Upcoming Steve Goodman Biography

ejr · Post by **ejr** » March 14, 2007 4:39 pm

Not sure people were seeing this in the News section, so I am also posting it here (hope you don't mind, phjim)

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A new book called "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music" is coming out in May 2007. The book includes interviews by several celebrities including Jimmy Buffett. Buffett and Goodman wrote half a dozen songs together including "Door Number 3", "It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet", and "Woman Goin' Crazy On Caroline Street". You can learn more about the book at SteveGoodmanBiography.com and order it at Amazon.com"

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » March 14, 2007 5:10 pm

Thanks for posting, that is something to look very forward to.

MikeInNOLA · Post by **MikeInNOLA** » March 21, 2007 9:28 pm

This was posted as a MySpace bulletin today, check out the video footage:

Good Afternoon Steve Goodman Fans!

There is a fantastic blog that was posted today that includes incredible footage of Steve being interviewed in the stands of Chicago's very own Wrigley Field!

GO TO:

http://gapersblock.com/transmission/arc ... 03/#018666

Enjoy and keep his spirit alive,

~BRIE~ @ Red Pajama Records and Oh Boy Records
Nashville, TN

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » March 21, 2007 10:29 pm

Steve Goodman's ashes are buried under home plate at Wrigley Field.

Is that true?

"The Cubs are fugitives from the law of averages". What a great line!

MikeInNOLA · Post by **MikeInNOLA** » March 22, 2007 6:35 am

chippewa wrote:
Steve Goodman's ashes are buried under home plate at Wrigley Field.
Is that true?

Yes! A portion of them anyway.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 22, 2007 6:52 am

chippewa wrote:
Steve Goodman's ashes are buried under home plate at Wrigley Field.
Is that true?

"The Cubs are fugitives from the law of averages". What a great line!

liked that one too.. thinking it should go on a business card.

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » March 24, 2007 9:39 pm

I'm gonna wait to hear some Amazon or BN reviews before I buy the book. These books can be superficial and don't give you the facts you'd like.

moog · Post by **moog** » August 11, 2007 11:40 pm

Vin Scelsa talked with Clay Eals, author of a biography of musician Steve Goodman on WFUV radio in NYC. Two hours were dedicated to music and interview.

I'll post the link when the show gets posted online. I missed it live by 90 minutes.

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » August 12, 2007 8:11 am

I recently bought it and recommend it to tall fans of Chicago Shorty.

conched · Post by **conched** » August 12, 2007 8:18 am

moog wrote:Vin Scelsa talked with Clay Eals, author of a biography of musician Steve Goodman on WFUV radio in NYC. Two hours were dedicated to music and interview.

I'll post the link when the show gets posted online. I missed it live by 90 minutes.

Great. I've listened to a few of these.

http://clayeals.com/advancereviews.asp

This connects to an audio program.
WFDU 89.1 FM, Bill Hahn's "Traditions", Teaneck, NJ, 6-24-07
Song for Steve.
http://clayeals.com/rams/ClayEals-BillHahn-Part1.ram

http://clayeals.com/rams/ClayEals-BillHahn-Part2.ram

...and I've looked at the pictures in the book and read pages with Jimmy references already.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » August 12, 2007 10:16 am

Our local paper printed the AP review of the book that was in one of Nancy's links. Nice article, with a couple of mentions of Jimmy.

http://clayeals.com/pdfs/2007-08-02-AssociatedPress.pdf

pdf file

His source list reads like a who’s who of
country, folk and pop music, with a dash of
politics thrown in. Among those who filled him
in on Goodman were Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou
Harris, Jackson Browne, John Prine, John
Hartford, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Arlo
Guthrie and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

moog · Post by **moog** » August 12, 2007 2:05 pm

Here is the entire 4 hour show:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/iddiot_tree/
The link is listed as a zip file 8-11-2007

It's Vin's entire 4 hour show. if you have broadband it will download less then 5 min.

If on dial up, WFUV's website should have a stream of the Steve Goodman portion soon. 2 hours of a 4 hour show.

http://wfuv.venaca.com/cgi-bin/colinker ... 3007810570

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 18, 2008 1:52 pm

The Book is in it's 2nd printing now with 30 more photos and a bunch of new stuff. I haven't got it yet so now is the time I think.

While attending Mercer Island High School, Clay Eals was faced with a choice: take journalism class or join the school band. After a careful examination of class schedules, he realized that, by skipping lunch, he could take both.

Such is the nature of the 56-year-old writer who dedicated eight years of his life to "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music," an 800-page biography of a musician who, despite being one of the best-loved songwriters of the 1970s, never achieved fame.
Rest of the article ----> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/355327_goodman18.html

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » November 9, 2008 10:58 am

Here's another blogger review that was published yesterday.

Don't You Know Him, He's Your Native Son

To call Steve Goodman: Facing the Music just a biography is to do Eals' book a disservice. Yes, it is a detailed look at Steve Goodman's life. It's also, secularly speaking, one of the most life-affirming books you can hope to read. This book is not to be missed. Goodman fans, and indeed fans of country or folk music, will eat it up; however, the book is a must for anyone who loves life.

More at above link...

Steve Goodman: Facing the Music

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