Την τελευταία φορά πήγα αυτοπροσώπως (αρχές Αυγούστου) για να παραγγείλω αυτό το βιβλίο :
A successful young songwriter in 1960s becomes derailed by LSD and resulting madness.
Craig Smith was a 1960s golden boy – good looking, charismatic, outgoing; a preternaturally gifted musician and songwriter whose songs were recorded by some of the biggest names in entertainment – Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, the Monkees. His future success seemed assured, until an unexpected turn of events plunged him into a terrifying darkness. Clean-cut Craig Smith became Maitreya Kali, the self-proclaimed psychedelic Messiah. He laid out his poignant, disturbing schizophrenic vision on a sprawling self-released double-album before disappearing completely. Author Mike Stax spent fifteen years piecing together the mystery of Maitreya Kali, uncovering one of the strangest and most tragic untold stories of the 1960s and ‘70s.
Swim Through the Darkness reveals author Stax's fifteen year quest in tracking down this strange saga of American pop culture. Included in the story are Smith's close ties to the Monkees, particularly Mike Nesmith, who produced and promoted Smith's band, Penny Arkade. Also covered are the bizarre self-released albums he made as Maitreya Kali, which now command thousands of dollars among psychedelic music collectors.
https://www.amazon.com/Swim-Through-Dar ... 1934170658
"Σε 20 μέρες,το αργότερο σε ένα μήνα",μου είπαν.
"Εντάξει"
Πριν από μισή ώρα περίπου,7/9/2021,πήρα τηλέφωνο για να μάθω που βρισκόμαστε.
Αναγνώρισα τη φωνή του υπαλλήλου που με είχε εξυπηρετήσει.
"Κωδικός παραγγελίας ;"
"Δεν έχω,δεν μου δώσατε,ήρθα ο ίδιος στο κατάστημα"
"ΟΚ,για ποιο βιβλίο πρόκειται ;"
Του εξηγώ.
Ακούω χτυπήματα πλήκτρων για κανά δίλεπτο.
"Το τηλέφωνό σας ;"
"69..."
Άλλο ένα δίλεπτο αναμονής και πληκτρολόγησης.
"Μάλιστα...δεν βλέπω να έχει γίνει κάποια παραγγελία.Θέλετε να το παραγγείλω τώρα ;"
"Όχι ευχαριστώ"
Δεν μπήκα καν στον κόπο να του πω ότι δεν θα τους ξαναπροτιμήσω (για παραγγελία)
Την πρώτη φορά είχα παραγγείλει αυτό :
As wrestling superstar "Big Daddy," Shirley Crabtree became a larger-than-life national icon in the 1970s, even if the fights themselves were a bit dodgy. These were the halcyon days of televised wrestling in Britain, an innocent age when men in leotards were still allowed out in public—and surely there was no way the wrestling was fixed? Touching 55 when fame finally arrived, the People’s Champion was never allowed to be beaten, which angered some; but Daddy put most bums on seats. At the height of his popularity, he appeared in comics and on records; his 1981 Wembley contest against Giant Haystacks attracted a TV audience of 18 million. However, it wasn’t all glittery capes and national anthems: when the lights went down, Shirley’s life was tinged with tragedy. Only those closest to Big Daddy saw him struggle on in the ring after a stroke to the age of 63.
Ακριβώς η ίδια απάντηση ! Λες και μιλούσα στον τοίχο !
Τελικά το παρήγγειλα από ένα κοινό βιβλιοπωλείο της πόλης και μου ήρθε σε δύο εβδομάδες ακριβώς !
Και αν τυχόν ρωτάτε γιατί δεν τα παραγγέλνω απευθείας από Amazon,η απάντηση είναι ότι μου τη σπάει ο Μπέζος
