Thanks to Shannon Bromham of Sandpiper Publicity, I am giving away one print copy of Ghosts and Ballyhoo by Thomas Wictor.

 Book Description:

 Ghosts and Ballyhoo: Memoirs of a Failed L.A. Music Journalist chronicles Thomas Wictors ten years in the Los Angeles music industry and his quest to free himself from the past. Ostensibly a memoir, Ghosts also asks and possibly answers provocative questions about fate, destiny, and life after death. 

 The book is structured as a collection of anthologies rather than a continuous narrative; the seven anthologies detailing Wictor’s failed career are separated by six interludes with the “Collateral Ghost,” one of the most brilliant, yet unsuccessful, musicians who ever played former Frank Zappa bassist Scott Thunes. 

 Thomas Wictors experiences include multiple failures across multiple spectra and an endless series of coincidences that always returned him to the notion that there is a Plan. Losing nearly everything he loved gave the author clarity, enabling him to see patterns of guidance and sustenance visible everywhere once he was no longer blinded by rage and negativity. This clarity exorcised Thomas Wictor and brought him peace of mind, which allowed him to transform the anger over what he lost into gratitude for what he once had. Written with profane humor and no self-pity, Ghosts and Ballyhoo includes previously unpublished articles, excerpts from interview transcripts personal correspondence, and photos.

Praise For Ghosts and Ballyhoo:


“… this is an absolutely brilliant autobiography and well worth picking up.  Not only did I find it interesting and enjoy it a hell of a lot, I also felt like I’d been on the journey with him thanks to his writing style.” – Patrick Challis, Curiosity of a Social Misfit

“…it’s the most original and well written memoir I’ve read to date. It’s funny really as I’ve read scores of them, usually by people who are more of a household name, yet the best one is written by the least famous of them all.” – Miles’tone, basschat.co.uk

“…perfect for music fans, pop culture fanatics, writers and those who dig studying human nature.”  – Gwen Joy, Motor City Blog


 About Thomas Wictor:


Thomas Wictor worked as a stevedore, library archivist, conversational English teacher, editor of the world’s first online newspaper, voiceover actor, delivery driver, process server, field representative for a document-retrieval service, and music journalist. A former Contributing Editor at Bass Player, he was also a semi-professional bass guitarist in Tokyo. Thomas is the author of five books including, In Cold Sweat: Interviews with Really Scary Musicians (Limelight Editions, 2004).


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