{"product_id":"they-were-called-records-kids-paperback","title":"They Were Called Records, Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Rodgers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLana Hechtman Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few poems into James Rodgers' book and you realize just how much he loves\u003cbr\u003e music. He loves it the way we love long summer days. He loves it the way kids love\u003cbr\u003e splashing in water. He loves it the way we love our favourite book or our first kiss.\u003cbr\u003e He loves it the way we love road trips or sleeping under a blanket of stars. He loves\u003cbr\u003e it the way I do  Music has been the soundtrack to his life, like it has been to mine.\u003cbr\u003e There, every step of the way, sometimes in the background and sometimes defining\u003cbr\u003e the moment, defining a relationship, or marking a beginning or an end. With\u003cbr\u003e music as the centrepiece, James shares snippets of his life that go from touching or\u003cbr\u003e humorous, to sad or devastating. He writes about love, innocence, nostalgia, death, \u003cbr\u003e friendship and family, and does so in a way where you can relate. Whether he writes\u003cbr\u003e about growing up on vinyl, working at a record store, or watching a stripper dance\u003cbr\u003e to Paul Simon's Graceland, you feel you are right there with him. There is an honesty\u003cbr\u003e and humbleness to his writing which is engaging and endearing. You can add James\u003cbr\u003e Rodgers to the list of authors who write about music the way Nick Hornby or John\u003cbr\u003e Carney do. I loved this collection of poems and I know you will too.\u003cbr\u003e --Tom Landa, founding member of Juno Award winning band, The Paperboys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this exuberant collection of keenly observed poems, NW poet James Rodgers\u003cbr\u003e celebrates the contemporary music scene: the people, the places, the tunes that\u003cbr\u003e are the soundtrack of our lives. Above all, this book is a tribute to the experience\u003cbr\u003e of listening, watching, taking it all in--participating in the act, the fact, the sheer\u003cbr\u003e joy of making and hearing music. Rodgers shares his personal take on the music\u003cbr\u003e of Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Prince, David Bowie, Elvis, The Paperboys, Sarah\u003cbr\u003e Vaughan, and a friend named Mark. This poet\/word musician, travels with us to\u003cbr\u003e New Zealand, Ireland, from the Jokhang to the Oktoberfest to Kathmandu, from\u003cbr\u003e The Rainbow Caf  and Zola's Caf  to concert halls and open mic venues where he\u003cbr\u003e observes audiences and individuals with delight.\u003cbr\u003e --Marjorie Rommel, Poet Laureate of Auburn, WA from 2015-2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728042193203,"sku":"9781936657346","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NXRQYUhueGg1eExXUTRFSFp3MGJwUT09.webp?v=1763773244","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/they-were-called-records-kids-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}