All,
Hey. Newsarama posted an interview with me conducted by Michael Lorah. I thought the questions were nice and punchy and I am pretty pleased with my answers as well. Any way, check it out if you like.
Also keep your eyes posted here from news of a radio interview complete with strumming and singing that may be streaming online this weekend. News as it develops!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Bluesman News and Reviews
Hello, race fans. I thought this would be an excellent time to pop in and offer up a few review links for the Bluesmaniacs out there who might be interested. Before I get to those, though, I'd like to take a moment, with your indulgence to update those folks out there who have generously expressed concern over the mysterious health issues that kept me from attending the San Diego convention.
I have heart arrhythmias that have been alternately described as supraventricular tachycardia and/or idiomatic tachycardia. When I initially was confronted with this exciting development in my personal well-being, I wrote about it at BLOGMan on December 10th, 2005 entitled, "Dem Ol' SVT Blues" though you'll have to search the archives to find the article.
The week before the San Diego convention I had an attack that was sufficiently dramatic in its scope and duration that it just sent up too many red flags for me to travel safely. I made this decision only after consulting my doctor, my wife. I also made it at considerable monetary expense not to mention the severe disappointment of not being able to attend in order to promote BLUESMAN. For the record, the problem turned out to be medicinal and does not appear to represent a genuine downturn in my general management of the condition which is the best news I could have hoped for under the circumstances.
So, in short, I'm fine, having this condition still sucks but is not going to kill me, and I'm really, really sorry for anyone (besides myself) who was inconvenienced by this unavoidable situation.
One final note before we get to the reviews and whatnot, it looks like we are about a month out from the kick off of the Bluesman Experience tour coming soon to a bookstore near you (Disclaimer: provided that you live within a reasonable driving distance from Norman, Oklahoma). We should have the first string of dates up by this time next week as well as news about your chance to listen to me perform some of the material I'll be playing at those shows live on the Internet AT ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE.
Content is dead; Long live content.
And on that particularly discordant note of dada, I turn you over to the able hands of a bevy of wondrous internet folk who had things to say about the Bluesman HC edition.
Much love.
RV
http://jbspins.blogspot.com/2008/08/bluesman-complete-twelve-bars.html- JB writes an interesting blog focusing on topics of faith, music, politics and other pithy topics including graphic novels. As a writer (and not specifically as the writer of the book under consideration), I enjoyed reading this piece and I think you might too.
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/17/the-graphic-novels-just-keep-coming/ Greg Burgas, Comics Should Be Good for CBR
http://alandaviddoane.livejournal.com/11087.html -100 Must Read Graphic Novels. Not only does Alan shows us the love but it reminds me of a bunch of stuff I need to re-read!
http://usreligion.blogspot.com/2008/08/graphic-therapy-for-religiously.html Bluesman and Castaways mentioned in an interesting presentation on religion on contemporary comics. Not a review per se but an interesting and succinct discussion from a position of analysis alien to most reviewers and/or critics.
http://www.curledup.com/bluescom.htm Review by Lance Eaton. Also a well-written review from a site that caters to general audience, rather than comics specific one.
I have heart arrhythmias that have been alternately described as supraventricular tachycardia and/or idiomatic tachycardia. When I initially was confronted with this exciting development in my personal well-being, I wrote about it at BLOGMan on December 10th, 2005 entitled, "Dem Ol' SVT Blues" though you'll have to search the archives to find the article.
The week before the San Diego convention I had an attack that was sufficiently dramatic in its scope and duration that it just sent up too many red flags for me to travel safely. I made this decision only after consulting my doctor, my wife. I also made it at considerable monetary expense not to mention the severe disappointment of not being able to attend in order to promote BLUESMAN. For the record, the problem turned out to be medicinal and does not appear to represent a genuine downturn in my general management of the condition which is the best news I could have hoped for under the circumstances.
So, in short, I'm fine, having this condition still sucks but is not going to kill me, and I'm really, really sorry for anyone (besides myself) who was inconvenienced by this unavoidable situation.
One final note before we get to the reviews and whatnot, it looks like we are about a month out from the kick off of the Bluesman Experience tour coming soon to a bookstore near you (Disclaimer: provided that you live within a reasonable driving distance from Norman, Oklahoma). We should have the first string of dates up by this time next week as well as news about your chance to listen to me perform some of the material I'll be playing at those shows live on the Internet AT ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE.
Content is dead; Long live content.
And on that particularly discordant note of dada, I turn you over to the able hands of a bevy of wondrous internet folk who had things to say about the Bluesman HC edition.
Much love.
RV
http://jbspins.blogspot.com/2008/08/bluesman-complete-twelve-bars.html- JB writes an interesting blog focusing on topics of faith, music, politics and other pithy topics including graphic novels. As a writer (and not specifically as the writer of the book under consideration), I enjoyed reading this piece and I think you might too.
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/17/the-graphic-novels-just-keep-coming/ Greg Burgas, Comics Should Be Good for CBR
http://alandaviddoane.livejournal.com/11087.html -100 Must Read Graphic Novels. Not only does Alan shows us the love but it reminds me of a bunch of stuff I need to re-read!
http://usreligion.blogspot.com/2008/08/graphic-therapy-for-religiously.html Bluesman and Castaways mentioned in an interesting presentation on religion on contemporary comics. Not a review per se but an interesting and succinct discussion from a position of analysis alien to most reviewers and/or critics.
http://www.curledup.com/bluescom.htm Review by Lance Eaton. Also a well-written review from a site that caters to general audience, rather than comics specific one.
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