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.....Here are some links to other sites. Some of these people are friends, some are people I have done business with. Some are people I did business with and they became friends.....

 
     

 

 
   

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            In the early 1990s I moved to Los Angeles to become a better songwriter. One of the best things I ever did was to take a songwriting course with Harriet Schock. Harriet is a remarkable songwriter, performer and teacher. (Her songs have been recorded by such diverse artists as Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, Helen Reddy, Lee Greenwood, the new Supremes, Johnny Mathis, Nancy Wilson, Manfred Mann, Carl Anderson, Vesica Pisces, E.L.K. she also wrote songs for the Little Mermaid.)  
            Check out Harriet’s web site for info on her songwriting classes. Or just take a look at the wonderful CDs she’s recorded. www.HarrietSchock.com  
 
 

      English guitar player Ray Flacke now lives in Nashville and has recorded with artists such as Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, Janie Frickie, Emmylou Harris and Travis Tritt to name a few. Ray’s acoustic guitar CD “Songs without words” has elements of Celtic and European Classical. www.RayFlacke.com

 
            In the book Prodigal Child, main character Eddie Conner has a mentor, a Native American named Running Horse. In real life I used to build racing bicycles and in 1985 a young Native American boy named Russ Denny came to work for me just out of High School at the age of eighteen. I became his mentor and taught him the craft of building bicycle frames. Eight years later in 1993 he had learned all there was to know and I turned the business over to him.  He still runs the business today. Check out his web-site at www.RussDennyBicycles.com  
            
           Whilst on the subject of the bicycle business check out Jim Langley. He is a bicycle enthusiast with a vast knowledge of the subject. Former Technical Editor for Bicycling Magazine Jim has written several books. His site is chock-full of bicycle history, tech info and all kinds of interesting stuff. www.JimLangley.net  
         
       A review of Prodigal Child appears in Futures Magazine http://www.fmam.biz and was written by James R. Winter. He lives in Cincinnati and writes mystery crime novels. James has a unique style, a different sense of humor and takes his writing very seriously. You can find him at http://www.jamesrwinter.com  James's novel North Coast Shakedown is published by  Quiet Storm Publishing
 
 

Charleston area songwriters or people who like to listen to original music take a look at The Ocean Song Cafe on The Isle of Palms. They hold a Songwriters Night every Monday at 8:00 p.m. Hosted by owner Carroll Brown a great songwriter himself. The Ocean Song Cafe has a rare "Non smoking, listening room" in contrast to most bars that have "Non listening, smoking rooms."

 

 

Poets and fans of poetry in the Charleston area check out www.CharlestonPoets.com. Webmaster is Marcus Amaker a talented young poet who has a new book Listening to Static: Poetry and Graphic Art.

 
        More bike stuff. John Katsaras has a site with some very nice pictures of a rare 753 Fuso Lux. The bike has been beautifully restored by Cyclart
 
           The author photo on the book jacket of Prodigal Child was done by Jack Alterman. On Jack’s web-site you can view some wonderful pictures of Charleston, South Carolina. www.AltermanStudios.com  
       
            During my time in Los Angeles I often played at a Open Mic and Songwriter's Showcase called Western Beat. It was held twice a month at a coffee house called Highland Grounds. The place would be packed, the audience all songwriters. The feeling of community was like nothing I have experienced since. Western Beat was run by Billy Block who later moved to Nashville where he continues his Western Beat Showcase. Take a look at: www.WesternBeat.com  
            
           If you’ve written a book it’s advisable to have it professionally edited. Prodigal Child was edited by Sue Collier. She did an outstanding job and was a pleasure to work with. You can find Sue at www.LeadDogCommunications.com  
             
            If you want to know about copyrighting material you've written go to www.Copyright.gov or www.loc.gov the Library of Congress site. They are still way behind with the process because of the anthrax scare back in 2001 when all mail to them was stopped for six months. They’ve been playing catch-up ever since but material is copyrighted from the date they receive it, not when they process it.  
         
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