Here are the last three quotes that precede the chapters, and the one that closes my rock n roll epic, Rising Star. Degree of difficulty, geared toward the average fan, in parenthesis. Answers below. I have less than 50 pages left to proof. I'll probably go through it again, as I added lines here and there. The hard part will be, as always, finding a publisher. And will that publisher let the quotes stand? Although it's free publicity for the music, permission is supposed to be sought, and it would be a monumental pain in the butt to get it. I think the novel works better with them and I'd hate to see them go.
61. “…I’m not alone, then I am/Some people seem to think I’m Superman….” (9)
62, “…Turn and face the strain….” (7)
63. “…The ending is just a beginner….” (10)
End Quote: “…La, la, la, la, life goes on….”
I value paypal, which helps my literary efforts enormously by allowing me to stockpile what I earn doing surveys and using it to buy copies of my own books, but I’m clueless about how bitcoins work. All I know is a couple of wheeler-dealers have been busted using it in fraudulent ways, the value in mega-millions. The creativity of humans, the law-abiding and the criminal, is always impressive. Speaking of criminals, I don’t understand the ridiculous ways of government, either. For some reason, residents of Atlantic Towers and, I assume, other co-ops, receive a tax abatement each year on maintenance fees. It used to cover the entire amount of a single month. It’s down to about half, still a nice dividend, in my case a little more than $200. Why it’s done or why the hacks don’t get the numbers right the first time, I have no idea. At least the windfall alleviates the sting of a month of paltry business selling books.
Good news: the forecast says the arctic blast will depart a day early, which means the floating book shop will return Thursday if the sun is out and it's not too windy.
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61. Day of the Eagle – Robin Trower
62. Changes – David Bowie
63. Heaven and Hell – Black Sabbath (Ronnie James Dio)
End Quote: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – the Beatles (Lennon/McCartney) I wasn’t sure about the final one, wondering if it’s too light, if it's dismissive of all the pain that goes on before it. I decided to stick with it because the Beatles are the most famous rock n roll band of all time. Only Elvis is on a par with them in popularity, and even the King will take a back seat in this the 50th anniversary year of the remarkable lads from Liverpool.
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