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To celebrate its release on Tuesday, I've posted chapter one of "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" on my Myspace blog -- http://www.myspace.com/aprettygoodread ...Hope you enjoy it!

Alan
http://www.AlanGoldsher.com
aprettygoodread@hotmail.com

For the first time in the history of mankind, my website doesn't suck.

To celebrate the release of "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" (only three more days, oboyoboyboy), I had http://www.alangoldsher.com redesigned. It ain't exactly Suicide Girls, but at least it's not embarrassing.

And a reminder to y'all in the Chicago area: My book release party is at Quimby's on Saturday 12/2 at 8:00....
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Here's the info about the "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" book release party:

Place: Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago, (773) 342-0910, http://www.quimbys.com

Date: Saturday, 12/2/06

Time: 8:00

What's gonna happen: I'm going to read excerpts from the book, take questions, then sign whatever it is you want signed. And there'll be cookies.

Cost - nada

Drop a note if you have any...
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Attention book and record retailers:

The P.R. machine is gearing up for the release of "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read," and that can only mean one thing: Readings. If you'd like to line up a reading/signing event at your store, drop me a note at aprettygoodread@hotmail.com. I'm definitely available for anything in the Chicago area, and if I can work out the logistics, I'll...
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I'm soooo excited: Publishers Weekly, the A-number-one-stud book magazine gave my book a good review. Dig it:

Bassist and journalist Goldsher chronicles the unexpected rise of Modest Mouse, the Washington State indie-rock band behind the infectiously upbeat 2004 single, "Float On." Like the previously published interviews from which this unauthorized biography was culled, this work spotlights sailor-mouthed, media-loathing front man Isaac Brock, whose songwriting knew...
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The first review of my forthcoming book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" is in, and it's a good one. Here's what the influential publishing trade magazine Kirkus Reviews had to say: "[Alan] Goldsher's breezy, conversational tone are most welcome. His song-by-song analysis is insightful and pointed. Well-written and researched. A likely enteraining read." Makes you wanna go out and pre-order the book right now,...
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Just wanted to say thanks for all the support and positivity re: my upcoming book. That's it.

Hopefully some of my awesome new SG friends can help me...

My publisher isn't ponying up any ad bucks to hype my book, so it's up to me to come up with alternate means of marketing the thing (i.e., joining Suicide Girls). Anybody have any ideas how to get the word out there to the zillions of Modest Mouse fans who might consider reading my...
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I got a pretty hilarious note via my myspace page today. A very nice woman wrote me that she was a Smiths fan, and was wondering if i thought that Johnny Marr joining Modest Mouse would make them sound better to her, because she couldn't even make it though "Good News..." so much. I theorized that Isaac is a pretty bullheaded dude, and the chances...
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First day on S.G. Glad i joined, cuz it seems like literally everybody on here is a Modest Mouse fan. So I can make pals and advertise my book all in one fell swoop. Does that make me a whore?