive to do our little bit.

Ha! Love it
I'm a great believer in putting lots of music into novels. There's music in films - why not fire up the readers' imaginations and give them a bit of a soundtrack while they're reading? And what better music to use than The Shadows?
Good luck with your idea - I hope it does happen one day!

Thanks very much! I hope it does too!!! Putting the cart before the horse, I had great fun, in my own little way, working out which tracks I'd want as background music if it ever made that magical transition from book to film or TV - let's just say that 'Rockin With Curly Leads' would have featured very heavily! I am very much of the view that both 'Honorable Puff-Puff' and 'Spider Juice' would make great theme tunes (in edited form). There was also, somewhere along the line, a scene that takes place in a nightclub (retro '70s night) and 'Love Deluxe' can be heard playing! It's on he backburner at the moment (certain other projects have reached fruition or are close to doing so!) but I'll return to it one day! In the meantime, what little success I have had as a writer, apart from penning some articles (including one upcoming) on various Shadows websites, is mostly restricted to a couple of books on the subject of classic British sci-fi shows from the '60s and '70s.

I shall endeavor to read your book at some point in the hopefully not too distant future. In the meantime.... F.A.B. (as we say!)

[JimN]

Just checked in at Newark for the overnight flight to Heathrow. Using the Kindle app on my iPad, I'll have the choice of the novel or the in-flight movies. Or sleep.

[burnaby]

Thanks very much! I hope it does too!!! Putting the cart before the horse, I had great fun, in my own little way, working out which tracks I'd want as background music if it ever made that magical transition from book to film or TV - let's just say that 'Rockin With Curly Leads' would have featured very heavily! I am very much of the view that both 'Honorable Puff-Puff' and 'Spider Juice' would make great theme tunes (in edited form). There was also, somewhere along the line, a scene that takes place in a nightclub (retro '70s night) and 'Love Deluxe' can be heard playing! It's on he backburner at the moment (certain other projects have reached fruition or are close to doing so!) but I'll return to it one day! In the meantime, what little success I have had as a writer, apart from penning some articles (including one upcoming) on various Shadows websites, is mostly restricted to a couple of books on the subject of classic British sci-fi shows from the '60s and '70s.

I shall endeavor to read your book at some point in the hopefully not too distant future. In the meantime.... F.A.B. (as we say!)

Thank you! I find playing music while I write, or even just imagining what tunes would sound good when certain scenes are played out, creates my own little movie in my mind. I daresay it's the same for many writers. And all the early Shads' classics were in my mind as I wrote "Persistence." I did make one change - there's a hospital scene near the end where the heroine's life hangs in the balance. Another character actually takes out his phone and plays music to try and bring her out of her coma - the tune was originally Hank's long, contemplative guitar intro to his instrumental rendition of "The Young Ones". But I substituted the ongoing "F.B.I." theme in final rewrites. If "Persistence" were ever to be made into a film, "The Young Ones" would be perfect for that scene.

(I think we're all secret film-makers in our imaginations)

[burnaby]

Just checked in at Newark for the overnight flight to Heathrow. Using the Kindle app on my iPad, I'll have the choice of the novel or the in-flight movies. Or sleep.

All three sound pretty good, Jim Hope you got some sleep though!

[drakula63]

Thanks very much! I hope it does too!!! Putting the cart before the horse, I had great fun, in my own little way, working out which tracks I'd want as background music if it ever made that magical transition from book to film or TV - let's just say that 'Rockin With Curly Leads' would have featured very heavily! I am very much of the view that both 'Honorable Puff-Puff' and 'Spider Juice' would make great theme tunes (in edited form). There was also, somewhere along the line, a scene that takes place in a nightclub (retro '70s night) and 'Love Deluxe' can be heard playing! It's on he backburner at the moment (certain other projects have reached fruition or are close to doing so!) but I'll return to it one day! In the meantime, what little success I have had as a writer, apart from penning some articles (including one upcoming) on various Shadows websites, is mostly restricted to a couple of books on the subject of classic British sci-fi shows from the '60s and '70s.

I shall endeavor to read your book at some point in the hopefully not too distant future. In the meantime.... F.A.B. (as we say!)

Thank you! I find playing music while I write, or even just imagining what tunes would sound good when certain scenes are played out, creates my own little movie in my mind. I daresay it's the same for many writers. And all the early Shads' classics were in my mind as I wrote "Persistence." I did make one change - there's a hospital scene near the end where the heroine's life hangs in the balance. Another character actually takes out his phone and plays music to try and bring her out of her coma - the tune was originally Hank's long, contemplative guitar intro to his instrumental rendition of "The Young Ones". But I substituted the ongoing "F.B.I." theme in final rewrites. If "Persistence" were ever to be made into a film, "The Young Ones" would be perfect for that scene.

(I think we're all secret film-makers in our imaginations)

Yeah, I guess so...

[burnaby]

Colin - Col1861 - thanks so much for your PM! I did write a reply in case you can read it... but if not - here is my message saying thank you! Hope you enjoy!